CS107 Module 3.1 - Data Definition Language (DDL) in SQL Server
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What is the precision and scale of a field defined as precision 5 and scale 2?

  • Precision 5, scale 3
  • Precision 5, scale 2 (correct)
  • Precision 2, scale 5
  • Precision 3, scale 2

What data type accurately stores monetary values up to a ten-thousandth of a monetary unit?

  • Real
  • Smallmoney (correct)
  • Money
  • Float

Which system data type accurately represents floating precision numbers equivalent to float(24)?

  • Double
  • Decimal
  • Float
  • Real (correct)

What is the range of values that can be stored in a datetime data type?

<p>January 1, 1753 - December 31, 9999 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which text data type is fixed-length and non-Unicode with a maximum capacity of 8000 characters?

<p>Char (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the NEWID() function in SQL Server?

<p>To create globally unique identifiers for tracking numbers (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the system datatype 'float(2)' indicate about the precision of the stored values?

<p>It stores up to two decimal places (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which data type in SQL Server is suitable for variable-length binary data with a maximum size declared as (2,147,483,677) bytes?

<p>varbinary(max) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main advantage of using varbinary over binary in SQL Server?

<p>Uses less hard-disk space (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of SQL Server authentication involves clicking on 'Connect' after selecting 'Windows Authentication'?

<p>Windows Authentication (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT considered a database object that can be modified using a Data Definition Language (DDL) in SQL Server?

<p>Binary Data (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the maximum length for fixed-length binary data stored using the 'binary' type in SQL Server?

<p>8000 bytes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which datatype is used to store entire XML documents or fragments?

<p>xml (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using nvarchar over nchar?

<p>It uses less disk space when there are fewer characters. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which datatype allows storing values of different datatypes except for certain specified ones?

<p>sql_variant (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the maximum length of characters that nchar can hold?

<p>4000 characters (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which datatype is used to track changes to data by timestamping records?

<p>timestamp (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What differentiates nvarchar from nvarchar(max)?

<p>nvarchar(max) can hold up to 2,147,483,677 bytes of data (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the maximum database size supported by SQL Server?

<p>1,000,000 terabytes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many simultaneous instances of SQL Server can run on a single computer?

<p>16 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What data type in SQL Server can contain only a value of 1 or 0?

<p>bit (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the SQL statement 'create database friends_information;'?

<p>To create a new database (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement controls whether you can use the equality operator to test for null?

<p>SET ANSI_NULLS ON/OFF (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In SQL, what does the 'not null' concept imply?

<p>Fields must not be empty (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the range of values for the 'int' data type in SQL Server?

<p>-2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part is not considered as a component of a database in SQL Server?

<p>Indexes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which SQL statement is used to open a table for viewing data?

<p>Right-Click on the Table Name Click on Open Table (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the 'default' concept in SQL?

<p>It sets a default value for a field if no value is specified (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the SQL statement 'create table information(...);' primarily do?

<p>Define the structure of a new table (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which SQL statement allows you to execute a SQL query in SQL Management Studio?

<p>Click on New Query Type your SQL statement inside the SQLQuery Windows Click on Execute (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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