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SQL Server Vocab

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






2. A set of code that is stored within a database; The ____ types supported by SQL Server are triggers - functions - views - and stored procedures.






3. The process by which a user assumes the security credentials of another user






4. A numeric value assigned to each connection to SQL Server.






5. 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






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






7. The process of adding data to a full -text index either during creation or when the full-text index is built.






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






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






11. Sets the relative precedence for Service Broker conversations






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






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






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






15. NET Framework applications that provide specialized functionality within SQL Server PowerShell






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






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






18. Provides security to dialogs connecting to remote databases.






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






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






21. Used to store ellipsoidal (round-earth) data - such as latitude and longitude coordinates






22. A role specified when enabling CDC that is used to limit access to the change data






23. Another name for an indexed view; Message Contains information that is sent within a Service Broker conversation.






24. 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






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






26. A hidden table where Service Broker messages are stored until they are processed.






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






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






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






30. 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






31. Defines the name and contents of a message.






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






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






34. A way to make SQL Server return a stream making up an XML document or fragment






35. 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






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






37. A constraint that applies a Boolean expression to rows added or updated in tables to verify whether the update should be allowed






38. A process that finds word boundaries (tokenizes words) based on the linguistic rules for the data language specified; You can specify the language of the data in the column when creating a full-text index on a table.






39. A function that returns the same value every time it is executed given the same input parameters






40. The name given to the group of tasks within a Service Broker solution that require messages to be sent.






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






42. 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






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






44. A property that can be applied to the varbinary(max) data type and that makes the actual data reside in a directory structure in the file system instead of inside the database's data file or files






45. A collection of conversations that are related






46. A function referenced in a SELECT clause that accepts an expression and returns a single value of a defined data type.






47. A special type of __________ that has an anchor query - which is the source of the recursion - along with a UNION ALL statement and a second query - which recurses across the anchor query - and an outer query - which references the _____ and specifie






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






49. 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.






50. A conversation between two specific Services - Broker services that provides exactly-once-in-order - (EOIO) message delivery