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You’re responsible for SQL Server in the organization and the IT Manager would like to forecast the remaining storage capacity that exists on the disk.. Performance Data Collector 14A. Y

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C Standard (default)

D Capture_test_server

13 You’re responsible for SQL Server in the organization and the IT Manager would like to forecast the remaining storage capacity that exists on the disk Which SQL

Server tools could help with capacity planning?

A SP_spaceused

B Resource Governor

C SQL Profiler

D Performance Data Collector

14 You’re responsible for SQL Server performance and one of the developers

reports INSERTS are particularly slow You suspect that a previous developer has

created some redundant nonclustered indexes and these are hindering INSERT

performance How can you tell if an index is used?

A Sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats

B Sys.dm_db_index_request_count

C Sys.dm_redundant_indexes

D Sys.dm_db_missing_index_details

15 There is blocking occurring on your production SQL Server, you’ve found

the session at the head of the blocking chain, and retrieved the SQL_

HANDLE Now you need to find the query executed by the user Which

DMV can help?

A Sys.dm_exec_requests

B sys.dm_exec_sql_text

C sys.dm_db_query_plans

D sys.dm_stored_proc_text

16 Which SQL Server versions can be monitored by the Performance Data

Collector?

A SQL Server 2008

B SQL Server 2005

C SQL Server 2000

D SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition

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17 What’s the best method to run a SQL Trace with minimum overhead on the server being traced?

A Run SQL Profiler from your desktop

B Run SQL Profiler from the server

C Run a server-side trace to a database on the server

D Run a server-side trace to a file on a fast local disk

18 Which of the following collections could be monitored by the Performance Data Collector?

A SQL Trace

B T-SQL Queries

C Query Activity

D Client Response Statistics

E Performance Counters

19 Which component of table partitioning determines the boundary between partitions?

A Partition function

B Partition scheme

C Partition index

D Partition view

20 Which transaction property ensures changes are still present following a crash

or system failure?

A Atomicity

B Consistency

C Isolation

D Durability

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Self Test Quick Answer Key

1 C

2 A, B, C, D

3 B

4 A

5 C

6 D

7 A

8 B

9 C

10 C

11 C

12 A

13 D

14 A

15 B

16 A

17 D

18 A, B, C, and E

19 A

20 D

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Exam objectives review:

˛ Summary of Exam Objectives

˛ Exam Objectives Fast Track

˛ Exam Objectives Frequently Asked Questions

˛ Self Test

˛ Self Test Quick Answer Key

Exam objectives in this chapter:

Understanding DDL and DML Language

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Elements Working with Tables, Indexes, and Constraints

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Viewing and Modifying Data

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Implementing Objects

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