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

Let us say master db itself has no backup. Now you have to rebuild the db so what kind of action do you take?

1 6258

What is BCP? When do we use it?

2 10271

What should we do to copy the tables, schema and views from one SQL Server to another?

3 9235

What are the different types of joins and what does each do?

2 8200

What is a sub-query? When would you use one?

3 14397

What are three SQL keywords used to change or set someone?s permissions?

3 16411

What is referential integrity? What are the advantages of it?

Descon, Digital Domain,

4 31358

What is database normalization?

Deloitte, Digicel, JPMorgan Chase, Verifone,

7 18674

Using query analyzer, name 3 ways you can get an accurate count of the number of records in a table?

eFunds,

5 17208

What is a trigger?

7 9084

What is one of the first things you would do to increase performance of a query? For example, a boss tells you that ?a query that ran yesterday took 30 seconds, but today it takes 6 minutes?

Accenture, Merrill Lynch, Wipro,

2 16013

What is an execution plan? When would you use it? How would you view the execution plan?

1 6416

What does it mean to have quoted_identifier on? What are the implications of having it off?

2 10928

What are the different types of replication? How are they used?

3 13141

What is the difference between a local and a global variable?

5 40455

Un-Answered Questions { SQL Server }

what are isolation levels? : Sql server database administration

991

Do you know what is normalization of database? What are its benefits?

1122

What is a file group?

1090

What is Service Broker in sql server 2012?

1020

Can group functions be mixed with non-group selection fields in ms sql server?

941

you added a row to a view, but the row is not shown on the view. Explain how this can happen, and how you can remedy the situation

945

What are tables in sql server?

1038

What do you mean by acid?

995

Do you know what is sql injection?

998

What are the different types of collation sensitivity?

1122

What is page in sql server?

947

How to create a view on an existing table in ms sql server?

1128

What is use of except clause?

1092

What are the reporting services components?

142

You accidentally delete the msdb database what effect does this have on your existing sql databases, and how do you recover?

987

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