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Microsoft 070-764 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
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| Topic 1: Configure data access and auditing | 20–25% | - Configure encryption
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| Topic 2: Manage high availability and disaster recovery | 20–25% | - Implement high availability
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| Topic 3: Manage backup and restore of databases | 20–25% | - Restore databases
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| Topic 4: Manage and monitor SQL Server instances | 35–40% | - Manage indexes and statistics
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The 070-764 exam is the official exam behind the MCSA SQL 2016 credential from Microsoft. It sits at the Associate level of the Microsoft certification track. It is also associated with MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Administration, MCSE: Data Management and Analytics. The Real4Prep practice questions on this page map to the same objectives, so you can measure your readiness before you book a seat.
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The 070-764 syllabus is divided into 4 domains, including Manage high availability and disaster recovery (20–25%), Configure data access and auditing (20–25%), and Manage and monitor SQL Server instances (35–40%). The complete breakdown, with every domain and its subtopics, is listed in the Exam Topics section above — review it line by line and flag the areas where you feel weakest.
Microsoft Administering a SQL Database Infrastructure Sample Questions:
You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2016 database named Contoso on a server named Server01.
You need to write messages to the Application Log when users are added to or removed from a fixed server role in Server01.
What should you create?
- A. an Extended Event session
- B. a SQL Profiler Trace
- C. a Database Audit Specification
- D. a Resource Pool
- E. a Policy
- F. a Server Audit Specification
- G. an Alert
Correct Answer: F 🗳️
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You have a Microsoft Azure SQL database that has Blob Auditing configured.
You need to review the audit logs.
Solution: From Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, you connect to the database, and then you execute the following statement.
Does this meet the goal?
- A. Yes
- B. No
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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You use SQL Server 2014 Enterprise Edition.
Your database contains a partitioned table named AuditData. AuditData is partitioned by year. Partition 1 contains data from the year 2010 and prior.
Management has decided to archive all AUDITDATA records from 2010 and prior.
Management wants the records to be removed from the database entirely and provided to the backup team as a zipped text file. The data must no longer reside in the database.
There is very little tolerance for performance degradation in your environment. You need to remove all 2010 and prior data from the AuditData table by using the least amount of system resources possible. Develop the solution by selecting and arranging the required SQL actions in the correct order.
You may not need all of the actions.
Correct Answer:
Explanation
Note:
- Create a new partitioned table with the partition function you want, and then insert the data from the old table into the new table by using an INSERT INTO...SELECT FROM statement.
- SPLIT RANGE ( boundary_value )
Adds one partition to the partition function. boundary_value determines the range of the new partition, and must differ from the existing boundary ranges of the partition function. Based on boundary_value, the Database Engine splits one of the existing ranges into two.
Of these two, the one where the new boundary_value resides is considered the new partition.
- BCP can be used top produce the zipped text file.
- Example: plitting a partition of a partitioned table or index into two partitions The following example creates a partition function to partition a table or index into four partitions.
ALTER PARTITION FUNCTION splits one of the partitions into two to create a total of five partitions.
CREATE PARTITION FUNCTION myRangePF1 (int)
AS RANGE LEFT FOR VALUES ( 1, 100, 1000 );
GO
-Split the partition between boundary_values 100 and 1000
-to create two partitions between boundary_values 100 and 500
--and between boundary_values 500 and 1000.
ALTER PARTITION FUNCTION myRangePF1 ()
SPLIT RANGE (500);
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You observe that several indexes are fragmented.
You need to rebuild the indexes.
What should you use?
- A. SQL Server Data Collector
- B. SQL Server Configuration Manager
- C. SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)
- D. Sp_who3 stored procedure
- E. Object Explorer in the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
- F. Activity Monitor
Correct Answer: E 🗳️
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Overview
Application Overview
Contoso, Ltd., is the developer of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) application.
Contoso is designing a new version of the ERP application. The previous version of the ERP application used SQL Server 2008 R2.
The new version will use SQL Server 2014.
The ERP application relies on an import process to load supplier data. The import process updates thousands of rows simultaneously, requires exclusive access to the database, and runs daily.
You receive several support calls reporting unexpected behavior in the ERP application. After analyzing the calls, you conclude that users made changes directly to the tables in the database.
Tables
The current database schema contains a table named OrderDetails.
The OrderDetails table contains information about the items sold for each purchase order. OrderDetails stores the product ID, quantities, and discounts applied to each product in a purchase order.
The product price is stored in a table named Products. The Products table was defined by using the SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS collation.
A column named ProductName was created by using the varchar data type. The database contains a table named Orders.
Orders contains all of the purchase orders from the last 12 months. Purchase orders that are older than 12 months are stored in a table named OrdersOld.
The previous version of the ERP application relied on table-level security.
Stored Procedures
The current version of the database contains stored procedures that change two tables. The following shows the relevant portions of the two stored procedures:
Customer Problems
Installation Issues
The current version of the ERP application requires that several SQL Server logins be set up to function correctly. Most customers set up the ERP application in multiple locations and must create logins multiple times.
Index Fragmentation Issues
Customers discover that clustered indexes often are fragmented. To resolve this issue, the customers defragment the indexes more frequently. All of the tables affected by fragmentation have the following columns that are used as the clustered index key:
Backup Issues
Customers who have large amounts of historical purchase order data report that backup time is unacceptable.
Search Issues
Users report that when they search product names, the search results exclude product names that contain accents, unless the search string includes the accent.
Missing Data Issues
Customers report that when they make a price change in the Products table, they cannot retrieve the price that the item was sold for in previous orders.
Query Performance Issues
Customers report that query performance degrades very quickly. Additionally, the customers report that users cannot run queries when SQL Server runs maintenance tasks. Import Issues During the monthly import process, database administrators receive many supports call from users who report that they cannot access the supplier data. The database administrators want to reduce the amount of time required to import the data.
Design Requirements
File Storage Requirements
The ERP database stores scanned documents that are larger than 2 MB. These files must only be accessed through the ERP application. File access must have the best possible read and write performance.
Data Recovery Requirements
If the import process fails, the database must be returned to its prior state immediately.
Security Requirements
You must provide users with the ability to execute functions within the ERP application, without having direct access to the underlying tables.
Concurrency Requirements
You must reduce the likelihood of deadlocks occurring when Sales.Prod and Sales.Proc2 execute.
You need to recommend a solution that meets the data recovery requirement. What should you include in the recommendation?
- A. A database snapshot
- B. A transaction log backup
- C. Snapshot isolation
- D. A differential backup
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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