1SELECT * FROM table_name ORDER BY col1 ASC;				-- ASCending is default
2SELECT * FROM table_name ORDER BY col1 DESC;			-- DESCending
3SELECT * FROM table_name ORDER BY col1 DESC, col2;		-- col1 DESC then col2 ASC1  
2 SELECT 
3   column_name1, column_name2, column_name3
4FROM 
5   table_name
6ORDER BY 
7   column_name1 [ASC|DESC], 
8   column_name2 [ASC|DESC],
9   ...;