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SQL Server Vocab

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






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






14. _______ designed to work with geometry and geography data types.






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Defines the name and contents of a message.






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. 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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. Provides security to dialogs connecting to remote databases.






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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






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






49. 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.






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







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