SQL Server: What is the difference between CROSS JOIN and FULL OUTER JOIN?

Question

What is the difference between CROSS JOIN and FULL OUTER JOIN in SQL Server?

Are they the same, or not? Please explain. When would one use either of these?

Answer 1

A full outer join combines a left outer join and a right outer join. The result set returns rows from both tables where the conditions are met but returns null columns where there is no match.

A cross join is a Cartesian product that does not require any condition to join tables. The result set contains rows and columns that are a multiplication of both tables.