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Microsoft 070-761 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Querying Data with Transact-SQL |
| Exam Number: | 70-761 |
| Related Certifications: | 70-762 MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Development MCSA: SQL 2016 BI Development |
| Available Languages: | Russian, English, Brazilian Portuguese, French, Simplified Chinese, German, Traditional Chinese, Japanese |
| Real Exam Qty: | 40–60 |
| Exam Format: | Multiple response, Drag and drop, Hot area, Short answer, Code completion, Build list, Active screen, Multiple choice |
| Passing Score: | 700 / 1000 |
| Exam Duration: | 90–180 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | MCSA certification valid for 2 years; exam retired since January 2021 |
| Exam Price: | $165 USD |
| Recommended Training: | Exam Ref 70-761 Querying Data with Transact-SQL Course 20761: Querying Data with Transact-SQL |
| Exam Registration: | Microsoft Exam Page Pearson VUE (archived) |
| Sample Questions: | DOWNLOAD DEMO |
| Exam Way: | Retired; previously delivered via Pearson VUE test centers or online proctored |
| Pre Condition: | No formal prerequisites; recommended 1–2 years experience writing Transact-SQL queries; required with 70-762 for MCSA: SQL 2016 |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/exams/70-761 |
Microsoft 070-761 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Manage data with Transact-SQL | 40–45% | - Create Transact-SQL SELECT queries
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| Topic 2: Program databases by using Transact-SQL | 20–25% | - Implement functions and error handling
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| Topic 3: Query data with advanced Transact-SQL components | 30–35% | - Use set operators and grouping
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The Microsoft Querying Data with Transact-SQL is Microsoft's certification exam for MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Development / MCSA: SQL 2016 Business Intelligence Development, at the Associate level. Related credentials include 70-762, MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Development, MCSA: SQL 2016 BI Development. Prepare efficiently: short review sessions anywhere, mock exams when you have a desk.
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Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution.
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You have a database that tracks orders and deliveries for customers in North America. The database contains the following tables:
Sales.Customers
Application.Cities
Sales.CustomerCategories
Your company is developing a new social application that connects customers to each other based on the distance between their delivery locations.
You need to write a query that returns the nearest customer.
Solution: You run the following Transact-SQL statement:
The variable @custID is set to a valid customer.
Does the solution meet the goal?
- A. Yes
- B. No
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
You are creating a database solution to track sales achievements of your training courses. You run the following statements:
You plan to add courses to a table named HighlightedCourses. You must add courses that have been delivered to more than 100 participants only.
If the total number of participants for a course is lower than 100, the course must not be added to the HighlightedCourses table. In addition, an error message must be displayed and remaining Transact-SQL code must not run.
How should you complete the Transact-SQL statement? To answer, select the appropriate Transact-SQL segments in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Correct Answer:

Explanation
Box 1: THROW
TRHOW raises an exception and transfers execution to a CATCH block of a TRY...CATCH construct.
If a TRY...CATCH construct is not available, the statement batch is terminated. The line number and procedure where the exception is raised are set.
Box 2: IF (@TotalParticipants < 100)
Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution.
After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen.
You are creating indexes in a data warehouse.
You have a dimension table named Table1 that has 10,000 rows. The rows are used to generate several reports.
The reports join a column that is the primary key.
The execution plan contains bookmark lookups for Table1.
You discover that the reports run slower than expected.
You need to reduce the amount of time it takes to run the reports.
Solution: You create a nonclustered index on the primary key column that includes the bookmark lookup columns.
Does this meet the goal?
- A. Yes
- B. No
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution.
After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen.
You are building a stored procedure that will be used by hundreds of users concurrently.
You need to store rows that will be processed later by the stored procedure. The object that stores the rows must meet the following requirements:
* Be indexable
* Contain up-to-date statistics
* Be able to scale between 10 and 100,000 rows
The solution must prevent users from accessing one another's data.
Solution: You create a global temporary table in the stored procedure.
Does this meet the goal?
- A. Yes
- B. No
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
You have a database for a banking system. The database has two tables named tblDepositAcct and tblLoanAcct that store deposit and loan accounts, respectively. Both tables contain the following columns:
You need to determine the total number of customers who have only deposit accounts.
Which Transact-SQL statement should you run?
- A. Option D
- B. Option F
- C. Option B
- D. Option G
- E. Option C
- F. Option H
- G. Option E
- H. Option A
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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