Instructor Inputs Session 1 ¤NIIT Instructor Inputs 1.3 This session includes the following topics:  .Net framework  SQL Server tools  Grouping data using the UNPIVOT operator  Best practices  Tips and Tricks  FAQs Slide 1 Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation Slide 1 of 14 Ver. 1.0 Querying, Managing, and Administering Databases Using SQL Server 2005 Objectives Coll aborate Session 1 In this session, you will learn about: .NET Framework SQL Server 2005 tools Grouping data by using the UNPIVOT operator Best Practices while using the query statements in SQL Server 2005 Tips and Tricks that will help you perform effective query by using SQL Server 2005 FAQs related to general concepts of SQL Server 2005 Session Overview 1.4 Instructor Inputs ¤NIIT Slide 2 Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation Slide 2 of 14 Ver. 1.0 Querying, Managing, and Administering Databases Using SQL Server 2005 Knowledge Byte Coll aborate Session 1 .Net Framework: Is an environment used to build, deploy, and run business applications. Is designed to make significant improvements in code reuse, code specialization, resource management, multilanguage development, security, deployment, and administration. Consists of the following components: Development tools and languages Base Class Library Common Language Runtime (CLR) Slide 3 Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation Slide 3 of 14 Ver. 1.0 Querying, Managing, and Administering Databases Using SQL Server 2005 Knowledge Byte (Contd.) Coll aborate Session 1 SQL Server 2005 provides various tools that help improve the efficiency of database developers. Some of the tools are: SQL Server Management Studio: Is a powerful tool associated with SQL Server 2005 Provides a simple and integrated environment for developing and managing the SQL Server database objects Business Intelligence Development Studio: Is a tool that provides an environment to develop business intelligence solutions. Solutions are based on the data that was generated in the organization and helps in business forecasting and making strategic decisions and future ¤NIIT Instructor Inputs 1.5 Slide 4 Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation Slide 4 of 14 Ver. 1.0 Querying, Managing, and Administering Databases Using SQL Server 2005 Knowledge Byte (Contd.) Coll aborate Session 1 Database Engine Tuning Advisor: Helps database administrators to analyze and tune the performance of the server. SQL Server Configuration Manager: Helps the database administrators to manage the services associated with the SQL Server. UNPIVOT operator: Allows database users to normalize the data that has earlier been pivoted. Transforms the multiple column values of a record into multiple records with the same values in a single column. Slide 5 Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation Slide 5 of 14 Ver. 1.0 Querying, Managing, and Administering Databases Using SQL Server 2005 Best Practices When you write stored procedures, triggers, and user-defined functions, first decide whether to use traditional Transact-SQL or a programming language that is compatible with the .NET Framework, such as Visual Basic .NET or C#. Use Transact-SQL where the code primarily performs data access with little or no procedural logic Use programming languages when you have computationally-intensive functions and procedures that feature complex logic or for situations where you want to take advantage of the .NET Framework class library. To rotate the data of a table use the PIVOT and UNPIVOT operators, instead of using complex JOIN statements. Coll aborate Session 1 1.6 Instructor Inputs ¤NIIT Slide 6 Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation Slide 6 of 14 Ver. 1.0 Querying, Managing, and Administering Databases Using SQL Server 2005 Best Practices (Contd.) Use the new data types VARCHAR(MAX), NVARCHAR(MAX), and VARBINARY(MAX) for storing long columns. In the Query Editor Results window, use the Options tab in Management Studio to set the maximum column size under the Results section. Keep the result sets that you return from your database small to improve performance. Coll aborate Session 1 Slide 7 Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation Slide 7 of 14 Ver. 1.0 Querying, Managing, and Administering Databases Using SQL Server 2005 Tips and Tricks Coll aborate Session 1 When writing calculation expressions such as “expr1 * expr2”, ensure that the expression sweeping the largest area/volume is on the left side. Consider replacing simple “Measure1 + Measure2” calculations with computed columns in the SQL data source. Avoid using Select * in your query design. Instead, ensure that you use the proper column names in the query. ¤NIIT Instructor Inputs 1.7 Slide 8 Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation Slide 8 of 14 Ver. 1.0 Querying, Managing, and Administering Databases Using SQL Server 2005 What are the two new components introduced with SQL Server 2005? The two new components introduced with SQL are: SQL Server Management Studio SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio Can we use the PIVOT and UNPIVOT operators in SQL Server 2000? No, SQL Server 2000 does not support the PIVOT and UNPIVOT operators. To achieve the same functionality as that of the PIVOT and UNPIVOT operators, you can use JOINS in SQL Server 2000. FAQs Coll aborate Session 1 Slide 9 Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation Slide 9 of 14 Ver. 1.0 Querying, Managing, and Administering Databases Using SQL Server 2005 Which framework is supported by SQL Server 2005? SQL Server 2005 supports Framework V2.0. Which application architecture does SQL Server 2005 support? SQL Server 2005 supports n-tier architecture. Which service of SQL Server 2005 allows you to gather and integrate data from various disparate data sources available in an organization? Integration services of SQL Server 2005 allow you to gather and integrate data from various disparate data sources available in an organization. FAQs (Contd.) Coll aborate Session 1 1.8 Instructor Inputs ¤NIIT Slide 10 Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation Slide 10 of 14 Ver. 1.0 Querying, Managing, and Administering Databases Using SQL Server 2005 Challenge Coll aborate Session 1 Which of the following is not a component of the .NET Framework? Development tools