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Oracle Test
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The initialization configuration parameters file is ____.
Administrator
Single-instance server
Init.ora
ORACLE_SID
2. The listener.ora file is stored in the ____ directory.
$ORACLE_HOME/network/admin
Universal Installer
Netmgr
NORMAL
3. All Oracle software files and database storage files reside on subdirectories under ____.
ORACLE_BASE
Tnsnames.ora
Network name
OLTP
4. The ____ process cleans up after user sessions are finished.
Single-instance server
Alert
PMON
All platforms
5. STARTUP ____ will open the database in read/write - unrestricted mode.
OPEN
Tnsnames.ora
Data Warehouse
Single-instance server
6. Oracle executable files are stored in a directory tree referred to as ____.
ORACLE_HOME
DB_CREATE_ONLINE_LOG_DEST_n
Redo log
Netmgr
7. STARTUP ____ starts up all background processes - and allocates space in memory for all Oracle database instance memory buffers.
Dispatcher
PMON
TNS
NOMOUNT
8. SHUTDOWN ____ disconnects all users - rolls back pending transactions - and prohibits new connections and new transactions even for already connected users.
Administrator
IMMEDIATE
All platforms
Data Warehouse
9. The ____ database configuration option will change some configuration - generally allowing low concurrency and very high I/O activity.
Custom
SQL*Plus
SGA
Data Warehouse
10. ____ is a valid client installation configuration.
Analyze Wizard
Administrator
Tnsnames.ora
ORACLE_HOME
11. A ____ is a label given to a specific network configuration - usually a specific computer - at a specific TCP/IP address.
Shared pool
Network name
SQL*Plus
Redo log buffer
12. STARTUP ____ mounts the database files - essentially creating the connection between file pointers in the control file and the files themselves - such as datafiles and redo log files.
Net Manager
Custom
MOUNT
IMMEDIATE
13. Setting a user connection as being dedicated or shared can be controlled in the client-side configuration of Oracle Net Services - in the ____ file.
PMON
Net Services
OPEN
Tnsnames.ora
14. The <database name> is usually stored as the ____ environment variable
OPEN
8K
ORACLE_SID
Schema
15. The client configuration is a combination of the user interface tier and the...
Dedicated
Application server tier
TNS
Tnsnames.ora
16. When the ____ initialization parameter is set - Oracle 10g knows where to locate all the datafiles.
Data Dictionary
DB_FILE_DEST
Net Manager
Datafile
17. The ____ initialization parameter defines one or more directories where control files and redo log files are to be created.
8K
NOMOUNT
Dedicated
DB_CREATE_ONLINE_LOG_DEST_n
18. The ____ migrates data from older versions to newer versions of the database.
Data Upgrade Assistant
Lsnrctl
/
Analyze Wizard
19. In the case of a ____ server - every user session (connection) has its own server process.
PMON
Shared pool
Listener
Dedicated
20. The ____ improves response time for background processes and for backup and recovery processes.
Dedicated
Large pool
Redo log
MOUNT
21. A(n) ____ database allows you to define anything and everything - this one is for the experts.
Network name
All platforms
Custom
.sql
22. The ____ area stores parsed SQL in memory.
Single-instance server
By separating data from software
Shared pool
Net Services
23. ____ views provide system-related information by querying the database's internal management tables and presenting the data as views (metadata views).
IMMEDIATE
Data Dictionary
Universal Installer
Administrator
24. A single machine can contain __________ value for ORACLE_HOME.
Datafile
More than one
.sql
NORMAL
25. The ____ database configuration option allows for a lot of change activity - raising concurrency requirements - and lowering I/O activity requirements.
Datafile
Transaction Processing
NORMAL
ORACLE_BASE
26. In Oracle10g the buffer cache can consist of multiple buffer caches - of different sizes. The default size is ____.
8K
Large pool
Custom
Program Global Area (PGA)
27. ____ is a valid client installation configuration.
Runtime
MOUNT
ORACLE_HOME
All platforms
28. The ____ is used to install Oracle software - or change an existing installation.
/
Schema
Custom
Universal Installer
29. A ____ is a set of database structures - such as tables - indexes - user-defined attributes - and procedures.
Schema
.sql
TRANSACTIONAL
PMON
30. Load balancing between multiple listener processes is placed in the ____ configuration file on the client computer.
Schema
Type and sequence of creation
Tnsnames.ora
Net Services
31. When choosing the DBA authentication method - you can choose between ____ and password file authentication.
Listener
Multiple
Operating system
DB_CREATE_ONLINE_LOG_DEST_n
32. ____ processes are only present in shared server mode to distribute user connection requests - between server processes.
SYSOPER
Lsnrctl
Control
Dispatcher
33. A ____ file is an administrative file containing up-to-date information on the database structure - log files - checkpoints; critical file for opening the database.
DB_CREATE_FILE_DEST
Oradata
DB_CREATE_ONLINE_LOG_DEST_n
Control
34. OFA provides standards intended to improve performance of the database by - among other things - spreading I/O functions across separate devices...
$ORACLE_HOME/network/admin
Application server tier
By separating data from software
Listener
35. ____ is the typical configuration for an Oracle10g database.
ABORT
Schema
Network name
Single-instance server
36. You can start and stop the listener using the listener control utility (____).
Datafile
Lsnrctl
Administrator
ORACLE_SID
37. Whenever a change is made to data - the ____ stores a copy of the changed data and the original data - in case it is needed.
Redo log buffer
ORACLE_SID
By separating data from software
More than one
38. To start Net Manager in Unix or Linux - type ____ on the command line of a shell.
Runtime
Netmgr
ORACLE_SID
Redo log
39. If you install Oracle10g Enterprise Edition - Standard Edition - or Personal Edition and choose to have a predefined database created on installation - the database is configured in ____ mode.
DB_FILE_DEST
Datafile
Dedicated server
Dedicated
40. ____ is the default method for connecting to a database.
OPEN
/
Multiple
TNS
41. A(n) ____ database is used to service Internet applications.
OLTP
Net Services
PMON
Oradata
42. SHUTDOWN ____ simply stops all Oracle processes - and releases all memory buffers.
Init.ora
Listener
ABORT
Net Services
43. The Oracle ____ tool provides the network link between the Oracle10g database and most applications that communicate with the database.
Schema
Custom
Net Services
Shared pool
44. The database has a service called the ____ process. This process waits for requests and responds to requests as needed.
Single-instance server
MOUNT
Schema
Listener
45. The ____ tool allows you to create and run queries - add rows - modify data - and write reports using SQL.
Universal Installer
SQL*Plus
Dispatcher
Custom
46. The ____ log is essential because it will contain all the essential information for the smooth running of your database.
By separating data from software
Alert
Netmgr
PMON
47. In the SQL*Plus statement CONNECT /@ORACLASS AS SYSDBA - the ____ tells the database to use OS authentication.
Operating system
Multiple
Network name
/
48. The ____ initialization parameter defines the directory where all datafiles and tempfiles (files used for storage of temporary data during sorting and other operations) are to be created.
Schema
Analyze Wizard
Dedicated
DB_CREATE_FILE_DEST
49. The OFA standards call for naming files according to their...
Redo log buffer
Type and sequence of creation
Operating system
NORMAL
50. To implement user-managed redo log files - you should use the ____ clause in the CREATE DATABASE command itself.
IMMEDIATE
/
LOGFILES
Data Upgrade Assistant