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Oracle Database 11 G Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Before you can create the first DB on a system - you must first configure a _____.






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






3. A unique part of a record is called__________






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






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






6. 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.






7. The space within data files is organized into






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






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






10. Which Oracle Architecture combines RAC and Standby technology?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. What program is used to create a Listener?






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






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






29. 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






30. 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?






31. Data Files store your _____ & _____.






32. Type of a SQL statement used to modify data






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






38. 2 tablespaces which are always created by and whose names are mandated by Oracle






39. Typical convention for naming data files






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






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






42. The location of the database software






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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