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Oracle Database 11 G Administration

Subject : it-skills
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1. 3 Physical Operations of a Transaction: Index Updates - ___________ - Recursive Operations






2. Before you can create the first DB on a system - you must first configure a _____.






3. When Application Tier Processes communicate with a Connection Broker - which uses a Connection Pool - this is called _________________






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






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






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






7. In which log is a record written every time a user establishes a connection to the database?






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






9. In the Shared Server the State Information is kept in the SGA for _______________






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






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






12. A unique part of a record is called__________






13. The files on the storage disks connected to the database host is the __________






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






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






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






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






18. In UNIX - to use the dbca and netca executables in /bin/ - you have to point the _____ variable to any available X-server such as Xvnc.






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






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






21. 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.






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






23. Type of a SQL statement used to modify data






24. The Oracle Instance is composed of: Foreground Processes - Background Processes - ___________






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






26. The process responsible for making copies of the Redo Log Files when they fill up.






27. 3 ______________: Check - Uniqueness - Referential






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






29. A standby database - which is kept in a separate data center - is kept synchronized with the production DB using this.

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30. Commonly used block size of data blocks






31. 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






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






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






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






35. Name the 6 Oracle Architectural Choices: Dedicated Server - Shared Server - ___________ - Real Application Clusters (RAC) - Standby DB - Maximum Available Architecture (MAA)






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






37. A _____ _____ can be created to store blocks within the Buffer Cache that are rarely reused.






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






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






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






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






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






43. Data Files store your _____ & _____.






44. Core Features of any DBMS are: ___________ - Data Integrity - Security






45. In which Oracle Architecture can additional Instances be added to the cluster to scale out instead of scaling up?






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






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






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






49. This process watches the progress of the database connections.






50. A special _____ _____ can be created within the Buffer Cache to store data blocks from frequently used data tables - such as lookup tables.






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