SQL Server Interview Questions, Answers for Freshers and Experienced asked in various Company Job Interviews

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SQL Server Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

what is the main difference between constraints(like primary key etc..)& joins?

2 6358

What are the types of model in sql server and explain

TCS,

2 6662

Wht is the difference between stored procedure and trigger

HCL, TCS,

6 15127

What are the types of backup and tell me the difference between full and differential backup?

CTS, TCS,

4 14044

What is the difference between login and a user?

CTS, TCS,

13 32164

What is the use of placing primary key and foreign key constrains on columns.

Value Labs,

4 8711

what is IDE,DMV in sql server?

Value Labs,

1 8851

Wht is Stuff in sql ser

2 5471

how to get 25th row in any table in sqlserver can u tell me syntax

8 12393

what is the diffrence between Snap Shot and Transaction Replication

CSC,

2 12199

What is the default value of CHAR type?

Bosch,

10 22043

How to find the last update record in SQL Server?

4 17310

I have a table in which phno is one of the columns.i do have some values in tht phno column.i need to update phno column values with 0(zero) as prefix.give me a correct solution plz...

Value Labs,

7 12185

Can we create a clustered index on composite primary key.

IGT,

3 19826

what is hash table

ILFS, Teledata,

3 20738

Un-Answered Questions { SQL Server }

What kind of problems occurs if we do not implement proper locking strategy?

1490

What is temporary table in sql server? Why we use temp table?

1006

How efficient you are in oracle and SQL server?

1249

How do I create a trace in sql server?

1109

What is an indexed view?

1017

This question asked during interview, 2) At the end of each month, a new table is created for each bank that contains monthly metrics consolidated at the account level. The table naming convention is bankX_YYYYMM where X represents the numeric designation of the bank and YYYYMM indicates the 4 digit year and 2 digit month. The tables contain the following fields: name data type description account text account number registered boolean indicates whether the account is registered num_trans integer number of transactions made during the time period spend numeric(9,2) total spend during the time period a) Write a SQL query that will display the total number of transactions and total spend for "Bank1" during the 4th quarter of 2009. b) Write a SQL query that will display the total number of transactions and total spend at "Bank1" and "Bank2", broken out by registered vs. non-registered accounts, during January 2010 not sure what is correct answer and how to solve?

2553

What is normalization and what are the advantages of it?

1050

What is clustered index

1081

What is the difference between upgrade and migration in sql server?

1170

When should you use an instead of trigger?

1042

How do I find the sql server version?

1099

Does view occupy space?

1005

What is a scheduled job or what is a scheduled task?

1029

Is it possible to have clustered index on separate drive from original table location?

1034

What are the different SQL Server Versions you have worked on?

1075

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