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SQL Server Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






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






7. 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.






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. Provides security to dialogs connecting to remote databases.






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. Used to configure SQL Server to send and receive messages over TCP/IP connections.






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






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






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






26. Sets the relative precedence for Service Broker conversations






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. A built-in or user-defined function that provides a calculation on a set of rows or values






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






49. A collection of conversations that are related






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