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Oracle Database 11 G Administration
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Subject
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it-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
Database Resident Connection Pooling (DRCP) (11g Only)
Data Dictionary
Control File
COMMIT.
2. Transactions are Atomic or invisible from a logical perspective until the end of the transaction is indicated by an explicit instruction such as _______
Log Writer
Listener
SYSTEM / SYSAUX tablespaces
COMMIT.
3. Oracle needs at least _____ redo log files and they should be the _____ _____.
2 - same size
Atomic
<tablespace><number>.dbf - or - <tablespace><number>.ora
PL/SQL
4. When Application Tier Processes communicate with a Connection Broker - which uses a Connection Pool - this is called _________________
Kernel Settings
Database Resident Connection Pooling (DRCP) (11g Only)
SYSTEM & SYSAUX
Embedded SQL
5. In Connection Pooling the information generated by the autonomous tasks not preserved in RAM - but saved in _______ or in the DB itself
Foreground Process
SYSTEM & SYSAUX
Oracle Data Guard
Cookies
6. In a UNIX or Linux environment - you will also need to use the root account to perform a few tasks such as modifying the __________.
Kernel Settings
SYSTEM / SYSAUX tablespaces
tnsnames.ora.
Real Application Clusters (RAC)
7. What describes the various computer processes resident in computer memory and memory areas shared by these processes?
Shared Server
Flashback Recovery Area
Double
Instance
8. The space within data files is organized into
Log Writer
Data blocks (or pages)
SGA - System Global Area
Real Application Clusters (RAC)
9. When a redo log file fills up - an Oracle component called the _____ makes one of more copies of it.
Trigger Operations
Archiver
Log Writer (LGWR)
Oracle's Data Guard Technology
10. To estimate the amount of space required for your Data Files - Estimate space required for Tables - then ________ the number to allow for Indexes - then Double the number again to allow for Overhead Space and White Space.
<tablespace><number>.dbf - or - <tablespace><number>.ora
2 - same size
Double
Kernel Settings
11. This is a queue of Undo and Redo entries.
Log Buffer
Shared pool
Foreground Process
Oracle Home
12. A unique part of a record is called__________
System Monitor (SMON)
Candidate Key
Consistency
SQL Deficiencies
13. Programs that can be stored in an Oracle Database are written in
PL/SQL
Durability
Active Workload Repository (AWR)
Maximum Available Architecture (MAA)
14. This process is responsible for any cleanup activities necessary if the database is restarted after an abnormal shutdown resulting from system failure.
Kernel Settings
Listener.ora
System Monitor (SMON)
The Shared Pool
15. The _____ property ensures that once all the steps in a transaction have been competed successfully - the results are considered permanent.
Checkpoint Process (CKPT)
Isolation
SQL*Plus
Durability
16. 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.
Atomic
PL/SQL
tnsnames.ora.
Standard Connection Pooling (Prior to 11g)
17. A standby database - which is kept in a separate data center - is kept synchronized with the production DB using this.
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18. Type of SQL statements used to create and modify objects
DDL - Database Definition Language
Recycle Pool
tnsnames.ora.
Foreground Process
19. Type of a SQL statement used to modify data
DDL - Database Definition Language
Data Integrity Constraints
SGA - System Global Area
DML - Database Manipulation Language
20. In which Oracle Architecture is each connection handled by a dedicated Oracle process?
DDL - Database Definition Language
Cookies
Oracle Home
Dedicated Server
21. What tool is used to automated the process of Redo information being shipped from the Main DB and applied to the Standby DB?
Memory area
The Buffer Cache
SYSTEM & SYSAUX
Oracle Data Guard
22. The process responsible for transferring all Undo and Redo entries in the Log Buffer to the Redo Log Files.
Database Creation Assistant (DBCA)
Database Writer (DBWR)
Log Writer (LGWR)
Redo Log Group
23. Typical convention for naming data files
<tablespace><number>.dbf - or - <tablespace><number>.ora
DISPLAY
Archiver (ARCH)
Dedicated Account
24. In which Oracle Architecture does the client communicate with an ODB Dispatcher Process which has a Request Queue and a Response Queue?
