A. Datetime

1. You have been asked to store time values that are accurate to the second.
d. Which of the following data

types do you use?
a. Datetime
b. uniqueidentifier
c. smalldatetime
d. smallint
e. bit
Answer: datetime
2. Which one of the following T-SQL statements do you use to create an HTTP endpoint?
a. SET ENDPOINT
b. CREATE ENDPOINT
c. NEW END_POINT
d. CREATE HTTPENDPOINT
e. SET HTTP_ENDPOINT
Ans: CREATE ENDPOINT
3. Which one of the following table names is a temporary table that is visible only on the connection on
which it was created?
a. ##myTable
b. _myTable
c. #myTable
d. @@myTable
e. @myTable
Answer: #myTable
4. Which one of the following is a control-of-flow T-SQL statement?

a. WHILE
b. IN
c. WHERE
d. ORBER BY
e. EXECUTE
Answer: WHILE
5. Which one of the following keyword is NOT used with T-SQL cursors?
a. DEALLOCATE
b. FETCH
c. MOVENEXT
d. DECLARE
e. SET
Answer: MOVENEXT
6. What is the difference between a PRIMARY KEY and UNIQUE index?

a. Both PRIMARY KEY and UNIQUE index do not allow duplicate values; UNIQUE does not allow
Null.
b. You can have more than one PRIMARY KEY and only one UNIQUE index.
c. PRIMARY KEY allows duplicates; UNIQUE index does not.
d. You can have more than one UNIQUE index and only one PRIMARY KEY.
e. Both PRIMARY KEY and UNIQUE index do not allow duplicate values; PRIMARY allows Null.
Answer: You can have more than one UNIQUE index and only one PRIMARY KEY.
7. DECLARE @I INT
SET @I=1
IF @I=1
SELECT @I=2
SET @I=@I+1
END
What is WRONG with the T-SQL code above?
a. It is missing an ELSE
b. The SELECT needs to be changed to SET
c. It is missing a BEGIN
d. The IF needs to be changed to WHILE
e. It is missing a THEN
Answer: It is missing a BEGIN
8. You manage a decision support system that contains numerous datetime columns. You are creating views
that return the data as a string value in the format yyyy-mm-dd.
Referring to the scenario above, which one of the following contains the T-SQL function or functions that
you need to use in your views in order to change datetime value to a char or varchar data type?
a. CHAR
b. CAST
c. COALESCE
d. COMPUTE
e. COLLATE
Answer: CAST
9. UPDATE TOP(1) Customers SET FirstName=’Ted’ WHERE LastName=’Anderson’

What does the above T-SQL Code do?
a. It updates all rows with the LastName of Anderson to a FirstName of Ted
b. It updates a row with the LastName of Anderson to a FirstName of Ted
c. It updates no rows due to an error
d. It updates all rows to a FirstName of Ted if the LastName of Anderson is not found
e. It updates a row with the LastName of Ted to a FirstName of Anderson
Answer: It updates a row with the LastName of Anderson to a FirstName of Ted
10. You need to display all rows of data from TABLE1 and TABLE2, including duplicates.
Referring to the scenario above, which one of the following T-SQL statements do you use?
a. SELECT * FROM TABLE1 UNION SELECT * FROM TABLE2
b. SELECT * FROM TABLE1 UNION ALL SELECT * FROM TABLE2
c. SELECT * FROM TABLE1 UNION * SELECT * FROM TABLE2
d. SELECT * FROM TABLE1 MERGE SELECT * FROM TABLE2
e. SELECT * FROM TABLE1 JOIN SELECT * FROM TABLE2
Answer: SELECT * FROM TABLE1 UNION ALL SELECT * FROM TABLE2
11. Which one of the following methods do you use to create custom error messages in SQL Server?
a. Use the xp_addmessage extended stored procedure
b. Insert a row in the syserrors table
c. Use the CREATE MESSAGE DDL statement
d. Use sp_addmessage system stored procedure
e. Install the Custom Error Messages add-in from the SQL Server Resource kit
Answer: Use sp_addmessage system stored procedure
12. CREATE INDEX T1index ON T1(F1 DESC)

Given the T-SQL code above, what type of index is created on table T1?
a. UNIQUE
b. NONCLUSTERED
c. XML
d. CLUSTERED
e. PRIMARY KEY
Answer: NONCLUSTERED
13. You need to retrieve a list of last names from a table with no duplicates.
Referring to the scenario above, which one of the following statements do you use?
a. SELECT DISTINCT LASTNAME FROM TABLE1
b. SELECT TOP 1 LASTNAME FROM TABLE1
c. SELECT LASTNAME FROM TABLE1 WHERE COUNT=1
d. SELECT LASTNAME FROM TABLE1 WHERE UNIQUE
e. SELECT INTO LASTNAME FROM TABLE1
Answer: SELECT DISTINCT LASTNAME FROM TABLE1
14. Which one of the following statements regarding Clustered and Nonclustered indexes is true?
a. There can only be one Nonclustered index per table; there can be multiple Clustered indexes.
b. There can be multiple Clustered and Nonclustered indexes per table.
c. Clustered and Nonclustered indexes are the same except Nonclustered indexes sort the data
rows of a table.
d. There can only be one Clustered index per table; there can be multiple Nonclustered indexes.
e. A Clustered index always has unique values; a Nonclustered index can have any values.
Answer: There can only be one Clustered index per table; there can be multiple Nonclustered indexes.
15. Which one of the following forms of referential integrity sets the value of a column when no other value is
specified during an insert?
a. Trigger
b. Baseline
c. Rule
d. Index
e. Default
Answer: Default
16. SELECT * FROM TABLE1 WHERE ITEMID IN (10, 20)

What does the T-SQL statement above display?
a. The first 10 to 20 rows of TABLE1.
b. All rows of ITEMID only from TABLE1 that do not have an ITEMID of 10 and 20.
c. All rows and columns from TABLE1 that do not have an ITEMID of 10 and 20.
d. Only columns of TABLE1 that contain 10 or 20 in their name.
e. All rows and columns from TABLE1 that contain an ITEMID of 10 or 20.
Answer: All rows and columns from TABLE1 that contain an ITEMID of 10 or 20.
17. Which one of the following is NOT a type of constraint?

a. Cascade
b. Foreign key
c. Primary key
d. Unique
e. Check
Answer: Cascade
18. Referring to the sample code above, what is the ending value of local variable @count?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 9
d. 10
e. 12
Answer: 10
19. Referring to the sample code above, what is the ending value of local variable @count?
a. Null
b. 0
c. 2
d. 8
e. 16
Answer: Null
20. CREATE TABLE test_defaults (ID int IDENTITY(1, 1) DEFAULT 1)

What is wrong with the T-SQL statement above?
a. You cannot create a table with only one column.
b. You cannot use the int data type on identity fields.
c. You cannot create a default on an identity field.
d. You need to set the default to 0 for identity fields.
e. You need to change the "IDENTITY(1, 1)" to "IDENTITY(int, 1, 1)".
Answer: You cannot create a default on an identity field.
1. DECLARE @isTrue char(1)

2. DECLARE @var char(10)
3. SET @var = 'alphabet'

4. If @var LIKE '%ABC%'
5. SET @isTrue = 'Y'
6. ELSE
7. SET @isTrue = 'N'
21. Upon completion of the query batch above and assuming DEFAULT SQL Server installation, what is the
value of @isTrue?
a. NULL--an error occurred on line 1
b. Y
c. NULL--an error occurred on line 4
d. N
e. NULL--an error occurred on line 3
Answer: N
22. What is the ending value of variable @Var1 in the sample code above?
a. Null
b. 1
c. 4
d. 5
e. 6
Answer: 4
23. Which one of the following is the default value that is assigned to a varchar data type immediately after it
has been declared and before a value has been explicitly assigned to it?
a. CHAR(0)
b. The variable is filled with spaces.
c. CHAR(NULL)
d. NULL
e. 0
Answer: NULL
24. SELECT * FROM T1 WHERE F1 = 2

Referring to the T-SQL code above, if an index does NOT exist on table T1, what must SQL Server do to
find data in the table?
a. Create a view of the table.
b. Create a temporary index.
c. Perform a table scan.
d. Find the first match and stop searching.
e. Use a stored procedure.
Answer: Perform a table scan
25. If you are logged onto SQL Server as the System Administrator, and you execute the T-SQL code above,
which one of the following results do you get?
a. 1 ...\Administrator 123
b. 1 sa 123
c. 0 ...\Administrator 987
d. 0 sa 987
e. 1 dbo 987
Answer: 1 dbo 987
26. If you need to create a table with a column that contains no duplicate values but allows for a NULL value,
which one of the following index types do you use?
a. XML
b. Primary Key
c. Clustered
d. Non Clustered
e. Unique
Answer: Unique
27. SELECT * FROM PRODUCTS WHERE PRODUCTID IN (SELECT PRODUCTID FROM ONSALEPRODUCTS)
What does the T-SQL statement above select?
a. All rows from PRODUCTID that have PRODUCTS in the ONSALEPRODUCTS table
b. All rows from PRODUCTS that have a PRODUCTID in the PRODUCTID table
c. All rows from ONSALEPRODUCTS that have a PRODUCTID in the PRODUCTID table
d. All rows from ONSALEPRODUCTS that have a PRODUCTID in the PRODUCTS table
e. All rows from PRODUCTS that have a PRODUCTID in the ONSALEPRODUCTS table
Answer: All rows from PRODUCTS that have a PRODUCTID in the ONSALEPRODUCTS table
28. SELECT o.Price, o.Cost, (SELECT MAX(i.Quantity) FROM Items as i

