Question 1
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1.Choose two SGA structures that are required in every Oracle instance.
Answer
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A. Large pool
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B. Shared pool
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C. Buffer cache
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D. Java pool
Question 2
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2. Which statement is true
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A. A database can have only one control file.
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B. A database must have at least two control files.
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C. A database may have zero or more control files.
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D. A database must have at least one control file.
Question 3
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3. Which component is configured at database startup and cannot be dynamically
managed?
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A. Redo log buffer.
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B. Streams pool
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C. Java pool
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D. Shared pool
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E. None of the above
Question 4
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4. Which component is not part of an Oracle instance?
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A. System global area.
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B. Process monitor
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C. Control file
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D. Shared pool
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E. None
Question 5
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5. Which background process guarantees that committed data is saved even when the
changes have not been recorded in data files?
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A. DBWn
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B. PMON
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C. LGWR
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D. CKPT
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E. ARCn
Question 6
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6. User John has updated several rows in a table and issued a commit. What does the
DBWn (database writer) process do at this time in response to the commit event?
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A. Writes the changed blocks to data files.
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B. Writes the changed blocks to redo log files.
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C. Triggers checkpoint and thus LGWR writes the changes to redo log files.
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D. Does nothing.
Question 7
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7. Which of the following best describes a RAC configuration?
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A. One database, multiple instances
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B. One instance, multiple databases
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C. Multiple databases plugged in from multiple servers
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D. Multiple databases, multiple instances
Question 8
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8. Which component of the SGA contains the parsed SQL code?
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A. Database buffer cache
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B. Dictionary cache
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C. Library cache
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D. Parse cache
Question 9
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9. Which tasks are accomplished by the SMON process? (Choose all that apply.)
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A. Performs recovery at instance startup
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B. Performs cleanup after a user session is terminated
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C. Starts any server process that stopped running
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D. Coalesces contiguous free space in dictionary-managed tablespaces
Question 10
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10. Choose the best statement from the options related to segments.
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A. A contiguous set of blocks constitutes a segment.
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B. A nonpartitioned table can have only one segment.
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C. A segment can belong to more than one tablespace.
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D. All of the above are true.
Question 11
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11. From the following list, choose two processes that are optional in an Oracle Database
12c database.
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A. MMON
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B. MMNL
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C. ARCn
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D. MMAN
Question 12
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12. Which SGA component will you increase or configure so that RMAN tape backups do
not use memory from the shared pool?
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A. Java pool
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B. Streams pool
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C. Recovery pool
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D. Large pool
Question 13
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13. When a user session is terminated, which processes are responsible for cleaning up and
releasing locks? (Choose all that apply.)
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A. DBWn
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B. LGWR
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C. MMON
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D. PMON
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E. SMON
Question 14
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14. The LRU algorithm is used to manage what part of the Oracle architecture?
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A. Users who log on to the database infrequently and may be candidates for being dropped
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B. The data file that stores the least amount of information and will need the least frequent backup
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C. The tables that users rarely access so that they can be moved to a less active tablespace
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D. The shared pool and database buffer cache portions of the SGA
Question 15
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15. Two structures make up an Oracle server: an instance and a database. Which of the
following best describes the difference between an Oracle instance and a database?
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A. An instance consists of memory structures and processes, whereas a database is
composed of physical files.
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B. An instance is used only during database creation; after that, the database is all
that is needed.
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C. An instance is started whenever the demands on the database are high, but the
database is used all the time.
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D. An instance is configured using a pfile, whereas a database is configured using
a spfile.
Question 16
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16. Which of the following is the proper order of Oracle’s storage hierarchy, from smallest
to largest?
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A. Operating-system block, database block, segment, extent
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B. Operating-system block, database block, extent, segment
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C. Segment, extent, database block, operating-system block
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D. Segment, database block, extent, operating-system block
Question 17
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17. The DBA unknowingly terminated the process ID belonging to the PMON process
of Oracle Database 12c database using the kill -9 command on Unix. Choose the
best answer:
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A. Oracle spawns another PMON process automatically.
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B. The database hangs, and the DBA must manually start a PMON process.
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C. If the database is in ARCHIVELOG mode, Oracle automatically starts another
PMON process and recovers from the database hang.
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D. The instance crashes and needs to be restarted.
Question 18
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18. When an incremental checkpoint happens in a database, which file(s) are updated with
the checkpoint position? Choose all options that are correct.
Question 19
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19. User Isabella updates a table and commits the change after a few seconds. Which of the
following actions are happening in the database? Order them in the correct sequence
and ignore the actions that are not relevant.
Answer
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A. Oracle reads the blocks from data file to buffer cache and updates the blocks.
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B. Changed blocks from the buffer cache are written to data files.
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C. The user commits the change.
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D. LGWR writes the changed blocks to the redo log buffer.
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E. The server process writes the change vectors to the redo log buffer.
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F. LGWR flushes the redo log buffer to redo log files.
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G. A checkpoint occurs.
Question 20
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20. Querying the V$LOG file shows the following information. Which redo group files are
required for instance crash recovery?
SQL> select GROUP#, ARCHIVED, STATUS from V$LOG;
GROUP# ARC STATUS
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1 NO CURRENT
2 NO INACTIVE
3 NO INACTIVE
4 NO ACTIVE
Answer
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A. Group 1 and 4
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B. Group 2 and 3
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C. Groups 1 through 4
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D. Group 1
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E. Group 4