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Oracle Database 11 G Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The SYSAUX tablespace is used to store ____________ - such as Statspack or Management Information.






2. Typical convention for naming data files






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






4. This is a queue of Undo and Redo entries.






5. Configuration file that contains location information for databases






6. 3 ______________: Check - Uniqueness - Referential






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. Beginning Oracle 10g - it provides the most essential software in a bundle called an _______.






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






15. Data files are logically grouped into _____ and are usually given descriptive names such as DATA - INDEX - UNDO & TEMP.






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






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






18. The simplest way to create a database is to use the __________.






19. 3 Physical Operations of a Transaction: Index Updates - ___________ - Recursive Operations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Which Oracle Architecture combines RAC and Standby technology?






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






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






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






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






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






34. Type of a SQL statement used to modify data






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






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






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






38. 2 tablespaces which are always created by and whose names are mandated by Oracle






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






40. 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






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






42. A unique part of a record is called__________






43. Type of SQL statements used to create and modify objects






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






45. 3 ___________: Redundancy - Nullable Data Items - Duplicate Data Records






46. Transactions are Atomic or invisible from a logical perspective until the end of the transaction is indicated by an explicit instruction such as _______






47. The space within data files is organized into






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






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






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