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






2. Configuration file that contains location information for databases






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






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






5. Commonly used block size of data blocks






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






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






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






9. 2 tablespaces which are always created by and whose names are mandated by Oracle






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






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






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






13. Type of a SQL statement used to modify data






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Typical convention for naming data files






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






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






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






30. The space within data files is organized into






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






37. 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.






38. 3 ___________: Redundancy - Nullable Data Items - Duplicate Data Records






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






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






41. 3 Physical Operations of a Transaction: Index Updates - ___________ - Recursive Operations






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






43. What program is used to create a Listener?






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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?






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