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Oracle Database 11 G Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. This is a queue of Undo and Redo entries.






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






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






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






5. These help ensure that the effects of a user's transaction are Durable (even in the event of a computer failure)






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






13. A unique part of a record is called__________






14. What program is used to create a Listener?






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






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






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






18. Data Files store your _____ & _____.






19. Configuration file that contains location information for databases






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






21. 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






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






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






24. Commonly used block size of data blocks






25. Data files are logically grouped into _____ and are usually given descriptive names such as DATA - INDEX - UNDO & TEMP.






26. The location of the database software






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Type of a SQL statement used to modify data






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






35. The space within data files is organized into






36. 3 ______________: Check - Uniqueness - Referential






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Other things to consider when determining disk space are _____ & Undo / Temp space.






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






50. 3 ___________: Redundancy - Nullable Data Items - Duplicate Data Records