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Database Administration Fundamentals (215 cards)
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database (db)
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- a structure or organized collection of data, categories of information and the relationship between these categories, typically stored in electronic format.
- Allows you to input, organize, and retrieve data quickly.
- minimize mistakes and redundancy
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query
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an inquiry into the database that returns information back from the database
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database servers
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contain databases so they can be accessed by multiple users and provide a high level of performance
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DBMS - database management system
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a collection of programs that indirectly enables you to enter, organize, and select data in a database
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3 types of databases
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- Flat-type databases
- Hierarchical databases
- Relational databases
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Flat-type databases
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- simplistic in design (two-dimensional tables - rows & columns)
- most commonly used in plain-text formats
- purpose is to hold one record per line
- they make access, performance, and queries very quick
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field refers to…
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a column in a table taht is designed to maintain specific informatio;n about every record in the table
-vertical entry
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a record refers to…
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a row
- each individual entry that exists in a table
- horizontal entity
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hierarchical database
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- similar to a tree structure
- each “parent” table can have multiple “children”
- each child can have only one parent
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relational database
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- most important
- data is stored in tables
- new information is automatically added into the table without the need to reorganize the table itself
- can gave multiple parents
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Database objects are inherently divided into two broad categories…
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storage and programmability
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Definition of constraints
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limitations or rules placed on a field or column to ensure that data that is considered invalid is not entereed
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types of constraints
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- unique
- check
- default
- not null
- primary key
- foreign key
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unique constraint
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allows the database administer to specifically identify which column should not contain duplicate values
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check constraint
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allows the administrator to limit the types of data a usere can insert into the database
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default constraint
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is used to insert a default value into a column if no other value is specified
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not null constraint
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ensures that data is entered into a cell - cell cannot be blank
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primary key constraint
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- defines each record -uniquely identifies each record in a database table
- cannot be duplicated
- must contain unique values and cannot contain NULL values
- all attributes are functionally dependent of
- each table has a primary key, and only one primary key
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foreign key constraint
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-points to a primary key in another table
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DML stands for
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Data Manipulation Language
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Data Manipulation Language
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is the language element that allows you to use the core statements INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, MERGE, SELECT
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SELECT statement
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- selects data from a database
- retrieves rows from the database and enables the selection of one or many rows or columns from on or many tables
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INSERT statement
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adds one or more new rows to a table or a view
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UPDATE statement
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- updates data
- changes existing data in one or more columns in table or view
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DELETE statement
Removes rows from a table or view
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MERGE statement
Performs insert, update, or delete operations on a target table based on the results of a join with a source table
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DDL means
Data Definition Language
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data definition language definition
deals with creating database objects like tables, constraints, and store procedures
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core DML statements
- SELECT
- INSERT
- UPDATE
- DELETE
- MERGE
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core DDL statements
- USE
- CREATE
- ALTER
- DROP
- TRUNCATE
- DELETE
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USE statement
changes the database context
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CREATE statement
creates a SQL Server database object (database, index, view, table, or procedure)
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database object
- database
- index
- view
- table
- procedure
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ALTER statement
- changes an existing object
- adds, deletes, or modifies columns in a table
- or changes the data type in a table
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DROP statement
- Removes an object from the database
| - deletes column, constraint, database, index, table, view
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TRUNCATE statement
- removes data from inside a table, leaves the table
| - frees the space used by those rows
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DELETE statement
- remove rows from a table
| - does not free up the space used
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when to use TRUNCATE
if you are deleting data from tables in a large database
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when to use DELETE
if you are deleting data from smaller databases
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three types of files used to store databases
- primary data files
- secondary data files
- transaction log file
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primary data files
- .mdf extension
- first files created in a dabase
- contain user-defined objects (tables, views) and system tables
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secondary data files
- .ndf extenstion
| - on separate physical hard disks to give a database more room
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transaction log file
- .ldf extension
| - don't contain any objects such as tables or views
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database index
data structure that improves the speed retrieval operations on a database table
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tables
- two-dimensional objects consisting of rows and columns
| - used to store data
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SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio)
primary tool to manage a server and its databases using a graphical interface
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data type
an attribute tha specifies the tpe of data an object can hold, as well as how many bytes each data type takes up
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if two data types differ only in how many bytes each uses...
