SELECT employee_id, first_name, last_name, hire_date, salary FROM employees;
SELECT employee_id, first_name, last_name, hire_date, salary FROM employees ORDER BY first_name;
SELECT employee_id, first_name, last_name, hire_date, salary FROM employees ORDER BY first_name, last_name DESC;
SELECT employee_id, first_name, last_name, hire_date, salary FROM employees ORDER BY salary DESC;
SELECT employee_id, first_name, last_name, hire_date, salary FROM employees ORDER BY hire_date;
SELECT employee_id, first_name, last_name, hire_date, salary FROM employees ORDER BY hire_date DESC;