Microsoft Transition Your MCTS on SQL Server 2008 to MCSA: SQL Server 2012, Part 1 Sample Questions:

1. You use a contained database named ContosoDb within a domain. You need to create a user who can log on to the ContosoDb database. You also need to ensure that you can port the database to different database servers within the domain without additional user account configurations. Which type of user should you create?

A) SQL user with login
B) Domain user
C) User mapped to a certificate
D) SQL user without login

2. You have a database that contains the tables as shown in the exhibit. (Click the Exhibit button.)

You have the following query:

You need to recreate the query to meet the following requirements:
Reference columns by using one-part names only.
Sort aggregates by SalesTerritoryID, and then by ProductID.
Order the results in descending order from SalesTerritoryID to ProductID.
The solution must use the existing SELECT clause and FROM clause.
Which code segment should you use?
To answer, type the correct code in the answer area.

A) SELECT SalesTerritoryID,
ProductID,
AVG(UnitPrice),
MAX(OrderQty),
MAX(DiscountAmount)
FROM Sales.Details
ORDER BY SalesTerritoryID DESC, ProductID DESC
B) SELECT SalesTerritoryID, ProductID, AVG(UnitPrice), MAX(OrderQty), MAX(DiscountAmount) FROM Sales.Details GROUP BY SalesTerritoryID,ProductID ORDER BY SalesTerritoryID DESC, ProductID DESC

3. Your database contains a table named Purchases. The table includes a DATETIME column named PurchaseTime that stores the date and time each purchase is made. There is a non-clustered index on the PurchaseTime column. The business team wants a report that displays the total number of purchases made 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 Purchases WHERE PurchaseTime = CONVERT(DATE, GETDATE())
B) SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Purchases WHERE PurchaseTime >= CONVERT(DATE, GETDATE())
AND PurchaseTime < DATEADD(DAY, 1, CONVERT(DATE, GETDATE()))
C) SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Purchases WHERE PurchaseTime = GETDATE()
D) SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Purchases WHERE CONVERT(VARCHAR, PurchaseTime, 112) = CONVERT(VARCHAR, GETDATE(), 112)

4. You have a database that contains the tables shown in the exhibit. (Click the Exhibit button.)

You have an application named Appl. You have a parameter named @Count that uses the int data type. App1 is configured to pass @Count to a stored procedure. You need to create a stored procedure named usp_Customers for Appl. Usp_Customers must meet the following requirements:
NOT use object delimiters.
Minimize sorting and counting.
Return only the last name of each customer in alphabetical order.
Return only the number of rows specified by the @Count parameter.
The solution must NOT use BEGIN and END statements.
Which code segment should you use?
To answer, type the correct code in the answer area.

A) CREATE PROCEDURE usp_Customers @Count int AS SELECT TOP(@Count) LastName FROM Customers ORDER BY LastName

5. You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 default instance. The instance is hosted by a server that has a local firewall configured. The firewall only allows inbound connections on port 1433. The server only hosts a single instance of SQL Server. You need to ensure that the instance is configured to allow remote connections even if the SQL Server is unresponsive to client connections. What should you do? Choose all that apply.

A) Enable inbound connections on TCP port 135 in the Windows Firewall on the server.
B) Enable inbound connections on TCP port 1434 in the Windows Firewall on the server.
C) Execute the Reconfigure command.
D) Execute the following Transact-SQL command: sp_configure 'remote admin connections',
E) Restart the SQL Server Agent Service.
F) Execute the following Transact-SQL command: sp_configure 'remote access', 1

Solutions: