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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.
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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 ____ is used to install Oracle software - or change an existing installation.
NOMOUNT
Universal Installer
TNS
NORMAL
2. The two main sections of memory for the Oracle instance are the System Global Area (SGA) and the ____.
Network name
Redo log buffer
Program Global Area (PGA)
TNS
3. The Oracle Net Services configuration is stored in the ____ configuration file on the client computer.
Lsnrctl
$ORACLE_HOME/network/admin
PL/SQL
Tnsnames.ora
4. The Oracle ____ tool provides the network link between the Oracle10g database and most applications that communicate with the database.
/
Net Services
ABORT
Redo log buffer
5. 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.
/
Tnsnames.ora
Type and sequence of creation
Dedicated server
6. Oracle executable files are stored in a directory tree referred to as ____.
Data Warehouse
Datafile
ORACLE_HOME
ABORT
7. A(n) ____ database is used to service Internet applications.
OLTP
Init.ora
Shared pool
ORACLE_HOME
8. The ____ migrates data from older versions to newer versions of the database.
OPEN
TNS
Type and sequence of creation
Data Upgrade Assistant
9. A ____ is a physical file on the computer disk containing data - such as tables and indexes.
Data Dictionary
More than one
/
Datafile
10. The ____ process cleans up after user sessions are finished.
Network name
Large pool
PMON
Redo log buffer
11. SHUTDOWN ____waits for all users to log off - prohibits new connections - forcibly rolls back currently running transactions - and then shuts down the database.
NOMOUNT
Custom
ORACLE_HOME
NORMAL
12. STARTUP ____ will open the database in read/write - unrestricted mode.
SGA
OPEN
OLTP
Shared pool
13. The ____ database configuration option allows for a lot of change activity - raising concurrency requirements - and lowering I/O activity requirements.
Schema
Redo log
Net Manager
Transaction Processing
14. ____ is the default method for connecting to a database.
Alert
ORACLE_BASE
ORACLE_SID
TNS
15. The ____ log is essential because it will contain all the essential information for the smooth running of your database.
MOUNT
Netmgr
Alert
Control
16. SHUTDOWN ____automatically completes and commits all pending transactions - then forcibly disconnects all connected users - and shuts down the database.
Netmgr
TRANSACTIONAL
Type and sequence of creation
PL/SQL
17. Oracle has standardized its software so that it looks and acts identically at the user interface level on...
All platforms
OLTP
TNS
Oradata
18. The OFA standards call for naming files according to their...
PMON
8K
By separating data from software
Type and sequence of creation
19. Load balancing between multiple listener processes is placed in the ____ configuration file on the client computer.
IMMEDIATE
Redo log
Tnsnames.ora
Dedicated server
20. The ____ database configuration option will change some configuration - generally allowing low concurrency and very high I/O activity.
NOMOUNT
Data Warehouse
Operating system
Program Global Area (PGA)
21. ____ is the typical configuration for an Oracle10g database.
Dedicated server
Single-instance server
Program Global Area (PGA)
Dispatcher
22. In the case of a ____ server - every user session (connection) has its own server process.
Schema
NORMAL
Dedicated
Administrator
23. You can start and stop the listener using the listener control utility (____).
Data Warehouse
Lsnrctl
Transaction Processing
Listener
24. SHUTDOWN ____ disconnects all users - rolls back pending transactions - and prohibits new connections and new transactions even for already connected users.
ORACLE_SID
Transaction Processing
IMMEDIATE
Init.ora
25. ____ is a valid client installation configuration.
LOGFILES
Administrator
Tnsnames.ora
Listener
26. A ____ file records changes to database data.
All platforms
Large pool
Redo log
Dedicated
27. Whenever a change is made to data - the ____ stores a copy of the changed data and the original data - in case it is needed.
Control
Application server tier
Redo log buffer
.sql
28. ____ processes are only present in shared server mode to distribute user connection requests - between server processes.
Analyze Wizard
/
Multiple
Dispatcher
29. The ____ tool allows you to create and run queries - add rows - modify data - and write reports using SQL.
NORMAL
Multiple
More than one
SQL*Plus
30. The database has a service called the ____ process. This process waits for requests and responds to requests as needed.
Listener
Control
DB_CREATE_ONLINE_LOG_DEST_n
ORACLE_BASE
31. 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.
All platforms
MOUNT
Shared pool
Init.ora
32. The ____ area stores parsed SQL in memory.
Init.ora
Data Upgrade Assistant
Tnsnames.ora
Shared pool
33. SHUTDOWN ____ simply stops all Oracle processes - and releases all memory buffers.
Net Manager
Alert
$ORACLE_HOME/network/admin
ABORT
34. Setting a user connection as being dedicated or shared can be controlled in the client-side configuration of Oracle Net Services - in the ____ file.
Tnsnames.ora
LOGFILES
Dedicated server
Single-instance server
35. The client configuration is a combination of the user interface tier and the...
Init.ora
Application server tier
TNS
Shared pool
36. _________ databases can be managed within OEM.
More than one
MOUNT
Program Global Area (PGA)
Multiple
37. Current database files are stored in ____/<database name>.
Net Services
Oradata
IMMEDIATE
Control
38. The ____ contains many of the memory buffer components for an up and running (online) Oracle instance.
NOMOUNT
Data Upgrade Assistant
SGA
Universal Installer
39. In Oracle10g the buffer cache can consist of multiple buffer caches - of different sizes. The default size is ____.
PMON
MOUNT
ABORT
8K
40. A ____ file is an administrative file containing up-to-date information on the database structure - log files - checkpoints; critical file for opening the database.
Tnsnames.ora
Control
MOUNT
Netmgr
41. When choosing the DBA authentication method - you can choose between ____ and password file authentication.
Operating system
Transaction Processing
ORACLE_SID
Tnsnames.ora
42. STARTUP ____ starts up all background processes - and allocates space in memory for all Oracle database instance memory buffers.
Application server tier
MOUNT
NOMOUNT
8K
43. The DBA authentication method encompasses the method used to validate logon of users with the SYSDBA or ____ role.
Single-instance server
Transaction Processing
SYSOPER
Data Warehouse
44. All Oracle software files and database storage files reside on subdirectories under ____.
Universal Installer
MOUNT
Listener
ORACLE_BASE
45. A(n) ____ database allows you to define anything and everything - this one is for the experts.
Redo log buffer
TRANSACTIONAL
Multiple
Custom
46. The listener.ora file is stored in the ____ directory.
DB_CREATE_FILE_DEST
SYSOPER
Application server tier
$ORACLE_HOME/network/admin
47. The ____ tool guides you through database setup and creation using windows with instructions for each step.
OPEN
$ORACLE_HOME/network/admin
IMMEDIATE
DBCA
48. To implement user-managed redo log files - you should use the ____ clause in the CREATE DATABASE command itself.
LOGFILES
Type and sequence of creation
SYSOPER
Redo log
49. The ____ improves response time for background processes and for backup and recovery processes.
Datafile
Large pool
ORACLE_SID
OLTP
50. A single machine can contain __________ value for ORACLE_HOME.
Net Services
Dedicated
More than one
OPEN