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Microsoft 070-462 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014 Databases |
| Exam Number: | 70-462 |
| Related Certifications: | MCSA: SQL Server 2012/2014 MCSE Data Platform (legacy) |
| Exam Format: | Drag and drop, Multiple choice, Case studies, Multiple response |
| Exam Duration: | 120-135 |
| Real Exam Qty: | 40-60 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Retired certification exam (no longer active) |
| Available Languages: | English, Japanese, German, Spanish, French, Chinese (Simplified), Korean |
| Exam Price: | $165 USD (varies by region) |
| Passing Score: | 700 (out of 1000) |
| Recommended Training: | SQL Server Documentation Microsoft Learn SQL Server Training |
| Exam Registration: | Microsoft Certification Exam Registration (Pearson VUE) |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or onsite testing center via Pearson VUE |
| Pre Condition: | No formal prerequisite, but recommended experience with SQL Server administration or prior MCSA SQL Server 2012 knowledge |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/exams/70-462 |
Microsoft 070-462 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Topic 1: Automate and Maintain SQL Server Jobs | - Automate administrative tasks - Implement alerts and notifications - Configure SQL Server Agent jobs |
| Topic 2: Install and Configure SQL Server | - Configure databases and storage - Install SQL Server instances and components - Configure SQL Server services and features |
| Topic 3: Manage Security | - Implement server and database security - Audit SQL Server environments - Manage authentication and authorization |
| Topic 4: Monitor and Optimize SQL Server | - Monitor performance and activity - Troubleshoot performance issues - Optimize queries and indexes |
| Topic 5: Maintain Instances and Databases | - Configure database maintenance plans - Perform backup and restore operations - Manage database integrity and consistency |
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Microsoft Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014 Databases is an official exam run by Microsoft under exam code 070-462. Passing it awards the MCSA: SQL Server 2012/2014 certification, which sits at the Professional tier. It also counts toward related credentials such as MCSA: SQL Server 2012/2014, MCSE Data Platform (legacy). Certified professionals remain in shorter supply than the market wants, which is precisely why this exam keeps showing up in conversations about better roles and better pay.
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No formal prerequisite, but recommended experience with SQL Server administration or prior MCSA SQL Server 2012 knowledge
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Microsoft Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014 Databases breaks down into 5 official domains, led by Maintain Instances and Databases, Install and Configure SQL Server, and Monitor and Optimize SQL Server. You will find the full topic-by-topic outline above on this page; use the weightings to budget your study hours where they pay back the most.
Microsoft Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014 Databases Sample Questions:
Note: This question is part of a series of questions that use the same set of answer choices. An answer choice may be correct for more than one question in the series.
You administer a SQL Server database server that contains a database named SalesDb. SalesDb contains a schema named Customers that has a table named Regions. A user named UserA is a member of a role named Sales.
UserA is granted the Select permission on the Regions table. The Sales role is granted the Select permission on the Customers schema.
You need to ensure that UserA is disallowed to select from the Regions table.
Which Transact-SQL statement should you use?
- A. DENY SELECT ON Schema::Customers FROM Sales
- B. DENY SELECT ON Object::Regions FROM Sales
- C. REVOKE SELECT ON Schema::Customers FROM Sales
- D. EXEC sp_droprolemember 'Sales', 'UserA'
- E. DENY SELECT ON Schema::Customers FROM UserA
- F. EXEC sp_addrolemember 'Sales', 'UserA'
- G. REVOKE SELECT ON Schema::Customers FROM UserA
- H. REVOKE SELECT ON Object::Regions FROM UserA
- I. REVOKE SELECT ON Object::Regions FROM Sales
- J. DENY SELECT ON Object::Regions FROM UserA
You are a database administrator for a Microsoft SQL Server environment.
You want to deploy a new application that will scale out the workload to at least five different SQL Server instances.
You need to ensure that for each copy of the database, users are able to read and write data that will then be synchronized between all of the database instances.
Which feature should you use?
- A. failover clustering
- B. snapshot replication
- C. database audits
- D. peer-to-peer replication
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You have a SQL Server instance that uses database roles. The instance contains two databases named Customers and Sales.
A user named User1 has the required roles to access Customers.
You need to ensure that User1 can access Sales.
Which statement should you execute first?
- A. CREATE LOGIN
- B. ALTER SERVER ROLE...ADD MEMBER
- C. CREATE USER
- D. ALTER ROLE...ADD MEMBER
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You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition server that uses 64 cores.
You discover performance issues when large amounts of data are written to tables under heavy system load.
You need to limit the number of cores that handle I/O.
What should you configure?
- A. Max worker threads
- B. I/O affinity
- C. Lightweight pooling
- D. Processor affinity
You administer two Microsoft SQL Server 2012 databases named Contoso and ContosoWarehouse.
You plan to replicate tables from the Contoso database to the ContosoWarehouse database.
Indexes will be added to the tables in ContosoWarehouse to improve the performance of reports.
You need to ensure that the following requirements are met:
* Indexes are not modified when the subscriptions are reinitialized.
* Only the clustered index from Contoso will be replicated.
* Minimal transaction log activity during the reinitialization.
What should you do? Choose the correct option(s).
Explanation
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