WHERE i.OrderNum = o.OrderNum) as MaxQty FROM Orders as o
What does the T-SQL statement above display?
a. The columns named Price, Cost from Items, and MaxQty from Orders
b. All columns from Items and from Orders
c. The columns named Price, Cost from Orders, and Quantity from Items
d. The columns named Price, Cost from Items, and Quantity from Orders
e. The columns named Price, Cost from Orders, and MaxQty from Items
Answer: The columns named Price, Cost from orders and MaxQty from Items
29. RETURN @avar.query('Product/Prices')

The above T-SQL code is an example of using which one of the following data types?
a. Nvarchar
b. Varchar
c. Text
d. Ntext
e. Xml
Answer:Xml
The stored representation of xml data type instances cannot exceed 2 GB.
30. Which one of the following types of database objects is bound to a table and executes a batch of code
whenever a specific data modification action occurs?
a. Trigger
b. Stored Procedure
c. Rule
d. Default
e. Constraint
Answer: Trigger
31. Which one of the following commands and or keywords CANNOT be included inside a trigger?
a. Truncate table
b. Drop index
c. Create procedure
d. Create index
e. Update statistics
Answer: Truncate table
32. A user connects to SQL Server, changes data without error, and then disconnects. After reconnecting at a
later time, he sees that his prior changes did not save to the database.
Which one of the following caused the problem described in the scenario above?
a. The user does not have permission to update the data.
b. The user had logged on remotely to the database.
c. The database is set to read only.
d. The transaction log has filled up.
e. Explicit transaction mode is enabled and COMMIT TRAN was not executed.
Answer: Explicit transaction mode is enabled and COMMIT TRAN was not executed.
33. Line# SQL

===== =====================
1. SELECT count(ALL),
2. col1
3. FROM ThatTable
4. WHERE col1 IN (1-10)
5. GROUP BY col1
6. HAVING COUNT(ALL) > 3
Assuming that the col1 column is of the integer data type, which one of the following lines in the sample
query above contains an error?
a. Line 1
b. Line 2
c. Line 3
d. Line 4
e. Line 5
Answer: Line 1
34. If you begin a transaction, but SQL Server crashes before the transaction completes, what happens to the
transaction?
a. It causes a deadlock.
b. Part of the data from the transaction is committed.
c. The transaction is placed on hold until you complete it.
d. It is automatically rolled back.
e. It is automatically committed on loading.
Answer: It is automatically rolled back
35. SELECT ROWID

FROM (SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY EMPLOYEEID ASC) AS ROWID, * FROM EMPLOYEE) AS T
How many rows are displayed from the T-SQL statement above if the EMPLOYEE table has five rows?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
Answer: 5
36. The following stored procedure accepts two parameters--the small value should never be greater than the
large value, though they are permitted to be equal.
Line# SQL
----- ---------------------------
1. CREATE PROCEDURE mySP
2. (@small int, @large int) AS
3. IF @small > @large
4. ??
... Remaining logic . . .
Referring to the above scenario, which one of the following statements can you use to exit the stored
procedure at Line 4 when the small value is greater than the large value?
a. RESUME
b. END PROC
c. RETURN
d. EXIT PROC
e. END
Answer: RETURN
37. You need to store international names that are limited to 100 characters in length.
Referring to the scenario above, which one of the following data types uses the LEAST storage space and
allows for an index?
a. Cursor
b. Nvarchar
c. Binary
d. Char
e. Ntext
Answer: nvarchar
38. You need to store a number that always stays within the range of 1 to 100.
Referring to the scenario above, which one of the following data types uses the LEAST storage space?
a. Numeric
b. Int
c. Tinyint
d. Real
e. Bit
Answer: tinyint.
39. You need to create an IDENTITY field that is able to handle over five billion rows of data.
Referring to the scenario above, which one of the following data types do you use?
a. Bigint
b. Real
c. Int
d. Decimal
e. Float
Answer: Big int
MyTable
ColA ColB ColC
2 4 6
2 4 9
3 4 6
2 4 6
1 5 6
7 5 6
select distinct ColA, ColB, ColC from MyTable
40. How many rows appear in the result set for the TL-SQL query above?
a. 2 rows
b. 3 rows
c. 4 rows
d. 5 rows
e. 7 rows
Answer: 5 rows
41. Which one of the following is a way for stored procedures to add security to a database?
a. By reducing network bandwidth
b. By allowing delayed binding
c. By retaining and reusing execution plan
d. By conserving network bandwidth
e. By checking user permissions on referenced objects
Answers: By checking user permissions on referenced objects
42. What is a difference between a Stored Procedure and User defined Functions?
a. UDFs can change the server environment or the operating system environment
b. Stored procedures cannot be used in an expression
c. Functions cannot execute stored procedures
d. Functions do not permit parameters
e. Stored procedures can return any data type in place of their names
Answer: Stored procedures cannot be used in an expression

43. Referring to the execution plan above, which one of the following items will you improve by using an
index?
a. Item Number 2
b. Item Number 3
c. Item Number 4
d. Item Number 6
e. Item Number 7
Answer: Item number 7
44. 1. CREATE PROCEDURE myStoredProc

2. @ID uniqueidentifier OUTPUT,
3. @Name varchar (32)
4. AS
5. IF @ID IS NULL
6. SET @ID = NEWID()
7. INSERT myTable
8. (ID, Name) VALUES (@ID, @Name)
When the above stored procedure creation script is changed so that the @ID parameter has a default
value of NULL, which one of the following replacements for Line 2 is correct?
a. OPTIONAL @ID uniqueidentifier DEFAULT NULL OUTPUT,
b. OPTIONAL @ID uniqueidentifier = NULL OUTPUT,
c. @ID uniqueidentifier NULL OUTPUT,
d. @ID uniqueidentifier = NULL OUTPUT,
e. @ID uniqueidentifier DEFAULT NULL OUTPUT,
Answer: @ID uniqueidentifier = NULL OUTPUT,

45. Which one of the following statements regarding the sample code above is true?
a. T3 will fail to be created.
b. Everything is rolled back.
c. The code, in its entirety, constitutes a batch.
d. T3 is created, but somecolumn2 is not added.
e. "SELECT * FROM T3" displays the columns somecolumn1 and somecolumn2.
Answer: T3 is created, but somecolumn2 is not added.
46. Which one of the following stored procedure types comes as part of SQL Server and begins with "xp_"?
a. System
b. CLR
c. Extended
d. Transact-SQL
e. User-defined
Answer: Extended
47. You have been asked to store huge decimal amounts in a column with a precision of 35 scale of 10 for an
application with which exact numeric behavior is required.
Referring to the scenario above, which one of the following data types do you use?
a. Real
b. Float
c. Money
d. Numeric or decimal
e. Bigint
Answer: Numeric or decimal.
1) CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[testsp]

2) @i int = 0,
3) @s varchar(10) = NULL
4) AS
5) BEGIN
6) SET NOCOUNT ON;
7) IF EXISTS(SELECT * FROM TEST WHERE COL1 = @s)
8) RETURN @s
9) RETURN @i
10) END
EXEC testsp 0, 'hello'
48. Which line in the T-SQL code above is INCORRECT?

a. Line 3
b. Line 6
c. Line 7
d. Line 8
e. Line 9
Answer: Line 8
49. What is the maximum number of tables that can be directly affected by a single INSERT, UPDATE, or
DELETE statement?
a. 1
b. 16
c. 32
d. 256
e. Unlimited
Answer: 1
TRY
SELECT * FROM TABLE1;
SELECT COL1 FROM TABLE2 WHERE COL2 = 5;
END TRY
CATCH
SELECT ERROR_MESSAGE() as ErrorMessage;
END CATCH;
50. What is wrong with the T-SQL code above?

