While I won't question the correct answer, I don't think that the document is very clear on this point.

Is there any other reference that may be clearer?

TUPLE is a very broad term but has specific meaning in many contexts. I think the answer given as correct is the obvious best answer.

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuple and...

It doesn't make sense that the conversion would be inconsistent and lead to a reversal in relative magnitude.

IMHO, if |a| < |b|, then round(|a|) <= round(|b|).

Oracle handles all...

It depends.

There have been many questions and answers like this in the past and I expect more in the future. In the past such poor editing has been answered with "just...

This is exactly what we do where I work. For those that don't like the idea of running DTS packages from the command line, try scheduling a DTS package...

The question asked how heavily the reporting _server_ was used, not reporting _service_.

Reports/sec will NOT tell you how much the reporting _server_ is being used, but the other...

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Furthermore, if you follow the link "reporting errors to your primary support provider" they tell you to "provide the entire error log".

The indicated answer is wrong. Points please.

I think that Microsoft is already re-thinking the certifications along the lines that you suggest.

A couple of months ago I was asked to participate in a survey that had me...

Command line arguments still use the single percent sign. I should have recognized that those are different. Sorry that I didn't catch that.

My command procedures check...

I use a command procedure to wrap DTS packages, and call that command procedure from a scheduled job in SQL Server. The job step includes the server, catalog, error...

I used scheduled jobs to kick off DTS but they also use DTSRun. I create a dynamic properties task within the DTS that allows the Server, Database, and several...

No, not JSPs. It's essentially a J2SE container, not too different from the .NET/CLR managed run-time. Their application server is more like IIS and the ASP.NET run-time, and...

Apparently Oracle is planning to add support as well in 10g R2 due this summer, though I can't find the press release.

Oracle started this sort of thing by bringing Java...