Microsoft Practice Test DP-300: Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions

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The DP-300 practice test trains you in administering Microsoft Azure SQL solutions.

Why should I take the DP-300 exam?

The DP-300 certification offers database administrators the perfect opportunity to validate their skills in managing on-premises and cloud databases built with SQL Server and SQL database services. On passing the DP-300, you will achieve the Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate certification, demonstrating your knowledge of, and experience, with Azure SQL Edge, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines.

The DP-300 practice test includes two different modes: certification and practice mode. Certification mode allows you to assess your knowledge and discover your weak areas, with practice mode allowing you to focus on the areas that need development.

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Questions: 160
Release Date: 10/2021 (Last Update: 12/2022)
Job Role: Database Administrator
Language: English

The DP-300 practice test contains 160 questions and covers the following objectives:

Plan and implement data platform resources – 34 questions 

Plan and deploy Azure SQL Database solutions 

  • Deploy database offerings on selected platforms  
  • Understand automated deployment 
  • Apply patches and updates for hybrid and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) deployment
  • Deploy hybrid SQL Server database solutions 
  • Recommend an appropriate database offering based on specific requirements 
  • Evaluate the security aspects of the possible database offering
  • Recommend a table partitioning solution
  • Recommend a database sharding solution 

 

Configure resources for scale and performance 

  • Configure Azure SQL Database for scale and performance  
  • Configure Azure SQL Managed Instance for scale and performance 
  • Configure SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines for scale and performance  
  • Configure table partitioning
  • Configure data compression

 

Plan and implement a migration strategy 

  • Evaluate requirements for the migration
  • Evaluate offline or online migration strategies
  • Implement an online migration strategy 
  • Implement an offline migration strategy 
  • Perform post migration validations 
  • Troubleshoot a migration
  • Set up SQL Data Sync for Azure 
  • Implement a migration to Azure 
  • Implement a migration between Azure SQL services

 

Implement a secure environment – 34 questions 

Configure database authentication and authorization 

  • Configure Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) authentication and Active Directory authentication 
  • Create users from Azure AD identities 
  • Configure security principals 
  • Configure database and object-level permissions using graphical tools 
  • Apply principle of least privilege for all securables
  • Troubleshoot authentication and authorization issues 
  • Manage authentication and authorization by using T-SQL

 

Implement security for data at rest and data in transit 

  • Implement transparent data encryption (TDE)
  • Implement object-level encryption
  • Configure server- and database-level firewall rules
  • Implement Always Encrypted
  • Configure secure access
  • Configure Transport Layer Security (TLS)

 

Implement compliance controls for sensitive data 

  • Apply a data classification strategy
  • Configure server and database audits
  • Implement data change tracking
  • Implement dynamic data masking
  • Manage database resources by using Azure Purview
  • Implement Azure SQL Database ledger
  • Implement row-level security
  • Configure Advanced Threat Protection

 

Monitor, configure, and optimize database resources – 38 questions 

Monitor resource activity and performance 

  • Prepare an operational performance baseline
  • Determine sources for performance metrics
  • Interpret performance metrics
  • Configure and monitor activity and performance
  • Monitor by using SQL Insights
  • Monitor by using Extended Events

 

Monitor and optimize query performance

  • Configure Query Store  
  • Monitor by using Query Store 
  • Identify sessions that cause blocking
  • Identify performance issues using dynamic management views (DMVs) 
  • Identify and implement index changes for queries 
  • Recommend query construct modifications based on resource usage 
  • Assess the use of query hints for query performance 
  • Review execution plans 

 

Configure database solutions for optimal performance 

  • Implement index maintenance tasks
  • Implement statistics maintenance tasks
  • Implement database integrity checks
  • Configure database automatic tuning
  • Configure server settings for performance
  • Configure Resource Governor for performance
  • Implement database-scoped configuration
  • Configure compute and storage resources for scaling
  • Configure intelligent query processing (IQP)

 

Configure and manage automation of tasks – 23 questions 

Create and manage SQL Server Agent jobs 

  • Describe the purpose of Azure Advisor 
  • Describe Azure Service Health 
  • Describe Azure Monitor, including Log Analytics, Azure Monitor alerts, and Application
  • Manage schedules for regular maintenance jobs
  • Configure job alerts and notifications
  • Troubleshoot SQL Server Agent jobs
  • Automate deployment of database resources
  • Automate deployment by using Azure Resource Manager templates (ARM templates) and Bicep
  • Automate deployment by using PowerShell
  • Automate deployment by using Azure CLI
  • Monitor and troubleshoot deployments

 

Create and manage database tasks in Azure 

  • Create and configure elastic jobs
  • Create and configure database tasks by using automation
  • Automate database workflows by using Azure Logic Apps
  • Configure alerts and notifications on database tasks
  • Troubleshoot automated database tasks

 

Plan and configure a high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) environment – 31 questions  

Recommend an HA/DR strategy for database solutions  

  • Recommend HA/DR strategy based on Recovery Point Objective/Recovery Time Objective (RPO/RTO) requirements
  • Evaluate HA/DR for hybrid deployments
  • Evaluate Azure-specific HA/DR solutions
  • Recommend a testing procedure for an HA/DR solution

 

Plan and perform backup and restore of a database 

  • Recommend a database backup and restore strategy
  • Perform a database backup by using database tools
  • Perform a database restore by using database tools
  • Perform a database restore to a point in time
  • Configure long-term backup retention
  • Backup and restore a database by using T-SQL

 

Configure HA/DR for database solutions 

  • Configure active geo-replication
  • Configure an Always On availability group
  • Configure auto-failover groups
  • Configure quorum options for a Windows Server Failover Cluster
  • Configure failover cluster instances on Azure Virtual Machines
  • Configure log shipping
  • Monitor an HA/DR solution
  • Troubleshoot an HA/DR solution

 

Notes:

  • The bullets that follow each of the skills measured are intended to illustrate how we are assessing that skill. Related topics may be covered in the exam. 
  • Most questions cover features that are general availability (GA). The exam may contain questions on Preview features if those features are commonly used. 

