Oracle SQL Expert Certification - PART 1

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Question 1 of 80

You need to load information about new customers from the NEW_CUST table into the tables CUST and
CUST_SPECIAL. If a new customer has a credit limit greater than 10,000, then the details have to be inserted
into CUST_SPECIAL. All new customer details have to be inserted into the CUST table. Which technique
should be used to load the data most efficiently?

Select one of the following:

A. external table
B. the MERGE command
C. the multitable INSERT command
D. INSERT using WITH CHECK OPTION

Explanation

Question 2 of 80

You want to add a constraint on the CUST_FIRST_NAME column of the CUSTOMERS table so that the value
inserted in the column does not have numbers. Which SQL statement would you use to accomplish the task?

Select one of the following:

ALTER TABLE CUSTOMERS ADD CONSTRAINT cust_f_name
CHECK(REGEXP_LIKE(cust_first_name,'^A-Z')) NOVALIDATE ;
ALTER TABLE CUSTOMERS ADD CONSTRAINT cust_f_name
CHECK(REGEXP_LIKE(cust_first_name,'^[0-9]')) NOVALIDATE ;
ALTER TABLE CUSTOMERS ADD CONSTRAINT cust_f_name
CHECK(REGEXP_LIKE(cust_first_name,'[[:alpha:]]')) NOVALIDATE ;
ALTER TABLE CUSTOMERS ADD CONSTRAINT cust_f_name
CHECK(REGEXP_LIKE(cust_first_name,'[[:digit:]]')) NOVALIDATE ;

Explanation

Question 3 of 80

Which three tasks can be performed using regular expression support in Oracle Database 10g? (Choose
three.)

Select one or more of the following:

It can be used to concatenate two strings.
It can be used to find out the total length of the string.
It can be used for string manipulation and searching operations.
It can be used to format the output for a column or expression having string data.
It can be used to find and replace operations for a column or expression having string data.

Explanation

Question 4 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the structure of the EMP table which is not partitioned and not an indexorganized
table. Evaluate the following SQL statement:
ALTER TABLE emp
DROP COLUMN first_name;
Which two statements is true regarding the above command? (Choose two.)

Select one or more of the following:

The FIRST_NAME column would be dropped provided it does not contain any data.
The FIRST_NAME column would be dropped provided at least one or more columns remain in the
The FIRST_NAME column can be rolled back provided the SET UNUSED option is added to the above
SQL statement.
The FIRST_NAME column can be dropped even if it is part of a composite PRIMARY KEY provided the
CASCADE option is used.

Explanation

Question 5 of 80

Evaluate the CREATE TABLE statement:
CREATE TABLE products
(product_id NUMBER(6) CONSTRAINT prod_id_pk PRIMARY KEY, product_name VARCHAR2(15));
Which statement is true regarding the PROD_ID_PK constraint?

Select one of the following:

It would be created only if a unique index is manually created first.
It would be created and would use an automatically created unique index.
It would be created and would use an automatically created no unique index.
It would be created and remains in a disabled state because no index is specified in the command.

Explanation

Question 6 of 80

Which two statements are true? (Choose two.)

Select one or more of the following:

The USER_SYNONYMS view can provide information about private synonyms.
The user SYSTEM owns all the base tables and user-accessible views of the data dictionary.
All the dynamic performance views prefixed with V$ are accessible to all the database users.
The USER_OBJECTS view can provide information about the tables and views created by the user only.
DICTIONARY is a view that contains the names of all the data dictionary views that the user can access.

Explanation

Question 7 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the description of the ORDERS table. Which two WHERE clause conditions
demonstrate the correct usage of conversion functions? (Choose two.)

Select one or more of the following:

WHERE order_date > TO_DATE('JUL 10 2006','MON DD YYYY')
WHERE TO_CHAR(order_date,'MON DD YYYY') = 'JAN 20 2003'
WHERE order_date > TO_CHAR(ADD_MONTHS(SYSDATE,6),'MON DD YYYY')
WHERE order_date IN ( TO_DATE('Oct 21 2003','Mon DD YYYY'), TO_CHAR('NOV 21 2003','Mon DD
YYYY') )

Explanation

Question 8 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the description of the EMPLOYEES table.
Your company decided to give a monthly bonus of $50 to all the employees who have completed five years in
the company. The following statement is written to display the LAST_NAME, DEPARTMENT_ID, and the total
annual salary:

SELECT last_name, department_id, salary+50*12 "Annual Compensation" FROM employees WHERE
MONTHS_BETWEEN(SYSDATE, hire_date)/12 >= 5;

When you execute the statement, the "Annual Compensation" is not computed correctly. What changes would
you make to the query to calculate the annual compensation correctly?

