What should you do?

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server. The MSSQLSERVER service uses a domain account named CONTOSOSQLService. You plan to configure Instant File Initialization. You need to ensure that Data File Autogrow operations use Instant File Initialization. What should you do? Choose all that apply.A . Restart the SQL Server Agent Service.B...

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What should you configure?

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition server that uses 64 cores. You discover performance issues when large amounts of data are written to tables under heavy system load. You need to limit the number of cores that handle I/O. What should you configure?A . Processor affinityB ....

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Which three actions should you perform in sequence?

DRAG DROP You administer a Microsoft SQL Server database. You need to convert the database to a contained database. You also need to ensure that all users are converted to contained users. Which three actions should you perform in sequence? (To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of...

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Which isolation level should you use?

You use Microsoft SQL Server 2012 to write code for a transaction that contains several statements. There is high contention between readers and writers on several tables used by your transaction. You need to minimize the use of the tempdb space. You also need to prevent reading queries from blocking...

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What should you do?

You create an availability group that has replicas named HA/Server01 and HA/Server02. Currently, HA/Server01 is the primary replica. You have multiple queries that read data and produce reports from the database. You need to offload the reporting workload to the secondary replica when HA/Server01 is the primary replica. What should...

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Which four Transact-SQL statements should you use?

DRAG DROP You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 server that has a database named Contoso. The Contoso database has a table named EmployeeSalary in a schema named HumanResources. You need to create a script that writes audit events into the application log whenever data in the EmployeeSalary table is...

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What should you do?

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...

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What should you do?

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...

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Which server-level audit action group should you use?

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database. You provide temporary securityadmin access to User1 to the database server. You need to know if User1 adds logins to securityadmin. Which server-level audit action group should you use?A . SERVER_STATE_CHANGE_GROUPB . SERVER_PRINCIPAL_IMPERSONATION_GROUPC . SUCCESSFUL_LOGIN_GROUPD . SERVER_ROLE_MEMBER_CHANGE_GROUPView AnswerAnswer: D Explanation: Reference: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc280663.aspx...

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Which four actions should you perform in sequence?

DRAG DROP You administer a Microsoft SQL Server database. Service accounts for SQL Agent are configured to use a local user. A Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) job step has been created within a SQL Server Agent job. The SSIS package accesses a network share when exporting data from...

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