How MySQL can perform case-sensitive string comparison?

As we know that MySQL is not case-sensitive while comparing characters but it can be changed i.e. MySQL can perform case-sensitive string comparison if we will use BINARY keyword before the expression. Actually, BINARY keyword instructs MySQL to compare the characters in the string using their underlying ASCII values rather than just their letters. It can be illustrated with the following example from table ‘Employee’ having the following data −

mysql> Select * from Employee;
+----+--------+--------+
| ID | Name   | Salary |
+----+--------+--------+
| 1  | Gaurav | 50000  |
| 2  | Rahul  | 20000  |
| 3  | Advik  | 25000  |
| 4  | Aarav  | 65000  |
| 5  | Ram    | 20000  |
| 6  | Mohan  | 30000  |
| 7  | Aryan  | NULL   |
| 8  | Vinay  | NULL   |
+----+--------+--------+
8 rows in set (0.09 sec)

The query below will use BINARY keyword to force MySQL for performing case-sensitive string comparison.

mysql> Select * from Employee WHERE BINARY Name IN ('Gaurav','RAM');
+----+--------+--------+
| ID | Name   | Salary |
+----+--------+--------+
| 1  | Gaurav | 50000  |
+----+--------+--------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)