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SQL Server Vocab

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1. 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






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






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






4. A process that manages third-party components such as filters - word breakers - and stemmers separated from the SQL Server process






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






6. 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.






7. 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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. A database object that is used to manage stopwords; There is a system-defined stoplist and you can also create your own stoplists.






15. Defines an ending Log Sequence Number (LSN) to define a valid range of rows within a change table.






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






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






18. 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.






19. A special case of a partitioned view where the member tables are stored on multiple SOL Server instances






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. A function created as TSQL or as Common Language Runtime (CLR) code; TSQL ____s include scalar - multi statement table valued - and inline table-valued functions.






26. The process of producing a particular instance of an object based on the object's properties and methods






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. 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






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






34. A ____ that includes only the rows that are in common in all tables referenced in the FROM clause






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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. A collection of conversations that are related






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






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






46. A virtual object that represents a group of full-text indexes






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






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






49. A physical structure implemented as a balanced tree that is used to speed up query operations






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







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