Scribd
Upload
177 views2 pages

SQL Server Interview Tips

Uploaded by

api-3778693
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
177 views2 pages

SQL Server Interview Tips

Uploaded by

api-3778693
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

Interview Tips .::. DotNet/C#/ASP.Net Questions .::. C/C++/VC.Net Questions.::.

Database/SQL Questions
1. What’s the difference between a primary key and a unique key?

Both primary key and unique enforce uniqueness of the column on which they are
defined. But by default primary key creates a clustered index on the column, where are
unique creates a nonclustered index by default. Another major difference is that, primary
key doesn’t allow NULLs, but unique key allows one NULL only.

2. Write a SQL Query to find first Week Day of month?

SELECT DATENAME(dw, DATEADD(dd, - DATEPART(dd, GETDATE()) + 1, GETDATE())) AS


FirstDay

3. How to find 6th highest salary from Employee table

SELECT TOP 1 salary FROM (SELECT DISTINCT TOP 6 salary FROM


employee
ORDER BY salary DESC) a ORDER BY salary

4. What is a join and List different types of joins.

Joins are used in queries to explain how different tables are related. Joins also let you
select data from a table depending upon data from another table. Types of joins: INNER
JOINs, OUTER JOINs, CROSS JOINs. OUTER JOINs are further classified as LEFT OUTER
JOINS, RIGHT OUTER JOINS and FULL OUTER JOINS.

5. How can I enforce to use particular index?

You can use index hint (index=index_name) after the table name. SELECT au_lname
FROM authors (index=aunmind)

6. What is sorting and what is the difference between sorting and clustered
indexes?

The ORDER BY clause sorts query results by one or more columns up to 8,060 bytes.
This will happen by the time when we retrieve data from database. Clustered indexes
physically sorting data, while inserting/updating the table.

7. What are the differences between UNION and JOINS?

A join selects columns from 2 or more tables. A union selects rows.

8. What is the Referential Integrity?

Referential integrity refers to the consistency that must be maintained between primary
and foreign keys, i.e. every foreign key value must have a corresponding primary key
value
© Copyright 2004-06 Trivandrum Microsoft Usergroup

You might also like