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Oracle Database 11 G Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This process is responsible for any cleanup activities necessary if the database is restarted after an abnormal shutdown resulting from system failure.






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






10. Type of a SQL statement used to modify data






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






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






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






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






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






16. 2 tablespaces which are always created by and whose names are mandated by Oracle






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






18. INSERT - UPDATE - ________ are examples of DML - Database Manipulation Language






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. The space within data files is organized into






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






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






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






34. What program is used to create a Listener?






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






36. Commonly used block size of data blocks






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






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






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






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






41. Configuration file that contains location information for databases






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






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






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






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


46. 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?






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






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






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






50. A unique part of a record is called__________