a. The CATCH block is missing a BEGIN...END construct.
b. The END statements should be removed.
c. TRY and CATCH are missing a BEGIN to the left of each.
d. The TRY from END TRY should be removed.
e. The TRY block is missing a BEGIN...END construct.
Answer: TRY and CATCH are missing a BEGIN to the left of each
51. In order to create a VALUE XML index, which one of the following do you create first?
a. A PROPERTY XML index
b. A primary key index
c. A secondary XML index
d. A primary XML index
e. A PATH XML index
Answer: A primary XML index
52. When you create a view with SCHEMABINDING, what does it do?
a. It creates a new schema based on the view name, and it binds the view to the schema.
b. It prevents users without schema permissions from accessing the view.
c. It allows updates to underlying tables that automatically update the view.
d. It prevents the view from being altered.
e. It prevents the base table or tables from being modified in a way that would affect the view
definition.
Answer: It prevents the base table or tables from being modified in a way that would affect the view
definition.
53. Referring to the sample code above, how many rows do the SELECT statements list?
a. 8, 8, 8
b. 4, 8, 7
c. 4, 4, 4
d. 4, 8, 6
e. 6, 4, 4
Answer: 4, 8, 7
1) begin transaction
2) insert MyTable values (1,2,3,4)
3) if @@error <> 0 goto error_handler
4) commit transaction
5)
6) error_handler:
7) rollback transaction
54. Which one of the following is missing from line 5 in the sample code above?
a. Return
b. Exit
c. End transaction
d. Skip next
e. End
Answer: return
55. What is the result of running the script in the sample code above?
a. FUNCTION dbo.t is not created because parameter @I cannot be modified.
b. FUNCTION dbo.t is created and causes TABLE dbo.t to be dropped.
c. TABLE dbo.t and FUNCTION dbo.t are created.
d. FUNCTION dbo.t is created, but errors upon execution.
e. FUNCTION dbo.t is not created because object "dbo.t" already exists.
Answer: FUNCTION dbo.t is not created because object "dbo.t" already exists.
56. Which one of the following statements creates a new, empty table, named TABLE2, with the same fields
as TABLE1?
a. SELECT TOP 0 * INTO TABLE2 FROM TABLE1
b. CREATE TABLE TABLE2 (SELECT * FROM TABLE1)
c. SELECT * INTO TABLE2 FROM TABLE1 WHERE NULL
d. SELECT * INTO TABLE2 FROM TABLE1 WHERE 1=1
e. CREATE TABLE TABLE2 FROM TABLE1
Answer: SELECT TOP 0 * INTO TABLE2 FROM TABLE1
57. Which one of the following methods of creating and modifying defaults will be removed from future
versions of SQL Server and should be avoided?
a. DEFAULT keyword with ALTER TABLE
b. ADD CONSTRAINT
c. DEFAULT keyword with CREATE INDEX
d. DEFAULT keyword with CREATE TABLE
e. CREATE DEFAULT
Answer: CREATE DEFAULT
58. Why does a covering index improve performance?

a. All the fields in the SELECT list and the WHERE clause are within the index pages.
b. A covering index is clustered.
c. All tables are joined by primary keys.
d. All of the fields in the WHERE and ORDER BY clause are indexed.
e. A covering index is unique.
Answer: All the fields in the SELECT list and the WHERE clause are within the index pages.
CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX IX_SalesOrderDetailCovering

ON Sales.SalesOrderDetail
(ProductID, SpecialOfferID)
INCLUDE
(SalesOrderID, SalesOrderDetailID, UnitPrice,
OrderQty, UnitPriceDiscount);
SELECT SalesOrderID, SalesOrderDetailID, ProductID, SpecialOfferID,

UnitPrice, OrderQty, UnitPriceDiscount
FROM Sales.SalesOrderDetail
WHERE ProductID = 707
AND SpecialOfferID = 8
59. What is the difference between the ISNULL and COALESCE functions?
a. ISNULL takes any number of values and returns the first value that is not NULL.
COALESCE takes two parameters: the value to check and the value with which to replace NULLs.
b. ISNULL and COALESCE both take two parameters: the value to check and the value with which to
replace NULLs.
COALESCE is provided strictly for compatibility with older versions of SQL Server.
c. ISNULL takes any number of values and combines all values that are not NULL.
COALESCE takes two parameters: the value to check and the value with which to replace NULLs.
d. ISNULL takes two parameters: the value to check and the value with which to replace NULLs.
COALESCE takes any number of values and returns the first value that is not NULL.
e. ISNULL takes two parameters: the value to check and the value with which to replace NULLs.
COALESCE takes any number of values and combines all values that are not NULL.
Answer:
ISNULL takes two parameters: the value to check and the value with which to replace NULLs.
COALESCE takes any number of values and returns the first value that is not NULL.
60. Which one of the following T-SQL statements correctly meets the requirements of the scenario above?
a. update Employees
set TaxPct = case Salary
when <= 20000 then 0.05
when between 20001 and 35000 then 0.10
when between 35001 and 60000 then 0.15
when >= 60001 then 0.2
end
b. update Employee
set TaxPct = case
when Salary <= 20000 then 0.05
when Salary between 20001 and 35000 then 0.10
when Salary >= 60001 then 0.2
c. update Employee
set TaxPct = case Salary
where <= 20000 then 0.05
where between 20001 and 35000 then 0.10
where between 35001 and 60000 then 0.15
where >= 60001 then 0.2
end
d. update Employees
set TaxPct = case
end
e. update Employee
set TaxPct = case
if Salary <= 20000 then 0.05
if Salary between 20001 and 35000 then 0.10
if Salary between 35001 and 60000 then 0.15
if Salary >= 60001 then 0.2
end
Answer:
update Employees
set TaxPct = case
end
Choice 5: EncryptByCert
Choice 3: UPDATE T1 SET F2=NULL WHERE F1>=2
Choice 5: Create triggers on the appropriate tables.

Choice 4
Choice 1 - MOVENEXT
Choice 3 or choice 1(doubt)
Choice 4
Choice 5
Choice 5
Choice 3: Static and keyset
Choice 4
Choice 3
Choice 2
Choice 2: Unique
Choice 5: Sp_depends
Choice 4
Choice 3
Choice 2: Unknown
Choice 3
Choice 5
Choice 2
Choice 2
Choice 3
Choice 1
1.Which one of the following statements about the creation of views in SQL Server is true
Views cannot execute stored procedures

Views can reference more than 1024 columns.
Statements within views may include the keywords ORDER BY, COMPUTE, COMPUTE BY, and INTO.
Views can contain statement batches.
Views can reference temporary tables.
2.You need to start a SQL Server Profiler trace automatically. which one of the following stored procedures do you
use to begin the trace?
sp_trace_setstatus
sp_trace_generateevent
sp_trace_setevent
sp_trace_create
sp_trace_setfilter
23.
Given that the Data Object interface will be used from a custom application, that is NOT written in .NET,
which one of the following do you use to create a Data Object interface accessing SQL Server 2005?
Data Access Objects (DAO)

ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)
SQL Native Client OLE DB
Remote data objects
Jet
25.
Which one of the following lock types allows for read only access to committed transactions?
Update
Intent
Schema
shared --ans
exclusive
30.
When you need to perform complex calculations or access external resources in SQL Server 2005, which one of the
following programming methods do you use?
CLR user defined typ
CLR stored proc
T_Sql view
T_Sql stored proc
SQL server management studio
31.
When is it acceptable to specify FILLFACTOR=100 in a CREATE INDEX statement?
When you are allowing index pages to become completely filled before having to reindex
When you are not concerned about running out of disk space
When you are sure the index values will never change --ans
When you would like the pages of the indexes to be completely padded with empty space
When you feel the index values are highly volatile
35.
A new project tracking application is being designed by the development team at your company. One important
area of the application is status reporting. A status report must have a single distinguishing column as the primary
key that does not reuse values used in the past, a column for the name of the user that entered the report, and a
column for textual input of significant but not unlimited size. Which one of the following is a valid CREATE TABLE
statement that satisfies the requirements in the scenario above?
CREATE TABLE ProjectStatus

(ReportID int ROWGUIDCOL PRIMARY KEY, UserName varchar (24), Report varchar (8000))

(ReportID int IDENTITY (1,1) PRIMARY KEY, UserName varchar (24), Report varchar (8000))
--ans

(ReportID uniqueidentifier IDENTITY (1,1) PRIMARY KEY, UserName varchar (24), Report varchar (8000))

(ReportID uniqueidentifier PRIMARY KEY, UserName varchar (24), Report varchar (8000))

