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Secure, optimize, and deploy database solutions Questions

Practice questions for Secure, optimize, and deploy database solutions topic in Microsoft Certified: SQL AI Developer Associate. 74 questions covering this domain.

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Q1
medium

A CI/CD pipeline runs `SqlPackage` against Azure SQL Database. Which authentication method is recommended for automated environments when available?

Q2
hard

An application cancels a long-running statement inside an explicit transaction and leaves the session sleeping with open locks. Which setting can redu...

Q3
medium

A team needs historical Azure SQL Database resource data for approximately the last 14 days. Which view should they query from the `master` database?

Q4
medium

An Azure Function must react to row changes in Azure SQL Database by using the Azure SQL trigger binding. Which SQL feature does the trigger rely on?

Q5
medium

Which Data API builder configuration area is used to define field mappings, permissions, and relationships for a specific entity?

Q6
medium

Which statement best distinguishes change tracking from change data capture?

Q7
hard

A readable secondary replica executes many queries and the team wants Query Store data for that workload. Where is the Query Store data persisted when...

Q8
medium

Which type of statements does Query Store collect plans for by design?

Q9
medium

Which statement about change data capture is correct?

Q10
easy

Which `SqlPackage` action incrementally updates an existing database so it matches the schema in a source `.dacpac`?

Q11
easy

An administrator opens Query Performance Insight for an Azure SQL Database, but Query Store is disabled. What is the result?

Q12
easy

A team builds a SQL database project from the command line. What is the default build artifact produced by the project?

Q13
easy

Which view should be checked first for near-real-time resource usage in Azure SQL Database over roughly the past hour?

Q14
medium

A developer wants a single JSON configuration file to expose database objects through automatic REST, GraphQL, and MCP endpoints. Which Microsoft tool...

Q15
hard

A user needs to query database-scoped dynamic management views for troubleshooting. Which permission is required at the database scope?

Q16
medium

A query suddenly regresses after the optimizer chooses a worse plan. Which Query Store capability can help restore the known good behavior without cha...

Q17
hard

A release engineer wants a deployment artifact that contains schema for declarative publish operations, not a portability package with table data. Whi...

Q18
easy

What is the main purpose of the target platform setting in a SQL database project's `.sqlproj` file?

Q19
medium

A DBA wants Query Store to collect wait statistics in addition to plans and runtime stats. Which setting should be enabled?

Q20
medium

Which Intelligent Query Processing feature in SQL Server 2022/2025 mitigates parameter sniffing by maintaining multiple plans for a single query param...

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