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Oracle Database 11 G Administration

Subject : it-skills
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1. Other things to consider when determining disk space are _____ & Undo / Temp space.






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Configuration file that contains location information for databases






17. A unique part of a record is called__________






18. 2 tablespaces which are always created by and whose names are mandated by Oracle






19. In UNIX - to use the dbca and netca executables in /bin/ - you have to point the _____ variable to any available X-server such as Xvnc.






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






25. What is produces every time certain severe errors occur?






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






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






28. Data Files store your _____ & _____.






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






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






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






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






33. 3 ___________: Redundancy - Nullable Data Items - Duplicate Data Records






34. 3 Physical Operations of a Transaction: Index Updates - ___________ - Recursive Operations






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






36. 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.






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






38. Applications developed to communicate with Oracle DBs use what type of SQL?






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






40. 3 ______________: Check - Uniqueness - Referential






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






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






43. The space within data files is organized into






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






45. What program is used to create a Listener?






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






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






48. 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.






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






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






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