 

 

System Requirements

A practice test is an informal exam, simulating an actual exam, which aims to prepare you for what to expect on the real exam. A MeasureUp practice test contains around 150 questions covering all exam objective domains. In a MeasureUp practice test, there are two specific test-taking modes to prepare for certification: Certification Mode and Practice Mode.

  • The Practice Mode allows users to highly customize their testing environment. They may select how many questions they want to include in their assessment, the maximum time to finish the test, the possibility to randomize the question order, and select how and which questions will be shown in the test.
  • The Certification Mode simulates the actual testing environment users will encounter when taking a certification exam. They are timed and do not allow users to request the answers and explanations to questions until after the test.

 

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Why should you trust MeasureUp over free Learning material?

MeasureUp Free learning material
  • A larger number of questions, giving more opportunities to learn.
  • A small proportion of questions to introduce the exam.
  • Detailed explanations with online references all answer options.
  • Brief or no explanations of both correct and incorrect answer options.
  • A total of fourteen different question types.
  • Limited types of questions out of all the ones you'll find on the exam.
  • Customizable based on your needs with Certification and Practice Mode.
  • Just one type of assessment, without customization options and without a time countdown.

 

Will studying with a MeasureUp practice test improve my chances of passing at the first attempt?

Yes. MeasureUp's practice tests are specifically designed to help save time and pass at the first attempt. The test is fully customizable, which allows you to discover and focus on your weak areas. This makes the learning process quicker and smoother. Also, as the style, objectives, question type, and difficulty are the same as those found on the official exam, you can be confident that when you pass the practice test twice in Certification Mode, you are ready to take the exam.

 

What can I expect to earn if I pass the DP-300 exam?

On passing the DP-300, and obtaining a job as a mid-level administrator, you can expect to earn a salary in the United States of approximately $100,000.

Source: Nigel Franks International.

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DP-300 PRACTICE TEST 

Why should you use our DP-300 practice test? 

The MeasureUp DP-300 practice test is the most realistic simulation of the actual certification exam on the market, giving you the perfect opportunity to pass the official exam on the first go. With our Test Pass Guarantee, you can be sure of success as we offer all of your money back if you do not pass. The DP-300 practice test has been created by leading experts in the field.  

 

Why should you trust DP-300 Practice Test from MeasureUp over free learning material? 

The MeasureUp DP-300 practice test has many benefits over free learning material, including: 

  • A greater number of questions, giving you more opportunities to learn.
  • Detailed explanations with online references of all answer options.
  • A total of fourteen different question types, replicating the look and feel of the real exam. 
  • Customizable based on your needs. Certification & Practice Modes. 
  • Test Pass Guarantee. 
  • Written, reviewed, and edited by experts. 

 

How to use the DP-300 Practice Test? 

The DP-300 practice test can be used in two different modes: certification and practice mode. Certification mode offers you the possibility to assess your knowledge and discover your weak areas, and Practice mode lets you to focus on these areas, allowing you to spend your time wisely. We first recommend you take the DP-300 practice test in Certification mode. By studying the generated report on completing the test, you will get a helpful overview of which areas need further attention. Then, you can take the test in Practice mode to develop those areas further. Once you are confident you have improved your knowledge in these areas, you can re-take the test in Certification mode and when you can pass the practice test twice consecutively with a score of at least 90%, you know you are exam ready!

 

Will the questions be the same as the actual exam? 

Although the questions will emulate those of the official exam in terms of style, content, level of difficulty, for reasons of copyright they will not be exactly the same. This will allow you to fully understand the content you are studying so that, no matter how the questions are focused, you can be confident you are covering the same material and that you will have no problem in passing the exam.  

 

DP-300 CERTIFICATION EXAM 

How many questions are there in the DP-300? 

There are approximately 50-60 questions in the DP-300 exam. 

 

Is the DP-300 difficult? 

This depends on how much experience you have of managing on-premises and cloud databases built with SQL Server and SQL database services. However, as an associate-level exam, the DP-300 is considered to be moderately difficult.

 

What is the DP-300? 

The Microsoft DP-300 is an exam that tests knowledge of database administration on Azure. It is intended for database administrators who manage on-premises and cloud databases built with SQL Server and SQL database services who wish to validate their skills and knowledge.

 

How can I prepare for the DP-300 certification exam? 

  • Review the DP-300 exam domains carefully. 
  • Create your study plan for your preparation. 
  • Enroll for the MeasureUp practice tests. Our practice tests emulate the actual exam in terms of style, format, skill sets, question structure, and level of difficulty, and can be taken in two different formats: practice mode and certification mode. 
  • Practice, practice, practice! After looking at all the questions available in the test, checking the correct answers, reviewing the explanations regarding all the different answer options, and consulting the carefully chosen references, it is now time to use the test’s Certification Mode. This is the closest experience you’ll get to the real exam. And when you pass the Certification Mode twice consecutively with a score of 90% or more, you know you are… exam ready!

 

Is DP-300 worth it? 

If you are a data management specialist, then the DP-300 is worth taking. Certifications demonstrate to potential employers that you have the requisite knowledge, skills, and experience to be a valuable professional in their organization.