Exam Number:70-454
Exam Name:Upgrade: Transition Your MCITP SQL Server 2005 DBD to MCITP SQL Server 2008 DBD
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Exam 70-454:
Upgrade: Transition Your MCITP SQL Server 2005 DBD to MCITP SQL Server 2008 DBD
Published: December 09, 2008 (in development)
Language(s): English
Audience(s): Developers
Technology: Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Type: Proctored Exam
Overview Skills Measured Preparation Materials Community
About this Exam
This is an upgrade exam that allows a candidate to upgrade their MCITP Database Developer certification from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008.
Audience Profile
Candidates for this exam are IT Professionals or Developers who have a minimum of one year of experience in a position in which their main area of responsibility is database development by using SQL Server 2005 or SQL Server 2008. Alternatively, they work in an environment in which databases are directly related to their primary job roles. These candidates have sought out knowledge of and experience using SQL Server 2008 to enhance their technical expertise, and they would like to take the exam to be able to demonstrate this technical expertise. Candidates should also be proficient at creating and managing database objects by using SQL Server T-SQL. Roles these candidates typically fill include:
database developers who use a SQL Server 2008 database as a component of their overall solutions
software developers who sometimes write application code against systems that run SQL Server 2008 and also sometimes write T-SQL or Microsoft .NET code that runs inside SQL Server 2008
developers who create, extend, or support third-party applications that are built on SQL Server 2008
Credit Toward Certification
When you pass Exam 70-454: Upgrade: Transition Your MCITP SQL Server 2005 DBD to MCITP SQL Server 2008 DBD, you complete the requirements for the following certification(s):
MCITP: Database Developer 2008
Exam 70-454: Upgrade: Transition Your MCITP SQL Server 2005 DBD to MCITP SQL Server 2008 DBD: counts as credit toward the following certification(s):
Note This preparation guide is subject to change at any time without prior notice and at the sole discretion of Microsoft. Microsoft exams might include adaptive testing technology and simulation items. Microsoft does not identify the format in which exams are presented. Please use this preparation guide to prepare for the exam, regardless of its format.
Skills Being Measured
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below.
The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam.
Implementing Tables and Views
Create and alter tables.
This objective may include but is not limited to: computed and persisted columns; schemas; scripts to deploy changes to multiple environments, for example, dev, test, production; manage permissions (GRANT, DENY, REVOKE)
Create and alter indexes.
This objective may include but is not limited to: filtered, included columns, unique, clustered, non-clustered, FILL FACTOR; CREATE STATISTICS; indexing views
Implement data types.
This objective may include but is not limited to: FILESTREAM; spatial, structured, and semi-structured; collations
Implementing Programming Objects
Create and alter stored procedures.
This objective may include but is not limited to: table-valued parameters (TVP), EXECUTE AS, RECOMPILE, parameter direction (output); WITH ENCRYPTION; manage permissions (GRANT, DENY, REVOKE)
Create and alter user-defined functions (UDFs).
This objective may include but is not limited to: WITH SCHEMABINDING, EXECUTE AS; manage permissions (GRANT, DENY, REVOKE)
Manage transactions.
This objective may include but is not limited to: BEGIN TRANSACTION, COMMIT, ROLLBACK, SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL
Working with Query Fundamentals
Query data by using SELECT statements.
This objective may include but is not limited to: LIKE, WHERE, ORDER BY, INTO
Modify data by using INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements.
This objective may include but is not limited to: row constructors, DELETE FROM FROM, UPDATE FROM, TRUNCATE TABLE
Implement aggregate queries.
This objective may include but is not limited to: built-in aggregate functions, GROUPING SETS, GROUP BY, HAVING
Combine datasets.
This objective may include but is not limited to: CROSS APPLY, OUTER APPLY, all join types; UNION, UNION ALL, INTERSECT, EXCEPT
Applying Additional Query Techniques
Implement subqueries.
This objective may include but is not limited to: simple, correlated, scalar, list, table valued
Implement CTE (common table expression) queries.
This objective may include but is not limited to: recursive, non-recursive
Apply ranking functions.
This objective may include but is not limited to: RANK, PARTITION BY, DENSE_RANK, OVER, ROW_NUMBER, NTILE
Working with Additional SQL Server Components
Implement full-text search.
This objective may include but is not limited to: CONTAINS, CONTAINSTABLE, FREETEXT, FREETEXTTABLE, STOPLIST
Implement scripts by using Windows PowerShell and SQL Server Management Objects (SMOs).
This objective may include but is not limited to: cmdlets
Implement Service Broker solutions.
This objective may include but is not limited to: services, queues, messages, message types, message validation, contracts, activation procedures
Working with XML Data
Retrieve relational data as XML.
This objective may include but is not limited to: FOR XML
Transform XML data into relational data.
