SQL Server Transactions and Error Handling – Intermediate-Level Quiz

SQL Server Transactions and Error Handling - Intermediate-Level Quiz

This intermediate-level quiz will challenge your understanding of transactions and error handling in SQL Server. Test your knowledge on how to manage transactions, ensure data integrity, and handle errors effectively. The quiz is ideal for those with a solid grasp of SQL Server basics and looking to deepen their expertise.

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What does the COMMIT statement do in a transaction?

Starts a new transaction

Ends the transaction without saving changes

Reverts all changes made during the transaction

Saves all changes made during the transaction

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What function returns the line number where an error occurred?

ERROR_POSITION()

ERROR_LOCATION()

ERROR_LINE()

ERROR_POINT()

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Which isolation level provides the highest level of data consistency?

SERIALIZABLE

READ COMMITTED

READ UNCOMMITTED

REPEATABLE READ

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Which isolation level allows dirty reads?

REPEATABLE READ

SERIALIZABLE

READ UNCOMMITTED

READ COMMITTED

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Which isolation level prevents dirty reads but allows non-repeatable reads?

READ COMMITTED

REPEATABLE READ

READ UNCOMMITTED

SERIALIZABLE

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What is a transaction in SQL Server?

A type of database

A system procedure

A single unit of work that is either fully completed or fully rolled back

A user-defined function

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What is the purpose of the BEGIN TRY statement?

To start a block of code to monitor for errors

To start a new transaction

To rollback a transaction

To commit a transaction

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What is the purpose of the SAVE TRANSACTION statement?

To start a new transaction

To set a savepoint within a transaction

To end the transaction without saving changes

To save all changes made during the transaction

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Which function returns the name of the stored procedure or trigger where an error occurred?

ERROR_TRIGGER()

ERROR_PROCEDURE()

ERROR_FUNCTION()

ERROR_ROUTINE()

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Which of the following commands is used to start a transaction in SQL Server?

START TRANSACTION

BEGIN TRANSACTION

OPEN TRANSACTION

INITIATE TRANSACTION

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Which command is used to set the transaction isolation level?

SET ISOLATION LEVEL

SET ISOLATION TRANSACTION

SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL

SET TRANSACTION LEVEL

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Which statement is used to undo changes made during a transaction?

UNDO

ROLLBACK

CANCEL

REVERT

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What is the function of an END TRY statement?

Ends the block of code being monitored for errors

Ends a transaction

Rolls back a transaction

Commits a transaction

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Which of the following functions returns the severity level of an error?

ERROR_LEVEL()

ERROR_SEVERITY()

ERROR_INTENSITY()

ERROR_GRADE()

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What does the TRY...CATCH construct do in SQL Server?

Starts a new transaction

Commits a transaction

Handles errors by transferring control to a CATCH block if an error occurs

Rolls back a transaction

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What is the purpose of the BEGIN CATCH statement?

To commit a transaction

To rollback a transaction

To start a new transaction

To start a block of code to handle errors

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What is the purpose of the ROLLBACK TRANSACTION statement?

To undo all changes made during the transaction

To end the transaction without saving changes

To start a new transaction

To save all changes made during the transaction

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What is the purpose of the XACT_ABORT setting in SQL Server?

To save a transaction

To commit a transaction automatically

To automatically roll back a transaction if an error occurs

To start a new transaction

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What function returns the error message in a CATCH block?

ERROR_TEXT()

ERROR_INFO()

ERROR_MESSAGE()

ERROR_DETAIL()

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What is the purpose of the COMMIT TRANSACTION statement?

To save all changes made during the transaction

To undo all changes made during the transaction

To end the transaction without saving changes

To start a new transaction

Your score is

The average score is 42%

Think you know SQL Server transactions inside out? How about error-handling techniques? Put your SQL Server transactions and error handling skills to the test with this quiz crafted specifically for intermediate users like you.

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