Microsoft Transition Your MCTS on SQL Server 2008 to MCSA: SQL Server 2012, Part 2 Sample Questions:

1. DRAG DROP
All database traffic to the SQL Server must be encrypted by using secure socket layer (SSL) certificates or the connection must be refused.
Network administrators have deployed server certificates to the Windows store of all Windows servers on the network from a trusted Certificate Authority. This is the only Certificate Authority allowed to distribute certificates on the network.
You enable the Force Encryption flag for the MSSQLServer protocols, but client computers are unable to connect. They receive the following error message:
"A connection was successfully established with the server, but then an error occurred during the pre-login handshake, (provider: SSL Provider, error: 0 - The certificate chain was issued by an authority that is not trusted.) (Microsoft SQL Server)"
You notice the following entry in the SQL Server log:
"A self-generated certificate was successfully loaded for encryption."
You need to configure SQL Server to encrypt all client traffic across the network. You also need to ensure that client computers are able to connect to the server by using a trusted certificate.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? (To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order,)

2. You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database that contains a table named AccountTransaction.
You discover that query performance on the table is poor due to fragmentation on the IDX_AccountTransaction_AccountCode non-clustered index.
You need to defragment the index. You also need to ensure that user queries are able to use the index during the defragmenting process,
Which Transact-SQL batch should you use?

A) ALTER INDEX ALL ON AccountTransaction REBUILD
B) CREATE INDEX IDX AccountTransactionAccountCode ON AccountTransaction.AccountCode WITH DROP EXISTING
C) ALTER INDEX IDX_AccountTransaction_AccountCode ON AccountTransaction.AccountCode REBUILD
D) ALTER INDEX IDX_AccountTransaction_AccountCode ON AccountTransaction.AccountCode REORGANIZE

3. HOTSPOT
You are developing a SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) package. An Execute SQL task in the package checks product stock levels and sets a package variable named InStock to TRUE or FALSE depending on the stock level found.
After the successful execution of the Execute SQL task, one of two data flow tasks must run, depending on the value of the InStock variable.
You need to set the precedence constraints.
Which value for the evaluation operation should you use? (To answer, select the appropriate option for the evaluation operation in the answer area.)

4. DRAG DROP
You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database. You use an OrderDetail table that has the following definition:

You need to create a non-clustered index on the SalesOrderID column in the OrderDetail table to include only rows that contain a value in the CarrierTrackingNumber column.
Which four Transact-SQL statements should you use? (To answer, move the appropriate statements from the list of statements to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.)

5. You are a database administrator for a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database named AdventureWorks2012.
You create an Availability Group defined by the following schema. (Line numbers are included for reference only.)

You need to implement an AlwaysOnAvailablity Group that will meet the following conditions:
Production transactions should be minimally affected.
The secondary server should allow reporting queries to be performed.
If the primary server goes offline, the secondary server should not automatically
take over.
Which Transact-SQL statement should you insert at line 06?
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A) Option E
B) Option A
C) Option B
D) Option D
E) Option C

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