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SQL Server Vocab

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






2. 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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Sets the relative precedence for Service Broker conversations






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






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






11. 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.






12. A database object that is used to manage stopwords; There is a system-defined stoplist and you can also create your own stoplists.






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






14. Defines the name and contents of a message.






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






23. 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.






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






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






26. A collection of conversations that are related






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






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






29. 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






30. Actions an object can perform.






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






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






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






34. A word or character string defined by a word breaker.






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. Provides security to dialogs connecting to remote databases.






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. 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