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SQL Server Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Defines the name and contents of a message.






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






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






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. Defines where to deliver Service Broker messages. If not specified - the AutoCreatedLocal ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬_______ is used.






26. A service that starts Fdhost:exe processes when the Full-Text Engine requires them.






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






28. 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.






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






30. 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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. 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.







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