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






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






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






4. 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?






5. Type of a SQL statement used to modify data






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






12. Configuration file that contains location information for databases






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






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






15. 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.






16. 3 ___________: Redundancy - Nullable Data Items - Duplicate Data Records






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






18. Data Files store your _____ & _____.






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. The location of the database software






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






32. 3 Physical Operations of a Transaction: Index Updates - ___________ - Recursive Operations






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






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






36. What program is used to create a Listener?






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






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






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






40. Commonly used block size of data blocks






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






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






43. The space within data files is organized into






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






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






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






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






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






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






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