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XML Databases interview questions part 1
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Total Questions: 20
1. Which of the reasons will force you to use XML data model in SQL Server ?
A. Your data is sparse or you do not know the structure of the data
B. Your data represents containment hierarchy
C. Order is inherent in your data
D. All of the Mentioned
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All of the Mentioned
2. Which of the following is not a XML storage option ?
A. Native storage as XML data type
B. Mapping between XML and relational storage
C. Small object storage
D. None of the Mentioned
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Correct Answer is :
Small object storage
3. The choice of XML technology, native XML versus XML view, generally depends upon the following factors:
A. Storage options
B. Query capabilities
C. Indexing
D. All of the Mentioned
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All of the Mentioned
4. In which of the following scenario,using XML native storage would be inappropriate ?
A. Fixed schema
B. You want to query and modify your XML data
C. You want to index the XML data for faster query processing
D. Your application needs system catalog views to administer your XML data and XML schema
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Correct Answer is :
Fixed schema
5. XML View Technology is useful in the following situations:
A. Your application needs system catalog views to administer your XML data and XML schema
B. Indexing Capabilities
C. You want to bulk load XML data and decompose them into the underlying tables by using the XML view
D. None of the Mentioned
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Correct Answer is :
You want to bulk load XML data and decompose them into the underlying tables by using the XML view
6. What is hybrid model in SQL Server ?
A. Combination of relational and XML data type columns
B. Combination of relational and non relational data type columns
C. Using XML with views
D. Using XML with triggers
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Correct Answer is :
Combination of relational and XML data type columns
7. Reasons to use native XML features in SQL Server instead of managing your XML data in the file system would be:
A. You need language support for query and data modification for cross-domain applications
B. You want the server to guarantee that the data is well formed and also optionally validate your data according to XML schema
C. You want indexing of XML data for efficient query processing and good scalability, and the use of a first-rate query optimizer
D. All of the mentioned
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All of the mentioned
8. Which of the following part of the XML data stored in an XML column is very important for locking ?
A. Granularity
B. Degree of Structure
C. Hierarchy
D. None of the mentioned
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Correct Answer is :
Granularity
9. XML datatype was introduced in which of the following versions of SQL Server ?
A. SQL Server 2000
B. SQL Server 2005
C. SQL Server 2008
D. SQL Server 2012
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Correct Answer is :
SQL Server 2005
10. Which of the following feature of SQL Server was used before XML technology for semi structured data?
A. Stored Procedure
B. Dynamic management views
C. In memory database
D. None of the mentioned
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Stored Procedure
11. What are Catalog Views for XML ?
A. Schema collections
B. View Collections
C. Unstructured data
D. None of the Mentioned
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Schema collections
12. Which of the following following is used for retrieving XML Schema Collections?
A. XML_SCHEMA_SPACE
B. XML_SCHEMA_NAMESPACE
C. XML_SCHEMA_NAMES
D. None of the Mentioned
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Correct Answer is :
XML_SCHEMA_NAMESPACE
13. What is index type for XML index entries ?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
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3
14. The space use of XML indexes can be found in the table-valued function named?
A. sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats
B. sys.dm_db_index_phy_stats
C. sys.dm_db_index_plan_stats
D. sys.dm_db_index_table_stats
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sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats
15. Contents of sys.xml_schema_collections are :
A. Number of disk pages occupied
B. Indexing Capabilities
C. Predefined namespaces
D. None of the Mentioned
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Predefined namespaces
16. Which of the following statement would import additional schema or schema components into an existing collection object ?
A. IMPORT XML SCHEMA COLLECTION
B. ALTER XML SCHEMA COLLECTION
C. UPDATE XML SCHEMA COLLECTION
D. ADD XML SCHEMA COLLECTION
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ALTER XML SCHEMA COLLECTION
17. Which operation cannot be performed on XML schema collection ?
A. DROP
B. DELETE
C. CREATE
D. UPDATE
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DELETE
18. Use untyped XML data type in the following situations:
A. You have schema for your XML data and you want the server to validate your XML data according to the XML schema
B. You want to take advantage of storage and query optimizations based on type information
C. You want to take better advantage of type information during compilation of your queries
D. You do not have a schema for your XML data
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You do not have a schema for your XML data
19. Point out the wrong statement
A. Typed XML type and Untyped XML both have XML schema to validate the Data
B. Typed XML type has advantage of storage and query optimizations where as Untyped XML type does not have this advantage
C. Typed XML types can be validated at both client side and Server side where as Untyped XML types does not have option to validate on server side as they do not have any schema
D. None of the mentioned
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Typed XML type and Untyped XML both have XML schema to validate the Data
20. SQL Server 2008 has made several extensions to the XML Schema support which includes :
A. Support for lax validation
B. Added support for list and union types
C. Improved handling of xs:time
D. All of the mentioned
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All of the mentioned
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