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+#1.Display all available tables in the Sakila database.
+
+USE sakila;
+SHOW FULL TABLES;
+
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM film;
+
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM film_text;
+
+#2. Retrieve all the data from the tables actor, film and customer.
+
+SELECT*FROM film;
+SELECT*FROM actor;
+SELECT*FROM customer;
+
+# 3.Retrieve the following columns from their respective tables:
+
+SELECT title FROM film;
+
+SELECT name AS language FROM language;
+
+SELECT first_name FROM staff;
+
+# 4.Retrieve unique release years
+
+SELECT DISTINCT release_year FROM film;
+
+# 5. Counting records for database insights:
+SELECT COUNT(*) AS store_id FROM store;
+SELECT COUNT(*) AS staff_id FROM staff;
+
+SELECT COUNT(*) AS available_films FROM inventory;
+SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT inventory_id) AS rented_films FROM rental;
+
+SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT last_name) FROM actor;
+
+# 6. Retrieve the 10 longest films
+SELECT title, length
+FROM film
+ORDER BY length DESC
+LIMIT 10;
+
+# 7. Use filtering techniques in order to:
+SELECT *
+FROM actor
+WHERE first_name = 'SCARLETT';
+
+#Bonus
+  
+SELECT COUNT(*) AS total_matching_films
+FROM film
+WHERE title LIKE '%ARMAGEDDON%' AND length > 100;
+
+SELECT COUNT(*) AS films_with_bts
+FROM film
+WHERE FIND_IN_SET('Behind the Scenes', special_features);
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