SQL Server Interview Question and Answers
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What does NULL mean? |
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The value NULL means UNKNOWN; it does not mean (empty string). Assuming ANSI_NULLS are on in your SQL Server database, which they are by default, any comparison to the value NULL will yield the value NULL. |
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What are the Different Types of Normalization? |
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- First Normal Form
- Second Normal Form
- Third Normal Form
- Boyce’s Normal Form
- Fourth Normal Form
- Fifth Normal Form
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68. |
What are Page Splits? |
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Pages are contained in extent. Every extent will have around eight data pages. But all the eight data pages are not created at once; they are created depending on data demand. So when a page becomes full it creates a new page, this process is called as “Page Split”. |
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What is an Identity? |
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Identity is a column that automatically generates numeric values. |
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What is a covered index? |
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A covered index is a non clustered index that contains all the columns in a query. |