Overview
All-in-One is all you need! This authoritative reference offers complete coverage of all material on the two core MCDBA SQL Server 2000 exams. You'll find exam objectives at the beginning of each chapter,helpful exam tips,end-of-chapter practice questions,and photographs and illustrations. The bonus CD-ROM contains practice tests,hundreds of questions,and LearnKey(tm) video clips. This comprehensive guide will not only help you pass the MCDBA SQL Server 2000 certification exams,but will also serve as an invaluable on-the-job reference.Now you can prepare for the two required MCDBA exams —Installing,Configuring,and Administering (#70-228) and Designing and Implementing Databases (#70-229) — using this comprehensive reference. You'll also get an overview of the various editions of SQL Server,including which operating systems each edition supports,as well as full details on some of the advanced features of SQL Server 2000. Learn how to perform both local and remote installations,administer both Windows 2000 Server as well as SQL Server 2000,manage and maintain data,and much more. Each chapter contains detailed exam objectives,practice questions,and test-taking tips from a Microsoft-certified trainer,making this a premier study tool. Filled with practical advice,as well as case studies to help illustrate concepts and techniques you've just read about,this book is highly useful as both an exam preparation guide and an on-the-job resource.
Get complete details on exam topics including how to:
- Install,configure,and upgrade to SQL Server 2000
- Plan for a SQL Server database implementation
- Create a user-defined database using both SQL ServerEnterprise Manager and Transact-SQL
- Monitor security functions—set database permissions,manage user accounts and logon information
- Modify,optimize,and troubleshoot a SQL Server 2000 database
- Develop the logical data model and physical design of a SQL database