Had a great exam yesterday. Took me the full 2.5 hours. I've never done Simulation questions before. They were... interesting. I found them quite easy. The simulator only allowed certain actions to be performed in the SSMS IDE, so finding the right sequence was relatively simple.
35 ordinary questions and 12 simulations.
My study technique this time worked really well. Each number below stands for the date in February:
- Picked up the self-paced study kit on February 1st. Completed Chapter 1: Installing SQL Server 2005
- Chapter 2: Configuring SQL Server 2005
- Chapter 3: Creating Tables, Constraints, and User-Defined Types
- Chapter 4: Creating Indexes
- Chapter 5: Working with Transact-SQL (very light)
- Chapter 6: Creating Partitions
- Chapter 7: Implementing Views
- Chapter 8: Managing XML Data (very important)
- Chapter 9: Creating Functions, Stored Procedures and Triggers
- Chapter 10: Working with Flat Files
- Chapter 11: Backing Up, Restoring and Moving a Database
- Chapter 12: Using Transact-SQL to Manage Databases
- Chapter 13: Working with HTTP Endpoints
- Chapter 14: Working with SQL Server Agent Jobs
- Chapter 15: Monitoring and Troubleshooting SQL Server Performance
- Chapter 16: Managing Database Snapshots
- Chapter 17: Implementing Database Mirroring
- Chapter 18: Implementing Log Shipping
- Chapter 19: Managing Replication
- Chapter 20: Working with Service Broker
- Chapter 21: Creating Full-Text Catalogs
- Concentrated (using practice exam questions) on Exam Objective 1: Installing and Configuring SQL Server 2005
- Objective 2: Implementing High Availability and Disaster Recovery
- Objective 3: Supporting Data Consumers
- Objective 4: Maintaining Databases
- Objective 5: Monitoring and Troubleshooting SQL Server Performance
- Objective 6: Creating and Implementing Database Objects
- On February 28th sat the exam
Name: TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - Implementation and Maintenance
Required score: 700
My Score: 876
