Which of the following SQL editions supports failover clustering? Selected Answer: Response Feedback: b.

SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Difficulty: Medium

Section Ref: Choose a version of SQL Server - SQL Server 2005 Standard and Enterprise editions support failover clustering.

Which of the following is NOT a best practice when selecting hardware and software? Selected Answer: reserving 1 GB for each database is not a best practice.

Which of the following is an advantage of a 64-bit CPU? Selected Answer: 32-bit processors with 32-bit address bus can access up to 4 GB of memory, whereas 32-bit processors with 36-bit address bus can access up to 64 GB of memory.

What is the maximum number of processors that SQL 2005 Workgroups Edition supports? Selected Answer: SQL 2005 Workgroups Edition supports up to two processors.

You want to run SQL Server 2005 Enterprise (64-bit) x64. What version of the operating system do you need? Selected Answer: To run SQL 2005 Enterprise (64-bit) x64, you need wither Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008, Standard x64, Enterprise x64, or Database x64 editions with Service Pack 1 or late

What is the minimum free disk space you need to install the SQL Server 2008 Database Engine? Selected Answer: To install SQL 2008 Database Engine, you need 280 MB of free disk space.

What is the maximum number of processors that SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition can use? Selected Answer: c. four

You have a database server with two processors and four physical disks. Which of the following statistics show a bottleneck? Selected Answer: b. Memory: pages/sec averages 12 Response Feedback: The SQL Server buffer should be more than 90%. High values indicate good cache usage and minimal disk access when searching for data. The physical disk time should be below 50%. The % processor time should be 75% or lower. The pages per second should be below 20.

How much RAM is SQL Server 2005 Express Edition limited to? Selected Answer: SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is limited to 1 GB.

Which of the following SQL editions are free? Selected Answer: The free versions of SQL are the Express and Compact Editions.

What percentage should the CPU utilization stay below? Selected Answer: b. 75% Response Feedback: When looking at CPU utilization as measured by % Processor Time, which indicates how hard the processor is working, it should be no greater than 75% most of the time. Occasionally, it can spike above 75%, but it should usually stay at 75% or lower.

What is the minimum free disk space you need to install the SQL Server 2008 Database Engine? Selected Answer: a. 280 MB Response Feedback: To install SQL 2008 Database Engine, you need 280 MB of free disk space.

Which of the following is NOT a best practice when selecting hardware and software? Selected Answer: c. Reserve 1 GB for each database.

Question 4

10 out of 10 points

Which version of SQL has all the features of Enterprise Edition but is designed for organizations that build and test applications? Answer Selected Answer: b.

SQL Server 2008 Developer Edition Response Feedback: Difficulty: Easy

Section Ref: Choosing an Edition of SQL Server The Developer Edition has all the features of the Enterprise Edition, but its licensed only for use as a development and test system, not as a production server. This edition is a good choice for persons or organizations that build and test applications but don't want to pay for the Enterprise Edition.

Question 5 10 out of 10 points

What should the processor queue length be for each processor? Answer Selected Answer: Two Response Feedback: Difficulty: Medium c.

Section Ref: Analyze CPU requirements The processor queue length should be below two per processor. If you have a computer with two processors, it should remain below four.

Question 6 10 out of 10 points

Which version of Windows Server 2008 supports data compression? Answer Selected Answer: Enterprise b.

Question 7 0 out of 10 points

Which of the following give excellent read and write while providing fault tolerance? Answer Selected Answer: RAID-5 a.

Question 8 0 out of 10 points

Which of the following services should be disabled on a back-end SQL server? Answer Selected Answer: d. SQL Server

Question 9 10 out of 10 points

Which database contains temporary information and intermediate result sets?

Selected Answer: d. Tempdb

Question 10 10 out of 10 points

Which version of SQL Server 2008 supports backup compression? Selected Answer: d. Enterprise

What is the maximum value for % disk time for a SQL Server? Answer Selected Answer: d. 50% Response Feedback: The physical disk should be working no more than 50% of the time.

What is the recommended RAM for SQL Server 2008 Workgroups? Answer Selected Answer: 512 MB Response Feedback: Difficulty: Medium b.

Section Ref: Choosing Memory Options Although the minimum RAM required for SQL Server 2008 Workgroups is 512 MB, the recommended amount of RAM is 2 GB.

10 out of 10 points

How many instances can you have on an SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition? Answer

Selected Answer: 16

d.

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The best method for data recovery is _____________. Answer Selected Answer: Backup, backup, backup a.

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Which of the following is NOT a system databases? Answer Selected Answer: Pagedb c.

Question 1 10 out of 10 points

Where should you place the SQL Server executable files? Answer Selected Answer: a.

The same disk as the operating system

Question 3 10 out of 10 points

Which RAID supports striping across mirrored pairs of disks? Answer Selected Answer: RAID-10 d.

Question 5 10 out of 10 points

Which of the following give excellent read and write while providing fault tolerance? Answer Selected Answer: a. RAID-10 Question 8 10 out of 10 points

What is the minimum free disk space you need to install the SQL Server 2008 Database Engine? Answer Selected Answer: 280 MB Response Feedback: Difficulty: Medium a.

Section Ref: Determining Storage Requirements To install SQL 2008 Database Engine, you need 280 MB of free disk space.

 Question 9 10 out of 10 points

Which of the following SQL editions supports failover clustering? Answer Selected Answer: SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Response Feedback: Difficulty: Medium c.

Section Ref: Choose a version of SQL Server SQL Server 2005 Standard and Enterprise editions support failover clustering.

Question 10 0 out of 10 points

Which feature of SQL Server typically requires the most memory? Answer Selected Answer: Number of SQL instances Response Feedback: Difficulty: Hard a.

Section Ref: Analyze memory requirements The buffer cache is used to store data and index pages that have been retrieved from the database. This area tends to require more physical memory than other areas Question 3

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What is the minimum amount of memory required for SQL Server 2005 Express Edition? Answer Selected Answer: 1 GB Response Feedback: Difficulty: Medium Section Ref: Choosing Memory Options The minimum memory requirement for SQL Server Express Edition is 192 MB. It is recommended to have 1 GB or more. b.