What is the SQL statement needed to insert a new field in the Student table that would store the total number of credits each student has accumulated? What data type should we use, and why?

What will be an ideal response?


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ALTER TABLE Student ADD credits TINYINT;
A TINYINT can be used because the number of credits a student has remains a relatively small number.

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