(ReportID uniqueidentifier ROWGUIDCOL PRIMARY KEY, UserName varchar (24), Report varchar (8000))
Table [dbo].[test]
A1 B2 C3 D4
NULL 1 -10 5
10 -5 NULL 1
5 10 20 NULL
NULL 20 5 10
-10 NULL -5 20
-5 10 NULL 2
T-SQL
select coalesce(abs(C3), A1, B2) as C3

from test where A1 = abs(-10)
What is the output of the T-SQL select statement in the problem above?
-10
-5
10
20
Ans: 10
38. How do Deferred Name Resolution and Compilation aid in the design and implementation of stored
procedures?
 Large changes in data cause cached execution plans to expire, resulting in increased
performance.
 They allow stored procedures to create other SQL Server objects with the same names at run-
time.
 They allow stored procedures to control caching of themselves.
 Tables can be created or modified after the stored procedure is created.
 They allow stored procedures to control caching of other stored procedures.
4.
Which set of key words related to subqueries, used with their proper syntax, are NOT essentially equivalent?
Choice 1
EXISTS, = ANY
Choice 2
NOT EXISTS, NOT IN
Choice 3
EXISTS, IN
Choice 4
ALL, ANY
Choice 5
SOME, ANY
5.
Which one of the following is NOT true of stored procedures?
Choice 1
Remote stored procedures are superseded by distributed queries.
Choice 2
Database objects can be created in stored procedures.
Choice 3
WITH ENCRYPTION converts the original stored procedure text to an obfuscated format.
Choice 4
SQL Server automatically compiles them on every execution.--ans
Choice 5
WITH RECOMPILE cannot be specified for CLR stored procedures
6. When are constraints checked on a table with INSTEAD OF and AFTER triggers?
Choice 1
After the INSTEAD OF triggers and before the AFTER trigger
Choice 2
Before an INSTEAD OF trigger set to execute last by sp_settriggerorder
Choice 3
Before the INSTEAD OF and AFTER triggers
Choice 4
Before an INSTEAD OF UPDATE or INSTEAD OF INSERT trigger but after an INSTEAD OF DELETE trigger
Choice 5
After the INSTEAD OF and AFTER triggers
7.
What is the format that allows XML-based inserts, updates, and deletes in SQL Server?
Choice 1
HTTP
Choice 2
XSL
Choice 3
SOAP
Choice 4
Updategrams or OPENXML T-SQL function
Choice 5
IIS/ISAPI
8.
Which one of the following SQL Server features allows for the ability to update data through views?
Choice 1
ON DELETE and ON UPDATE clauses
Choice 2
Ability to index on computed columns
Choice 3
User-defined functions
Choice 4
Extended properties
Choice 5
INSTEAD OF triggers
13.
How does Dynamic Locking benefit database performance?
Choice 1
It does not improve or degrade locking performance; it simplifies database administration. Choice 2
It reduces system overhead by selecting the lock type that minimizes concurrency cost.
Choice 3
It reduces system overhead by selecting the lock type that minimizes locking cost.
Choice 4
It does not improve or degrade locking performance; it allows developers to ignore most typical locking issues.
Choice 5
It reduces system overhead by selecting the lock type that is appropriate for the task.
15.
Which one of the following is NOT a DDL event?
Choice 1
DROP_PARTITION_SCHEME
Choice 2
DROP_FUNCTION
Choice 3
MODIFY_ENDPOINT
Choice 4
CREATE_ASSEMBLY
Choice 5
ALTER_CONTRACT
7. Table [dbo].[test]
COLA COLB COLC COLD

100 20 90 5
NULL 5 NULL 70
8 NULL 10 40
10 60 1 NULL
9 NULL 1 50
CREATE PROCEDURE OpenCr @OCr CURSOR VARYING OUTPUT AS

SET @OCr = CURSOR FOR
SELECT TOP 2 COLA, COLD, COLC FROM test WHERE COLB IS NULL;
OPEN @OCr;
GO
DECLARE @Crs CURSOR, @COLA int, @COLB int, @COLC int, @COLD int;
EXEC OpenCr @OCr = @Crs OUTPUT;
FETCH NEXT FROM @Crs INTO @COLA, @COLB, @COLC
WHILE (@@FETCH_STATUS <> -1)
BEGIN
FETCH NEXT FROM @Crs INTO @COLA, @COLD, @COLC
END;
CLOSE @Crs;
DEALLOCATE @Crs;
SELECT @COLA, @COLD, @COLC

What is the output from the code in the problem above?
10 60 1
8 40 10
8 NULL 10
10 NULL 1
9 50 1
Choice 2
Choice 5
Choice 1
Choice 1
Choice 5
Choice 4
Choice 3: Deleted
choice 1
Choice 1
Choice 5
Choice 3
Choice 4
Choice 4
Choice 1
choice 5
Choice 1
choice 2)
Choice 5
(choice 1)
Choice 1
Choice1
Choice 1
Choice 2
Choice 2
Choice 4
Choice 2
Choice 1
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Which one of the
following is NOT a
characteristic of a
nested subquery?
Choice 1 It can be part of the

SELECT clause.
Choice 2 It can return a list of

values to the outer
query.
Choice 3 It can be part of the

WHERE clause.
Choice 4 It can return a single

value to the outer
query.

Choice 5 It can return multiple

columns in a single
row or multiple rows.
ANSWER: CHOICE 5
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List A. The stored procedure generates very different search arguments, depending on the
parameters passed.
B. New columns have been added to a table and the procedure uses select *.
C. Underlying tables referenced by the procedure are changed constantly.
D. A new index has been added that could be useful.
E. The stored procedure will execute remotely.

Referring to the above list, in which circumstances do you want to execute a stored procedure
"with recompile"?
Choice 1 A and D only
Choice 2 A and E only
Choice 3 B, C, and E only

Choice 4 A, C, and D only
Choice 5 A, B, C, D, and E
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In SQL Server Profiler, what happens if a maximum file size is specified on a trace, "Enable
file-rollover" is not selected, and the trace file reaches that specified size?
Choice 1 Profiler continues beyond the size of the file anyway and displays a warning.
Choice 2 Profiler automatically creates new files with numbers, beginning with one appended to the file
name.
Choice 3 The trace file is deleted and a new one is started with the same name.
Choice 4 Further events are not written to the file, but continue to appear on the screen.

Choice 5 Further events are not written to the file and to the screen.
ANSWER: CHOICE 5
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Statement ALTER TABLE dbo.CustAddresses ADD

CONSTRAINT FK_CustAddress_CustID FOREIGN KEY
(CustID) REFERENCES dbo.Customer(CustID)
ON UPDATE NO ACTION
ON DELETE CASCADE,
CONSTRAINT FK_CustAddress_ZipCode FOREIGN KEY
(ZC) REFERENCES dbo.ZipCode(ZC)
ON UPDATE CASCADE
ON DELETE NO ACTION
Which one of the following describes the results of the constraints applied by the ALTER
TABLE statement above?
Choice 1 It automatically removes customers linked to the address being deleted and automatically
updates Zip codes in the CustAddresses table if the Zip code is modified in the ZipCode table.
Choice 2 It automatically removes customers linked to the address being deleted and automatically
updates Zip codes that have been modified.
Choice 3 It automatically removes addresses from customers being deleted and automatically updates
Zip codes in the CustAddresses table if the Zip code is modified in the ZipCode table.

Choice 4 It automatically removes customers being deleted and automatically updates Zip codes that
have been modified.
Choice 5 Updates to the CustID field in the CustAddresses table do not propagate the CustID field in
the Customer table.

ANSWER: CHOICE 3
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How do primary and foreign key constraints enforce data integrity?
Choice 1 They uniquely identify rows or establish relationships between rows.
Choice 2 They establish relationships between rows.
Choice 3 They identify rows.
Choice 4 They specify a condition that a row must satisfy.

Choice 5 They specify a condition that rows must satisfy, and identify rows or establish relationships
between rows.
ANSWER: CHOICE 5
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Problem Table [dbo].[test]
COLA COLB COLC COLD

100 20 90 5
NULL 5 NULL 70
8 NULL 10 40

10 60 1 NULL
9 NULL 1 50
T-SQL
CREATE PROCEDURE OpenCr @OCr CURSOR VARYING OUTPUT AS
SET @OCr = CURSOR FOR
SELECT TOP 2 COLA, COLD, COLC FROM test WHERE COLB IS NULL;
OPEN @OCr;
GO

DECLARE @Crs CURSOR, @COLA int, @COLB int, @COLC int, @COLD int;
EXEC OpenCr @OCr = @Crs OUTPUT;
FETCH NEXT FROM @Crs INTO @COLA, @COLB, @COLC
WHILE (@@FETCH_STATUS <> -1)
BEGIN
FETCH NEXT FROM @Crs INTO @COLA, @COLD, @COLC
END;
CLOSE @Crs;
DEALLOCATE @Crs;

SELECT @COLA, @COLD, @COLC
What is the output from the code in the problem above?
Choice 1 9 50 1
Choice 2 10 60 1
Choice 3 10 NULL 1
Choice 4 8 NULL 10
Choice 5 8 40 10

ANSWER: CHOICE 1
Scenario Your application uses table level INDEX hints to increase the performance of certain
SELECT queries.
Referring to the scenario above, which one of the following situations causes the hints
to become obsolete?
Choice 1 A change in index strategy is made on the table.
Choice 2 The addition of a trigger to the table referenced by the hint.
Choice 3 The table becomes referenced by a FOREIGN KEY constraint in a subordinate table.
Choice 4 The table is altered to modify the nullability of certain columns.
Choice 5 A check constraint is added to the table.
ANSWER: CHOICE 3
2.
Sample Code
Referring to the above sample code, what is wrong with the code, when Trigger MyTrigger
inserts a row in a referenced table in order to maintain referential integrity?
Choice 1 Error checking is only required at the end of the transaction.
Choice 2 The trigger must check that it is at the top nesting level before performing an insert.
Choice 3 Global variable @@rowcount is changed by the first if statement
Choice 4 You cannot nest subqueries in an insert statement.
Choice 5 The trigger needs to return after handling the error.
ANSWER: CHOICE 2
3.
Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of

a nested subquery?
Choice 1 It can be part of the SELECT clause.
Choice 2 It can return a list of values to the outer query.
Choice 3 It can be part of the WHERE clause.

