Sum function sum the value of all the rows in the group. If the group by clause is omitted then sums all the rows.
select sum(salary) TotalSalary
from employees;
| TotalSalary | 
|---|
| 2500 | 
select DepartmentId, sum(salary) TotalSalary
from employees
group by DepartmentId;
| DepartmentId | TotalSalary | 
|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 | 
| 2 | 500 |