You are responsible for managing a SQL Server 2005 database that stores sales information. Many values in nchar columns in the database tables contain preceding or trailing spaces. You need to implement a mechanism that selects the data from the tables without leading and trailing spaces. Your solution must be available for reuse in Transact-SQL statements and views. What should you do?

Your company Web site includes a page that customers use to send feedback about the company and its products. You use a SQL Server 2005 database to store the comments in the Comments column of a table named Feedback. You need to implement full-text searching so that you can run reports on the comments. Which two actions should you perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.)

You are modifying a table named Product in a SQL Server 2005 database.

You want to add a new column named FriendlyName to the Product table. A friendly name for each product will be stored in this column. The table currently contains data. The sales department has not yet created a friendly name for each product. FriendlyName is a required value for each product. You want to add this new column by using the least amount of effort. What should you do?

You are creating a SQL Server 2005 database for a mortgage company. The database will support a new Web-based application that will handle up to 1,000 simultaneous users. This application must quickly display the results of calculation-intensive operations, such as calculating mortgage payments and amortization schedules. You need to ensure that the database processes calculations as quickly and efficiently as possible. What should you do?

You are creating a view to join the Customers and Orders tables in a SQL Server 2005 database. You need to ensure that the view cannot be affected by modifications to underlying table schemas. You want to accomplish this goal by using the least possible amount of overhead. What should you do?

Your company uses a SQL Server 2005 database. This database contains a trigger named trg_InsertOrders, which fires when order data is inserted into the Orders table. The trigger is responsible for ensuring that a customer exists in the Customers table before data is inserted into the Orders table. You need to configure the trigger to prevent it from firing during the data import process. You must accomplish this goal while using the least amount of administrative effort. Which two Transact-SQL statements can you use to achieve this goal? (Each correct answer presents a complete solution. Choose two.)

You work for a bank that uses a SQL Server 2005 database to store line items from customer banking transactions. The bank processes 50,000 transactions every day. The application requires a clustered index on the TransactionID column. You need to create a table that supports an efficient reporting solution that queries the transactions by date. What are the two ways to achieve this goal? (Each correct answer presents a complete solution. Choose two.)