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SQL Server Vocab
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1. A physical structure implemented as a balanced tree that is used to speed up query operations
UNION
Distributed partitioned view
Index
Atomicity
2. _______ designed to work with geometry and geography data types.
Well-known binary (WKB)
INNER JOIN
Atomicity
OGC Extended Methods
3. 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.
Consistency
Full-Text Engine
OGC Extended Methods
JOIN
4. A built-in or user-defined function that provides a calculation on a set of rows or values
SQL Full Text Filter Daemon launcher (Fdlauncher:exe)
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
User-defined function (UDF)
Aggregate function
5. An option that is available for views and functions that ensures any dependent objects cannot be dropped unless the view or function is dropped first.
Conversation
Schema binding
Index
Token
6. A service that starts Fdhost:exe processes when the Full-Text Engine requires them.
SQL Full Text Filter Daemon launcher (Fdlauncher:exe)
Stemmer
DDL trigger
Execution context
7. 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
Partition function
Heap
Stoplist
Identlty
8. The name given to the group of tasks within a Service Broker solution that require messages to be sent.
XML document
INNER JOIN
Noncorrelated subquery
Service
9. At the end of a transaction - either a new and valid form of the data exists or the data is returned to its original state- Returning data to its original state is part of the rollback functionality provided by SOL
Table-valued function
Conversation priority
Upper bound
Consistency
10. Used to store ellipsoidal (round-earth) data - such as latitude and longitude coordinates
Full-text catalog
Stored procedure
Instantiation
Geography data type
11. A deterministic view that has a unique - clustered _____ created against it
Indexed view
INNER JOIN
Upper bound
DML trigger
12. 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.
Scalar function
Stopword
Remote service binding
Unique constraint
13. A set of code that is stored within a database; The ____ types supported by SQL Server are triggers - functions - views - and stored procedures.
Spatial reference identifier (SRID)
Module
Isolation
XML
14. Tables within a database that store modified rows in a database with CDC enabled
Durability
Heap
Change tables
Page
15. A process that provides inflectional matches to verbs and nouns based on the linguistic rules of the data language defined.
Term
Distributed partitioned view
Stemmer
Primary key
16. A way to make SQL Server return a stream making up an XML document or fragment
FOR XML
Function
Foreign key constraInt
Materialized view
17. A _________ that is set on one or more columns in a table that ensures the data in each row is unique within the table for that column or combination of columns; A unique _________ allows NULL values and therefore cannot be used to uniquely identify
Isolation
Constraint
OGC Extended Methods
Unique constraint
18. 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
Constraint
Message type
Partition scheme
Correlated subquery
19. Another name for an indexed view; Message Contains information that is sent within a Service Broker conversation.
XML document
Materialized view
Stemmer
OGC Extended Methods
20. A variable that is passed to a stored procedure or function.
Consistency
Foreign key constraInt
Full-text Index
Parameter
21. A set of DDL events within the DDL event hierarchy
DetermInistic function
Geography data type
SQL Full Text Filter Daemon launcher (Fdlauncher:exe)
Event group
22. During a transaction (before it is committed or rolled back) the data must remain in an isolated state and not be accessible to other transactions; In SQL Server - the isolation level can be controlled for each transaction
Isolation
Full-text catalog
Dialog
Correlated subquery
23. A constraint that is set on one column or a combination of columns in a table that must uniquely identify a row in the table; By definition - the __________ cannot contain NULL values.
Change tables
Nondeterministic function
Primary key
UNION
24. A table without a clustered index; (A ____ can still have nonclustered indexes defined on it)
Service
Heap
Partition function
Clustered Index
25. Used to configure SQL Server to send and receive messages over TCP/IP connections.
DML trigger
Constraint
Clustered Index
Service Broker endpoint
26. A word or character string defined by a word breaker.
Upper bound
Impersonation
Token
DetermInistic function
27. The binary equivalent to WKT - which is sometimes used to transfer and store spatial data.
Well-known binary (WKB)
Constraint
Aggregate function
Upper bound
28. Is not well-formed; that is - it does not have a root node.
Variable
XML fragment
Row Identifier (RID)
Token
29. A query that is embedded within - but does not reference any columns from - an outer query.
Noncorrelated subquery
Population (crawl)
Unique constraint
Remote service binding
30. An international nonprofit organization that develops standards for geospatial and location-based services.
Page
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
Population (crawl)
Correlated subquery
31. 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
Thesaurus
Noncorrelated subquery
Filter
Function
32. A database object that is used to manage stopwords; There is a system-defined stoplist and you can also create your own stoplists.
Stoplist
Partition function
Service
Unique constraint
33. An index that imposes a physical order on the rows within a table- There can only be a single clustered index on a table
Route
Partition function
Clustered Index
Execution context
34. A ____ that includes all rows from an outer table and includes any rows from the inner table that match the _____ criteria.
Full-Text Engine
Impersonation
OUTER JOIN
Aggregate function
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
Isolation
Cost
Primary key
Filter
36. The process of producing a particular instance of an object based on the object's properties and methods
Parameter
Token
Instantiation
Page
37. Actions an object can perform.
Scalar function
Index
OGC Extended Methods
Methods
38. A function that returns the same value every time it is executed given the same input parameters
DetermInistic function
Change tables
Thesaurus
Stemmer
39. A server-side object that allows you to retrieve and process a set of data on a row-by-row basis
Spatial reference identifier (SRID)
Full-text catalog
Cursor
Foreign key constraInt
40. A specification by the World Wide Web Consortium for transmitting and storing semi structured data.
Page
XML
Module
Check constraint
41. NET Framework applications that provide specialized functionality within SQL Server PowerShell
Durability
Cmdlets
Identlty
Schema binding
42. A conversation between two specific Services - Broker services that provides exactly-once-in-order - (EOIO) message delivery
Schema binding
Dialog
Token
Execution context
43. A process that manages third-party components such as filters - word breakers - and stemmers separated from the SQL Server process
Schema binding
Constraint
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
Filter daemon host process (Fdhost exe)
44. A constraint that is used to implement referential integrity between tables (or even within a single table)
Primary key
Foreign key constraInt
Durability
Atomicity
45. Defines an ending Log Sequence Number (LSN) to define a valid range of rows within a change table.
Filter
Durability
Upper bound
Cost
46. A function that defines the values that divide a table or index into multiple ___________.
Conversation
Partition function
Stopword
Filter
47. A number assigned to entries within a transaction log to aid with recovery; lower bound Defines a starting ________ to define a valid range of rows within a change table.
Nonclustered Index
JOIN
Log Sequence Number (LSN)
Impersonation
48. A run time inside SQL Server that allows some objects to be created using a NET language such as C# or Visual Basic NET.
Filter daemon host process (Fdhost exe)
Unique constraint
SQLCLR
Message type
49. A trigger that executes in response to a DML event
JOIN
DML trigger
Foreign key constraInt
Aggregate function
50. The security credentials under which a code module is executed
DDL trigger
Token
Full-text Index
Execution context