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SQL Server Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

What do you mean by COLLATION?

ABC, BirlaSoft,

4 14285

What is a Join in SQL Server?

3 6302

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

2 6529

When do you use SQL Profiler?

Wipro,

3 9605

What is a Linked Server?

1 6049

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

1 5052

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

1 5227

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

3 9910

Can you explain the role of each service?

1 4379

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

HP,

2 12278

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 5166

What are the authentication modes in SQL Server?

IBM, iSmart,

4 9566

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

BirlaSoft,

4 10578

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.

2762

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

2 6917

Un-Answered Questions { SQL Server }

How do you implement session management in SQL Server mode?

1103

Tell me what is the stuff and how does it differ from the replace function?

981

What is awe?

1012

How to create a store procedure with encryption?

1006

What are functions in the sql server?

1219

Explain activity monitors

1076

How do you check sql server is up and running?

1001

What is the default sql server instance name?

1035

how to take backup bcp out for a column in table in sql server?

2105

Can we insert data into view sql server?

928

What is microsoft sql server?

974

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

1000

Explain hostprotectionattribute in sql server 2005?

1029

How to find index size for each index on table?

1003

How to implement service broker?

1011

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