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The Best Fully Integrated Study System Available With hundreds of practice questions and hands-on exercises, MCTS SQL Server 2005 Implementation & Maintenance Study Guide covers what you need to know--and shows you how to prepare--for this challenging exam.



100% complete coverage of all official objectives for Exam 70-431

Exam Readiness Checklist at the front of the book--you're ready for the exam when all objectives on the list are checked off

Inside the Exam sections in every chapter highlight key exam topics covered

Simulated exam questions match the format, tone, topics, and difficulty of the real exam


Covers all the exam topics, including:

Installing and Configuring SQL Server 2005 * Creating Databases and Database Objects * SQL Server Security * Creating Views, Partitions, and Linked Servers * Transact-SQL Programming * Working with Constraints, Triggers, and Stored Procedures * Backup and Restore of SQL Server with SQL Agent Jobs * Data Redundancy and Availability * Using the Service Broker * XML Data Support * SQL Server Performance Monitoring and Tuning * Troubleshooting Server and Database Errors

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