Drag and Drop Question You need to recommend the actions that are required to partition a table. In which order should the four actions be performed? To answer, move the actions from the list of actio

The correct answer is Create filegroups.; Create a partition function.; Create a partition scheme.; Create the table.. Table partitioning in SQL Server requires a strict dependency chain: filegroups must exist first as the physical storage containers, then a partition function defines the boundary values that split data into ranges, then a partition scheme maps those ranges to specific filegroups

Submitted by chen.hong· Mar 5, 2026Implementing Database Objects / Managing Database Storage and Performance - specifically designing and implementing partitioned tables in SQL Server (commonly tested in Microsoft certifications such as DP-300 or 70-462/70-464).

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Drag and Drop Question You need to recommend the actions that are required to partition a table. In which order should the four actions be performed? To answer, move the actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order. Answer:

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Create a partition scheme.Create a partition function.Create filegroups.Create the table.

Correct arrangement

Create filegroups.
Create a partition function.
Create a partition scheme.
Create the table.

Explanation

Table partitioning in SQL Server requires a strict dependency chain: filegroups must exist first as the physical storage containers, then a partition function defines the boundary values that split data into ranges, then a partition scheme maps those ranges to specific filegroups, and finally the table is created using the partition scheme. Each step depends on the previous one existing - you cannot create a partition scheme without a partition function, and you cannot assign a partition scheme to a table that doesn't yet exist.

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#Table Partitioning#SQL Server Storage#Database Design#Filegroups

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