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Microsoft 070-469 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
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| Exam Name: | Designing Database Solutions for Microsoft SQL Server (MCSE: Data Platform Exam) |
| Exam Number: | 70-469 |
| Exam Format: | Drag and Drop, Case Studies, Multiple Choice |
| Exam Price: | USD 165 (varies by region) |
| Exam Duration: | 120-150 |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Retired (no longer offered) |
| Real Exam Qty: | 40-60 |
| Passing Score: | 700/1000 |
| Related Certifications: | MCSE: Data Platform |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Proctored exam delivered online or at authorized test centers (historically via Pearson VUE) |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended experience with SQL Server administration and database design; prior Microsoft SQL Server certification or equivalent knowledge is typically expected. |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/ |
Microsoft 070-469 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
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| Design Security and Compliance | - Data protection
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| Design High Availability and Disaster Recovery | - Availability solutions
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| Design Logical Database Architecture | - Database object design
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| Design Physical Database Implementation | - Performance optimization
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Microsoft Recertification for MCSE: Data Platform FAQ: The Essentials
Recommended experience with SQL Server administration and database design; prior Microsoft SQL Server certification or equivalent knowledge is typically expected. Vendor eligibility rules do evolve, so double-check on the official page (official 070-469 exam page) before you pay the fee.
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Microsoft Recertification for MCSE: Data Platform Sample Questions:
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You have a SQL Server 2012 instance named SQL\Instance1. Instance1 contains a database named Database1.
You need to recommend an index defragmentation solution for an index named ContentIndex. ContentIndex must meet the following requirements:
Remain online during the defragmentation.
Update distribution statistics.
Perform defragmentation as quickly as possible.
Which type of index defragmentation solution should you include in the recommendation? More than one answer choice may achieve the goal. Select the BEST answer.
- A. REORGANIZE
- B. DBCC INDEXDEFRAG
- C. DBCC DBREINDEX
- D. REBUILD
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
You need to implement a backup strategy to support the requirements.
Which two actions should you perform? Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.
- A. Create a share on the hot standby site and grant permission to the SQL Server service login.
- B. Schedule a full backup by using the command BACKUP DATABASE ProdDB TO SHARE ... WITH CREDENTIAL=N' MyCredential'
- C. Schedule a full backup by using the command BACKUP DATABASE ProdDB TO URL ... WTTH CREDENTIAL=N'MyCredential'
- D. Schedule a full backup by using the command BACKUP DATABASE ProdDB TO DISK...
- E. Create a share on your Windows Azure site by using your Windows Azure storage account information, and grant permission to the SQL Server service login.
- F. Create a credential called MyCredential on SQL Server by using a Windows domain account and password.
- G. Create a credential called MyCredential on SQL Server, using MyStorageAccount for the storage account name and StorageAccountKey for the access key.
Correct Answer: C,E 🗳️
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DRAG DROP
Your network contains a server named Server1 that runs SQL Server 2012. Server1 contains an instance named Instance1. Instance1 contains a database named ContentDatabase.
ContentDatabase uses transaction log backups.
The recovery model of ContentDatabase is set to FULL.
You need to shrink the ContentDatabase_Log log file to 10 MB. The solution must ensure that you can continue to back up the transaction log.
Which three code segments should you execute?
To answer, move the appropriate code segments from the list of code segments to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
Correct Answer:
You need to recommend a solution to minimize the amount of time it takes to execute USP_5.
What should you include in the recommendation?
- A. Enable cross-database chaining.
- B. Use the EXECUTE AS clause in USP_5.
- C. Use a server role to group all logins.
- D. Copy USP.5 to each database.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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You create a table named Customers by using the following code segment:
You create a non-clustered index named IX_Name on the name column.
You write the following query to retrieve all of the customers that have a name that starts with the letters SMI:
You discover that the query performs a table scan.
You need to ensure that the query uses the index.
What should you do?
- A. Recreate IX Name as a clustered index
- B. Replace LEFT(name,3) = 'smi' by using name like 'smi%'
- C. Replace LEFT(name,3) = 'smi' by using substring(name,l,3) = 'smi'
- D. Recreate IX_Name as a unique index
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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