Shared Server
Tablespaces
Database
Instant Client
25. What is typically the largest portion of the SGA?
Listener
<tablespace><number>.dbf - or - <tablespace><number>.ora
The Buffer Cache
Listener.ora
26. An important configuration file related to the users starting a database session is the __________
The Buffer Cache
Data blocks (or pages)
PL/SQL
Listener.ora
27. The _____ property ensures that results produces by concurrently executing transactions are serialized.
Oracle Home
SYSTEM & SYSAUX
Isolation
Oracle's Data Guard Technology
28. What program is used to create a Listener?
SGA - System Global Area
The Buffer Cache
Net Configuration Assistant (NetCA)
tnsnames.ora.
29. What is the private work area in computer memory which each Oracle server process uses to hold intermediate results (temp files) called?
Listener Log
Program Global Area
Tablespaces
Real Application Clusters (RAC)
30. The location of the database software
Oracle Home
On-Line Transaction Processing (OLTP)
Log Writer
The Oracle Instance
31. In which Oracle Architecture can additional Instances be added to the cluster to scale out instead of scaling up?
Real Application Clusters (RAC)
Data blocks (or pages)
Dedicated Server
Data Integrity Constraints
32. 2 tablespaces which are always created by and whose names are mandated by Oracle
DML - Database Manipulation Language
Database
Checkpoint Process (CKPT)
SYSTEM & SYSAUX
33. These help ensure that the effects of a user's transaction are Durable (even in the event of a computer failure)
The Shared Pool
Connection Pooling
Latches
Redo Log Files
34. INSERT - UPDATE - ________ are examples of DML - Database Manipulation Language
DELETE & MERGE
Listener
Oracle Home
SQL*Plus
35. The _____ property of a transaction ensures that the transaction does not compromise the integrity of the database.
Shared pool
Keep Pool
Data Dictionary
Consistency
36. What is produces every time certain severe errors occur?
2 - same size
Trace File
Real Application Clusters (RAC)
Isolation
37. 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
Checkpoint Process (CKPT)
Control File
pfile/spfile
Atomic
38. Beginning Oracle 10g - it provides the most essential software in a bundle called an _______.
Instant Client
Trigger Operations
Tables - Indexes
Database Creation Assistant (DBCA)
39. The engine that processes requests for data from the database is __________
System Monitor (SMON)
The Oracle Instance
DDL - Database Definition Language
Archiver (ARCH)
40. The simplest way to create a database is to use the __________.
SGA - System Global Area
Database Creation Assistant (DBCA)
Cookies
Redo Log Files
41. In which log are events such as startup - shutdown - DDL operations and space shortages written?
Trigger Operations
Product Disks - OUI (Oracle Universal Installer)
Alert Log
Process Monitor (PMON)
42. A _____ _____ can be created to store blocks within the Buffer Cache that are rarely reused.
Recycle Pool
Cookies
Listener Log
Control File
43. A DBMS ensures transactions are: _______ - Consistent - Isolated - Durable
Active Workload Repository (AWR)
Listener Log
Dedicated Server
Atomic
44. Data Files store your _____ & _____.
SQL*Plus
Tables - Indexes
Oracle's Data Guard Technology
PL/SQL
45. A large component of the SGA - which is best-known for use in caching query execution plans is called _________
Transaction Management
Block Size - * they should match
The Buffer Cache
The Shared Pool
46. This process watches the progress of the database connections.
Redo Log Files
Shared pool
Process Monitor (PMON)
COMMIT.
47. A Dedicated _____ _____ is typically started whenever a user connects to the database.
Trigger Operations
SGA - System Global Area
The Buffer Cache
Foreground Process
48. Other things to consider when determining disk space are _____ & Undo / Temp space.
Instant Client
SYSTEM / SYSAUX tablespaces
Latches
DML - Database Manipulation Language
49. Oracle Provided Command-Line Tool - * used to automate tasks
Trigger Operations
SQL*Plus
Product Disks - OUI (Oracle Universal Installer)
Control File
50. Applications developed to communicate with Oracle DBs use what type of SQL?
Embedded SQL
Latches
SYSTEM / SYSAUX tablespaces
Kernel Settings