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Oracle Database 11 G Administration
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Subject
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Other things to consider when determining disk space are _____ & Undo / Temp space.
Database Writer (DBWR)
Recycle Pool
SYSTEM / SYSAUX tablespaces
Data blocks (or pages)
2. Oracle Provided Command-Line Tool - * used to automate tasks
On-Line Transaction Processing (OLTP)
Program Global Area
SQL*Plus
Consistency
3. This wakes up periodically and copies any accumulated Undo and Redo entries to the Redo Log File.
SQL Deficiencies
DELETE & MERGE
Log Writer
2 - same size
4. When a set of shared Application Tier Processes handle all requests - each of which maintain a persistent connection to the Database - this is called ______________
Standard Connection Pooling (Prior to 11g)
Consistency
Cookies
Dedicated Account
5. A unique part of a record is called__________
Data blocks (or pages)
Active Workload Repository (AWR)
Candidate Key
Embedded SQL
6. In a UNIX or Linux environment - you will also need to use the root account to perform a few tasks such as modifying the __________.
Log Writer (LGWR)
Data Integrity Constraints
Oracle Data Guard
Kernel Settings
7. Oracle needs at least _____ redo log files and they should be the _____ _____.
DISPLAY
2 - same size
Durability
RAC - Real Application Clusters
8. In which Oracle Architecture is each connection handled by a dedicated Oracle process?
Database
Active Workload Repository (AWR)
Dedicated Server
Instant Client
9. Name the 6 Oracle Architectural Choices: Dedicated Server - Shared Server - ___________ - Real Application Clusters (RAC) - Standby DB - Maximum Available Architecture (MAA)
Oracle Data Guard
Candidate Key
Program Global Area
Connection Pooling
10. When Application Tier Processes communicate with a Connection Broker - which uses a Connection Pool - this is called _________________
Database Resident Connection Pooling (DRCP) (11g Only)
Oracle Home
tnsnames.ora.
Log Writer (LGWR)
11. Type of SQL statements used to create and modify objects
DDL - Database Definition Language
Listener.ora
Maximum Available Architecture (MAA)
Keep Pool
12. In which log is a record written every time a user establishes a connection to the database?
Durability
Trigger Operations
DELETE & MERGE
Listener Log
13. Typical convention for naming data files
Net Configuration Assistant (NetCA)
Log Writer
Checkpoint Process (CKPT)
<tablespace><number>.dbf - or - <tablespace><number>.ora
14. The SYSAUX tablespace is used to store ____________ - such as Statspack or Management Information.
System Monitor (SMON)
pfile/spfile
Active Workload Repository (AWR)
Data blocks (or pages)
15. In Connection Pooling the information generated by the autonomous tasks not preserved in RAM - but saved in _______ or in the DB itself
Flashback Recovery Area
PL/SQL
Oracle's Data Guard Technology
Cookies
16. 3 Physical Operations of a Transaction: Index Updates - ___________ - Recursive Operations
<tablespace><number>.dbf - or - <tablespace><number>.ora
Connection Pooling
Trigger Operations
Log Buffer
17. This is a queue of Undo and Redo entries.
Product Disks - OUI (Oracle Universal Installer)
Log Buffer
The Buffer Cache
Standard Connection Pooling (Prior to 11g)
18. In which Oracle Architecture does the client communicate with an ODB Dispatcher Process which has a Request Queue and a Response Queue?
System Monitor (SMON)
Shared Server
SQL Deficiencies
SYSTEM & SYSAUX
19. The process responsible for making copies of the Redo Log Files when they fill up.
Archiver (ARCH)
Active Workload Repository (AWR)
RAC - Real Application Clusters
Redo Log Group
20. The space within data files is organized into
Data Integrity Constraints
<tablespace><number>.dbf - or - <tablespace><number>.ora
Data blocks (or pages)
tnsnames.ora.
