SQL Server: T-SQL SELECT TOP 4 by salary #97. Write T-SQL against the sample schema.
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-- SQL Server sample schema
CREATE TABLE Departments (Id INT PRIMARY KEY, Name NVARCHAR(100));
CREATE TABLE Employees (Id INT PRIMARY KEY, Name NVARCHAR(100), Salary INT, DeptId INT, Hired DATE);
INSERT INTO Departments VALUES (1,'Engineering'),(2,'Sales');
INSERT INTO Employees VALUES (1,'Alice',90000,1,'2020-01-15'),(2,'Bob',75000,1,'2021-03-01'),(3,'Carol',82000,2,'2019-06-20'),(4,'Dan',68000,2,'2022-11-05');
SELECT TOP 4 Name, Salary FROM Employees ORDER BY Salary DESC;
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