Microsoft Transition Your MCITP: Database Administrator 2008 or MCITP: Database Developer 2008 to MCSE: Data Platform Sample Questions:

1. You run the following code:

You need to ensure that the root node of the XML data stored in the Details column is <Order_Details>.
What should you implement?
More than one answer choice may achieve the goal. Select the BEST answer.

A) An XML schema collection
B) A Data Definition Language (DDL) trigger
C) A user-defined data type
D) A data manipulation language (DML) trigger
E) An XML index

2. You have a database named DB1.
You plan to create a stored procedure that will insert rows into three different tables. Each insert must use the same identifying value for each table, but the value must increase from one invocation of the stored procedure to the next.
Occasionally, the identifying value must be reset to its initial value.
You need to design a mechanism to hold the identifying values for the stored procedure to use.
What should you do?
More than one answer choice may achieve the goal. Select the BEST answer.

A) Create an identity column in each of the three tables. Use the same seed and the same increment for each table. Insert new rows into the tables by using the stored procedure. Use the DBCC CHECKIDENT command to reset the columns as needed.
B) Create a sequence object that holds the next value in the sequence. Retrieve the next value by using the stored procedure. Increment the sequence object to the next value by using an ALTER SEQUENCE statement. Reset the value as needed by using a different ALTER SEQUENCE statement.
C) Create a fourth table that holds the next value in the sequence. At the end each transaction, update the value by using the stored procedure. Reset the value as needed by using an UPDATE statement.
D) Create a sequence object that holds the next value in the sequence. Retrieve the next value by using the stored procedure. Reset the value by using an ALTER SEQUENCE statement as needed.

3. DRAG DROP
You need to distribute functionality across the three servers.
Which function should you assign to each server? To answer, drag the appropriate functions to the correct servers. Each function may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.

4. An administrator provides a digital certificate named ServerCert.
You need to implement Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) on ProductsDB.
Which code segment should you use?

A) Option A
B) Option B
C) Option D
D) Option C

5. DRAG DROP
You are designing a database for a university.
The database will contain two tables named Classes and StudentGrades that have the following specifications:
- Classes will store brochures in the XPS format. The brochures must be structured in folders and must be accessible by using UNC paths.
- StudentGrades must be backed up on a separate schedule than the rest of the database.
You need to identify which SQL Server technology meets the specifications of each table.
Which technologies should you identify?
To answer, drag the appropriate technology to the correct table in the answer area.

Solutions: