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Oracle Database 11 G Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Other things to consider when determining disk space are _____ & Undo / Temp space.






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






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






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 ______________






5. A unique part of a record is called__________






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 __________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Typical convention for naming data files






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






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






16. 3 Physical Operations of a Transaction: Index Updates - ___________ - Recursive Operations






17. This is a queue of Undo and Redo entries.






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






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






20. The space within data files is organized into






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






22. Data Files store your _____ & _____.






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Type of a SQL statement used to modify data






30. What program is used to create a Listener?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Configuration file that contains location information for databases






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






42. Commonly used block size of data blocks






43. 3 ___________: Redundancy - Nullable Data Items - Duplicate Data Records






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.






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






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






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.






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






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






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