and languages Base class library Service Broker Common Language Runtime Answer: Service Broker Slide 11 Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation Slide 11 of 14 Ver. 1.0 Querying, Managing, and Administering Databases Using SQL Server 2005 Challenge (Contd.) Coll aborate Session 1 Which of the following component of the .NET Framework is used to create the interface for the Windows forms? Base class library Service Broker Development tools and languages Common Language Runtime Answer: Development tools and languages ¤NIIT Instructor Inputs 1.9 Slide 12 Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation Slide 12 of 14 Ver. 1.0 Querying, Managing, and Administering Databases Using SQL Server 2005 Challenge (Contd.) Coll aborate Session 1 Which component of the .NET Framework provides an environment for the application to run? Development tools and languages Base class library Security Management Common Language Runtime Answer: Common Language Runtime Slide 13 Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation Slide 13 of 14 Ver. 1.0 Querying, Managing, and Administering Databases Using SQL Server 2005 Challenge (Contd.) Coll aborate Session 1 Which of the following is not a feature provided by the common language runtime? Service-oriented architecture Language interoperability Automatic memory management Platform independence Answer: Service-oriented architecture 1.10 Instructor Inputs ¤NIIT Slide 14 Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation Slide 14 of 14 Ver. 1.0 Querying, Managing, and Administering Databases Using SQL Server 2005 Challenge (Contd.) Coll aborate Session 1 Which of the following is not a main component of the SQL Server Management Studio interface? Solution Explorer Query Editor Object Explorer SQL Server Client Agent Answer: SQL Server Client Agent [...]... environment Instructor Inputs You can conduct the discussion as follows: Begin the discussion by listing the different core components of SQL Server 2005 Encourage the students to discuss about the data management support of database engine Continue the discussion by mentioning about the data integration requirement of the enterprises and role of Integration services in this context Move the discussion to the. .. Agent Instructor Inputs 1.11 Home Assignment 1 What is the maximum length of NVARCHAR data type? a 8000 characters b 6000 characters c 4000 characters d 400 characters 2 Which of the following data type does not store integer value? a tinyint b int c smallint d decimal 3 Which operator is used to change the precedence of the arithmetic operators in SQL queries? a \ b [ ] c ( ) d { } 4 Which of the following. .. messages to the users or administrators about any event Integration Services Organizations have their old data in the legacy data storage systems This data they may require in future for some analysis purposes Integration services allow you to gather and integrate data from various disparate data sources available in an organization Organizations can also have different branches and these branches of the organization... technologies to store the operational data You can store the data in a consistent format in a common database called the data warehouse using the Integration services Data is contributed from multiple branches of an organization, each using different conventions and standards Before the data can be used, it may need to be formatted differently For example, you may need to combine the first name and the last name... ( ) d { } 4 Which of the following query retrieves the record of the students who are studying in a class higher than class 10? a SELECT * FROM Student WHERE NOT class=10 d SELECT * FROM Student WHERE NOT class>=10 5 Which of the following query retrieves the names of the cities that start with letter M and whose fourth... providing support for data management, the database engine also provides the following background services: Service Broker: Provides support for asynchronous communication between clients and the database server, enabling reliable query processing Replication: Allows you to copy and distribute data and database objects from one database server to another 1.14 Instructor Inputs NIIT Full-text search:... char(n) COMPUTE BY PIVOT Instructor Inputs 1.13 Collaborative Exercise SQL Server 2005 provides a data management solution for the organization It allows secure and efficient storage and management of data In addition, SQL Server 2005 provides other components and services that support the business intelligence platform to generate reports and facilitate data analysis Discuss the role of each core component... warehouse Reporting Services Reporting services provide support to generate comprehensive reports on data in the database engine or in the data warehouse These services provide a set of tools that help in creating and managing different types of reports in different formats NIIT Instructor Inputs 1.15 1.16 Instructor Inputs NIIT ... Which SQL Server 2005 service provides data mining solutions that are built on data integrated in the data warehouse? a Analysis services b Reporting services c Database engine d Integration services 1.12 Instructor Inputs NIIT 7 Which type of statement in SQL Server allows you to control the data access in the database? a DML b DCL c DDL d DQL 8 Which data type is used to store fixed length character... name into one column This standardization of the data can be done using Integration services Analysis Services Analysis services help in data analysis in a BI application These applications are built on a data warehouse that contains data consolidated from various data sources These services provide data mining solutions that are built on data integrated in the data warehouse Reporting Services Reporting . Instructor Inputs Session 1 ¤NIIT Instructor Inputs 1. 3 This session includes the following topics:  .Net framework  SQL Server tools  Grouping data using the UNPIVOT operator. advantage of the .NET Framework class library. To rotate the data of a table use the PIVOT and UNPIVOT operators, instead of using complex JOIN statements. Coll aborate Session 1 1.6 Instructor. organization. FAQs (Contd.) Coll aborate Session 1 1.8 Instructor Inputs ¤NIIT Slide 10 Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation Slide 10 of 14 Ver. 1. 0 Querying, Managing, and Administering