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Basic SQL Queries and Commands

The document discusses 50 topics related to SQL including SQL commands, data types, database management, advanced features, performance tuning, security, backups and miscellaneous concepts. It covers SQL fundamentals like SELECT statements and joins as well as more advanced topics like stored procedures, transactions, execution plans and query optimization.

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Basic SQL Queries and Commands

The document discusses 50 topics related to SQL including SQL commands, data types, database management, advanced features, performance tuning, security, backups and miscellaneous concepts. It covers SQL fundamentals like SELECT statements and joins as well as more advanced topics like stored procedures, transactions, execution plans and query optimization.

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Basic SQL Queries and Commands:

1. What is SQL?
2. Explain the difference between DDL, DML, and DCL.
3. What is a SELECT statement?
4. Explain the different types of joins in SQL.
5. What is a primary key?
6. What is a foreign key?
7. Explain the difference between UNION and UNION ALL.
8. What is the purpose of the GROUP BY clause?
9. What is the difference between WHERE and HAVING clauses?
10. How do you use the ORDER BY clause?

Data Types and Table Design:

11. What are some common data types in SQL Server?


12. What is normalization? Why is it important?
13. What is denormalization?
14. What is an index?
15. What are clustered and non-clustered indexes?
16. What are composite keys?
17. Explain the difference between CHAR and VARCHAR.

Database Management:

18. How do you create a database in SQL Server?


19. How do you create a table in SQL Server?
20. How do you delete a table in SQL Server?
21. How do you truncate a table?
22. What is the difference between DELETE and TRUNCATE?
23. How do you alter a table to add or remove a column?
24. Explain the difference between DROP and DELETE commands.
25. What is a view?

Advanced SQL Features:

26. What is a stored procedure?


27. What is a trigger?
28. What is a function in SQL Server?
29. What is a cursor?
30. What is a transaction?
31. How do you handle transactions in SQL Server?
32. Explain ACID properties in database transactions.
33. What is a CTE (Common Table Expression)?
34. What is an execution plan?
35. What is a deadlock, and how can you avoid it?

Performance Tuning and Optimization:

36. What is query optimization?


37. What are some best practices for performance tuning?
38. What are indexing strategies?
39. How would you analyze and improve query performance?

Security and Backup:

40. What are the different authentication modes in SQL Server?


41. What is a backup, and how do you perform it?
42. What are the different types of backups?
43. What is a transaction log, and how is it managed?
44. What is point-in-time recovery?

Miscellaneous:

45. What is the difference between an INNER JOIN and an OUTER JOIN?
46. What is the purpose of the DISTINCT keyword?
47. How do you handle NULL values in SQL Server?
48. What is the role of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)?
49. What is the difference between SQL and T-SQL?
50. What are some common SQL Server tools for monitoring and tuning?

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