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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. The location of the database software






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






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






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






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






26. Type of a SQL statement used to modify data






27. A unique part of a record is called__________






28. 3 Physical Operations of a Transaction: Index Updates - ___________ - Recursive Operations






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






30. Commonly used block size of data blocks






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. Data Files store your _____ & _____.






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






38. 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?






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






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






41. 3 ___________: Redundancy - Nullable Data Items - Duplicate Data Records






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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







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