This objective may include but is not limited to: OPENXML, sp_xml_preparedocument, sp_xml_removedocument
Query XML data.
This objective may include but is not limited to: XQUERY, XPATH
Gathering Performance Information
Capture execution plans.
This objective may include but is not limited to: graphical execution plans; SHOWPLAN
Gather trace information by using the SQL Server Profiler.
Designing a Database Strategy
Identify which SQL Server components to use to support business requirements.
This objective may include but is not limited to: SQL Server Agent, DB mail, Service Broker, Full-Text Search, Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC), linked servers
Design a database model.
This objective may include but is not limited to: normalization, entities, entity relationships
Design an application strategy to support security.
This objective may include but is not limited to: application roles, schema ownership, execution context, Windows vs. SQL authentication, permissions and database roles
Designing Database Tables
Idenify the appropriate usage of new data types.
This objective may include but is not limited to: geography, geometry, hierarchyid, date, time, datetime2, datetimeoffset, varbinary (max) filestream
Design tables.
This objective may include but is not limited to: table width, sizing data types, IN_ROW_DATA (BLOBs), overflow data, sparse columns, computed columns, persisted computed columns
Design data integrity.
This objective may include but is not limited to: primary key, foreign key, check constraint, default constraint, NULL/NOT NULL, unique constraint, DML triggers
Designing Programming Objects
Design T-SQL stored procedures.
This objective may include but is not limited to: execution context (EXECUTE AS), table-valued parameters, determining appropriate way to return data, WITH RECOMPILE/OPTION (RECOMPILE), error handling, TRY/CATCH
Design T-SQL table-valued and scalar functions.
This objective may include but is not limited to: inline table-valued functions vs. views, multi-statement table-valued functions, determinism
Evaluate special programming constructs.
This objective may include but is not limited to: dynamic vs. prepared SQL (CREATE PROCEDURE… WITH EXECUTE AS) procedure, protecting against SQL injection
Designing a Transaction and Concurrency Strategy
Design the locking granularity level.
This objective may include but is not limited to: locking hints, memory consumption
Design for concurrency.
This objective may include but is not limited to: hints, transaction isolation level, effect of database option READ_COMMITTED_SNAPSHOT, rowversion and timestamp datatypes
Designing an XML Strategy
Design XML storage.
This objective may include but is not limited to: determining when to use XML for storage, untyped vs. typed (XML schema collection)
Design a strategy to transform XML into relational data.
This objective may include but is not limited to: .nodes, .value, .query, XQuery and XPath
Designing Queries for Performance
Optimize and tune queries.
This objective may include but is not limited to: optimizer hints, common table expressions (CTEs), search conditions, temporary storage, GROUP BY [GROUPING SETS|CUBE|ROLLUP]
Analyze execution plans.
This objective may include but is not limited to: execution order, logical and physical operators, join operators, minimize resource costs, compare query costs
Designing a Database for Optimal Performance
Optimize indexing strategies.
This objective may include but is not limited to: table-valued function, views, filtered indexes, indexed views, clustered and non-clustered, unique
Design a table and index compression strategy.
This objective may include but is not limited to: row vs. page, update frequency, page compression implementation, compressing individual partitions
Design a table and index partitioning strategy.
This objective may include but is not limited to: switching partitions, merging, splitting, staging, creating, schemes and functions
Preparation Tools and Resources
To help you prepare for this exam, Microsoft Learning recommends that you have hands-on experience with the product and that you use the following training resources. These training resources do not necessarily cover all of the topics listed in the “Skills Measured” tab.
Classroom Training
There is no classroom training currently available.
Microsoft E-Learning
There is no Microsoft E-Learning training currently available.
Microsoft Press Books
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Practice Tests
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Skills Being Measured
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below.
The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam.
Implementing Tables and Views
Create and alter tables.
This objective may include but is not limited to: computed and persisted columns; schemas; scripts to deploy changes to multiple environments, for example, dev, test, production; manage permissions (GRANT, DENY, REVOKE)
Create and alter indexes.
This objective may include but is not limited to: filtered, included columns, unique, clustered, non-clustered, FILL FACTOR; CREATE STATISTICS; indexing views
Implement data types.
This objective may include but is not limited to: FILESTREAM; spatial, structured, and semi-structured; collations
Implementing Programming Objects
Create and alter stored procedures.
This objective may include but is not limited to: table-valued parameters (TVP), EXECUTE AS, RECOMPILE, parameter direction (output); WITH ENCRYPTION; manage permissions (GRANT, DENY, REVOKE)
Create and alter user-defined functions (UDFs).
This objective may include but is not limited to: WITH SCHEMABINDING, EXECUTE AS; manage permissions (GRANT, DENY, REVOKE)
Manage transactions.
This objective may include but is not limited to: BEGIN TRANSACTION, COMMIT, ROLLBACK, SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL
Working with Query Fundamentals
Query data by using SELECT statements.
