(Ex:350-001):

1. You are responsible for implementing maintenance jobs on a SQL Server 2005 database server. Certain jobs run every Sunday and other jobs run at the beginning of every month. You need to schedule the jobs in the way that uses the least amount of administrative effort. What should you do?
A. Create a job schedule that runs every Sunday. Assign weekly tasks to this schedule. Create a second schedule that runs on the first day of every month. Assign monthly tasks to this schedule.
B. Create a job for each task that runs once a day. Use a Transact-SQL statement to check the date and day of the week. If the day is either a Sunday or the first day of the month, execute the code.
C. Create a job schedule that runs once a day. Assign jobs to this job schedule. If the day is either a Sunday or the first day of the month, execute the jobs.
D. Create a job for each task that runs once a week on Sunday. Add a second job schedule that runs the job on the first of the month.
Answer: A


2.You are moving a SQL Server 2005 database named Timesheet to a new database server. The Timesheet database is used by the TimeEntry application. You need to minimize the amount of time that the TimeEntry application is unavailable while you move the database. What should you do?
A. Move the database to the new server by using the SQL Management Object method in the Copy Database Wizard.
B. Detach the current database. Copy the data files to the new server. Attach the files.
C. Back up the database. Copy the backup file to the new server. Restore the database.
D. Move the data files. Specify the new location by using ALTER DATABASE.
Answer: B

3. You configure a new SQL Server 2005 computer to use TCP/IP with all default settings. Your corporate policy requires that each server use a firewall. You find that you can connect to the SQL Server instance from the local computer. However, client computers cannot connect to the SQL Server instance. You need to identify the most likely cause of the connection issues. What should you do first?
A. Ensure that port 1433 is open in your firewall.
B. Ensure that port 443 is open in your firewall.
C. Ensure that client computers connect by using Shared Memory protocol.
D. Ensure that the server is not paused.
Answer: A

4. Application developers in your company create an assembly that contains a CLR function. This CLR function reads data from a spreadsheet, performs some calculations, and returns the data to a SQL Server 2005 computer. You need to register the assembly with SQL Server 2005 by using the CREATE ASSEMBLY statement and the least privileged security permission set. Which permission set should you use?
A. Default
B. SAFE
C. EXTERNAL_ACCESS
D. UNSAFE
Answer: C

5. A support engineer reports that inserting new sales transactions in a SQL Server 2005 database results in an error. You investigate the error. You discover that in one of the databases, a developer has accidentally deleted some data in a table that is critical for transaction processing. The database uses the full recovery model. You need to restore the table. You need to achieve this goal without affecting the availability of other data in the database. What should you do?
A. Back up the current transaction log. Restore the database with a different name and stop at the point just before the data loss. Copy the table back into the original database.
B. Back up the current transaction log. Restore the database to the point just before the data loss.
C. Restore the database from the existing backup files to a time just before the data loss.
D. Restore the database to the point of the last full backup.
Answer: A

6. You are preparing for a new installation of SQL Server 2005. You need to select the protocols that client computers might use to connect to the server. Which two protocols can you use to achieve this goal? (Each correct answer presents a complete solution. Choose two.)
A. Named Pipes
B. TCP/IP
C. Shared Memory
D. Virtual Interface Adapter (VIA)
E. Multiprotocol
Answer: AB

7. Your company uses SQL Server 2005. Users report that report execution is slow. You investigate and discover that some queries do not use optimal execution plans. You also notice that some optimizer statistics are missing and others are out of date. You need to correct the problem so that reports execute more quickly. Which two Transact-SQL statements should you use? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.)
A. DBCC CHECKTABLE
B. ALTER INDEX REORGANIZE
C. UPDATE STATISTICS
D. CREATE STATISTICS
E. DBCC SHOW_STATISTICS
F. DBCC UPDATEUSAGE
Answer: CD

8. Your company has two SQL Server 2005 computers named SQL1 and SQL2. A user in your company named Eric writes many ad hoc queries against the company databases. Eric has access to the Customer database on SQL1. He does not have access to the Sales database on SQL2. You need to ensure that Eric can write queries that join information from both servers. What should you do first?
A. Create a linked server on SQL1 to SQL2. Configure the linked server to use impersonation.
B. Create a linked server on SQL1 to SQL2. Configure the linked server to use mapped logins.
C. Instruct Eric to write the queries on SQL2 by using the OPENQUERY statement and specifying SQL1 as the server name.
D. Instruct Eric to specify SQL Server object names by using four-part notation.
Answer: B