the more bytes usually has a larger range of values and/or increased precision
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predefined data types
built in data types
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Exact numeric data types
- most common SQL Server data types used to store numeric information
- whole numbers only
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int (integer numeric data type)
- primary integer data type (whole number)
- used to store mathematical computations
- used when no decimal point is required
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precision (p)
max total number of decimal digits that can be stored in a numeric data type (both to left and right of decimal point)
-value must be at least 1 and at most 38 (default is 18)
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money and small money
data types used to represent monetary or currency values
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approximate numeric data types
not as commonly used
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date and time data types
deal with dates and times
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built-in data types are organized into what general categories
- exact numbers
- approximate numbers
- date and time
- character strings
- unicode character strings
- binary strings
- other data types
- CLR data types
- spatial date types
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money data type
used in places where you want money or currency involved in your database - doesn't calculate percentages
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datetime data type
store date and time data in different formats
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Varchar data type
-character string data type supporting English attributes
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Boolean data type
bit data type
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Float data type and Real data type
- used in conjunction with floating-point numeric data type
| - considered approximate-number data type
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exact numeric data types examples
- int
- bigint
- bit
- decimal
- numeric
- money
- small money
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approximate numeric data types
- more precision
| - includes decimals
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implicit conversion
when a conversion (converting values from one data type to another) is done automatically
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cast and convert
used to force conversion
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explicit conversion
when a conversion is forced using callout function
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regular character string
- uses one byte of storage for each character
- allows you to define one of 256 possible characters
- accommodates English and European languages
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unicode character string
- uses two bytes of storage per character
- represent one of 65,536 characters
- accommodates most languages
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view
- a virtual table consisting of different columns from one or more tables
- stored in a database as query objects
- security mechanism
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stored procedure
- previously written SQL statement that has been "stored" or saved into a database
- used to save time
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SQL injection
an attack in which malicious code is inserted into strings to be passed on later when parsing or executing statements
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primary form of SQL injection
direct insertion or code into user-input variables that are concatenated with SQL commands and then executed
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VAR element
-preserve space in the row in which this element resides on the basis of the columns defined size and not the actual number of characters in the string
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nchar and nvarchar
are unicode characters strings can be fixed or variable
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purpose of a table
provide a structure for storing data within a relational database
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purpose of a table
provide a structure for storing data within a relational database
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The SQL command for retrieving any data from a database the data
SELECT
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what three things do you need to identify in your statement in order to form a proper SELECT query
- what columns to retrieve
- what tables to retrieve them from
- what conditions, if any, must satisfy
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BETWEEN clause
- allows you to specify the range to be used in a "between x and y" query format
- select values within a given range
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NOT keyword
is used to search data in terms of what you don't want in your output
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UNION clause
allows you to combine the results of any two or more queries into a resulting single set that will include all the rows belonging to the query in that union
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EXCEPT clause
returns any distinct values from the left query that are not also found on the right query
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INTERSECT clause
returns any distinct values not found on both the left and right sides of this operand
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JOIN clause
allows you to combine related data from multiple table sources
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to insert data...
