Microsoft Transition Your MCTS on SQL Server 2008 to MCSA: SQL Server 2012, Part 1 : 70-457 Exam Questions

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 server. When transaction logs grow, SQL Server must send an email message to the database administrators. You need to configure SQL Server to send the email messages. What should you configure?

• A. SQL Mail
• B. Alerts and operators in SQL Server Agent
• C. An Extended Events session
• D. Policies under Policy-Based Management

You use Microsoft SQL Server 2012 to develop a database application. You create a stored procedure named dbo.ModifyData that can modify rows. You need to ensure that when the transaction fails, dbo. ModifyData meets the following requirements:
Does not return an error
Closes all opened transactions
Which Transact-SQL statement should you use?

• A. BEGIN TRANSACTION
  BEGIN TRY
  EXEC dbo.ModifyData
  COMMIT TRANSACTION
  END TRY
  BEGIN CATCH
  IF @@ TRANCOUNT = 0
  ROLLBACK TRANSACTION;
  END CATCH
• B. BEGIN TRANSACTION
  BEGIN TRY
  EXEC dbo.ModifyData
  COMMIT TRANSACTION
  END TRY
  BEGIN CATCH
  IF @@TRANCOUNT = 0
  ROLLBACK TRANSACTION;
  THROW;
  END CATCH
• C. BEGIN TRANSACTION
  BEGIN TRY
  EXEC dbo.ModifyData
  COMMIT TRANSACTION
  END TRY
  BEGIN CATCH
  IF @@ERROR != 0
  ROLLBACK TRANSACTION;
  END CATCH
• D. BEGIN TRANSACTION
  BEGIN TRY
  EXEC dbo.ModifyData
  COMMIT TRANSACTION
  END TRY
  BEGIN CATCH
  IF @@ERROR != 0
  ROLLBACK TRANSACTION;
  THROW;
  END CATCH

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database that has Trustworthy set to On. You create a stored procedure that returns database-level information from Dynamic Management Views. You grant User1 access to execute the stored procedure. You need to ensure that the stored procedure returns the required information when User1 executes the stored procedure. You need to achieve this goal by granting the minimum permissions required. What should you do? (Each correct answer presents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.)

• A. Modify the stored procedure to include the EXECUTE AS OWNER statement. Grant VIEW SERVER STATE permissions to the owner of the stored procedure.
• B. Grant the sysadmin role on the database to User1.
• C. Create a SQL Server login that has VIEW SERVER STATE permissions. Modify the stored procedure to include the EXECUTE AS {newlogin} statement.
• D. Create a SQL Server login that has VIEW SERVER STATE permissions. Create an application role and a secured password for the role.
• E. Grant the db_owner role on the database to User1.

You develop a database for a travel application. You need to design tables and other database objects. You create a view that displays the dates and times of the airline schedules on a report. You need to display dates and times in several international formats. What should you do?

• A. Use a user-defined table type.
• B. Use the FORMAT function.
• C. Use an appropriate collation.
• D. Use the DATETIMEOFFSET data type.
• E. Use the DATE data type.
• F. Use the VARBINARY data type.
• G. Use the DATETIME2 data type.
• H. Use the TODATETIMEOFFSET function.
• I. Use the DATETIME data type.
• J. Use the CAST function.

You have a database that contains the tables as shown in the exhibit. (Click the Exhibit button.)

You need to create a query that returns a list of products from Sales.ProductCatalog. The solution must meet the following requirements:
UnitPrice must be returned in descending order.
The query must use two-part names to reference the table.
The query must use the RANK function to calculate the results.
The query must return the ranking of rows in a column named PriceRank.
The list must display the columns in the order that they are defined in the table.
PriceRank must appear last.
Which code segment should you use?
To answer, type the correct code in the answer area.

• A. SELECT ProductCatalog.CatID, ProductCatalog.CatName, ProductCatalog. ProductID, ProductCatalog.ProdName, ProductCatalog.UnitPrice, RANK() OVER (PARTITION BY ProductCatalog.UnitPrice ORDER BY ProductCatalog. UnitPrice DESC) AS PriceRank FROM Sales.ProductCatalog ORDER BY ProductCatalog.UnitPrice DESC
• B. SELECT ProductCatalog.CatID, ProductCatalog.CatName, ProductCatalog. ProductID, ProductCatalog.ProdName, ProductCatalog.UnitPrice, RANK() OVER (ORDER BY ProductCatalog.UnitPrice DESC) AS PriceRank FROM Sales.ProductCatalog ORDER BY ProductCatalog.UnitPrice DESC