The Microsoft-specified objectives for the Replication section of the Database Development SQL Server 2000 exam are as follows :
Replication
Benefits of Replication
Understanding Replication Components : The Publisher/Subscriber Metaphor
Publisher
Distributor
Subscriber
Articles and Publications
Horizontal and Vertical Partitions
Subscriptions
Replication Configurations
Central Publisher, Multiple Subscribers
Multiple Publishers, Multiple Subscribers
Multiple Publishers, Single Subscriber
Single Publisher, Remote Distributor
Types of Replication
Transactional Consistency in Replication
Latency in Replication
Snapshot
Transactional Replication
Merge Replication
Replication Agents
The Snapshot Agent
The Log Reader Agent
The Distribution Agent
The Merge Agent
The Queue Reader Agent
Replication Internals
Inside Snapshot Replication
Inside Transactional Replication
Inside Merge Replication
Updating Subscribers
Immediate Updating
Queued Updating
Remote Agent Activation
Heterogeneous Interoperability
Enabling Replication in Your Application
Configuring the Distribution Server
Apply Your Knowledge
Exercises
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Exam Questions
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