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Putting things in alphabetical order
No, it can be sorted either in ascending or descending order.
It will be sorted in ascending order.
No, it can be sorted either in ascending or descending order.
To order the records in the answer to a query in a particular way.
Any data that is keyed to a numeric or text field may be sorted in ascending or descending order. Data that is keyed to a date may be sorted in chronological order (ascending with oldest first) or reverse-chronological order (descending order with newest first). Data that is keyed to a price may be sorted with most-expensive first (descending order) or least-expensive first (ascending order). Data that is keyed to a weight may be sorted in ascending or descending order of weight. And so on.
Ascending is an order in which things can be sorted. Ascending would be going from A to Z or lowest to highest numbers or earliest to latest dates.
There is nothing that can only be sorted in ascending order - unless the sorting is being done as the data are being generated.
To bring things into proper order, to organise things of equal rank and importance
To bring things into proper order, to organise things of equal rank and importance
voltage and ground
Picked and sorted by hand --> hand-picked and sorted by a simple machine --> picked and sorted by complex machinery