The EMP table contains these columns: EMPLOYEE_ID NUMBER(4) EMPNAME VARCHAR2 (25) SALARY NUMBER(9,2) HIRE_DATE DATE You query the database with this SQL statement: SELECT empname,hire_date HIREDATE, salary FROM EMP ORDER BY hire_date; How will the results be sorted?（）

• A、randomly
• B、ascending by date
• C、descending by date
• D、ascending alphabetically
• E、descending alphabetically