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






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






3. A ____ file records changes to database data.






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. _________ databases can be managed within OEM.






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. ____ is a valid client installation configuration.






34. The initialization configuration parameters file is ____.






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






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






37. The ____ area stores parsed SQL in memory.






38. The DBA authentication method encompasses the method used to validate logon of users with the SYSDBA or ____ role.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. SHUTDOWN ____waits for all users to log off - prohibits new connections - forcibly rolls back currently running transactions - and then shuts down the database.






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






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






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






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