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Oracle Database 11 G Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A _____ _____ can be created to store blocks within the Buffer Cache that are rarely reused.






2. Commonly used block size of data blocks






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






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






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






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






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






8. Type of a SQL statement used to modify data






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






10. Which Oracle Architecture combines RAC and Standby technology?






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






12. Typical convention for naming data files






13. Data Files store your _____ & _____.






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






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






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






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






18. 3 Physical Operations of a Transaction: Index Updates - ___________ - Recursive Operations






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. The process responsible for making copies of the Redo Log Files when they fill up.






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






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






27. Configuration file that contains location information for databases






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. 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.






34. The location of the database software






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






44. 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?






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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






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






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