You are the administrator of a SQL Server 2000 computer. The server contains a database named Customers, which is used by a custom client/server application.

The database contains more than 1 million rows. Users report that the database responds slowly when they search for customers by using the application. Users search for customers by scrolling through an alphabetical list of customer names.

You use SQL profiles to capture information about how the application uses the database.

You receive results as shown in the following screen shot.

You need to improve the application’s performance. What should you do?

You are the administrator of SQL Server 2000 computer. The server contains a database named Medical Records. This database contains clinical records and administrative records. The database consumes about 30GB of disk space. The data files are configured as shown in the exhibit.

You run full database backups each night after business hours. You notice that the backup is not complete by the time the morning shift begins to use the database.

You need to minimize the time needed to restore data in the event of a system, failure. You also want to reconfigure the database to allow the backups to complete during the evening hours.

Which two actions should you take? (Each correct answer represents part of the solution. Choose two)

A. Reorganize the data files into two groups. Place the system tables in the PRIMARY filegroup and the user-defined tables in the other filegroup.

B. Reorganize the data files into three groups. Place the system tables and shared objects in the PRIMARY filegroup, the clinical records in a filegroup, and the administrative records in a filegroup.

C. Reorganize the data files into three groups. Place the system tables in the PRIMARY filegroup, the indexes in a filegroup, and the tables in the other filegroup.

D. Back up the transaction log each night. Run a filegroup backup on a different filegroup each night.

E. Back up the transaction log each night. Run a filegroup backup on the database each weekend.

F. Back up the transaction log each night. Run a differential backup each Sunday, and run a full backup the first day of each month.

You are the administrator of a SQL Server 2000 computer. The server contains a Data Transformation Services (DTS) package that queries multiple databases and writes the results to a text file. You run this package by using a Microsoft Windows batch file. The batch file uses the dtsrun utility to execute the DTS package.

You want to ensure that connection properties, such as login names and passwords, cannot be read or modified by users. Which two actions should you take? (Each correct answer represents part of the solution. Choose two.)

You are the administrator of several SQL Server 2000 computers. A data Transformation Services (DTS) package uses native OLE DB providers to transfer data between the servers. Connection details for the servers are specified in .udl files. The .udl files are frequently updated as connection details change.

You want to distribute the DTS package as a file to developers in your company. You want to make sure connection details are available to developers who receive the DTS package.

Which two tasks should you perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two)

You are the administrator of SQL Server computers. One server is named SQL7, and other is named SQL2000. SQL7 is running SQL Server 7.O and SQL2000 is running SQL Server 2000.

The net-libraries on SQL2000 are configured as shown in the exhibit.

SQL7 is configured so that it has the named pipes, TCP/IP, NWlink, IPX/SPX and multiprotocol Net Libraries.

SQL2000 and SQL7 exchange confidential company information. You need to ensure that unauthorized users cannot access this information.

Which two actions should you take? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two)

You are the administrator of a SQL Server 2000 computer. The server contains a database named Customers, which is used by a custom client/server application.

The database contains more than 1 million rows. Users report that the database responds slowly when they search for customers by using the application. Users search for customers by scrolling through an alphabetical list of customer names.

You use SQL profiles to capture information about how the application uses the database.

You receive results as shown in the following screen shot.

You need to improve the application’s performance. What should you do?

You are the administrator of a SQL Server 2000 computer. The server contains a database named Contracts. The server is configured as shown in the server configuration exhibit.

The database files are configured as shown in the database properties exhibit.

The database developers have been creating new tables and indexes without specifying a filegroup.

The primary filegroup is reaching its maximum capacity.

You want the developers to continue adding new objects, but you do not want then to change the way they create objects. You do not want to run out of disk space. You also want to minimize the time it takes to administer the database.

What should you do?

You are the administrator of a SQL Server 2000 computer. The server contains a database named sales. You need to change the way customer Ids appear in the Customers table. The database schema is shown in the exhibit.

You need to automate the process of updating the primary key tools. You also want to minimize records locks and administration within the database during the update process.

What should you do?

You are the database administrator for a financial services company. Employees enter data 24 hours a day into a SQL Server 2000 database. These employees report slower response times when new account information is gathered from branch offices and added to the database. You currently use the following BULK INSERT statement to add the account information:

BULK INSERT finance.dbo.customers

FROM ‘di\bulk\accts143_10141000.txt’

WITH DATAFILETYPE = ‘char’,

FIELD/TERMINATOR = ‘\t’,

ROWTERMINATOR = ‘\n,’

TABLOCK

You want to ensure that response times do not slow when new account information is added to the database. What should you do?

You are the database administrator for a retail company. The company owns 270 stores. Every month, each store submits approximately 2,000 sales records, which are loaded into a SQL Server 2000 database at the corporate headquarters.

You are the administrator of a SQL Server 2000 computer. The server contains a database named Inventory. The Inventory database has a table named StorageLocations that stores the location of parts contained in your company's warehouses. The StorageLocations table is configured as shown in the exhibit.

The LocationDescription field is usually described with a name 10 to 25 characters in length. The locations never store more than 100,000 units of any given part.

You want to modify the table's schema to save space. You cannot lose any existing data. You want to do this by using the minimum amount of administrative time and server resources.

Which Transact-SQL statement should you execute?