- you can use SSMS
| - or the INSERT statement
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UPDATE statement
- changes data in a table or a view
| - updates existing rows in a table
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DELETE statement
- can identify and delete individual rows
| - removes rows from a table or a view
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TRUNCATE TABLE statement
removes actual data from within a table but leaves the table structure in place for future use
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DROP TABLE command
- can remove entire table
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compare EXCEPT and INTERSECT
- -both designed to return distinct values by comparing the results of two queries
- EXCEPT clause gives you the final result set where data exists in the first query and not in the second
- INTERSECT fives you the final result set where values in both of the queries match by the query on both the left and right
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rules that apply to use EXCEPT and INTERSECT
- the number and order of the columns must be the same in all queries
- the data types must be compatible
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how is JOIN similar to EXCEPT and INTERSECT
they return values from two separate table sources
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three types of JOIN statements
- inner joins
- outer joins
- cross joins
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inner joins
- most common
| - allow you to match related records taken from different source tables
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outer joins
can include records from one or both tables you are querying that do not have any corresponding records in the other
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three types of outer joins
- LEFT OUTER JOIN
- RIGHT OUTER JOIN
- FULL OUTER JOIN
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cross joins
return all rows from one table along with all rows from the other table WHERE conditions should always be included
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INSERT clause
INSERT INTO - inserts new rows in a table
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INSERT clause syntax
```
INSERT INTO ()
VALUES ()
```
clause - contain comma-separated list of the column names in the table you wish to include
clause - would contain the values you would like to insert
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UPDATE clause
allows you to modify data stored in tables using data attributes
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UPDATE clause syntax
UPDATE
SET =
WHERE
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DELETE statement syntax
DELETE FROM
| WHERE
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TRUNCATE TABLE statement syntax
TRUNCATE TABLE
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attribute
A property of an entity
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DROP TABLE statement syntax
DROP TABLE
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using transactions when updating data...
-is method to prevent accidental deletion
BEGIN TRAN
DELETE FROM
if it did what you want you would do a COMMIT statement to save the changes, or ROLLBACK to undo them
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Normalization
- is the elimination of redundant data to save space
- process of organizing data in order to reduce redundancy by dividing a database into two or more tables and then defining table relationships
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referential integrity
- The rule that if a table contains a foreign key, the value of that foreign key for any given row must match a value of a primary key in another table or be null
- -does not allow for deletion of table unless all of the related tables are deleted using a cascade delete
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First Normalization Form (1NF)
- Eliminate repeating groups
- a table is in first normal form if it does not contain repeating groups
- all fields shoud atomic, meaning that the data can't be divided any further
- tables must be flat, meaning they can contain only one data value set per row
- table shouldn't contain more than one column that represents the same type of non-distinct value
- every attribute (field) must contain one unit of data
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NONKEY ATTRIBUTE
An attribute is a nonkey attribute if it is not a part of the primary key, candidate key
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Second Normal Form (2NF)
- Eliminate redundant data
- A relation is in second normal form if it is in first normal form and no nonkey attribute is dependent on only a portion of the primary key
- all keys in a table must refer to a primary key
- a row may not contain values in data cells that do not pertain to the value of the key field
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Third Normal Form (3NF)
- Eliminate columns not dependent on key
- A table is in third normal form if it is in 2NF and if the only determinants it contains are candidate keys
- No attributes depend on other nonkey attributes
- All fields must be mutually independent, meaning thee are no hidden relation-ships to other fields in the same table
- A column that is not a key column may not be dependent upon another column that is not a key column
- the uniqueness of a record depends on the key, the whole key, and nothing but the key
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First Normalization Form (1NF)
- Eliminate repeating groups
- the table must have no duplicate records
- the table must not have multi-valued attributes
- entries in the column or attribute must be of the same data type
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fields refer to
columns
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Second Normal Form (2NF)
- Eliminate redundant data
- each attribute does describes the entity
- A relation is in second normal form if it is in first normal form and no nonkey attribute is dependent on only a portion of the primary key
- all keys in a table must refer to a primary key
- a row may not contain values in data cells that do not pertain to the value of the key field
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Third Normal Form (3NF)
- Eliminate columns not dependent on key
- A table is in third normal form if it is in 2NF and if the --
- checks for transitive dependencies
- only determinants it contains are candidate keys
- No attributes depend on other nonkey attributes
- All fields must be mutually independent, meaning thee are no hidden relation-ships to other fields in the same table
- A column that is not a key column may not be dependent upon another column that is not a key column
- the uniqueness of a record depends on the key, the whole key, and nothing but the key
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SQL logical operators
- ALL
- AND
- ANY
- BETWEEN
- EXISTS
- IN
- LIKE
- NOT
- OR
- SOME
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SQL command for retrieving any data from a database is
SELECT
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SELECT statement syntax
SELECT
FROM
WHERE ....
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second normal form is violated when...
