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SQL Server Vocab

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






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






8. The binary equivalent to WKT - which is sometimes used to transfer and store spatial data.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. 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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. A collection of conversations that are related






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






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






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






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






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






42. A function that returns the results as a table data type.






43. 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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






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