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SQL Server Vocab

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Sets the relative precedence for Service Broker conversations






2. A ____ that includes all rows from an outer table and includes any rows from the inner table that match the _____ criteria.






3. A server-side object that allows you to retrieve and process a set of data on a row-by-row basis






4. One column per table can be defined as its identity; The __________ property automatically generates a new increased or decreased number for the column when rows are inserted into the table






5. An object that contains significant words and their locations within the columns included in the index






6. Provides security to dialogs connecting to remote databases.






7. A rule applied to a column{s} within a table that is used to validate changes and ensure that data within a table does not violate business rules






8. The word - phrase - or character string included as input in the full -text query.






9. A module of code that is stored within a database that provides an API that applications can use to abstract the database structure from application code.






10. Used to store planar data based on Euclidean space such as points - lines - and polygons






11. An index that imposes a physical order on the rows within a table- There can only be a single clustered index on a table






12. Is not well-formed; that is - it does not have a root node.






13. The smallest storage object maintained by SQL Server; a _____ is exactly 8 KB in size.






14. A TSQL operator that combines multiple related tables to define the result set; The _______ syntax defines a column or columns which are common between the tables that are used to correlate the data.






15. A numeric value representing a physical location within a heap and page.






16. After a transaction is committed - the final state of the data is still available even if the server fails or is restarted






17. _______ designed to work with geometry and geography data types.






18. A function that defines the values that divide a table or index into multiple ___________.






19. A specification by the World Wide Web Consortium for transmitting and storing semi structured data.






20. A set of DDL events within the DDL event hierarchy






21. A collection of properties and methods that provide a defined functionality.






22. A process that provides inflectional matches to verbs and nouns based on the linguistic rules of the data language defined.






23. The binary equivalent to WKT - which is sometimes used to transfer and store spatial data.






24. A ____ that utilizes a UNION ALL clause to combine multiple member tables of the same structure into a single result set.






25. A native SQL Sever data type that can handle both ____ fragments and documents as well as un typed and typed (schema validated) ___ data.






26. A standard created by the OGC that is used to represent text-based descriptions of geospatial objects.






27. A part of the SQL Server process that manages full-text administrative tasks - handles full-text query execution - and manages the filter daemon host process






28. An object that is used to store a scalar value for use within a function - trigger - or stored procedure.






29. A service that starts Fdhost:exe processes when the Full-Text Engine requires them.






30. An international nonprofit organization that develops standards for geospatial and location-based services.






31. A query that is embedded within - and references columns from - an outer query






32. A trigger that executes in response to a DDL event






33. XML files that define synonyms for terms in a specific language.






34. A reference ID associated with a specific model of the earth. These IDs reference the European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) standard identification system.






35. A component that processes a document to extract the textual information from documents stored in a varbinary(max) or image column and then sends that information to the word breaker






36. A function that returns the results as a table data type.






37. A named SQL statement programming object that can be called in either a SELECT or FROM clause that returns a single {scalar} value or a value with a table data type - but is not allowed to modify the state of a database or the instance






38. A word or character string defined by a word breaker.






39. A run time inside SQL Server that allows some objects to be created using a NET language such as C# or Visual Basic NET.






40. A deterministic view that has a unique - clustered _____ created against it






41. A table without a clustered index; (A ____ can still have nonclustered indexes defined on it)






42. Used to configure SQL Server to send and receive messages over TCP/IP connections.






43. A long-term - asynchronous - and reliable communication channel across which messages are sent by using Service Broker






44. A word that is commonly used and adds no meaning to a search - such as a - an - and the; _________s in SQL Server 2008 provide similar functionality to noise words in SQL Server 2005.






45. The security credentials under which a code module is executed






46. An agreement between two services that defines the message types the services send to accomplish certain tasks- It also defines what participants can send which message types






47. A trigger that executes in response to a DML event






48. When two or more pieces of information are involved in a transaction - either all the pieces are committed or none of them are






49. A constraint that is used to implement referential integrity between tables (or even within a single table)






50. Is well formed; that is - it must have a root node.