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High Performance SQL Server
Two Minute SQL
Server Stumpers
Test your SQL Server knowledge!
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Two Minute SQL Server
Stumpers
Vol. 5
Brought to you by the staff at
SQLServerCentral.com
And
Red Gate Software
Thanks to the following for contributing
questions:
Chad Crawford
Sriram Yaddanapudi
Vincent Rainardi
Jacob Sebastian
Brandie Tarvin
Ramesh Saive
Carlos Iglesias Martinez
Surendra Holambe
Prashant Pandey
Reza Nassabeh
Gogula Aryalingam
Kenneth Fisher
and
VM and Abhijit
Red Gate Books
Newnham House
Cambridge Business Park
Cambridge
CB4 0WZ
United Kingdom
ISBN 978-1-906434-20-5
Copyright Notice
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Disclaimer
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articles contained in this book are not liable for any problems
resulting from the use of techniques, source code, or compiled
executables referenced in this book. Users should review all
procedures carefully, test first on a non-production server, and always
have good backup before using on a production server.
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Foreword
Why Two Minute Questions?
When I was a kid, I used to order these Scholastic
mysteries from the school. They were these little, thin
paperbacks, like 50-60 or so pages, much like what
you’re holding now, that had a short mystery written
on a page. Usually they consisted of some story and
then a question. How did someone get killed? Where
did the murder weapon go? Something like that. You
then turned the page to find out the answer after
thinking about it for a minute.
We now bring you Volume 5 of our SQL Server
Stumpers and, once again, that’s what we’re trying to
build here, but instead of some mystery, it’s a quiz
type format of SQL Server questions and answers,
culled from the annals of our very popular Question
of the Day on the SQLServerCentral.com website.
These are a collection of questions from the past that
we put together to help you study for an exam, learn a
bit more about SQL Server, pass the time, etc. But
they’re mostly collected for…
The INTERVIEW.
You’re looking for a new job; you’ve posted your
resume, worked on cover letters, and finally landed an
interview. Now you want to be sure that you look
your best; that you can answer what’s thrown at you.
I can’t promise that anyone will ask you any of these
questions, but you never know. Maybe some
managers that are interviewing will grab a copy of the
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