This objective may include but is not limited to: LIKE, WHERE, ORDER BY, INTO
Modify data by using INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements.
This objective may include but is not limited to: row constructors, DELETE FROM FROM, UPDATE FROM, TRUNCATE TABLE
Implement aggregate queries.
This objective may include but is not limited to: built-in aggregate functions, GROUPING SETS, GROUP BY, HAVING
Combine datasets.
This objective may include but is not limited to: CROSS APPLY, OUTER APPLY, all join types; UNION, UNION ALL, INTERSECT, EXCEPT
Applying Additional Query Techniques
Implement subqueries.
This objective may include but is not limited to: simple, correlated, scalar, list, table valued
Implement CTE (common table expression) queries.
This objective may include but is not limited to: recursive, non-recursive
Apply ranking functions.
This objective may include but is not limited to: RANK, PARTITION BY, DENSE_RANK, OVER, ROW_NUMBER, NTILE
Working with Additional SQL Server Components
Implement full-text search.
This objective may include but is not limited to: CONTAINS, CONTAINSTABLE, FREETEXT, FREETEXTTABLE, STOPLIST
Implement scripts by using Windows PowerShell and SQL Server Management Objects (SMOs).
This objective may include but is not limited to: cmdlets
Implement Service Broker solutions.
This objective may include but is not limited to: services, queues, messages, message types, message validation, contracts, activation procedures
Working with XML Data
Retrieve relational data as XML.
This objective may include but is not limited to: FOR XML
Transform XML data into relational data.
This objective may include but is not limited to: OPENXML, sp_xml_preparedocument, sp_xml_removedocument
Query XML data.
This objective may include but is not limited to: XQUERY, XPATH
Gathering Performance Information
Capture execution plans.
This objective may include but is not limited to: graphical execution plans; SHOWPLAN
Gather trace information by using the SQL Server Profiler.
Designing a Database Strategy
Identify which SQL Server components to use to support business requirements.
This objective may include but is not limited to: SQL Server Agent, DB mail, Service Broker, Full-Text Search, Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC), linked servers
Design a database model.
This objective may include but is not limited to: normalization, entities, entity relationships
Design an application strategy to support security.
This objective may include but is not limited to: application roles, schema ownership, execution context, Windows vs. SQL authentication, permissions and database roles
Designing Database Tables
Idenify the appropriate usage of new data types.
This objective may include but is not limited to: geography, geometry, hierarchyid, date, time, datetime2, datetimeoffset, varbinary (max) filestream
Design tables.
This objective may include but is not limited to: table width, sizing data types, IN_ROW_DATA (BLOBs), overflow data, sparse columns, computed columns, persisted computed columns
Design data integrity.
This objective may include but is not limited to: primary key, foreign key, check constraint, default constraint, NULL/NOT NULL, unique constraint, DML triggers
Designing Programming Objects
Design T-SQL stored procedures.
This objective may include but is not limited to: execution context (EXECUTE AS), table-valued parameters, determining appropriate way to return data, WITH RECOMPILE/OPTION (RECOMPILE), error handling, TRY/CATCH
Design T-SQL table-valued and scalar functions.
This objective may include but is not limited to: inline table-valued functions vs. views, multi-statement table-valued functions, determinism
Evaluate special programming constructs.
This objective may include but is not limited to: dynamic vs. prepared SQL (CREATE PROCEDURE… WITH EXECUTE AS) procedure, protecting against SQL injection
Designing a Transaction and Concurrency Strategy
Design the locking granularity level.
This objective may include but is not limited to: locking hints, memory consumption
Design for concurrency.
This objective may include but is not limited to: hints, transaction isolation level, effect of database option READ_COMMITTED_SNAPSHOT, rowversion and timestamp datatypes
Designing an XML Strategy
Design XML storage.
This objective may include but is not limited to: determining when to use XML for storage, untyped vs. typed (XML schema collection)
Design a strategy to transform XML into relational data.
This objective may include but is not limited to: .nodes, .value, .query, XQuery and XPath
Designing Queries for Performance
Optimize and tune queries.
This objective may include but is not limited to: optimizer hints, common table expressions (CTEs), search conditions, temporary storage, GROUP BY [GROUPING SETS|CUBE|ROLLUP]
Analyze execution plans.
This objective may include but is not limited to: execution order, logical and physical operators, join operators, minimize resource costs, compare query costs
Designing a Database for Optimal Performance
Optimize indexing strategies.
This objective may include but is not limited to: table-valued function, views, filtered indexes, indexed views, clustered and non-clustered, unique
Design a table and index compression strategy.
This objective may include but is not limited to: row vs. page, update frequency, page compression implementation, compressing individual partitions
Design a table and index partitioning strategy.
This objective may include but is not limited to: switching partitions, merging, splitting, staging, creating, schemes and functions
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