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Oracle Database 11 G Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In a UNIX or Linux environment - you will also need to use the root account to perform a few tasks such as modifying the __________.






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






3. Typical convention for naming data files






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






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






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






7. What program is used to create a Listener?






8. 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.






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






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

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






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






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






14. 3 ______________: Check - Uniqueness - Referential






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. Type of a SQL statement used to modify data






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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?






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






36. When a set of shared Application Tier Processes handle all requests - each of which maintain a persistent connection to the Database - this is called ______________






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






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






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






40. 2 tablespaces which are always created by and whose names are mandated by Oracle






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






49. Data Files store your _____ & _____.






50. A unique part of a record is called__________