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Oracle Test

Subjects : oracle, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. The Oracle Net Services configuration is stored in the ____ configuration file on the client computer.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The database has a service called the ____ process. This process waits for requests and responds to requests as needed.






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. ____ is a valid client installation configuration.






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. The ____ area stores parsed SQL in memory.






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






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






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






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






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






34. The initialization configuration parameters file is ____.






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






42. A ____ file records changes to database data.






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






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






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






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






47. In the SQL*Plus statement CONNECT /@ORACLASS AS SYSDBA - the ____ tells the database to use OS authentication.






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






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






50. _________ databases can be managed within OEM.