Database Administrator Interview
Practice interview questions for database administrator roles. Cover performance tuning, backups, security, and high availability. Answer questions and receive feedback. Ideal for DBA interview prep. First 2 questions are free with full feedback.
- Level Intermediate
- Questions 12
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Sample database administrator interview interview questions
Preview 6 questions from this track in quiz order. In the full quiz you answer one at a time — type or speak — then get a score and feedback.
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How do you approach a slow query?
What a strong answer includes
Explain plan, indexes, and statistics.
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How do you design a backup strategy?
What a strong answer includes
Frequency, retention, and testing.
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What is high availability for a database?
What a strong answer includes
Replication or clustering.
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How do you handle a database outage?
What a strong answer includes
Diagnosis and recovery steps.
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Explain indexing best practices.
What a strong answer includes
When to add and trade-offs.
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How do you secure a database?
What a strong answer includes
Access control, encryption, and auditing.