There are two authentication modes in SQL Server.
Windows mode
Mixed Mode – SQL and Windows.
How can we check the SQL Server version?
By running the following command:
SELECT @@Version
Is it possible to call a stored procedure within a stored procedure?
Yes, we call a stored procedure within a stored procedure It is called recursion property of SQL server and these type of stored procedures are called nested stored procedures.
What are the common performance issues in SQL Server?
Following are the common performance issues:
Deadlocks
Blocking
Missing and unused indexes.
I/O bottlenecks
Poor Query plans
Fragmentation
List the various tools available for performance tuning?
There are various tools available for performance tuning:
Dynamic Management Views
SQL Server Profiler
Server Side Traces
Windows Performance monitor.
Query Plans
Tuning advisor
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What is FOREIGN KEY
When a one table’s primary key field is added to related tables in order to create the common field which relates the two tables, it called a foreign key in other tables.
Foreign Key constraints enforce referential integrity.
What is a CHECK Constraint?
A CHECK constraint is used to limit the values or type of data that can be stored in a column. They are used to enforce domain integrity.
What are a Scheduled Jobs?
Scheduled job allows a user to run the scripts or SQL commands automatically on the scheduled basis. User can determine the order in which commands need to execute and the best time to run the job to avoid the load on the system.
What is a heap?
A heap is a table that does not contain any clustered index or non-clustered index.
What is BCP?
BCP or Bulk Copy is a tool by which we can copy a large amount of data to tables and views. BCP does not copy the structures same as source to destination. BULK INSERT command helps to import a data file into a database table or view in a user-specified format.
What is a Linked Server?
Linked Servers is a concept by which we can connect another SQL server to a Group and query both the SQL Servers database using T-SQL Statements
sp_addlinkedsrvloginisssed to add link server.
What is Collation?
Collation refers to a set of rules that determine how data is sorted and compared. Character data is sorted using rules that define the correct character sequence, with options for specifying case sensitivity, accent marks, kana character types and character width.
What is a View?
A view is a virtual table which contains data from one or more tables. Views restrict data access of table by selecting only required values and make complex queries easy.
Rows updated or deleted in the view are updated or deleted in the table the view was created with. It should also be noted that as data in the original table changes, so does data in the view, as views are the way to look at part of the original table. The results of using a view are not permanently stored in the database
Where SQL server usernames and passwords are stored in SQL server?
They get stored in System Catalog Views sys.server_principals and sys.sql_logins.
What are the properties of a transaction?
Generally, these properties are referred to as ACID properties. They are:
Atomicity
Consistency
Isolation
Durability
Define UNION, UNION ALL, MINUS, INTERSECT?
UNION – returns all distinct rows selected by either query.
UNION ALL – returns all rows selected by either query, including all duplicates.
MINUS – returns all distinct rows selected by the first query but not by the second.
INTERSECT – returns all distinct rows selected by both queries.
What is Normalization?
The process of table design to minimize the data redundancy is called normalization. We need to divide a database into two or more table and define relationships between them. Normalization usually involves dividing a database into two or more tables and defining relationships between the tables.
List the different normalization forms?
The Different normalization forms are:
1NF (Eliminate Repeating Groups): Make a separate table for each set of related attributes, and give each table a primary key. Each field contains at most one value from its attribute domain.
2NF (Eliminate Redundant Data): If an attribute depends on only part of a multi-valued key, remove it to a separate table.
3NF (Eliminate Columns Not Dependent On Key): If attributes do not contribute to a description of the key, remove them to a separate table. All attributes must be directly dependent on the primary key.
BCNF (Boyce-Codd Normal Form): If there are non-trivial dependencies between candidate key attributes, separate them out into distinct tables.
4NF (Isolate Independent Multiple Relationships): No table may contain two or more 1:n or n:m relationships that are not directly related.
5NF (Isolate Semantically Related Multiple Relationships): There may be practical constrains on information that justifies separating logically related many-to-many relationships.
ONF (Optimal Normal Form): A model limited to only simple (elemental) facts, as expressed in Object Role Model notation.
DKNF (Domain-Key Normal Form): A model free from all modification is said to be in DKNF.
What is De-normalization?
De-normalization is the process of adding redundant data to a database to enhance the performance of it. It is a technique to move from higher to lower normal forms of database modeling in order to speed up database access.