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SQL Server Vocab

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. NET Framework applications that provide specialized functionality within SQL Server PowerShell






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Actions an object can perform.






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






24. 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.






25. Provides security to dialogs connecting to remote databases.






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. 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






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. Sets the relative precedence for Service Broker conversations






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






44. 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






45. 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






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






47. Defines the name and contents of a message.






48. 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






49. A constraint that is used to implement referential integrity between tables (or even within a single table)






50. 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.