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Oracle Database 11 G Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. SGA - System Global Area is divided into distinct areas such as the buffer cache - the ________ and the log buffer.






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. The SYSAUX tablespace is used to store ____________ - such as Statspack or Management Information.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. The space within data files is organized into






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






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






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






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






32. Configuration file that contains location information for databases






33. Commonly used block size of data blocks






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






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


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






37. 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?






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






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






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






41. Type of a SQL statement used to modify data






42. 3 ______________: Check - Uniqueness - Referential






43. 2 tablespaces which are always created by and whose names are mandated by Oracle






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






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






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






47. What program is used to create a Listener?






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






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






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