Question 39

Answer E is correct. If the sole purpose of the storage of XML data is to retrieve the same data later, the best and most effective data type is the nvarchar type. The column should also be sized using max to achieve the most flexibility with the storage. It may be tempting to use the XML type, but doing so is not necessary in this situation.

For more information, see the following sources:

• Chapter 4, "Supporting the XML Framework"

• SQL Server 2005 Books Online: "SQL Server Database Engine, Using XML in SQL Server"

• "XML Best Practices for Microsoft SQL Server 2005," http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnsql90/html/sql25xmlbp.asp

• Within MSDN Library, go to MSDN Home, MSDN Library, Servers and Enterprise Development, SQL Server, XML Best Practices for Microsoft SQL Server 2005.