# Query sample table

To query a sample table:

1. Navigate to **Data Workbench > Queries**.
2. Select **New Query**.
3. Select **sample_datasets**.
4. Write a query of your choice against the table named "www_access".
Here is one example query that counts and sorts HTTP requests by their status codes.



```sql
SELECT
  code AS http_status_code,
  COUNT(1) AS num_requests
FROM www_access
GROUP BY code
ORDER BY num_requests
```

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1. Select **Run**. You can monitor the query job status in the Query Result portion of the screen. For example:


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1. When the job is done, the status changes from RUNNING to SUCCESS. You can also view the results within the Jobs view.


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