Choice 4 It can return a single value to the outer query.
Choice 5 It can return multiple columns in a single row or

multiple rows.
ANSWER: CHOICE 5
61. What is the format that allows XML-based inserts, updates, and deletes in SQL Server?
a. XSL
b. IIS/ISAPI
c. SOAP
d. HTTP
e. Updategrams or OPENXML T-SQL function
62. Given the current database schema above, how do you change the schema to implement a
relationship between the Orders table and the OrderItems table and also ensure that the tables
are optimized for data integrity?
f. Create a foreign key on the OrderLineID column (of the OrderItems table) referencing
the OrderID column of the Orders table. Add an OrderID column to the OrderItems
table.
g. Add an OrderID column to the OrderItems table as part of the primary key and create a
foreign key on the new OrderID column that references the OrderID column of the
Orders table.
h. Create a new table with OrderID and OrderLineID columns that link to the other two
tables.
i. Add an OrderID column to the OrderItems table as part of the primary key.
j. Create a new table with OrderID and OrderLineID columns that link to the other two
tables. Both columns form the primary key of the new table.
63. As the Database Programming Lead for an important database application being developed at
your company, you are responsible for leading the design and development efforts for a richly
featured database. This database will contain numerous and complex foreign key references.
Requiring the development team to account for all of these references when deleting data from
tables with several other tables in the reference chain would be overwhelming, so you have
decided to handle cascading deletes for them.
Referring to the scenario above, which one of the following methods do you use to implement a
cascading delete in order to ensure referential integrity?
k. Create triggers on the appropriate tables and enable the nested trigger option for the
server.
l. Create triggers on the appropriate tables.
m. Use ON DELETE CASCADE as one of the REFERENCES clauses of the foreign key in the
CREATE/ALTER TABLE statement.
n. Use the WITH CASCADE option of the CREATE/ALTER TABLE statement when creating or
changing the table.
o. Do nothing. Cascading deletes is the default option with the FOREIGN KEY clause of the
CREATE/ALTER TABLE statement when creating or changing the table.
2. What is the difference between the keywords GRANT, DENY, and REVOKE?
f. GRANT and DENY can be executed by the owner of the object.
REVOKE can only be executed by the database owner or system administrator.
g. GRANT allows permission.
DENY explicitly refuses permission and overrides GRANT.
REVOKE removes permission settings set by DENY or GRANT.
h. GRANT removes all DENY permission settings.
DENY explicitly refuses permission.
REVOKE removes permission from an entire database and can only be executed by the
database owner or system administrator.
i. GRANT gives permission and overrides DENY and REVOKE.
DENY explicitly refuses permission.
REVOKE removes permission settings set by DENY and GRANT.
j. GRANT allows permission.
DENY explicitly refuses permission and overrides GRANT and REVOKE.
REVOKE removes all GRANT permission settings.
Answer:
GRANT allows permission.

DENY explicitly refuses permission and overrides GRANT and REVOKE.
REVOKE removes all GRANT permission settings.
3. A new project tracking application is being designed by the development team at your company.
One important area of the application is status reporting. A status report must have a single
distinguishing column as the primary key that does not reuse values used in the past, a column
for the name of the user that entered the report, and a column for textual input of significant
but not unlimited size.
Which one of the following is a valid CREATE TABLE statement that satisfies the requirements in
the scenario above?
k. CREATE TABLE ProjectStatus
(ReportID int IDENTITY (1,1) PRIMARY KEY, UserName varchar (24), Report varchar
(8000))
l. CREATE TABLE ProjectStatus
(ReportID uniqueidentifier ROWGUIDCOL PRIMARY KEY, UserName varchar (24), Report
varchar (8000))
m. CREATE TABLE ProjectStatus
(ReportID uniqueidentifier IDENTITY (1,1) PRIMARY KEY, UserName varchar (24), Report
varchar (8000))
n. CREATE TABLE ProjectStatus
(ReportID int ROWGUIDCOL PRIMARY KEY, UserName varchar (24), Report varchar
(8000))
o. CREATE TABLE ProjectStatus
(ReportID uniqueidentifier PRIMARY KEY, UserName varchar (24), Report varchar
(8000))
4. <root>
<sql:query xmlns:sql="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-sql">
SELECT * FROM PRODUCTS WHERE [pid]<>0 FOR XML AUTO
</sql:query>
</root>
What is the purpose of the XML segment in the sample code above?
p. It is an XML template that can be accessed through a HTTP call.
q. If opened in Internet Explorer 5.5 or above, it will execute the query embedded within
it.
r. It is an XML PATH presented by the Meta Data Repository.
s. It is an XDR describing the scope of an XML document.
t. If the query is executed, it will list the products from Microsoft.com.
5. When are constraints checked on a table with INSTEAD OF and AFTER triggers?
u. After the INSTEAD OF triggers and before the AFTER trigger
v. Before an INSTEAD OF trigger set to execute last by sp_settriggerorder
w. Before the INSTEAD OF and AFTER triggers
x. Before an INSTEAD OF UPDATE or INSTEAD OF INSERT trigger but after an INSTEAD OF
DELETE trigger
y. After the INSTEAD OF and AFTER triggers
6. You are responsible for the maintenance and performance of a large retail chain's OLTP system
that performs frequent lookups and inserts, although the two operations rarely occur on the
same tables. Developers for the point-of-sale software have raised concerns that the current
indexing scheme may not be adequate for the upcoming holiday season rushes and subsequent
load increases on the system; they have therefore requested the following changes to the
indexing scheme:
A) Add indexes on columns that reference other tables to improve performance of Foreign Keys.
B) Remove indexes from tables that are frequent targets of INSERT statements but from which
data are rarely read.
C) Add indexes to tables that ensure that the data are entered in the proper location in the table
as fast as possible.
D) Remove indexes from moderately sized tables to improve performance of SELECT queries
that return most or all of the rows in the table.
Referring to the scenario above, which one of the following sets of suggestions do you
implement in order to maximize response time of SQL Server queries?
z. Suggestions A and B only
aa. Suggestions A and C only
bb. Suggestions A, B, and C
cc. Suggestions A, B, and D
dd. Suggestions A, C, and D
7. Which one of the following modifiers do you use when declaring a primary key constraint on a
column?
ee. Index or noindex
ff. Unique or non-unique
gg. Simple or complex
hh. Null or not null
ii. Clustered or nonclustered
jj. CLUSTERED | NONCLUSTERED
kk. Indicate that a clustered or a nonclustered index is created for the PRIMARY KEY or
UNIQUE constraint. PRIMARY KEY constraints use CLUSTERED, and UNIQUE constraints
use NONCLUSTERED.
ll. CLUSTERED can be specified for only one constraint. If CLUSTERED is specified for a
UNIQUE constraint and a PRIMARY KEY constraint is also specified, the PRIMARY KEY
uses NONCLUSTERED.
mm. CLUSTERED and NONCLUSTERED cannot be specified for CLR table-valued
functions.
8. Which one of the following statements about Defaults is true?
nn. An error occurs if the value defined by the DEFAULT object is too long for its bound
column.
oo. DEFAULT objects cannot be bound to user-defined data types.
pp. A DEFAULT definition and a DEFAULT object are synonymous.
qq. You must delete the existing DEFAULT definition to modify it.
rr. The value entered into the column by the DEFAULT object is not validated by CHECK
constraints.
9. Your application uses table level INDEX hints to increase the performance of certain SELECT
queries.
Referring to the scenario above, which one of the following situations causes the hints to
become obsolete?
ss. A change in index strategy is made on the table.

tt. The addition of a trigger to the table referenced by the hint.
uu. A check constraint is added to the table.
vv. The table becomes referenced by a FOREIGN KEY constraint in a subordinate table.
ww. The table is altered to modify the nullability of certain columns.
10. Given that the Data Object interface will be used from a custom application, that is NOT written
in .NET, which one of the following do you use to create a Data Object interface accessing SQL
Server 2005?
xx. Jet
yy. Data Access Objects (DAO)
zz. ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)
aaa. SQL Native Client OLE DB
bbb. Remote Data Objects (RDO)
New Questions included in this year:
Sample Code
What is the result of running the script in the sample code above?
Choice 1 TABLE dbo.t and FUNCTION dbo.t are created.
Choice 2 FUNCTION dbo.t is not created because parameter @I cannot be modified.
Choice 3 FUNCTION dbo.t is created, but errors upon execution.

