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SQL Server Vocab

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






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






22. 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






23. 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.






24. 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.






25. 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






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. 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.






31. An internal metric used by SOL Server to determine the amount of processing resources a given query plan will consume






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Defines the name and contents of a message.






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






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






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






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






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






49. Sets the relative precedence for Service Broker conversations






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