Test your basic knowledge |

Oracle Test

Subjects : oracle, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • 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 ____ process cleans up after user sessions are finished.






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






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






4. The initialization configuration parameters file is ____.






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






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






7. 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.






8. The ____ area stores parsed SQL in memory.






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






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






11. STARTUP ____ starts up all background processes - and allocates space in memory for all Oracle database instance memory buffers.






12. A ____ file records changes to database data.






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






14. All Oracle software files and database storage files reside on subdirectories under ____.






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






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






17. Load balancing between multiple listener processes is placed in the ____ configuration file on the client computer.






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






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






20. The ____ database configuration option allows for a lot of change activity - raising concurrency requirements - and lowering I/O activity requirements.






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






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






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






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






25. The OFA standards call for naming files according to their...






26. A single machine can contain __________ value for ORACLE_HOME.






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






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






29. A ____ file is an administrative file containing up-to-date information on the database structure - log files - checkpoints; critical file for opening the database.






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






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






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






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






34. The ____ migrates data from older versions to newer versions of the database.






35. The ____ collects statistics about tables or objects - validates tables - finds continuing rows.






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






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






38. SHUTDOWN ____ simply stops all Oracle processes - and releases all memory buffers.






39. 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.






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






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






42. To implement user-managed redo log files - you should use the ____ clause in the CREATE DATABASE command itself.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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