- an attribute depends on only part of the key
| - -resolved by moving the nondependent attribute to a new entity
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third normal form is violated when...
the attribute depends on the key but also on another nonkey attribute
-resolved by moving the non dependent attribute to a new entity
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3 different types of constraints that ensure that you are able to maintain database integrity
- primary key
- foreign key
- composite (unique) key
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unique key constraint
allows you to enforce the uniqueness property of columns
- similar to primary key except
- -columns containing a unique key constraint may contain only one row with a NULL value
- -a table may have multiple unique constraints
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second normal form is violated when...
- an attribute depends on only part of the key
| - -resolved by moving the non-dependent attribute to a new entity
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third normal form is violated when...
the attribute depends on the key but also on another non-key attribute
-resolved by moving the non dependent attribute to a new entity
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draw back to indexing
time it takes to build the actual indexes and the storage space the indexes require
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how many clustered indexes is allowed for each table
one
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clustered index
-data is sorted and stored in the table or view that is based on their respective key values
-physical construct
SQL automatically creates a clustered index when the primary key is defined
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transitive dependencies
similar to partial dependency - they both refer to attributes that are not fully dependent on a primary key
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non-clustered index
- contains the non-clustered index key values
| - each of those keys has a pointer to a data row that contains a key value
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database security
should ensure the users' assigned rights and responsibilities are enforced through a security plan
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permission
used to grant an entity (such as a user) access to an object (such as another user or a database)
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securables
different objects (defined databases, tables, logins, users, and roles) can be granted permissions to access different securables
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login or logon
- is the process by which individual access to a computer system is controlled by identification of the user through the credentials he or she provides
- the most common method involves using a username and password
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does a user with a fixed database role that has administrative-level permissions have access data?
a user still cannot access data without first being granted permission to the database object themselves(ie tables, stored procedures, views, functions)
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user account
a logical representation of a person within an electronic system
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users can login to SQL Server using
- a Windows domain login (user login)
- a username login (member of user group)
- or SQL Server-specific login
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sysadmin
a role where that user has full access to every server function, database, and object for that server
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with full access as a sysadmin
the user can grant other users permissions to all server securables
-they can perform a variety of system-level actions
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"guest" user account
- users who have not been granted direct access to a database to gain access using the "guest" user account
- they can make limited changes within the database server
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user-defined roles
-are custom roles that serve as groups
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each objects permission is assigned by
granting, revoking, or denying user login persmissions
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authentication
is the act of establishing or confirming a user or system identity
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granting permission
means that a user can access the object
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denying permission
overrides a granted permission
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revoking a permission
removes the permission that has been assigned, regardless of whether it was a denied permission or a granted permission
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3 types of accounts available for the SQL Server service account
- local user account
- local system account
- domain user account
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local user account
- used if access to the network is not required
| - cannot be used outside the server environment
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local system accounts
- single-server installation
| - can create a security hole
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domain user accounts
- recommended login account
| - can grant administrator rights to the SQL Server account
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SA account
-built-in SQL administrator account associated with SQL authentication
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system admin role
- can perform any activity in the SQL Server installation, regardless of the permission setting
- can override denied permissions on an object
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public role
- is a fixed role, but can have object permissions like a standard role
- every user is automatically a member of the public role and cannot be removed, so the the public role serves as a baseline or minimum permission level
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assigning a default database to a user
does not automatically grant access to that database
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a user can be granted access to databases in
the Database Access tab
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3 kinds of database server roles
- fixed roles
- the public role
- user-defined roles
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fixed server roles are best used for?