Choice 4 FUNCTION dbo.t is not created because object "dbo.t" already exists.
Choice 5 FUNCTION dbo.t is created and causes TABLE dbo.t to be dropped.
Ans:4
Which one of the following stored procedure calls forces an INSTEAD OF DELETE
trigger to fire after any other INSTEAD OF triggers?
Choice 1 sp_settriggerorder @triggername = 'MyDeleteTrigger', @order = 'last',
@stmttype = 'DELETE'
Choice 2 sp_helpindex 'MyDeleteTrigger','last','Delete'
Choice 3 sp_settriggerorderlast 'MyDeleteTrigger','Delete'
Choice 4 sp_settriggerorderlast 'MyDeleteTrigger'
Choice 5 sp_setspecial_columns 'MyDeleteTrigger','last'
Ans:1
List A. The stored procedure generates very different search arguments, depending on
the parameters passed.

Referring to the above list, in which circumstances do you want to execute a stored
procedure "with recompile"?
Ans:4
Which one of the following T-SQL statements is directly permitted in a Stored Procedure?
Choice 1 CREATE VIEW
Choice 2 CREATE TABLE
Choice 3 CREATE TRIGGER
Choice 4 ALTER PROCEDURE
Choice 5 ALTER FUNCTION
Ans:2
How do primary and foreign key constraints enforce data integrity?
Choice 1 They establish relationships between rows.
Choice 2 They specify a condition that a row must satisfy.
Choice 3 They identify rows.
Choice 4 They uniquely identify rows or establish relationships between rows.
Choice 5 They specify a condition that rows must satisfy, and identify rows or establish
relationships between rows.
Ans:5
Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of a correlated subquery?
Choice 1 Inner query relies on data from the outer query.
Choice 2 Inner query is executed once for each row of the outer query.
Choice 3 The same task can often be accomplished using joins.
Choice 4 Subquery must use grouping and aggregation.

Choice 5 Subquery returns a single value or list of values for each row of the outer query.
Ans: 5
Which one of the following statements about the creation of views in SQL
Server is true?
Choice 1 Views cannot execute stored procedures.
Choice 2 Views can reference more than 1024 columns.
Choice 3 Views can reference temporary tables.
Choice 4 Views can contain statement batches.
Choice 5 Statements within views may include the keywords ORDER BY, COMPUTE,
COMPUTE BY, and INTO.
Ans:1
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Problem You need to start a SQL

Server Profiler trace
automatically.
Referring to the problem
above, which one of the
following stored
procedures do you use to
begin the trace?
Choice 1 sp_trace_setstatus
Choice 2 sp_trace_create
Choice 3 sp_trace_setevent
Choice 4 sp_trace_generateevent
Choice 5 sp_trace_setfilter
Ans:1
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Which one of the following displays a valid query that updates the prices of products from
the first five vendors?
Choice 1
Choice 2
Choice 3
Choice 4
Choice 5
Ans:4
Which set of key words related to subqueries, used with their proper syntax, are NOT
essentially equivalent?
Choice 1 EXISTS, = ANY
Choice 2 NOT EXISTS, NOT IN
Choice 3 SOME, ANY
Choice 4 ALL, ANY
Choice 5 EXISTS, IN
Ans:4
Which one of the following is among the conditions required for creating indexed views?
Choice 1 HAVING, CUBE, and ROLLUP are never allowed.
Choice 2 All functions referenced in the indexed view must be deterministic except when in use with
NO EXPAND.
Choice 3 When using a GROUP BY within the indexed view, the SELECT list must contain
COUNT_BIG(*).
Choice 4 NUMERIC_ROUNDABORT and ANSI_NULLS must be set to OFF.
Choice 5 The settings ARITHABORT, CONCAT_NULL_YIELDS_NULL, QUOTED_IDENTIFIER,

ANSI_PADDING, and
NUMERIC_ROUNDABORT must be set to ON.
Ans: 3
As a general rule, which one of the following characteristics should the columns
participating in a Nonclustered index exhibit?
Choice 1 Be primarily the target of frequent, multiple row updates
Choice 2 Have a low number of distinct values
Choice 3 Be used primarily in retrievals based on a range of values
Choice 4 Be used primarily in retrievals based on an exact value match
Choice 5 Be a foreign key column in a decision support system
Ans:5
If a Clustered index is created without the UNIQUE property, what does SQL Server do to
the table?
Choice 1
It sorts the table and no extra columns or indexes are needed.

Choice 2
It adds a unique column to the table that cannot be read by users.

It creates a
Choice 3 primary key
index that
can be read
by users.
Choice 4
It adds a unique column to the table that can be read by users.

It creates a
unique
Choice 5 Nonclustered
index that
cannot be
read by
users.
Ans:2
T-SQL UPDATE test SET COL1=Null WHERE COL1=10

Statement
When the above TL-SQL statement causes a trigger to fire, which one of the following
tables do you use to check for old values?
Choice 1 tempdb
Choice 2 inserted
Choice 3 master
Choice 4 deleted
Choice 5 test
Ans:4

Ans:3
What are two important differences between OLTP and OLAP?
Choice 1 OLTP accesses small amounts of data per transaction; OLAP accesses large amounts of
data; OLTP is more closely related to EIS than OLAP is to EIS.
Choice 2 OLTP supports daily operations; OLAP supports summary data; OLTP is more concerned
with transaction isolation than OLAP.
Choice 3 OLTP is non-volatile; OLAP is volatile; OLAP returns summaries of data very quickly.
Choice 4 OLTP supports daily operations; OLAP supports summary data; OLAP models are more
relational than OLTP models.
Choice 5 OLTP is volatile; OLAP is non-volatile; OLTP contains more historical data than OLAP.
Ans:3
Sample Code
Referring to the above sample code, what is wrong with the code, when Trigger MyTrigger
inserts a row in a referenced table in order to maintain referential integrity?
Choice 1 The trigger needs to return after handling the error.
Choice 2 You cannot nest subqueries in an insert statement.
Choice 3 The trigger must check that it is at the top nesting level before performing an insert.
Choice 4 Error checking is only required at the end of the transaction.
Choice 5 Global variable @@rowcount is changed by the first if statement
Ans:3
What is a difference between a Stored Procedure and a User-defined
Function?
Choice 1 Functions do not permit parameters.
Choice 2 Functions cannot execute Stored Procedures.
Choice 3 UDFs can change the server environment or the operating system
environment.
Choice 4 Stored Procedures cannot be used in an expression.
Choice 5 Stored Procedures can return any data type in place of their names.
Ans:4
When is it acceptable to specify FILLFACTOR=100 in a CREATE INDEX statement?
Choice 1 When you would like the pages of the indexes to be completely padded with empty space
Choice 2 When you are not concerned about running out of disk space
Choice 3 When you are allowing index pages to become completely filled before having to reindex
Choice 4 When you are sure the index values will never change
Choice 5 When you feel the index values are highly volatile
Ans: 4
How does Dynamic Locking benefit database performance?
Choice 1 It does not improve or degrade locking performance; it simplifies

database administration.
Choice 2 It reduces system overhead by selecting the lock type that minimizes
concurrency cost.
Choice 3 It does not improve or degrade locking performance; it allows

developers to ignore most typical locking issues.
Choice 4 It reduces system overhead by selecting the lock type that minimizes
locking cost.
Choice 5 It reduces system overhead by selecting the lock type that is

appropriate for the task.
Ans:5
Which one of the following SQL Server features allows for the ability to
update data through views?
Choice 1 Extended properties
Choice 2 INSTEAD OF triggers
Choice 3 Ability to index on computed columns
Choice 4 User-defined functions
Choice 5 ON DELETE and ON UPDATE clauses
Ans: 2
When are constraints checked on a table with INSTEAD OF and AFTER

triggers?
Choice 1 After the INSTEAD OF and AFTER triggers
Choice 2 Before the INSTEAD OF and AFTER triggers
Choice 3 Before an INSTEAD OF trigger set to execute last by sp_settriggerorder
Choice 4 After the INSTEAD OF triggers and before the AFTER trigger
Choice 5 Before an INSTEAD OF UPDATE or INSTEAD OF INSERT trigger but after

an INSTEAD OF DELETE trigger
Ans:4
T-SQL Code -- Function returns name of month

1) CREATE FUNCTION dbo.GetMonthName
2) (@date datetime)
3) RETURNS int
4) AS
5) BEGIN
6) RETURN DATENAME(month, @date);
7) END;
8) GO
9) SELECT dbo.GetMonthName(getdate())
Which line in the above T-SQL code contains an error?
Choice 1 Line 1
Choice 2 Line 2
Choice 3 Line 3
Choice 4 Line 6
Choice 5 Line 7
Ans:5
When you create a view with SCHEMABINDING, what does it do?

