Target Audience
Candidates for this exam are seeking to prove introductory knowledge of and skills with databases,
including relational databases such as Microsoft SQL Server or Windows Azure SQL Database. It is
recommended that candidates be familiar with the concepts of and have hands-on experience with the
technologies described here either by taking relevant training courses or by working with tutorials and
samples available on MSDN and in Microsoft Visual Studio. Although minimal hands-on experience with
the technologies is recommended, job experience is not assumed for these exams.
Candidates for this exam are in the process of expanding their knowledge and skills in the following
areas:
• core database concepts
• relational database concepts
• security requirements for databases and the data stored in them
• database objects, such as tables and views
• graphical tools and T-SQL scripts
• database queries
• stored procedures