Introduction
Welcome
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Preparing for MTA Exam 98-364
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Using the exercise files
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Challenges explained
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What you should know: Restoring your database backup
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1. Defining Data Types
Understanding the built-in SQL Server data types
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Using exact numeric data types
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Using approximate numeric data types
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Storing date and time values
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Storing text as character strings
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Understanding spatial data types
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Working with binary strings and other data types
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Converting data types in calculations
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2. Understanding Tables and How to Create Them
Defining your data needs
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Creating a table in SQL Server Management Studio
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Creating a table using Transact-SQL commands
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Applying data constraints and indexes in T-SQL
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Using SSMS to create reusable scripts
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Challenge: Writing T-SQL commands
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Solution: Writing T-SQL commands
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3. Using Queries to Select Data
Selecting records from the database
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Combining multiple related tables with the JOIN clause
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Combining conditions with AND and OR
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Clarifying ranges with a BETWEEN clause
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Specifying data you don't want with NOT
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Sorting data with ORDER BY
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Combining returns with the UNION clause
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Using the EXCEPT and INTERSECT clauses
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Using aggregate functions
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Challenge: Making selections
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Solution: Making selections
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4. Working with Views
Understanding the role of SQL Server views
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Creating a view in SQL Server Management Studio
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Viewing related data from multiple tables
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Defining a view using Transact-SQL commands
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Challenge: Creating a view
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Solution: Creating a view
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5. Creating Stored Procedures and Functions
Understanding the role of stored procedures
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Creating a stored procedure in SQL Server Management Studio
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Leveraging user-defined parameters
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Introducing user-defined functions
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Creating a user-defined scalar function
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6. Inserting and Updating Data in a Table
Using SSMS to insert data into a table
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Inserting data using data manipulation language
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Updating data in SSMS
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Modifying data using the UPDATE clause
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7. Removing Data from the Database
Deleting records in SSMS
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Using the DELETE statement
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Clearing out a table with TRUNCATE TABLE
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Deleting a table with DROP TABLE
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Understanding transactions
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