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SQL Server Vocab

Subject : it-skills
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1. An index that imposes a physical order on the rows within a table- There can only be a single clustered index on a table






2. Provides security to dialogs connecting to remote databases.






3. An index that contains one or more columns in a table that are used to improve query efficiency; If the table has a ______ index - the root level of the _______ index points back to the clustering key - otherwise - the root level points to a row in






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. Defines on which file group each ________ defined by a _______ function should be stored.






9. 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.






10. 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






11. Tables within a database that store modified rows in a database with CDC enabled






12. Defines the name and contents of a message.






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. A TSQL operator that combines the result sets from multiple queries.






20. Sets the relative precedence for Service Broker conversations






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. A variable that is passed to a stored procedure or function.






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. A _________ that might return a different value each time it is called given the same input parameter.






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






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






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






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






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






48. Actions an object can perform.






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






50. 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.