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This set of interview questions for Junior Database Administrators (DBA interview
questions) help you evaluate candidates' skills and qualifications to make more
informed hiring decisions.
What is the maximum number of clustered indexes a table can have? Answer: 1
Can you tell what types of outer joins exist in SQL Server 2016? Answer: LEFT, RIGHT,
FULL
What types of table or column constraints we have? Answer: NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY,
FOREIGN KEY, UNIQUE, CHECK
DBA interview question #4:
The choice of a clustering key columns of a clustered index is crucial for performance. Name
at least two characteristics that a good clustering key should have. Answer: UNIQUE, SLIM
SIZE (small width in bytes), EVER INCREASING, fixed width, not null
When we talk about non-clustered index, how many KEY columns can it have and how many
INCLUDED columns?Answer: 16 key columns and unlimited include columns (all table
columns can be included). Answering 1 is really bad. Answer between 2-15 is not that bad.
16 is correct.
In a trigger that fires after UPDATE of a table, what are the names of the metatables we can
access within a trigger code to check which rows were updated?Answer: INSERTED,
DELETED
When users complain about performance, what is the name of the procedure you can use to
quickly list the current sessions and see what are they doing or waiting for? Answer:
sp_who2 or sp_WhoIsActive (one is enough)
What types of a backup do we need, if we want to restore to a point in time? Answer: FULL,
LOG, and optionally DIFFERENTIAL
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