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Microsoft 070-463 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Design and implement a data warehouse | 10-15% | - Design and implement indexes and partitions - Design for scalability and performance - Design dimensions and fact tables - Implement star and snowflake schemas |
| Topic 2: Build data quality solutions | 15-20% | - Match and deduplicate data - Implement Data Quality Services (DQS) - Integrate DQS with SSIS - Clean and standardize data |
| Topic 3: Load data | 25-30% | - Use bulk load operations - Manage incremental loads - Design and implement control flow - Implement transactions and checkpoints |
| Topic 4: Configure and deploy SSIS solutions | 20-25% | - Secure and manage SSIS environments - Deploy SSIS projects and packages - Implement logging and debugging - Configure SSIS packages and parameters |
| Topic 5: Extract and transform data | 20-25% | - Handle data types and errors - Implement lookups and fuzzy grouping - Apply transformations and aggregations - Design and implement data flows |
Everything You Want to Know About the Microsoft 070-463 Exam
The 070-463 exam (Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014) is the official Microsoft exam that leads to the MCSA: SQL Server 2012/2014 certification, a credential at the Professional level. Related certifications include MCSA: Business Intelligence Development, MCSE: Data Management and Analytics. GuideTorrent provides 267 practice questions to help you prepare for it with confidence.
The 070-463 exam contains 40-60 questions and gives you 120 minutes to finish them. Before exam day, divide the total time by the question count so you know the pace you need to keep, and flag difficult items instead of getting stuck on them. Running at least one full timed session in the GuideTorrent test engine is the best way to make that time pressure feel familiar.
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Recommended: 1-2 years of experience with SQL Server, relational databases, and ETL processes; no mandatory prerequisite exams Requirements can change over time, so always double-check the latest eligibility rules before you register on the official Microsoft exam page.
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The 070-463 syllabus is organized into 5 exam domains. Among the first three are Build data quality solutions (15-20%), Configure and deploy SSIS solutions (20-25%), Load data (25-30%). For the complete breakdown of topics and subtopics, see the Exam Topics section above.
Microsoft Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014 Sample Questions:
You are designing an Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) solution that loads data into dimension tables. The ETL process involves many transformation steps.
You need to ensure that the design can provide:
* Auditing information for compliance and business user acceptance
* Tracking and unique identification of records for troubleshooting and error correction What should you do?
- A. Develop a Master Data Services (MDS) solution.
- B. Create a version control repository for the ETL solution.
- C. Develop a Data Quality Services (DQS) solution.
- D. Develop a custom data lineage solution.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
You have a SQL server integration Services (SSIS) package named package1.
You discover that the Data Flow task for Package1 runs slower than expected.
You need to reduce the amount of time required to run the Data Flow task.
Which two actions should you perform? (Select Two)
- A. Configure the package to run by using the CallerInfo option.
- B. Modify the DefaultBufferSize package setting.
- C. Modify the ForceExecutionResult Package setting.
- D. Modify the DefaultBufferMaxRows package setting.
- E. Configure the package to run by using MaxConcurrent option.
Correct Answer: D,E 🗳️
You are developing a SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) package.
OnError and OnWarning events must be logged for viewing in the built-in SSIS reports by using SQL Server Management Studio.
You need to execute the package and minimize the number of event types that are logged.
Which setting should you use? (To answer, change the appropriate setting in the answer area.)
Correct Answer:
Explanation
Ref: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/hh231191.aspx
A SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) package named DataFeed interacts with an external vendor data feed. The package is executed several times a day, either as part of other packages' control flow or by itself.
The external data feed is unreliable because network failures and slow response times are frequent. The package is currently deployed on the file system.
To analyze the reliability of the external data feed, you must collect execution data.
Every time the DataFeed package is executed, the following information must be logged:
* Start Time
* End Time
* Execution Result
* Execution Duration
You need to design a logging solution that meets the requirements by using the least amount of administrative and development effort.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? (To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.)
Correct Answer:
Explanation
Box 1:
Box 2:
Box 3:
Ref: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh479592.aspx
You are adding a new capability to several dozen SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages.
The new capability is not available as an SSIS task. Each package must be extended with the same new capability.
You need to add the new capability to all the packages without copying the code between packages.
What should you do?
- A. Use the Script component,
- B. Develop a custom component.
- C. Develop a custom task.
- D. Use the Script task.
- E. Use the Expression task.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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