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SQL Server Vocab

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






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






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






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






5. 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






6. Sets the relative precedence for Service Broker conversations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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 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.






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






17. 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






18. 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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. 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






25. A query that is embedded within - but does not reference any columns from - an outer query.






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. Actions an object can perform.






39. 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






40. 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.






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






42. 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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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