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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. The initialization configuration parameters file is ____.






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






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






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






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. _________ databases can be managed within OEM.






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






31. The ____ area stores parsed SQL in memory.






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






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






34. A ____ file records changes to database data.






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






36. ____ processes are only present in shared server mode to distribute user connection requests - between server processes.






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






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






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






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






41. ____ is a valid client installation configuration.






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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