You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 instance that has multiple databases. You
have a two-node 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?

You plan to install a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 instance.
The instance will support a database that has the following requirements:
Store Excel workbooks on the file system.
Access the workbooks through Transact-SQL.
Include the workbooks in database backups.
During installation, you need to ensure that the requirements will be met.
Which feature should you use?

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 instance named SQL2012. You are in the
process of migrating a database from a SQL Server 2008 instance named SQL2008 to the
SQL2012 instance.
You have upgraded a database from the SQL2008 instance by using the side-by-side
migration technique.
You need to migrate the SQL Server logins from the SQL2008 instance to the SQL2012
instance.
What should you do?