Data sorting or simply sorting is the process of organizing list of
records in database in logical order on the basis of key field of the
records.
- For example: If the records of students contains marks of different subjects and user just want to know the list according to the score in mathematics, then user uses the sort command.
- Sorted data is easy to handle than unsorted data. It helps to locate required record quickly.
Sorting are of two types:
- Sort ascending
- Sort descending
