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 is the purpose of the SAVEPOINT statement in a transaction?

To set a point within a transaction to which you can later roll back

To commit a part of the transaction

To end the transaction

To start a new transaction

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What is the purpose of the END CATCH statement?

To rollback a transaction

To end a transaction

To commit a transaction

To end the block of code-handling errors

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What function returns the line number where an error occurred?

ERROR_LINE()

ERROR_LOCATION()

ERROR_POSITION()

ERROR_POINT()

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Which command is used to set the transaction isolation level?

SET TRANSACTION LEVEL

SET ISOLATION TRANSACTION

SET ISOLATION LEVEL

SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL

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What is the purpose of the ROLLBACK 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

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Which isolation level prevents both dirty reads and non-repeatable reads?

READ COMMITTED

SERIALIZABLE

REPEATABLE READ

READ UNCOMMITTED

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Which command is used to check the current transaction status?

@@TRANSTATUS

@@TRANSACTION

@@TRANCOUNT

@@TRANSSTATE

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

OPEN TRANSACTION

INITIATE TRANSACTION

BEGIN TRANSACTION

START TRANSACTION

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

ERROR_PROCEDURE()

ERROR_TRIGGER()

ERROR_ROUTINE()

ERROR_FUNCTION()

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Which function returns the error number in a CATCH block?

ERROR_VALUE()

ERROR_ID()

ERROR_NUMBER()

ERROR_CODE()

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What is the purpose of the @@ERROR function?

To return the error severity of the last Transact-SQL statement executed

To return the error state of the last Transact-SQL statement executed

To return the error number of the last Transact-SQL statement executed

To return the error message of the last Transact-SQL statement executed

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What does the RAISERROR statement do in SQL Server?

Rolls back a transaction

Commits a transaction

Starts a new transaction

Generates an error message and initiates error processing

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What function returns the error message in a CATCH block?

ERROR_MESSAGE()

ERROR_INFO()

ERROR_DETAIL()

ERROR_TEXT()

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

ERROR_LEVEL()

ERROR_GRADE()

ERROR_SEVERITY()

ERROR_INTENSITY()

15 / 20

Which of the following SQL Server features ensures that all parts of a transaction are completed successfully before committing?

Atomicity

Isolation

Consistency

Durability

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Which isolation level allows dirty reads?

READ COMMITTED

REPEATABLE READ

SERIALIZABLE

READ UNCOMMITTED

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What does the COMMIT statement do in a transaction?

Saves all changes made during the transaction

Ends the transaction without saving changes

Reverts all changes made during the transaction

Starts a new transaction

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Which isolation level provides the highest level of data consistency?

REPEATABLE READ

READ UNCOMMITTED

READ COMMITTED

SERIALIZABLE

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

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

Commits a transaction

Rolls back a transaction

Starts a new transaction

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

READ UNCOMMITTED

READ COMMITTED

SERIALIZABLE

REPEATABLE READ

Your score is

The average score is 42%

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