Choice 1 It prevents users without schema permissions from accessing the view.
Choice 2 It allows updates to underlying tables that automatically update the view.
Choice 3 It prevents the view from being altered.
Choice 4 It creates a new schema based on the view name, and it binds the view to
the schema.
Choice 5 It prevents the base table or tables from being modified in a way that would affect
the view definition.
Ans:5
When you need to perform complex calculations or access external

resources in SQL Server 2005, which one of the following programming
methods do you use?
Choice 1 CLR Stored Procedure
Choice 2 SQL Server Management Studio
Choice 3 CLR User Defined Type
Choice 4 T-SQL Stored Procedure
Choice 5 T-SQL View
Ans:4
Sample Code
What does the last line (SELECT @I) display in the sample code above?
Choice 1 0
Choice 2 1
Choice 3 18
Choice 4 50
Choice 5 50000
Ans:3
Which one of the following modifiers do you use when declaring a primary key constraint
on a column?
Choice 1 Clustered or nonclustered
Choice 2 Null or not null
Choice 3 Unique or non-unique
Choice 4 Simple or complex
Choice 5 Index or noindex
Ans:1
Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of a nested subquery?

Choice 5 It can return multiple columns in a single row or multiple rows
Ans: 5
Ans:5
Sample Code <root>

<sql:query xmlns:sql="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-sql">
SELECT * FROM PRODUCTS WHERE [pid]<>0 FOR XML AUTO
</sql:query>
</root>
What is the purpose of the XML segment in the sample code above?
Choice 1 It is an XDR describing the scope of an XML document.
Choice 2 It is an XML template that can be accessed through a HTTP call.
Choice 3 It is an XML PATH presented by the Meta Data Repository.
Choice 4 If opened in Internet Explorer 5.5 or above, it will execute the query embedded within it.
Choice 5 If the query is executed, it will list the products from Microsoft.com.
ANs:2
T-SQL Code -- Function returns name of month

2) (@date datetime)
3) RETURNS int
4) AS
5) BEGIN
7) END;
8) GO
Choice 1 Line 1
Choice 2 Line 2
Choice 3 Line 3
Choice 4 Line 6
Choice 5 Line 7
Ans:5
Problem Table [dbo].[test]
N I
23.12346 500
T-SQL
SELECT CAST(I AS CHAR(2)), CONVERT(MONEY, N),

CAST(CONVERT(INT, I + N) AS VARCHAR(3)) FROM dbo.test
What is the output from the T-SQL code in the problem above?
Choice 1 23, 23.123456, 523
Choice 2 23, 23.1235, *
Choice 3 23, 23.123456, 523.123456

Choice 4 *, 23.1234, *
Choice 5 *, 23.1235, 523
Ans:5
Which one of the following is among the conditions required for creating indexed views?
Choice 1 All functions referenced in the indexed view must be deterministic except when in use with
NO EXPAND.
Choice 2 The settings ARITHABORT, CONCAT_NULL_YIELDS_NULL, QUOTED_IDENTIFIER,

ANSI_PADDING, and
NUMERIC_ROUNDABORT must be set to ON.
Choice 3 NUMERIC_ROUNDABORT and ANSI_NULLS must be set to OFF.
Choice 4 When using a GROUP BY within the indexed view, the SELECT list must contain
COUNT_BIG(*).
Choice 5 HAVING, CUBE, and ROLLUP are never allowed.
Ans:4
Sample Code 1) begin transaction

2) insert MyTable values (1,2,3,4)
3) if @@error <> 0 goto error_handler
4) commit transaction
5)
6) error_handler:
7) rollback transaction
Which one of the following is missing from line 5 in the sample code above?
Choice 1 return
Choice 2 exit
Choice 3 skip next
Choice 4 end transaction
Choice 5 end
Ans:1
Stored 1. CREATE PROCEDURE myStoredProc

Procedure 2. @ID uniqueidentifier OUTPUT,
3. @Name varchar (32)
4. AS
5. IF @ID IS NULL
6. SET @ID = NEWID()
7. INSERT myTable
8. (ID, Name) VALUES (@ID, @Name)
When the above stored procedure creation script is changed so that the @ID parameter
has a default value of NULL, which one of the following replacements for Line 2 is
correct?
Choice 1 @ID uniqueidentifier NULL OUTPUT,
Choice 2 @ID uniqueidentifier = NULL OUTPUT,
Choice 3 OPTIONAL @ID uniqueidentifier DEFAULT NULL OUTPUT,
Choice 4 @ID uniqueidentifier DEFAULT NULL OUTPUT,
Choice 5 OPTIONAL @ID uniqueidentifier = NULL OUTPUT
Ans:2
T-SQL Query MyTable

ColA
abcde
HELLO
THERE
my
Friend
partner
select ColA from MyTable

where ColA < 'hello'
How many rows does the query above return if the SQL Server uses the
default sort order?
Choice 1 1 row
Choice 2 2 rows
Choice 3 3 rows
Choice 4 4 rows
Choice 5 5 rows
Ans: 5
List A. The stored procedure generates very different search arguments, depending on
the parameters passed.

Referring to the above list, in which circumstances do you want to execute a stored
procedure "with recompile"?
Ans:4
Script
If both tables T1 and T2 are defined with two fields, "I INT IDENTITY(1,1),
T CHAR(10)", running the script above results in which one of the
following?
Choice 1 1, 1, 2, 1, 2
Choice 2 Null, 1, 2, 2, 2
Choice 4 Null, Null, 2, 1, 2
Ans:5
When you need to perform complex

calculations or access external
resources in SQL Server 2005,
which one of the following
programming methods do you use?
Choice 1 T-SQL View
Choice 2 CLR Stored Procedure
Choice 3 SQL Server Management Studio
Choice 4 CLR User Defined Type
Choice 5 T-SQL Stored Procedure

ANs: 5
Exam 4:
List A. The stored procedure

generates very different
search arguments,
depending on the
parameters passed.
B. New columns have been

added to a table and the
procedure uses select *.
C. Underlying tables
referenced by the
procedure are changed
constantly.
D. A new index has been

added that could be
useful.
E. The stored procedure will

execute remotely.
Referring to the above list, in which
circumstances do you want to
execute a stored procedure "with
recompile"?
Ans:4
Scenario You are the database developer for a

small database application team. The
team has requested that the DBMS
supply more meaningful error
messages for known situations so they
can more easily trap the errors in the
application and thus handle them
more efficiently. You would like to
create (and store) custom error
messages within SQL Server that can
be passed to the application calling
the stored procedure or causing a
trigger to execute.
Referring to the scenario above, which
one of the following methods do you
use to create custom error messages
in SQL Server?
Choice 1 Use the xp_addmessage extended
stored procedure.
Choice 2 Install the Custom Error Messages

add-in from the SQL Server Resource
Kit.
Choice 3 Use the CREATE MESSAGE DDL

statement.
Choice 4 Insert a row in the syserrors table.
Choice 5 Use the sp_addmessage system

stored procedure.
Ans:5
Sample Code
What does the last line (SELECT @I) display in the sample code above?
Choice 1 0
Choice 2 1
Choice 3 18
Choice 4 50
Choice 5 50000
Ans:3
Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of a nested subquery?
Choice 5 It can return multiple columns in a single row or multiple rows
Ans: 5
Which one of the following statements regarding the sample code above is true?
Choice 1
The code, in its entirety, constitutes a batch.

Choice 2
"SELECT * FROM T3" displays the columns somecolumn1 and somecolumn2.

Choice 3
T3 will fail to be created.

Choice 4
T3 is created, but somecolumn2 is not added.

