How is data stored on SQL Server?

Where are SQL Server data files stored?

The location of the database files created using Microsoft SQL Server: The data and transaction log files are stored on the computer hosting the Microsoft SQL Server. If the Microsoft SQL Server and the LaserFiche Server are hosted on the same computer, then the files are stored in the database folder.

How are records stored in SQL?

A record, also known as a row, is the smallest storage structure in a SQL Server data file. Each row in a table is stored as an individual record on disk. Not only table data is stored as records, but also indexes, metadata, database boot structures and so forth.

How does SQL Server store the data in the physical files?

Have you ever wondered how SQL server physically stores table data internally? Well, data in tables is stored in row and column format at the logical level, but physically it stores data in something called data pages. A data page is the fundamental unit of data storage in SQL Server and it is 8KB in size.

How is SQL data stored in memory?

SQL Server stores its data in 8KB data pages. As these pages are read off disk they are stored in memory. This is referred to as buffer memory. A list of all the data pages in memory is stored in the dynamic management view sys.