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






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






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






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






5. The initialization configuration parameters file is ____.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. Whenever a change is made to data - the ____ stores a copy of the changed data and the original data - in case it is needed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. ____ is a valid client installation configuration.






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






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






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






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






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






43. ____ is a valid client installation configuration.






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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