MCTS 70-431 Exam Cram: Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Exam

Answer B is correct. When a job step fails, you can chose to continue with the remainder of the operations. In the case of the failure, some notification should be made, but the remaining steps could still execute without problems.

For more information, see the following sources:

• Chapter 6, "Database Maintenance"

• SQL Server 2005 Books Online: "SQL Server Database Engine, Administering the Database Engine, Automating Administrative Tasks (SQL Server Agent), Implementing Jobs, Creating Job Steps"

• "How to: Create a Transact-SQL Job Step (SQL Server Management Studio)," http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187910(SQL.90).aspx