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1-4 Introduction to Microsoft <strong>SQL</strong> Server <strong>2012</strong><strong>SQL</strong> Server ArchitectureThis topic will introduce you to the basic elements that make up <strong>SQL</strong> Server <strong>2012</strong>. While there are manycomponents that ship with <strong>SQL</strong> Server <strong>2012</strong>, this course focuses on writing queries against the databaseengine. Therefore, this lesson will similarly focus on those elements of <strong>SQL</strong> Server <strong>2012</strong> that you will mostfrequently encounter when writing queries.ServicesIn Windows, services are applications that start without user interaction, typically at computer startup.When <strong>SQL</strong> Server is installed, multiple services are set up on the computer. These include some or all ofthe following, depending on the options chosen during installation:• <strong>SQL</strong> Server <strong>2012</strong> database engine, which is responsible for executing commands submitted in theTransact-<strong>SQL</strong>, or T-<strong>SQL</strong>, language, database management, memory and disk allocation, and othercore features of <strong>SQL</strong> Server.• <strong>SQL</strong> Server Agent, which is responsible for executing scheduled jobs, monitoring the system fordefined alert conditions, and other administrative tasks.• Business intelligence components, which include <strong>SQL</strong> Server Reporting Services, <strong>SQL</strong> Server AnalysisServices, and <strong>SQL</strong> Server Integration Services.A myriad of other services and support applications may be installed when <strong>SQL</strong> Server is set up. As a querywriter, you will primarily be interacting with the <strong>SQL</strong> Server <strong>2012</strong> database engine, which we will refer tosimply as <strong>SQL</strong> Server.

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