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SQL Server Vocab

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






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. The security credentials under which a code module is executed






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. Provides security to dialogs connecting to remote databases.






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






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






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






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






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






27. A collection of conversations that are related






28. 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.






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






30. Defines the name and contents of a message.






31. 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.






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






33. 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.






34. Actions an object can perform.






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






36. 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






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. After a transaction is committed - the final state of the data is still available even if the server fails or is restarted






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






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