Terms you'll need to understand:
Relational database
SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
Enterprise Manager
Query Analyzer
Structured Query Language
Stored procedure
Books Online
Transact-SQL (T-SQL)
XML
SQL Profiler
Trigger
Index
User-defined function (UDF)
View
Roles
Techniques you'll need to master:
Utilizing Books Online
Tool and utility recognition
SQL object definition and recognition