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SQL Server Interview Questions 50

The document contains a list of 50 SQL Server interview questions covering various topics such as indexing, normalization, transactions, error handling, and performance optimization. It addresses key concepts like stored procedures, triggers, joins, and different SQL functions. The questions are designed to assess a candidate's knowledge and understanding of SQL Server functionalities and best practices.

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SQL Server Interview Questions 50

The document contains a list of 50 SQL Server interview questions covering various topics such as indexing, normalization, transactions, error handling, and performance optimization. It addresses key concepts like stored procedures, triggers, joins, and different SQL functions. The questions are designed to assess a candidate's knowledge and understanding of SQL Server functionalities and best practices.

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SQL Server Interview Questions (50)

1. What is the difference between clustered and non-clustered indexes?

2. Explain the concept of normalization and denormalization.

3. What are the different types of joins in SQL Server?

4. How do you optimize a SQL query for better performance?

5. What is a stored procedure and how is it different from a function?

6. What are triggers and when would you use them?

7. How does SQL Server handle transactions and what is ACID compliance?

8. What is the difference between DELETE and TRUNCATE?

9. How do you handle error handling in T-SQL?

10. What are common causes of deadlocks and how do you resolve them?

11. What is indexing and why is it important?

12. How do you create a primary key and foreign key?

13. What is the use of the GROUP BY clause?

14. What is the difference between WHERE and HAVING clauses?

15. What is a CTE (Common Table Expression)?

16. What is the purpose of the RANK() function?

17. What are the different isolation levels in SQL Server?

18. What is the difference between temp tables and table variables?

19. How do you find duplicate records in a table?

20. What is a view and how is it different from a table?

21. What is a composite key?

22. What is the difference between CHAR and VARCHAR?

23. How do you backup and restore a SQL Server database?

24. What are the steps for database recovery?


25. What is SQL injection and how do you prevent it?

26. What are constraints in SQL Server?

27. How do you create and use indexes?

28. What is the difference between UNION and UNION ALL?

29. How do you implement pagination in SQL Server?

30. What are system databases in SQL Server?

31. What is the difference between GETDATE() and SYSDATETIME()?

32. How do you identify and kill a blocking session?

33. What is the purpose of the SQL Server Agent?

34. How do you schedule jobs in SQL Server?

35. What are the different recovery models in SQL Server?

36. What is replication and what types are available?

37. What is the difference between log shipping and mirroring?

38. What are the uses of DBCC commands?

39. What are FILESTREAM and its use cases?

40. How do you migrate a database to another server?

41. What is the difference between SCOPE_IDENTITY(), @@IDENTITY and IDENT_CURRENT()?

42. What are synonyms in SQL Server?

43. What is the purpose of indexed views?

44. How do you monitor performance in SQL Server?

45. What is SQL Profiler and how is it used?

46. How do you implement full-text search?

47. What is a partitioned table?

48. What is an execution plan and how do you read it?

49. How do you encrypt data in SQL Server?

50. What is Always On Availability Groups in SQL Server?

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