Microsoft PRO:MS SQL Serv 08,Design,Optimize, and Maintain DB Admin Solu Sample Questions:

1. You administer a SQL Server 2008 instance.
The instance hosts a database that contains sensitive data. You plan to implement a database backup strategy for the database.
You need to ensure that all backups of the database are encrypted. You also need to prevent unauthorized access of the backups.
What should you do?

A) Use the BACKUP statement along with the MEDIAPASSWORD option.
B) Use the BACKUP statement along with the PASSWORD option.
C) Use Transparent database encryption.
D) Use Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption technology.

2. You administer a SQL Server 2008 infrastructure.
You plan to deploy a new SQL Server 2008 multi-node failover cluster. The failover cluster uses a storage
area network (SAN)
that will use redundant array of independent disks (RAID) level 5.
You need to format the logical unit numbers (LUNs) for optimal performance of the database data files.
Which of the following is the best allocation unit size you should use?

A) 64-KB
B) 156-KB
C) 32-KB
D) 8-KB

3. You administer a SQL Server 2008 instance that hosts a database solution in a production environment.
The database solution uses several SQL Server Agent jobs to periodically transfer data from heterogeneous data sources to the production environment. You also have a separate development environment that is used by several development teams. You design a test recovery plan for the database.
You plan to test the recovery plan by performing the following tasks:
Restoring the database on a separate SQL Server 2008 instance in a development environment Running a number of unit tests.
You need to ensure that all database dependencies are included in the recovery plan.
Which two objects should you transfer from the production environment to the development environment? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.)

A) msdb database
B) master database
C) Custom error messages
D) SQL Server Agent jobs
E) Login accounts

4. You are a professional level SQL Sever 2008 Database Administrator in an international corporation named Wiikigo.
You are experienced in managing databases in an enterprise-level organization,optimizing and sustaining the database life cycle. In the company, your job is to implement solutions on security, troubleshooting, deployment and optimization.
A SQL Server 2008 infrastructure is managed by you. A corporate backup and recovery strategy that has to be validated is designed.
You are required to make sure that any single database can be restored successfully from a severe failure, and during the restoration, a backup data center should not be required in a different location.
Which three actions should be contained by your solution? (Choose more than one)

A) All backup media offsite should be stored.
B) All SQL Server instances should be installed on a failover cluster.
C) SQL login accounts and credentials should be scripted.
D) The administrative processes and application access requirements should be documented.
E) One list of all Windows logins and passwords should be sustained.

5. You administer a SQL Server 2008 instance.
Your company security policy is designed to prevent changes to the server to the server configuration. You plan to use Policy-Based Management Framework to implement the security policy.
You need to ensure that the policy is configured to meet the security requirement.
What should you do?

A) Enable the nested triggers server configuration option.
B) Use the Local Service account for the SQLAgent service.
C) Disable the nested triggers server configuration.
D) Use a domain account for the SQLAgent service.

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