MCTS Training Kit: Implementing & Maintaining SQL Server 2005

Description

Exam Prep Guide

Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exam 70-431 - and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce what you’ve learned by applying your knowledge to real-world case scenarios and practices. This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time.

Maximize your performance on the exam by learning to:

* Install and configure SQL Server
* Create tables and indexes, define columns, and implement constraints
* Implement functions, stored procedures, and triggers by using Transact-SQL
* Work with relational and XML data
* Monitor, troubleshoot and tune queries
* Maintain database availability with log shipping, database mirroring, and replication
* Prepare a backup strategy and restore a database

Practice Tests

Assess your skills with practice tests on CD. You can work through hundreds of questions using multiple testing modes to meet your specific learning needs. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers?including a customized learning path that describes how and where to focus your studies.

Your training kit includes:

* 15% exam discount from Microsoft. Offer expires 12/31/10. Details inside.
* Official self-paced study guide.
* Practice tests with multiple, customizable testing options and a learning plan based on your results.
* 450 practice and review questions.
* Case scenarios, practice exercises, and best practices.
* 180-day evaluation version of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition.
* Fully searchable eBook.

CONTENTS:

AcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsIntroductionChapter 1: Installing SQL Server 2005Chapter 2: Configuring SQL Server 2005Chapter 3: Creating Tables, Constraints, and User-Defined TypesChapter 4: Creating IndexesChapter 5: Working with Transact-SQLChapter 6: Creating PartitionsChapter 7: Implementing ViewsChapter 8: Managing XML DataChapter 9: Creating Functions, Stored Procedures, and TriggersChapter 10: Working with Flat FilesChapter 11: Backing Up, Restoring, and Moving a DatabaseChapter 12: Using Transact-SQL to Manage DatabasesChapter 13: Working with HTTP EndpointsChapter 14: Working with SQL Server Agent JobsChapter 15: Monitoring and Troubleshooting SQL Server PerformanceChapter 16: Managing Database SnapshotsChapter 17: Implementing Database MirroringChapter 18: Implementing Log ShippingChapter 19: Managing ReplicationChapter 20: Working with Service BrokerChapter 21: Creating Full-Text CatalogsAnswersGlossarySystem RequirementsExam 70-431: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - Implementation and MaintenanceAdditional Resources for IT ProfessionalsMicrosoft(R) SQL Server™ 2005 Training Kits