You administer two Microsoft SQL Server 2012 servers named ProdSrv1 and ProdSrv2. ProdSrv1 is
configured as a Distributor. Both servers are configured to use the Windows NT Service virtual
accounts for all SQL Services.
You are configuring snapshot replication from ProdSrv1 to ProdSrv2 by using ProdSrv2 as a pull
subscriber.
The distribution agent on ProdSrv2 regularly fails, displaying the following error message:
“Cannot access the file. Operating system error code 5 (Access is denied.).”
You need to configure the distribution agent by granting only the minimum required access to all
accounts.
What should you do?

You are a database administrator for a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 environment.
You want to deploy a new application that will scale out the workload to at least five different SQL
Server instances.
You need to ensure that for each copy of the database, users are able to read and write data that
will then be synchronized between all of the database instances.
Which feature should you use?

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 instance that has multiple databases. You have a twonode SQL Server failover cluster. The cluster uses a storage area network (SAN).
You discover I/O issues. The SAN is at capacity and additional disks cannot be added.
You need to reduce the I/O workload on the SAN at a minimal cost.
What should you do?

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database that includes a table named
Application.Events. Application.Events contains millions of records about user activity in an
application.
Records in Application.Events that are more than 90 days old are purged nightly. When records are
purged, table locks are causing contention with inserts.
You need to be able to modify Application.Events without requiring any changes to the applications
that utilize Application.Events.
Which type of solution should you use?

DRAG DROP
You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 instance.
An application executes a large volume of dynamic queries.
You need to reduce the amount of memory used for cached query plans.
What should you do? (To answer, move the appropriate statements from the list of statements to
the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.)

HOTSPOT
You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database instance.
The instance is running on a server with the following configuration:
1TB RAM
SAN storage for database and log files
4 quad-core processors
64-Bit Windows 2008R2 operating system
This instance hosts a database with large partitioned tables. Users report that complex queries are
taking a long time to complete.
While troubleshooting, you discover that CPU utilization is low (less than 20 percent), disk activity is
low (little or no waiting processes), and no significant blocking is occurring.
You need to ensure that the instance can process queries as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Which setting should you configure?

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 environment. One of the SQL Server 2012 instances
contains a database named Sales.
You plan to migrate Sales to Windows Azure SQL Database.
To do so, you need to implement a contained database.
What should you do? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose all that apply.)

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database named Contoso on a server named Server01.

You need to track all SELECT statements issued in the Contoso database only by users in a role
named Sales.
What should you create?

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database named Contoso on a server named Server01.
You need to collect data for a long period of time to troubleshoot wait statistics when querying
Contoso. You also need to ensure minimum impact to the server.
What should you create?

You plan to install Microsoft SQL Server 2012 for a web hosting company.
The company plans to host multiple web sites, each supported by a SQL Server database.
You need to select an edition of SQL Server that features backup compression of databases, basic
data integration features, and low total cost of ownership.
Which edition should you choose?