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how to sort names in alphabetical order in sql

SELECT id,  
    first_name,
    last_name, 
  FROM customer
  ORDER BY last_name ASC;

sort by sql

SELECT * FROM table_name ORDER BY col1 ASC;				-- ASCending is default
SELECT * FROM table_name ORDER BY col1 DESC;			-- DESCending
SELECT * FROM table_name ORDER BY col1 DESC, col2;	 	-- col1 DESC then col2 ASC

sql reverse order of results

SELECT q.* 
    FROM (SELECT TOP 3 * 
              FROM table 
              ORDER BY id DESC) q
    ORDER BY q.id ASC