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SQL Server Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

What do you mean by COLLATION?

ABC, BirlaSoft,

4 11082

What is a Join in SQL Server?

3 3858

Can you explain the types of Joins that we can have with Sql Server?

2 4862

When do you use SQL Profiler?

Wipro,

3 6873

What is a Linked Server?

1 4542

Can you link only other SQL Servers or any database servers such as Oracle?

1 3767

Which stored procedure will you be running to add a linked server?

1 3809

What are the OS services that the SQL Server installation adds?

3 7013

Can you explain the role of each service?

1 3041

How do you troubleshoot SQL Server if its running very slow?

HP,

2 9840

Lets say due to N/W or Security issues client is not able to connect to server or vice versa. How do you troubleshoot?

1 3869

What are the authentication modes in SQL Server?

IBM, iSmart,

4 6532

Where do you think the users names and passwords will be stored in sql server?

BirlaSoft,

4 7601

What is log shipping? Can we do logshipping with SQL Server 7.0 - Logshipping is a new feature of SQL Server 2000. We should have two SQL Server - Enterprise Editions. From Enterprise Manager we can configure the logshipping. In logshipping the transactional log file from one server is automatically updated into the backup database on the other server. If one server fails, the other server will have the same db and we can use this as the DR (disaster recovery) plan.

1862

Let us say the SQL Server crashed and you are rebuilding the databases including the master database what procedure to you follow?

2 5115

Un-Answered Questions { SQL Server }

Explain magic tables in sql server?

155

Explain four layers of abstraction microsoft architectured?

Is mysql better than sql server?

149

Which rendering formats are affected by the pagesize properties?

let's assume you have data that resides on sql server 6.5. You have to move it sql server 7.0. How are you going to do it? : Sql server database administration

154

Can You Use A Stored Procedure To Provide Data To An Ssrs Report?

How to Check if table exists in sql server?

177

Explain sql server service broker?

162

If the job running very slow what is the action you do

1029

What is the chart in report?

Is it possible to update the views? If yes, how, if not, why?

160

How you can move data or databases between servers and databases in sql server?

177

What is sub-query in sql server?

249

What number sorts of privileges are accessible in sql?

239

What are three ways you can use an identity value inside a trigger? Why would you prefer one way over another?

168

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