How many SQL 2000 editions exist and what is the difference between them?
SQL Server 2000 has the following editions: • Personal Edition • Standard Edition • Enterprise Edition • Developer Edition • Desktop Engine • SQL Server CE • Evaluation Edition Personal Edition can work on the Windows 98, Windows NT Server 4.0 with Service Pack 5 or later, Windows NT Workstation 4.0 with Service Pack 5 or later and on the all editions of Windows 2000. This edition is related to SQL Server 7.0 Desktop Edition. This edition has some restrictions: • maximum 2 CPU • no Distributed Partitioned Views • no Log Shipping • no Parallel DBCC • no Parallel index creation • no Failover clustering • no publishing for transaction replication • maximum 2Gb RAM Standard Edition can work on the Windows NT Server 4.0 with Service Pack 5, Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition and on the Windows 2000 Server/Advanced Server/DataCenter. This edition has the following restrictions: • maximum 4 CPU (up to 8 CPU on the Windows NT Enterprise Edition) • no Distributed Partitioned Views • no Lo