Choice 5
Everything is rolled back.
Ans: 4
Which one of the following SQL statements generates a report as described in the
scenario above for the week of Monday, September 18, 2000?
Choice 1
SELECT E.Name, SUM(WH.Hours) HoursWorked FROM Employees E

FULL JOIN WorkHours WH ON E.ID = WH.EmpID
WHERE WH.Date BETWEEN '18 Sep 2000' AND '21 Sep 2000'
GROUP BY Name HAVING SUM(Hours) >= 32
Choice 2

INNER JOIN WorkHours WH ON E.ID = WH.EmpID
WHERE WH.Date BETWEEN '18 Sep 2000' AND '21 Sep 2000 12:00'
Choice 3

LEFT JOIN WorkHours WH ON E.ID = WH.EmpID
WHERE WH.Date BETWEEN '18 Sep 2000' AND '22 Sep 2000 12:00'
Choice 4

LEFT JOIN WorkHours WH ON E.ID = WH.EmpID
WHERE WH.Date BETWEEN #18 Sep 2000# AND #22 Sep 2000 12:00#
Choice 5
RIGHT JOIN WorkHours WH ON E.ID = WH.EmpID
WHERE WH.Date BETWEEN #18 Sep 2000# AND #21 Sep 2000 12:00#
Ans:2
Which one of the following statements creates a new, empty table, named TABLE2,
with the same fields as TABLE1?
Choice 1
SELECT * INTO TABLE2 FROM TABLE1 WHERE NULL

Choice 2
CREATE TABLE TABLE2 FROM TABLE1

Choice 3
SELECT TOP 0 * INTO TABLE2 FROM TABLE1

Choice 4
SELECT * INTO TABLE2 FROM TABLE1 WHERE 1=1

Choice 5
CREATE TABLE TABLE2 (SELECT * FROM TABLE
Ans: 3
Which one of the following statements about Defaults is true?

Choice 1
A DEFAULT definition and a DEFAULT object are synonymous.
Choice 2
DEFAULT objects cannot be bound to user-defined data types.
Choice 3
The value entered into the column by the DEFAULT object is not validated by CHECK
constraints.
Choice 4
An error occurs if the value defined by the DEFAULT object is too long for its bound column.
Choice 5
You must delete the existing DEFAULT definition to modify it.
Ams:5

-- Function returns name of month
2) (@date datetime)
3) RETURNS int
4) AS
5) BEGIN
7) END;
8) GO

Choice 1
Line 1
Choice 2
Line 2
Choice 3
Line 3
Choice 4
Line 6
Choice 5
Line 7
Ans:5
On a table, which one of the following is the function of constraints?

Choice 1
They maintain data integrity and restrict the amount of data stored in a table.
Choice 2
They improve query optimization.
Choice 3
They maintain data integrity only.
Choice 4
They restrict the amount of data stored in a table.
Choice 5
They can log security changes on a server.
Ans:3
Referring to the above sample code, what is wrong with the code, when Trigger
MyTrigger inserts a row in a referenced table in order to maintain referential integrity?
Choice 1
You cannot nest subqueries in an insert statement.
Choice 2
The trigger needs to return after handling the error.
Choice 3
Global variable @@rowcount is changed by the first if statement
Choice 4
The trigger must check that it is at the top nesting level before performing an insert.
Choice 5
Error checking is only required at the end of the transaction.
ANs:4
When you need to perform complex calculations or access external resources in

SQL Server 2005, which one of the following programming methods do you use?
Choice 1
CLR Stored Procedure
Choice 2
T-SQL View
Choice 3
T-SQL Stored Procedure
Choice 4
CLR User Defined Type
Choice 5
SQL Server Management Studio
Ans:3
Referring to the diagram above, given the

end of the arrow is a completed transaction, which transactions are rolled back after the system
failure crash?
Choice 1
Transactions 1 and 2
Choice 2
Transactions 1, 2, 3, and 4
Choice 3
Transactions 2, 3, and 4
Choice 4
Transactions 3 and 4
Choice 5
Transaction 4
ANs: 4
Which one of the following commands and or keywords CANNOT be included

inside a trigger?
Choice 1
Create procedure
Choice 2
Truncate table
Choice 3
Update statistics
Choice 4
Drop index
Choice 5
Create index
Ans:2
Which one of the following statements concerning the selection of a transaction

isolation level is true?
Choice 1
The less locks that are applied, the higher the concurrency.
Choice 2
The higher the isolation level, the less locks are applied.
Choice 3
The proper selection is a balance between concurrency and consistency.

Choice 4
Greater consistency occurs with a less restrictive isolation level.
Choice 5
Higher concurrency occurs with a more restrictive isolation level.
ANs:3
SELECT ROWID
FROM (SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY EMPLOYEEID ASC) AS ROWID,
* FROM EMPLOYEE) AS T
How many rows are displayed from the T-SQL statement above if the EMPLOYEE
table has five rows?
Choice 1
1
Choice 2
2
Choice 3
3
Choice 4
4
Choice 5
ANs:5
Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of a correlated subquery?

Choice 1
Inner query is executed once for each row of the outer query.
Choice 2
Subquery returns a single value or list of values for each row of the outer query.
Choice 3
The same task can often be accomplished using joins.
Choice 4
Inner query relies on data from the outer query.
Choice 5
Subquery must use grouping and aggregation.
Ans:5
Which one of the following statements about Defaults is true?

Choice 1
An error occurs if the value defined by the DEFAULT object is too long for its bound column.
Choice 2
A DEFAULT definition and a DEFAULT object are synonymous.
Choice 3
DEFAULT objects cannot be bound to user-defined data types.
Choice 4
You must delete the existing DEFAULT definition to modify it.
Choice 5
The value entered into the column by the DEFAULT object is not validated by CHECK
constraints.
Ans:4
As a general rule, which one of the following characteristics should the columns
participating in a Nonclustered index exhibit?
Choice 1
Be primarily the target of frequent, multiple row updates

Choice 2
Have a low number of distinct values
Choice 3
Be used primarily in retrievals based on a range of values
Choice 4
Be a foreign key column in a decision support system
Choice 5
Be used primarily in retrievals based on an exact value match
ANs:4
ANs:1

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1. You have been asked to store time values that are accurate to the second.

d. Which of the following data

Ans: CREATE ENDPOINT

4. Which one of the following is a control-of-flow T-SQL statement?

6. What is the difference between a PRIMARY KEY and UNIQUE index?

Answer: It is missing a BEGIN

9. UPDATE TOP(1) Customers SET FirstName=’Ted’ WHERE LastName=’Anderson’

Answer: It updates a row with the LastName of Anderson to a FirstName of Ted

Answer: SELECT * FROM TABLE1 UNION ALL SELECT * FROM TABLE2

Answer: Use sp_addmessage system stored procedure

12. CREATE INDEX T1index ON T1(F1 DESC)

Answer: SELECT DISTINCT LASTNAME FROM TABLE1

16. SELECT * FROM TABLE1 WHERE ITEMID IN (10, 20)

17. Which one of the following is NOT a type of constraint?

20. CREATE TABLE test_defaults (ID int IDENTITY(1, 1) DEFAULT 1)

Answer: You cannot create a default on an identity field.

1. DECLARE @isTrue char(1)

3. SET @var = 'alphabet'

24. SELECT * FROM T1 WHERE F1 = 2

Answer: Perform a table scan

Answer: 1 dbo 987

28. SELECT o.Price, o.Cost, (SELECT MAX(i.Quantity) FROM Items as i

29. RETURN @avar.query('Product/Prices')

Answer: Truncate table

33. Line# SQL

Answer: It is automatically rolled back

35. SELECT ROWID

Answer: Big int

select distinct ColA, ColB, ColC from MyTable

Answers: By checking user permissions on referenced objects

Answer: Stored procedures cannot be used in an expression

Answer: Item number 7

44. 1. CREATE PROCEDURE myStoredProc

Answer: @ID uniqueidentifier = NULL OUTPUT,

Answer: T3 is created, but somecolumn2 is not added.

Answer: Numeric or decimal.

1) CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[testsp]

48. Which line in the T-SQL code above is INCORRECT?

SELECT * FROM TABLE1;

SELECT COL1 FROM TABLE2 WHERE COL2 = 5;

SELECT ERROR_MESSAGE() as ErrorMessage;

50. What is wrong with the T-SQL code above?

Answer: A primary XML index

Answer: SELECT TOP 0 * INTO TABLE2 FROM TABLE1

Answer: CREATE DEFAULT

58. Why does a covering index improve performance?

CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX IX_SalesOrderDetailCovering

SELECT SalesOrderID, SalesOrderDetailID, ProductID, SpecialOfferID,

Choice 5: Create triggers on the appropriate tables.

Views cannot execute stored procedures

Data Access Objects (DAO)

CREATE TABLE ProjectStatus

CREATE TABLE ProjectStatus

CREATE TABLE ProjectStatus

CREATE TABLE ProjectStatus

CREATE TABLE ProjectStatus

select coalesce(abs(C3), A1, B2) as C3

 They allow stored procedures to control caching of themselves.

 Tables can be created or modified after the stored procedure is created.

 They allow stored procedures to control caching of other stored procedures.

COLA COLB COLC COLD

CREATE PROCEDURE OpenCr @OCr CURSOR VARYING OUTPUT AS

SELECT @COLA, @COLD, @COLC

Choice 1 It can be part of the

Choice 2 It can return a list of

Choice 3 It can be part of the

Choice 4 It can return a single

Choice 5 It can return multiple

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C. Underlying tables referenced by the procedure are changed constantly.

D. A new index has been added that could be useful.

E. The stored procedure will execute remotely.

Choice 2 A and E only

Choice 3 B, C, and E only

Choice 4 A, C, and D only

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