Question

Given the following 'products' and 'categories' tables:
```
products:
| product_id | name        | category_id |
|------------|-------------|-------------|
| 1          | Product A   | 1           |
| 2          | Product B   | 2           |
| 3          | Product C   | 1           |

categories:
| category_id | name      |
|-------------|-----------|
| 1           | Category 1|
| 2           | Category 2|
```
Which SQL query retrieves the names of products and their categories?

Accepted Answer

SELECT products.name, categories.name FROM products INNER JOIN categories ON products.category_id = categories.category_id;

Answer

SELECT products.name, categories.name FROM products LEFT JOIN categories ON products.category_id = categories.category_id;

Answer

SELECT products.name, categories.name FROM products RIGHT JOIN categories ON products.category_id = categories.category_id;

Answer

SELECT products.name, categories.name FROM products, categories WHERE products.category_id = categories.category_id;

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