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Oracle Database 11 G Administration

Subject : it-skills
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1. This is a queue of Undo and Redo entries.






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






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






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






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






6. A large component of the SGA - which is best-known for use in caching query execution plans is called _________






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






14. The SYSTEM tablespace - which stores only tables containing information about the rest of the database - is called the ___________






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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?






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






28. 3 ______________: Check - Uniqueness - Referential






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. Commonly used block size of data blocks






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






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






41. 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.






42. What program is used to create a Listener?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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