21. 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
Program Global Area
pfile/spfile
Isolation
Connection Pooling
22. Data Files store your _____ & _____.
Dedicated Account
Tables - Indexes
Instance
Redo Log Files
23. The files on the storage disks connected to the database host is the __________
Redo Log Files
Alert Log
Block Size - * they should match
Database
24. In which log are events such as startup - shutdown - DDL operations and space shortages written?
Alert Log
Checkpoint Process (CKPT)
2 - same size
Recycle Pool
25. The very large __________ shared by all Oracle processes is the SGA - System Global Area
DDL - Database Definition Language
Memory area
Log Writer
SQL Deficiencies
26. 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
RAC - Real Application Clusters
DISPLAY
Product Disks - OUI (Oracle Universal Installer)
Tables - Indexes
27. Before you can create the first DB on a system - you must first configure a _____.
DELETE & MERGE
Listener
8KB
Kernel Settings
28. The Oracle Instance is composed of: Foreground Processes - Background Processes - ___________
Real Application Clusters (RAC)
SGA - System Global Area
Flashback Recovery Area
Data Dictionary
29. Type of a SQL statement used to modify data
DELETE & MERGE
Oracle's Data Guard Technology
Embedded SQL
DML - Database Manipulation Language
30. What program is used to create a Listener?
Standard Connection Pooling (Prior to 11g)
DDL - Database Definition Language
Net Configuration Assistant (NetCA)
Cookies
31. Beginning Oracle 10g - it provides the most essential software in a bundle called an _______.
Standard Connection Pooling (Prior to 11g)
Archiver (ARCH)
Instant Client
Shared Server
32. A DBMS ensures transactions are: _______ - Consistent - Isolated - Durable
PL/SQL
Kernel Settings
Atomic
Flashback Recovery Area
33. The simplest way to create a database is to use the __________.
DDL - Database Definition Language
Checkpoint Process (CKPT)
Database Creation Assistant (DBCA)
SYSTEM & SYSAUX
34. Transactions are Atomic or invisible from a logical perspective until the end of the transaction is indicated by an explicit instruction such as _______
Instant Client
DISPLAY
The Oracle Instance
COMMIT.
35. The various Oracle processes coordinate their access to the areas of the SGA by using IPC - Interprocess Communication mechanisms called _______
Archiver
DDL - Database Definition Language
Program Global Area
Latches
36. An important configuration file related to the users starting a database session is the __________
Foreground Process
Listener.ora
Connection Pooling
Kernel Settings
37. The process responsible for transferring all modified data blocks in the Data Caches to the Data Files.
Listener Log
The Shared Pool
Database Writer (DBWR)
Shared Server
38. The engine that processes requests for data from the database is __________
The Oracle Instance
Control File
SYSTEM & SYSAUX
Tables - Indexes
39. A special _____ _____ can be created within the Buffer Cache to store data blocks from frequently used data tables - such as lookup tables.
COMMIT.
Log Writer
Trace File
Keep Pool
40. Configuration file that contains location information for databases
tnsnames.ora
Program Global Area
Database Resident Connection Pooling (DRCP) (11g Only)
Embedded SQL
41. A _____ _____ can be created to store blocks within the Buffer Cache that are rarely reused.
Recycle Pool
COMMIT.
SYSTEM & SYSAUX
SQL Deficiencies
42. Commonly used block size of data blocks
tnsnames.ora
Active Workload Repository (AWR)
8KB
Tablespaces
43. 3 ___________: Redundancy - Nullable Data Items - Duplicate Data Records
On-Line Transaction Processing (OLTP)
Double
Net Configuration Assistant (NetCA)
SQL Deficiencies
44. 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.
Cookies
tnsnames.ora.
Real Application Clusters (RAC)
SQL*Plus
45. This process is responsible for any cleanup activities necessary if the database is restarted after an abnormal shutdown resulting from system failure.
System Monitor (SMON)
Real Application Clusters (RAC)
Oracle Home
Atomic
46. In the Shared Server the State Information is kept in the SGA for _______________
Database Creation Assistant (DBCA)
DDL - Database Definition Language
On-Line Transaction Processing (OLTP)
SQL*Plus
47. 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.
Double
SQL*Plus
Log Buffer
Real Application Clusters (RAC)
48. These help ensure that the effects of a user's transaction are Durable (even in the event of a computer failure)
DDL - Database Definition Language
Redo Log Files
Embedded SQL
Trigger Operations
49. What tool is used to automated the process of Redo information being shipped from the Main DB and applied to the Standby DB?
Oracle Data Guard
Data blocks (or pages)
Checkpoint Process (CKPT)
Database
50. What is the private work area in computer memory which each Oracle server process uses to hold intermediate results (temp files) called?
Program Global Area
Log Buffer
Log Writer (LGWR)
Tablespaces