1.

CREATE TABLE department(

id int(7) ,
name VARCHAR(25));

desc department;

2. INSERT INTO department

SELECT deptno, dname
FROM dept;

3. CREATE TABLE EMPLOYEE

(id int(7),
last_name VARCHAR(25),
first_name VARCHAR(25),
dept_id int(7));

desc employee;

4. ALTER TABLE employee

MODIFY last_name VARCHAR(50);

desc employee;

5. SELECT table_name
FROM user_tables
WHERE table_name IN ('department', 'employee');

6. CREATE TABLE employee2 AS

SELECT empno id, ename last_name, deptno dept_id
from emp;

7. DROP TABLE employee;

8. RENAME TABLE employee2 TO employee;

9. ALTER TABLE employee COMMENT 'Employee Information';

ALTER TABLE department COMMENT 'Department Information';
SELECT *
from user_tab_comments
WHERE table_name = 'DEPARTMENT'
OR table_name = 'EMPLOYEE';