MS SQL Server - 70 - Alerts and Logs MCQ

70 – Alerts and Logs MCQ

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1. In SQL Server, what is an alert?

A message sent to a database administrator

A notification of a successful backup

A database error message

A response to a job failure or specific event

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2. What is the primary purpose of defining alerts in SQL Server?

To notify operators or take specific actions in response to events

To automatically fix database errors

To generate error messages

To schedule jobs

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3. In SQL Server, where are error messages typically stored?

In the Windows Application Log

In the SQL Server system tables

In the SQL Server Management Studio

In the SQL Server Agent Error Log

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4. What is the SQL Server Agent Error Log?

A log of database error messages

A log of successful job executions

A log of SQL Server Agent activities and errors

A log of SQL Server installation events

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5. In SQL Server, what is the Windows Application Log?

A log of SQL Server Agent activities

A log of Windows operating system events

A log of successful backup operations

A log of database error messages

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6. What is the primary purpose of the SQL Server Agent Error Log?

To track SQL Server Agent activities and errors

To provide a history of SQL Server installation events

To maintain a record of job executions

To store database error messages

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7. In SQL Server, what is the primary use of the Windows Application Log?

To generate error messages

To track SQL Server Agent activities

To record operating system and application events

To store backup logs

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8. How can you view the SQL Server Agent Error Log?

Using the SQL Server Management Studio

Using the Windows Event Viewer

Using the SQL Server Configuration Manager

Using the SQLCMD utility

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9. In SQL Server, where can you find detailed information about SQL Server Agent activities and job executions?

In the SQL Server Management Studio

In the SQL Server Configuration Manager

In the Windows Application Log

In the SQL Server Agent Error Log

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10. What is the primary benefit of viewing the SQL Server Agent Error Log?

To generate error messages

To track Windows operating system events

To troubleshoot SQL Server Agent errors and job failures

To monitor successful job executions

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11. In SQL Server, what is an error message?

A notification of a successful job execution

A message sent to a database administrator

A log of SQL Server installation events

A response to a job failure or specific event

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12. What is the primary purpose of error messages in SQL Server?

To generate alerts

To provide information about job successes

To store backup logs

To notify operators of job failures

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13. In SQL Server, how can you create an alert to handle errors?

By using the Windows Event Viewer

By configuring the SQL Server Configuration Manager

By defining alert conditions and responses

By defining a job schedule

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14. What is the primary use of the Windows Event Viewer in SQL Server?

To view Windows operating system and application events

To configure job schedules

To track SQL Server Agent activities

To store error messages

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15. In SQL Server, what action can be taken when an alert is triggered?

Sending an email to an operator

Deleting the error message

Disabling the SQL Server Agent

Automatically fixing the error

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16. In SQL Server, how can you define the conditions that trigger an alert?

By setting up alert properties and rules

By editing the SQL Server Agent Error Log

By using the Windows Event Viewer

By configuring the SQL Server Configuration Manager

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17. What is the primary purpose of defining alert responses in SQL Server?

To configure job schedules

To store backup logs

To generate error messages

To specify the actions taken when an alert is triggered

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18. In SQL Server, what happens when an alert is triggered?

A job is automatically executed.

A notification is sent to an operator or takes a specific action.

An error message is automatically generated.

The SQL Server Agent is disabled.

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19. In SQL Server, what is the primary purpose of specifying a delay for alert responses?

To optimize query performance

To generate additional error messages

To configure job schedules

To prevent alert actions from occurring immediately

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20. What is the primary advantage of defining alerts and responses in SQL Server?

To proactively handle errors and events

To create job schedules

To track SQL Server Agent activities

To automatically generate error messages

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21. In SQL Server, where can you find detailed information about database error messages?

In the SQL Server Management Studio

In the Windows Event Viewer

In the SQL Server Configuration Manager

In the SQL Server Agent Error Log

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22. What is the primary benefit of viewing error messages in SQL Server Management Studio?

To track Windows operating system events

To create backup logs

To monitor successful job executions

To troubleshoot database errors and job failures

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23. In SQL Server, what is the primary purpose of creating alerts and defining conditions?

To configure job schedules

To generate error messages automatically

To disable SQL Server Agent

To proactively respond to events and errors

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24. How can you view the Windows Application Log in SQL Server?

Using the SQL Server Management Studio

Using the SQL Server Configuration Manager

Using the Windows Event Viewer

Using the SQLCMD utility

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25. In SQL Server, what is the primary benefit of viewing the Windows Application Log?

To track SQL Server Agent activities

To store backup logs

To troubleshoot Windows operating system and application events

To generate error messages

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MS SQL Server – 70 – Alerts and Logs MCQ