Quiz – SQL Server Introduction Quiz – SQL Server Basics 1 This is is the 1st part of the SQL Server Basics Quiz where you will be tested on various basics concepts of Microsoft Server. 1 / 10 What is the default ORDERING in SQL Server for a ORDER BY Clause? ASC First Descending and then Ascending DESC None of the Above ASC is the default sort order. Null values are treated as the lowest possible values. 2 / 10 Which SQL keyword is used to retrieve a maximum value? MIN MAX UPPER TOP The MAX() function returns the largest value of the selected column. 3 / 10 What is the purpose of the SQL AS clause? The AS SQL clause is used to change the name of a column in the result set or to assign a name to a derived column The AS clause defines a search condition All of the Above The AS clause is used with the JOIN clause only SQL Aliases are defined for columns and tables. Basically aliases are created to make the column selected more readable. 4 / 10 Which of the following data types does SQL Server not support? hierarchyid bit boolean geography There is no Boolean data type keyword in SQL Server. Instead use BIT keyword that is used to store true , false or NULL. 5 / 10 Which one of the below clause removes all rows from a table without logging in SQL Server? TRUNCATE DELETE REMOVE DROP TRUNCATE statement is a Data Definition Language (DDL) operation that marks the extents of a table for deallocation. 6 / 10 Which SQL function is used in a SQL query to count the number of rows? MIN() COUNT(*) NUMBER() AVERAGE() COUNT Function does this work 7 / 10 Which of the below data type is a spatial data type? geometry sql_variant cursor All of the above For storing spatial data, SQL Server supports the geometry and geography data types. These types provide methods and properties for creating, comparing, analysing, and retrieving spatial data. 8 / 10 Which of these is a monetary data type in SQL Server? Smallmoney sql_variant Cursor None of the Above Monetary data types, such as smallmoney and money, are data types that represent monetary or currency values. 9 / 10 Which of the following SQL clauses is used to DELETE records from a database table? DELETE CLEAR DROP REMOVE The SQL DELETE Query is used to delete the existing records from a table 10 / 10 Which of the following is not a DDL command in SQL Server? UPDATE TRUNCATE ALTER None of the Above Data definition language (DDL) commands enable you to perform the following tasks:Create, alter, and drop schema objects. Your score is Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte 0% Share: admin Next post Do you call all dogs “puppies?” February 26, 2023
