### Slicing
Slicing, like Author.objects.all()[:1], retrieves a QuerySet limited to a specified range.

Remember that slicing on QuerySets, like [:1], is performed at the database level, so it's an efficient way to limit the number of results returned by a query.
``` python
Author.objects.all()[:2]
```
Returns the first two objects (equivalent to **LIMIT 2** in SQL).

```python
Author.objects.all()[1:3]
```
Fetches the second and third objects from the table (akin to **OFFSET 1 LIMIT 2** in SQL).

### Ordering
To sort a QuerySet, use the `order_by()` method with the attribute name for ordering. Prepend '-' for descending order.
``` python
Author.objects.order_by("first_name")
```
For ascending order (
**SELECT \*
FROM Author
ORDER BY first_name;**).
``` python
Author.objects.order_by("-first_name")
```
For descending order (
**SELECT \* 
FROM Author 
ORDER BY first_name DESC;**).

To define multiple ordering criteria in one order_by statement:
``` python
Author.objects.order_by("first_name", "-last_name")
```
(**SELECT \* 
FROM Author 
ORDER BY first_name ASC, last_name DESC;**).


What does the Django query Author.objects.all()[:1] return?

How does Django perform slicing on QuerySets like [:1]?

What is the SQL equivalent of Author.objects.all()[:2]?

How do you sort a QuerySet in ascending order by the 'first_name' field?

Which Django query sorts authors first by ascending 'first_name' and then by descending 'last_name'?

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Ordering and Slicing

Slicing

Ordering

1. What does the Django query Author.objects.all()[:1] return?

2. How does Django perform slicing on QuerySets like [:1]?

3. What is the SQL equivalent of Author.objects.all()[:2]?

4. How do you sort a QuerySet in ascending order by the 'first_name' field?

5. Which Django query sorts authors first by ascending 'first_name' and then by descending 'last_name'?