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Oracle Test

Subjects : oracle, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. All Oracle software files and database storage files reside on subdirectories under ____.






2. The <database name> is usually stored as the ____ environment variable






3. The DBA authentication method encompasses the method used to validate logon of users with the SYSDBA or ____ role.






4. A(n) ____ database is used to service Internet applications.






5. The ____ contains many of the memory buffer components for an up and running (online) Oracle instance.






6. The Oracle ____ tool provides the network link between the Oracle10g database and most applications that communicate with the database.






7. The initialization configuration parameters file is ____.






8. When the ____ initialization parameter is set - Oracle 10g knows where to locate all the datafiles.






9. 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.






10. A ____ is a set of database structures - such as tables - indexes - user-defined attributes - and procedures.






11. The ____ tool guides you through database setup and creation using windows with instructions for each step.






12. Oracle has standardized its software so that it looks and acts identically at the user interface level on...






13. The ____ is used to install Oracle software - or change an existing installation.






14. ____ is the default method for connecting to a database.






15. ____ is the typical configuration for an Oracle10g database.






16. In the case of a ____ server - every user session (connection) has its own server process.






17. SHUTDOWN ____automatically completes and commits all pending transactions - then forcibly disconnects all connected users - and shuts down the database.






18. The ____ process cleans up after user sessions are finished.






19. A ____ is a physical file on the computer disk containing data - such as tables and indexes.






20. The ____ engine included with the Oracle software provides a specialized programming language you can use for creating triggers - packages - and procedures.






21. OFA provides standards intended to improve performance of the database by - among other things - spreading I/O functions across separate devices...






22. The two main sections of memory for the Oracle instance are the System Global Area (SGA) and the ____.






23. In Oracle10g the buffer cache can consist of multiple buffer caches - of different sizes. The default size is ____.






24. ____ views provide system-related information by querying the database's internal management tables and presenting the data as views (metadata views).






25. The ____ initialization parameter defines one or more directories where control files and redo log files are to be created.






26. STARTUP ____ will open the database in read/write - unrestricted mode.






27. The client configuration is a combination of the user interface tier and the...






28. To start Net Manager in Unix or Linux - type ____ on the command line of a shell.






29. A ____ file records changes to database data.






30. The ____ database configuration option will change some configuration - generally allowing low concurrency and very high I/O activity.






31. A ____ is a label given to a specific network configuration - usually a specific computer - at a specific TCP/IP address.






32. Oracle executable files are stored in a directory tree referred to as ____.






33. The ____ tool allows you to create and run queries - add rows - modify data - and write reports using SQL.






34. The DBCA tool executes the ____ for you - in order to configure the new database's Named Service.






35. SHUTDOWN ____waits for all users to log off - prohibits new connections - forcibly rolls back currently running transactions - and then shuts down the database.






36. Setting a user connection as being dedicated or shared can be controlled in the client-side configuration of Oracle Net Services - in the ____ file.






37. The ____ improves response time for background processes and for backup and recovery processes.






38. _________ databases can be managed within OEM.






39. You can start and stop the listener using the listener control utility (____).






40. The listener.ora file is stored in the ____ directory.






41. ____ processes are only present in shared server mode to distribute user connection requests - between server processes.






42. Current database files are stored in ____/<database name>.






43. SHUTDOWN ____ disconnects all users - rolls back pending transactions - and prohibits new connections and new transactions even for already connected users.






44. The ____ log is essential because it will contain all the essential information for the smooth running of your database.






45. The script files generated by the DBCA tool include numerous SQL*Plus executable ____ files - a configuration parameter file called init.ora - and a batch file for executing all the scripts in a single shell command.






46. ____ is a valid client installation configuration.






47. 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.






48. When choosing the DBA authentication method - you can choose between ____ and password file authentication.






49. The Oracle Net Services configuration is stored in the ____ configuration file on the client computer.






50. A(n) ____ database allows you to define anything and everything - this one is for the experts.