What is the outcome of submitting a DELETE command without any conditions in SQL?

When a DELETE command is executed in SQL without any conditions, the outcome is that all records from the specified table are deleted. This is because a DELETE command without a WHERE clause does not impose any criteria on which records to remove. As a result, the SQL engine interprets this as a directive to clear the entire table of all its rows.

This action differs significantly from the other options. For instance, if there were conditions specified, like a WHERE clause, it would limit the deletion to only those records that meet the specified criteria. Conversely, submitting a DELETE command without any conditions, or with a misconfigured command, does not lead to no records being deleted, nor does it inherently trigger an error unless there is an issue with the command syntax itself. This illustrates the importance of caution and confirmation when executing DELETE operations in database management.