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Oracle Test

Subjects : oracle, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. ____ processes are only present in shared server mode to distribute user connection requests - between server processes.






2. The script files generated by the DBCA tool include numerous SQL*Plus executable ____ files - a configuration parameter file called init.ora - and a batch file for executing all the scripts in a single shell command.






3. The ____ engine included with the Oracle software provides a specialized programming language you can use for creating triggers - packages - and procedures.






4. The Oracle ____ tool provides the network link between the Oracle10g database and most applications that communicate with the database.






5. SHUTDOWN ____automatically completes and commits all pending transactions - then forcibly disconnects all connected users - and shuts down the database.






6. The Oracle Net Services configuration is stored in the ____ configuration file on the client computer.






7. You can start and stop the listener using the listener control utility (____).






8. To implement user-managed redo log files - you should use the ____ clause in the CREATE DATABASE command itself.






9. The ____ initialization parameter defines one or more directories where control files and redo log files are to be created.






10. A(n) ____ database allows you to define anything and everything - this one is for the experts.






11. When choosing the DBA authentication method - you can choose between ____ and password file authentication.






12. The ____ is used to install Oracle software - or change an existing installation.






13. If you install Oracle10g Enterprise Edition - Standard Edition - or Personal Edition and choose to have a predefined database created on installation - the database is configured in ____ mode.






14. The <database name> is usually stored as the ____ environment variable






15. Load balancing between multiple listener processes is placed in the ____ configuration file on the client computer.






16. The ____ area stores parsed SQL in memory.






17. The listener.ora file is stored in the ____ directory.






18. The client configuration is a combination of the user interface tier and the...






19. All Oracle software files and database storage files reside on subdirectories under ____.






20. STARTUP ____ mounts the database files - essentially creating the connection between file pointers in the control file and the files themselves - such as datafiles and redo log files.






21. When the ____ initialization parameter is set - Oracle 10g knows where to locate all the datafiles.






22. A ____ is a physical file on the computer disk containing data - such as tables and indexes.






23. The ____ collects statistics about tables or objects - validates tables - finds continuing rows.






24. The ____ database configuration option will change some configuration - generally allowing low concurrency and very high I/O activity.






25. A ____ is a set of database structures - such as tables - indexes - user-defined attributes - and procedures.






26. ____ is a valid client installation configuration.






27. The ____ tool guides you through database setup and creation using windows with instructions for each step.






28. A(n) ____ database is used to service Internet applications.






29. The initialization configuration parameters file is ____.






30. ____ is the typical configuration for an Oracle10g database.






31. The ____ process cleans up after user sessions are finished.






32. SHUTDOWN ____ disconnects all users - rolls back pending transactions - and prohibits new connections and new transactions even for already connected users.






33. The ____ improves response time for background processes and for backup and recovery processes.






34. Oracle has standardized its software so that it looks and acts identically at the user interface level on...






35. The two main sections of memory for the Oracle instance are the System Global Area (SGA) and the ____.






36. The database has a service called the ____ process. This process waits for requests and responds to requests as needed.






37. Setting a user connection as being dedicated or shared can be controlled in the client-side configuration of Oracle Net Services - in the ____ file.






38. In the SQL*Plus statement CONNECT /@ORACLASS AS SYSDBA - the ____ tells the database to use OS authentication.






39. A ____ file is an administrative file containing up-to-date information on the database structure - log files - checkpoints; critical file for opening the database.






40. STARTUP ____ starts up all background processes - and allocates space in memory for all Oracle database instance memory buffers.






41. The OFA standards call for naming files according to their...






42. A ____ is a label given to a specific network configuration - usually a specific computer - at a specific TCP/IP address.






43. Oracle executable files are stored in a directory tree referred to as ____.






44. In the case of a ____ server - every user session (connection) has its own server process.






45. Current database files are stored in ____/<database name>.






46. The DBCA tool executes the ____ for you - in order to configure the new database's Named Service.






47. OFA provides standards intended to improve performance of the database by - among other things - spreading I/O functions across separate devices...






48. The ____ initialization parameter defines the directory where all datafiles and tempfiles (files used for storage of temporary data during sorting and other operations) are to be created.






49. ____ views provide system-related information by querying the database's internal management tables and presenting the data as views (metadata views).






50. SHUTDOWN ____ simply stops all Oracle processes - and releases all memory buffers.