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Microsoft 070-765 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Provisioning SQL Databases |
| Exam Number: | 70-765 |
| Exam Price: | $165 USD (approx.) |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Certification recognized under MCSA until retirement of the certification track |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Response, Multiple Choice |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Passing Score: | 700 (on a scale of 1000) |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Real Exam Qty: | 40-60 |
| Related Certifications: | 70-764 Administering a SQL Database Infrastructure MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Administration |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Delivered through Pearson VUE testing centers and online proctored options |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended: experience with SQL Server administration, cloud service models, and Azure SQL Database/VM deployments |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/exams/70-765 |
Microsoft 070-765 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Topic 1: Manage Databases and Instances | - Manage SQL Server instances - Configure secure access to Azure SQL Databases - Configure SQL Server performance settings |
| Topic 2: Implement SQL in Azure | - Plan SQL Server installation - Deploy SQL Server databases to Azure VMs - Deploy Microsoft Azure SQL Database - Deploy SQL Server instances |
| Topic 3: Deploy and Migrate Applications / Manage Storage | - Manage SQL Storage and perform database maintenance - Deploy applications to Azure SQL Database or SQL Server on Azure VM - Migrate on-premises SQL Server databases to Azure |
070-765 Exam FAQ: Before You Book Your Seat
Microsoft Provisioning SQL Databases is an official Microsoft exam, listed under exam code 070-765. A passing result earns you the MCP certification at the Associate / Professional (MCSA SQL 2016 Database Administration) level. It also ties into 70-764 Administering a SQL Database Infrastructure, MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Administration, extending its value across your certification roadmap. Employers read this credential as verified competence, which is why it keeps appearing in job requirements.
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Recommended: experience with SQL Server administration, cloud service models, and Azure SQL Database/VM deployments
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The Microsoft Provisioning SQL Databases syllabus spans 3 domains, led by Implement SQL in Azure, Deploy and Migrate Applications / Manage Storage, and Manage Databases and Instances. The complete topic list is published above; candidates who study the map first rarely get lost later.
Microsoft Provisioning SQL Databases Sample Questions:
You plan to migrate a Microsoft SQL server instance between physical servers.
You must migrate the metadata associated with the database instance.
You need to ensure that the new instance retains the existing jobs and alerts.
Solutions: You restore the master database.
Does the solution meet the goal?
- A. No
- B. Yes
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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You plan to migrate on-premises Microsoft SQL Server databases to SQL Server on a Microsoft Azure virtual machine.
A full backup of the databases is 3 TB. The corporate network has a 1.5 MB/sec Internet connection.
You need to move the backups to Azure to ensure that you can restore the databases to the Azure virtual machine as quickly as possible.
What should you do?
- A. Use the Azure Import/Export service.
- B. Create an availability group that is configured for automatic seeding.
- C. Use SQL Server Backup to URL
- D. Run robocopy.exe and specify the /mir parameter.
- E. Run azcopy.exe and specify the /SetContentType parameter.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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You have a Microsoft Azure SQL Database server named server1-contoso.database.windows.net in a resource group named RG1.
You need to create an elastic pool.
How should you complete the script? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Box 1: New-AzureRmSqlServer
Create an Azure SQL Database logical server using the New-AzureRmSqlServer command. A logical server contains a group of databases managed as a group.
Example:
New-AzureRmSqlServer -ResourceGroupName $resourcegroupname `
-ServerName $servername `
-Location $location `etc.
Box 2: New-AzureRmSqlElasticPool
The New-AzureRmSqlElasticPool cmdlet creates an elastic database pool for an Azure SQL Database.
Example:
New-AzureRmSqlElasticPool -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroup01" -ServerName "Server01" -ElasticPoolName "ElasticPool01" -Edition "Standard" References:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-database/sql-database-get-started-powershell
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/azurerm.sql/new-azurermsqlelasticpool?view=azurermps-6.8.0
You administer a SQL Server 2014 server that contains a database named SalesDB. SalesDb contains a schema named Customers that has a table named Regions. A user named UserA is a member of a role named Sales.
UserA is granted the Select permission on the Regions table. The Sales role is granted the Select permission on the Customers schema.
You need to ensure that the Sales role, including UserA, is disallowed to select from any of the tables in the Customers schema.
Which Transact-SQL statement should you use?
- A. DENY SELECT ON Object::Regions FROM Sales
- B. REVOKE SELECT ON Object::Regions FROM UserA
- C. REVOKE SELECT ON Schema::Customers FROM UserA
- D. REVOKE SELECT ON Object::Regions FROM Sales
- E. EXEC sp_droprolemember 'Sales', 'UserA'
- F. EXEC sp_addrolemember 'Sales', 'UserA'
- G. DENY SELECT ON Object::Regions FROM UserA
- H. DENY SELECT ON Schema::Customers FROM Sales
- I. DENY SELECT ON Schema::Customers FROM UserA
- J. REVOKE SELECT ON Schema::Customers FROM Sales
Correct Answer: H 🗳️
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You deploy a new Microsoft Azure SQL database instance to support a variety of mobile application and public websites. You configure geo-replication with regions in Brazil and Japan.
You need to implement real-time encryption of the database and all backups.
Solution: You use the always Encrypted wizard to encrypt all possible for the tables in the primary instance.
Does the solution meet the goal?
- A. No
- B. Yes
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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