You administer several Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database servers. Merge replication has been
configured for an application that is distributed across offices throughout a wide area network
(WAN). Many of the tables involved in replication use the XML and varchar (max) data types.
Occasionally, merge replication fails due to timeout errors. You need to reduce the occurrence of
these timeout errors. What should you do?

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database. You create an availability group named
haContosoDbs. Your primary replica is available at Server01\Contoso01. You need to configure the
availability group to have the highest availability. You also need to ensure that no data is lost. Which
Transact-SQL statement should you use?

You administer two Microsoft SQL Server 2012 servers. Each server resides in a different, untrusted
domain. You plan to configure database mirroring. You need to be able to create database mirroring
endpoints on both servers. What should you do?

You are migrating a database named Orders to a new server that runs Microsoft SQL Server 2012.
You attempt to add the [Corpnet\User1] login to the database. However, you receive the following
error message:
“User already exists in current database.”
You need to configure the [Corpnet\User1] login to be able to access the Orders database and retain
the original permissions. You need to achieve this goal by using the minimum required permissions.
Which Transact-SQL statement should you use?

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database. You configure Transparent Data Encryption
(TDE) on the Orders database by using the following statements:

You attempt to restore the Orders database and the restore fails. You copy the encryption file to the
original location. A hardware failure occurs and so a new server must be installed and configured.
After installing SQL Server to the new server, you restore the Orders database and copy the
encryption files to their original location. However, you are unable to access the database. You need
to be able to restore the database. Which Transact-SQL statement should you use before attempting
the restore?

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database that has Trustworthy set to On. You create a
stored procedure that returns database-level information from Dynamic Management Views. You
grant User1 access to execute the stored procedure. You need to ensure that the stored procedure
returns the required information when User1 executes the stored procedure. You need to achieve
this goal by granting the minimum permissions required. What should you do? (Each correct answer
presents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.)

You use a contained database named ContosoDb within a domain. You need to create a user who
can log on to the ContosoDb database. You also need to ensure that you can port the database to
different database servers within the domain without additional user account configurations. Which
type of user should you create?

You are the lead database administrator (DBA) of a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 environment. All
DBAs are members of the DOMAIN\JrDBAs Active Directory group. You grant DOMAIN\JrDBAs
access to the SQL Server. You need to create a server role named SpecialDBARole that can perform
the following functions:
• View all databases.
• View the server state.
• Assign GRANT, DENY, and REVOKE permissions on logins.
You need to add DOMAIN\JrDBAs to the server role. You also need to provide the least level of
privileges necessary. Which SQL statement or statements should you use? Choose all that apply.

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 server. You plan to deploy new features to an
application. You need to evaluate existing and potential clustered and non-clustered indexes that
will improve performance. What should you do?

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server database named Sales. The database is 3 terabytes in size.
The Sales database is configured as shown in the following table.

You discover that Sales_2.ndf is corrupt. You need to recover the corrupted data in the minimum
amount of time. What should you do?