Q1. You administer a single server that contains a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 default instance on which several production databases have been deployed. 

You plan to install a new ticketing application that requires the deployment of a database on the server. The SQL login for this application requires sysadmin permissions. 

You need to ensure that the login for the ticketing application cannot access other production databases. 

What should you do? 

A. Use the SQL Server default instance and enable Contained Databases. 

B. Use the SQL Server default instance and configure a user-defined server role. Add the login for the ticketing application to this role. 

C. Install a new named SQL Server instance on the server. 

D. Install a new default SQL Server instance on the server. 

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Q2. You administer two instances of Microsoft SQL Server 2012. You deploy an application that uses a database on the named instance. 

The application is unable to connect to the database on the named instance. 

You need to ensure that the application can connect to the named instance. 

What should you do? 

A. Use the Data Quality Client to configure the application. 

B. Start the SQL Server Browser Service. 

C. Use the Master Data Services Configuration Manager to configure the application. 

D. Start the SQL Server Integration Services Service. 

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Q3. Your database contains a table named SalesOrders. The table includes a DATETIME column named OrderTime that stores the date and time each order is placed. There is a non-clustered index on the OrderTime column. The business team wants a report that displays the total number of orders placed on the current day. 

You need to write a query that will return the correct results in the most efficient manner. 

Which Transact-SQL query should you use? 

A. SELECT COUNT(*) FROM SalesOrders 

WHERE OrderTime = CONVERT(DATE, GETDATE()) 

B. SELECT COUNT(*) FROM SalesOrders 

WHERE OrderTime = GETDATE() 

C. SELECT COUNT(*) FROM SalesOrders 

WHERE CONVERT(VARCHAR, OrderTime, 112) = CONVERT(VARCHAR, GETDATE(I, 112)) 

D. SELECT COUNT(*) FROM SalesOrders 

WHERE OrderTime >= CONVERT(DATE, GETDATE()) 

AND OrderTime < DATEADD(DAY, CONVERT(DATE, GETDATE())) 

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Q4. You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 instance that contains a financial database hosted on a storage area network (SAN). 

The financial database has the following characteristics: 

A data file of 2 terabytes is located on a dedicated LUN (drive D). 

A transaction log of 10 GB is located on a dedicated LUN (drive E). 

Drive D has 1 terabyte of free disk space. 

Drive E has 5 GB of free disk space. 

The database is continually modified by users during business hours from Monday through Friday between 09:00 hours and 17:00 hours. Five percent of the existing data is modified each day. 

The Finance department loads large CSV files into a number of tables each business day at 11:15 hours and 15:15 hours by using the BCP or BULK INSERT commands. Each data load adds 3 GB of data to the database. 

These data load operations must occur in the minimum amount of time. 

A full database backup is performed every Sunday at 10:00 hours. Backup operations will be performed every two hours (11:00, 13:00, 15:00, and 17:00) during business hours. 

On Wednesday at 10:00 hours, the development team requests you to refresh the database on a development server by using the most recent version. 

You need to perform a full database backup that will be restored on the development server. 

Which backup option should you use? 

A. NORECOVERY 

B. FULL 

C. NO_CHECKSUM 

D. CHECKSUM 

E. Differential 

F. 8ULK_LOGGED 

G. STANDBY 

H. RESTART 

I. SKIP 

J. Transaction log 

K. DBO ONLY 

L. COPY_ONLY 

M. SIMPLE 

N. CONTINUE AFTER ERROR 

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Q5. You administer a Windows 2008 server hosting an instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition. The server hosts a database named Orders. 

Users report that a query that filters on OrderDate is taking an exceptionally long time. You discover that an index named IX_OrderDate on the CustomerOrder table is heavily fragmenteD. 

You need to improve the performance of the IX_OrderDate index. The index should remain online during the operation. 

Which Transact-SQL command should you use? 

A. ALTER INDEX IX_OrderDateON CustomerOrderDISABLE 

B. ALTER INDEX IX_OrderDateON CustomerOrderENABLE 

C. ALTER INDEX IX_OrderDateON CustomerOrderREORGANIZE 

D. ALTER INDEX IX OrderDateON CustomerOrderREBUILD 

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Q6. You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database named Orders. 

