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Oracle Database 11 G Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A special _____ _____ can be created within the Buffer Cache to store data blocks from frequently used data tables - such as lookup tables.






2. Applications developed to communicate with Oracle DBs use what type of SQL?






3. The location of backup copies of the data files is traditionally referred to as ________






4. What is typically the largest portion of the SGA?






5. The 4 Steps involved in installing the Instant Client: Download from OTN (Oracle Technology Network). - Unzip into directory of choice. - Create __________ - Add location of software to PATH and TNS_ADMIN.






6. Oracle Provided Command-Line Tool - * used to automate tasks






7. Other things to consider when determining disk space are _____ & Undo / Temp space.






8. The various Oracle processes coordinate their access to the areas of the SGA by using IPC - Interprocess Communication mechanisms called _______






9. In which log are events such as startup - shutdown - DDL operations and space shortages written?






10. The SYSTEM tablespace - which stores only tables containing information about the rest of the database - is called the ___________






11. Configuration file that contains location information for databases






12. The process responsible for transferring all modified data blocks in the Data Caches to the Data Files.






13. This wakes up periodically and copies any accumulated Undo and Redo entries to the Redo Log File.






14. In a UNIX or Linux environment - you will have to mount the _____ _____ and enable an X Windows environment for the use of _____.






15. The most important database configuration file - which contains the settings used during database startup: _______ - * comes in 2 forms; text and binary - * pfile is aka init.ora






16. A factor in the decision to assign a table or index to a particular tablespace is ___________






17. When a set of shared Application Tier Processes handle all requests - each of which maintain a persistent connection to the Database - this is called ______________






18. The _____ property ensures that once all the steps in a transaction have been competed successfully - the results are considered permanent.






19. When a redo log file fills up - an Oracle component called the _____ makes one of more copies of it.






20. What is produces every time certain severe errors occur?






21. A mirrored set of redo log files is called a ________






22. What describes the various computer processes resident in computer memory and memory areas shared by these processes?






23. Programs that can be stored in an Oracle Database are written in






24. Which Oracle Architecture has two or more ODB Instances sharing access to the same set of disks and coordinating with each other over a fast network?






25. 3 Physical Operations of a Transaction: Index Updates - ___________ - Recursive Operations






26. An important configuration file related to the users starting a database session is the __________






27. INSERT - UPDATE - ________ are examples of DML - Database Manipulation Language






28. The _____ property of a transaction ensures that the transaction does not compromise the integrity of the database.






29. The 6 Background Processes: Database Writer (DBWWR) - Log Writer (LGWR) - Archiver (ARCH) - ___________ - Process Monitor (PMON) - System Monitor (SMON)






30. Type of a SQL statement used to modify data






31. These help ensure that the effects of a user's transaction are Durable (even in the event of a computer failure)






32. In which Oracle Architecture does the client communicate with an ODB Dispatcher Process which has a Request Queue and a Response Queue?






33. The engine that processes requests for data from the database is __________






34. 2 tablespaces which are always created by and whose names are mandated by Oracle






35. What is the private work area in computer memory which each Oracle server process uses to hold intermediate results (temp files) called?






36. The space within data files is organized into






37. The Many-To-One configuration of Instances per Database is called...* whereby the db lives on shared disks and instances on multiple computers attached to the DB






38. SGA - System Global Area is divided into distinct areas such as the buffer cache - the ________ and the log buffer.






39. What tool is used to automated the process of Redo information being shipped from the Main DB and applied to the Standby DB?






40. In which Oracle Architecture is each connection handled by a dedicated Oracle process?






41. The process responsible for transferring all Undo and Redo entries in the Log Buffer to the Redo Log Files.






42. A unique part of a record is called__________






43. In a UNIX or Linux environment - you will need to install and run Oracle using a __________.






44. A DBMS ensures transactions are: _______ - Consistent - Isolated - Durable






45. A large component of the SGA - which is best-known for use in caching query execution plans is called _________






46. In a UNIX or Linux environment - you will also need to use the root account to perform a few tasks such as modifying the __________.






47. This file contains info about the rest of the DB - like names and locations of data files - redo log files and is used by Oracle while starting the DB.






48. At frequent intervals - the contents of the Data Caches are synchronized with the Data Files. This is performed by a dedicated process called ____________






49. In Connection Pooling the information generated by the autonomous tasks not preserved in RAM - but saved in _______ or in the DB itself






50. Data Files store your _____ & _____.