SQL Server Interview Questions
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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?

TCS,

1991

wat is tuff file in log shipping, wt is d use of tht file?

TCS,

1 5548

When we can say that is in BCNF?

BitWise,

3 9448

Is SET a SQL Keyword?

BitWise,

4 14080

Where are magic tables stored ? Is it in the same database where it is created ?

4 11407

hi... this is charan.I persued btech in 2010 looking for a job on database/back-end as freehser. can any seggest me which course or back-end tool i have to learn

1603

* CREATE TABLE [dbo].[t_Colors]([ColorId] [int] NOT NULL,[ColorName] [varchar](50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, [ColorDesc] [varchar](50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL,[ColorIndex] [int] NULL) ON [PRIMARY] GO * insert into [t_Colors] values(101,'Red','',1) insert into [t_Colors] values(101,'Red1','',2) insert into [t_Colors] values(102,'Blue','',1) insert into [t_Colors] values(102,'Blue1','',2) insert into [t_Colors] values(102,'Blue2','',3) * In this table i need to delete DELETE FROM t_Colors WHERE ColorIndex=1 AND ColorId=102 After delete above condition i need to update the ColorIndex set to 1 for Blue1[ColorName] and 2 for Blue2[ColorName] select * from [t_Colors] Note:- how can i get updates the ColorIndex values after delete. for example we need to update Blue1 ColorIndex set to 1 and Blue2 ColorIndex set to 2

1456

wat wil hapn if we give the both read and deny read permission to user?

IBM,

1633

in my server i have 3 instances,one of them got failed, and this cause we r not able to connect to server, how to know which instance was dameged?

IBM,

1 3691

What is difference between stored procedure and function?

L&T,

3 5781

i have account table which consists of account name,card no and card no consists 16 digits now i want to retrieve the data if card no starts from 4 then it should print visa and if it starts from 5 then it should print master so plse help me to write simple query with out store procs .

3 3806

How to select top 5 coloumn from a table without using coloumn name

5 6179

what is the use of database index(apart from the last searching of records) and what is the use of composite key?

1 2922

sql server syntax to add "!" sign to "name" field of "employee" table in a manner that all names have the same lenght of 20 characters

1 2707

How do use Having,Group by,Group function in SQL?

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Un-Answered Questions { SQL Server }

Your company has 50 branches all over the country all the branches, including the head office have sql server as the database every night all 50 branches upload certain information to the head office which replication topology is best suited for the above scenario?

600


Find nth lowest salary or get nth lowest salary?

568


What is the use of custom fields in report?

540


Explain atomicity?

553


What is the difference between a primary key and a unique key? Are they the same?

518






How to use clusters?

529


Tell me what is the significance of null value and why should we avoid permitting null values?

523


What are the hotfixes and patches in sql server?

531


What is change tracking in sql server?

523


What are the properties of the transactions?

593


What are the three different part of rdl file explain them?

164


What is the difference between having clause and where clause in sql server?

548


What are key, name and value columns of an attribute? : sql server analysis services, ssas

546


What is the openxml statement in sql server?

513


What is cdc in sql server?

546