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Oracle Database 11 G Administration

Subject : it-skills
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1. Applications developed to communicate with Oracle DBs use what type of SQL?






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






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






4. Typical convention for naming data files






5. The _____ property ensures that results produces by concurrently executing transactions are serialized.






6. Commonly used block size of data blocks






7. 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






8. 3 ______________: Check - Uniqueness - Referential






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






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






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






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






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






14. A Dedicated _____ _____ is typically started whenever a user connects to the database.






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






16. A unique part of a record is called__________






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






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






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






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






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. 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.






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






24. Configuration file that contains location information for databases






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






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






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






28. What program is used to create a Listener?






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






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






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






32. This process is responsible for any cleanup activities necessary if the database is restarted after an abnormal shutdown resulting from system failure.






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






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






35. Oracle needs at least _____ redo log files and they should be the _____ _____.






36. The space within data files is organized into






37. The very large __________ shared by all Oracle processes is the SGA - System Global Area






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






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






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






41. The location of the database software






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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49. 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?






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







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