-delegating certain server administrative tasks
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server role
roles grant permission to perform certain server-related administrative tasks
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bulkadmin
can perfomr bulk insert operations
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Dbcreator
can create, alter, drop, and restore databases
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Diskadmin
can created, alter, and drop disk files
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Processadmin
can kill a running SQL Server process
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Securityadmin
can manage the logins for the server
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Serveradmin
can configure the server-wide settings, including setting up full-text searches and shutting down the server
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Setupadmin
can configure linked servers, extended stored procedures, and the startup stored procedure
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Sysadmin
can perform any activity in the SQL Server installation, regardless of any other permission setting - even overrides denied permissions on an object
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User-defined roles
- for users not defined by a fixed server role
- for users who need to perform specific database functions, but you dont want to grant a role that would permit them do more than what they need to
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db_owner
a special role that has all permissions in the database
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application role
a database -specific role intended to allow an application to gain access regardless of the user
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purpose of a database backup
is to have something to restore if data is lost during a business's daily routine
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a full backup contains
all the data in a specific database or set of filegroups or files to allow recovering that data
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differential backup
only backs up data since the last full backups
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incremental backup
only backs up data since the last full or incremental backup
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how to restore from differential backup
- first restore the preceding full backup
| - then restore the last differential backup
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how to restore from incremental backup
- first restore the preceding full backup
| - then restore each incremental backup since the full backup in order
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object security
- permission to the individual database objects may be granted
- directly to the user or to a standard role, with the user assigned to the role
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fixed database roles
- primarily organize administrative tasks
| - user may belong to multiple
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fixed database roles include
- db_accessadmin
- db_backupoperator
- db_datareader
- db_datawriter
- db_ddladmin
- db_denydatareader
- db_denydatawriter
- db_owner
- db_securityadmin
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db_accessadmin
authorizes a user to access the database, but not manage database-level security
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db_backupoperator
allows a user to perform backups, checkpoints, and DBCC commands, but not restores
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db_datareader
- authorizes a user to read all data in the database
| - can be overridden by a deny permission
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db_datawriter
allows user to write to all data in the database
| -can be overridden by a deny permission
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db_ddladmin
authorizes a user to issue DDL commands (create, alter, drop)
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db_denydatareader
permits a user to read from any table in the database
| -overrides any object-level grant
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db_denydatawriter
blocks a user from modifying data in any table in the database
-overrides any object-level grant
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db_owner
- has all permissions in the database
| - object level deny will override membership of this role
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db_securityadmin
permits a user to manage database-level security
| -includes roles and permissions
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application role to allow an application to gain access regardless of its user
data-base specific role intended
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object permission
are permissions that allow a user to act on database objects, such as tables, store procedures, and views
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types of object permissions
- select
- insert
- update
- delete
- DRI (References)
- execute
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object permission select
the right to select data
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object permission insert
the right to insert data
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object permission updates
the right to modify existing data
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object permisssion deletes
the right to delete existing data
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DRI (references)
the right to create foreign keys with DRI
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object permission execute
the right to execute stored procedures or user-defined functions
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object permissions are assigned withe the SQL DCL commands
- GRANT
- REVOKE
- DENY
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SQL Server offers three recovery models
- simple recovery
- full recovery
- bulk-logged
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why does simple recovery require the least administration
the transaction log backups are truncated on a regular basid
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full recovery
allows you to restore to a point in time since the logs files record all SQL transactions and the time they were performed
-requires shrinking and truncating logs to save room
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bulk-logged
- least used recovery method
- compromise between full and simple
- no point-in-time recovery
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database backup
a full backup of the whole database
| -database backups repreent the whole database at the time the backup finished
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differential database backup
a backup of all files in the database
| -contains only;y the data that were modified since the most recent database backup of each file
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partial database backup
a backup of all the full data in the primary fiilegroup, every read/write filegroup, and any ooptionally specified read-only fiiels or filegroups
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can files in a database be backed up and restored individually
yes
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types of backups supported by SQL
- database backups
- partial backups
- file backups
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partial backup
a backup of all the full data in the primary filegroup, every read/write filegroup, and any optionally specified read-only files or filegroups
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differential partial backup
contains only the data that were modified since the most recent partial backup
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file backup
a full backup of all the data in one or more files or filegroups
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differential file backup
a backup of one or more files that contain data extents that were changed since the most recent full backup of each file
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restore scenarios possible in SQL
- complete database restore
- file restores
- page restores
- piecemeal restore
- recovery only
- transaction log restores
- create mirror database
- create and maintain a stand by server
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index
data structure that improves the speed of data retrieval operations on a database table
-disadvantage need to be created and updated
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the data in RDBMS is stored in
database objects called tables
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tables
a collection of related data entries and it consists of columns and rows
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every table is broken up into smaller entities called
fields
