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Subjects : oracle, it-skills
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1. The ____ is used to install Oracle software - or change an existing installation.






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






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






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






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






6. The ____ database configuration option allows for a lot of change activity - raising concurrency requirements - and lowering I/O activity requirements.






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






8. A single machine can contain __________ value for ORACLE_HOME.






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






10. The ____ tool allows you to create and run queries - add rows - modify data - and write reports using SQL.






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






12. The ____ area stores parsed SQL in memory.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. The ____ contains many of the memory buffer components for an up and running (online) Oracle instance.






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






34. The ____ migrates data from older versions to newer versions of the database.






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






36. ____ is the default method for connecting to a database.






37. Whenever a change is made to data - the ____ stores a copy of the changed data and the original data - in case it is needed.






38. The ____ log is essential because it will contain all the essential information for the smooth running of your database.






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






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






41. To start Net Manager in Unix or Linux - type ____ on the command line of a shell.






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






43. In Oracle10g the buffer cache can consist of multiple buffer caches - of different sizes. The default size is ____.






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






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






46. STARTUP ____ will open the database in read/write - unrestricted mode.






47. A ____ file records changes to database data.






48. 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.






49. The initialization configuration parameters file is ____.






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







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