Administering a SQL Database Infrastructure — Question 119

You plan to install a Microsoft SQL Server 2016 instance.
The instance will support a database that has the following requirements:
✑ Store Excel workbooks on the file system.
✑ Access the workbooks through Transact-SQL.
✑ Include the workbooks in database backups.
✑ During installation, you need to ensure that the requirements will be met.
Which feature should you use?

Answer options

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B, FILESTREAM, which allows SQL Server to store large binary files, such as Excel workbooks, on the file system while maintaining transactional consistency. Option A, Excel Services, is not relevant as it focuses on rendering Excel files for web access, not storage or backup. Option C, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), is used for data integration rather than file storage. Option D, OpenXML, is useful for reading and writing XML data but does not support the storage of files like Excel workbooks.