Users report that during peak usage periods, certain operations are taking more time than expected. Your initial analysis suggests that blocking is the cause. 

You need to gather more data to be able to determine which processes are being blocked and to identify the root cause. 

What should you do? 

A. Start a trace using SQL Server Profiler to catch the Lock: Deadlock event. 

B. Use sp_configure to set the blocked process threshold. Start a trace using SQL Server Profiler to catch the Blocked Process Report event. 

C. Schedule a SQL Agent job to run every 60 seconds and insert the results of executing the sys.dm_os_wait_stats DMV into a table. 

D. Use System Monitor to catch the Lock Waits/sec event. 

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Q7. You are creating an application that will connect to the AgentPortal database by using a SQL login named AgentPortalUser. Stored procedures in the database will use sp_send_dbmail to send email messages. 

You create a user account in the msdb database for the AgentPortalUser login. You use the Database Mail Configuration Wizard to create a Database Mail profile. Security has not been configured for the Database Mail profile. 

You need to ensure that AgentPortalUser can send email messages. 

What should you do? 

A. In the Database Mail Configuration Wizard, configure the Database Mail profile as a private profile for the AgentPortalUser account. 

B. Disable the guest user in the msdb database. 

C. Use the sysmail_help_profileaccount_sp stored procedure to add accounts to the Database Mail profile. 

D. In the Database Mail Configuration Wizard, create an email account for each recipient's email address in the Database Mail profile. 

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Q8. You create an availability group named HaContoso that has replicas named Server01/HA, Server02/HA, and Server03/HA. 

Currently, Server01l/HA is the primary replicA. 

You need to ensure that the following requirements are met: 

Backup operations occur on Server02/HA. 

If Server02/HA is unavailable, backup operations occur on Server03/HA. 

Backup operations do not occur on Server01/HA. 

How should you configure HaContoso? 

A. . Set the backup preference of HaContoso to Prefer Secondary. 

. Set the backup priority of Server02/HA to 20. 

. Set the backup priority of Server03/HA to 10. 

B. . Set the backup preference of HaContoso to Secondary only. 

. Set the backup priority of Server02/HA to 20. 

. Set the backup priority of Server03/HA to 10. 

C. . Set the backup preference of HaContoso to Secondary only. 

. Set the backup priority of Server02/HA to 10. 

. Set the backup priority of Server03/HA to 20. 

D. . Set the exclude replica of Server01/HA to true. 

. Set the backup priority of Server02/HA to 10. 

. Set the backup priority of Server03/HA to 20. 

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Q9. You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 instance that contains a financial database hosted on a storage area network (SAN). 

The financial database has the following characteristics: 

. A data file of 2 terabytes is located on a dedicated LUN (drive D). 

. A transaction log of 10 GB is located on a dedicated LUN (drive E). 

. Drive D has 1 terabyte of free disk space. . Drive E has 5 GB of free disk space. 

The database is continually modified by users during business hours from Monday through Friday between 09:00 hours and 17:00 hours. 

Five percent of the existing data is modified each day. 

The Finance department loads large CSV files into a number of tables each business day at 11:15 hours and 15:15 hours by using the BCP or BULK INSERT commands. 

Each data load adds 3 GB of data to the database. 

These data load operations must occur in the minimum amount of time. 

A full database backup is performed every Sunday at 10:00 hours. 

Backup operations will be performed every two hours (11:00, 13:00, 15:00, and 17:00) during business hours. 

You implement log shipping of the financial database to another SQL Server 2012 instance. 

You decide to failover to this secondary database. 

You need to ensure that all transactions will be replicated to the secondary database. 

Which backup option should you use? 

A. Differential 

B. Transaction Log 

C. FULL 

D. SIMPLE 

E. SKIP 

F. RESTART 

G. STANDBY 

H. CHECKSUM 

I. DBO_ONLY 

J. COPY_ONLY 

K. NORECOVERY 

L. NO_CHECKSUM 

M. CONTINUE_AFTER_ERROR 

N. BULK_LOGGED 

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Q10. You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database. 

You configure Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) on the Orders database by using the following statements: 

A. Option A 

B. Option B 

C. Option C 

D. Option D 

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