Select one of the following:

Change the SELECT clause to SELECT last_name, department_id, salary*12+50 "Annual Compensation".
Change the SELECT clause to SELECT last_name, department_id, salary+(50*12) "Annual
Compensation".
Change the SELECT clause to SELECT last_name, department_id, (salary+50)*12 "Annual
Compensation".
Change the SELECT clause to SELECT last_name, department_id, (salary*12)+50 "Annual
Compensation".

Explanation

Question 9 of 80

Evaluate the following CREATE SEQUENCE statement:

CREATE SEQUENCE seq1
START WITH 100
INCREMENT BY 10
MAXVALUE 200
CYCLE
NOCACHE;

The sequence SEQ1 has generated numbers up to the maximum limit of 200. You issue the following SQL
statement:

SELECT seq1.nextval FROM dual;
What is displayed by the SELECT statement?

Select one of the following:

1
10
100
an error

Explanation

Question 10 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the description of the EMPLOYEES table.

You want to display the EMPLOYEE_ID, FIRST_NAME, and DEPARTMENT_ID for all the employees who
work in the same department and have the same manager as that of the employee having EMPLOYEE_ID
104. To accomplish the task, you execute the following SQL statement:

SELECT employee_id, first_name, department_id
FROM employees
WHERE (manager_id, department_id) =(SELECT department_id, manager_id FROM employees WHERE
employee_id = 104)
AND employee_id <> 104;

When you execute the statement it does not produce the desired output. What is the reason for this?

Select one of the following:

The WHERE clause condition in the main query is using the = comparison operator, instead of EXISTS.
The WHERE clause condition in the main query is using the = comparison operator, instead of the IN
operator.
The WHERE clause condition in the main query is using the = comparison operator, instead of the = ANY
operator.
The columns in the WHERE clause condition of the main query and the columns selected in the subquery
should be in the same order.

Explanation

Question 11 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the descriptions of ORDER_ITEMS and ORDERS tables.

You want to display the CUSTOMER_ID, PRODUCT_ID, and total (UNIT_PRICE multiplied by QUANTITY)
for the order placed. You also want to display the subtotals for a CUSTOMER_ID as well as for a
PRODUCT_ID for the last six months. Which SQL statement would you execute to get the desired output?

Select one of the following:

SELECT o.customer_id, oi.product_id, SUM(oi.unit_price*oi.quantity) "Total" FROM order_items oi JOIN
orders o
ON oi.order_id=o.order_id
GROUP BY ROLLUP (o.customer_id,oi.product_id)
WHERE MONTHS_BETWEEN(order_date, SYSDATE) <= 6;
SELECT o.customer_id, oi.product_id, SUM(oi.unit_price*oi.quantity) "Total" FROM order_items oi JOIN
orders o
ON oi.order_id=o.order_id
GROUP BY ROLLUP (o.customer_id,oi.product_id)
HAVING MONTHS_BETWEEN(order_date, SYSDATE) <= 6;
SELECT o.customer_id, oi.product_id, SUM(oi.unit_price*oi.quantity) "Total" FROM order_items oi JOIN
orders o
ON oi.order_id=o.order_id
GROUP BY ROLLUP (o.customer_id, oi.product_id)
WHERE MONTHS_BETWEEN(order_date, SYSDATE) >= 6;
SELECT o.customer_id, oi.product_id, SUM(oi.unit_price*oi.quantity) "Total" FROM order_items oi JOIN
orders o
ON oi.order_id=o.order_id
WHERE MONTHS_BETWEEN(order_date, SYSDATE) <= 6
GROUP BY ROLLUP (o.customer_id, oi.product_id) ;

Explanation

Question 12 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the structure of the EMPLOYEES table.

You want to retrieve hierarchical data of the employees using the top-down hierarchy. Which SQL clause
would let you choose the direction to walk through the hierarchy tree?

Select one of the following:

WHERE
HAVING
GROUP BY
START WITH
CONNECT BY PRIOR

Explanation

Question 13 of 80

Which two statements is true regarding the execution of the correlated subqueries? (Choose two.)

Select one or more of the following:

The nested query executes after the outer query returns the row.
The nested query executes first and then the outer query executes.
The outer query executes only once for the result returned by the inner query.
Each row returned by the outer query is evaluated for the results returned by the inner query.

Explanation

Question 14 of 80

OE and SCOTT are the users in the database. The ORDERS table is owned by OE. Evaluate the statements
issued by the DBA in the following sequence:

CREATE ROLE r1;
GRANT SELECT, INSERT ON oe.orders TO r1;
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GRANT r1 TO scott;
GRANT SELECT ON oe.orders TO scott;
REVOKE SELECT ON oe.orders FROM scott;

What would be the outcome after executing the statements?

Select one of the following:

SCOTT would be able to query the OE.ORDERS table.
SCOTT would not be able to query the OE.ORDERS table.
The REVOKE statement would remove the SELECT privilege from SCOTT as well as from the role R1.
The REVOKE statement would give an error because the SELECT privilege has been granted to the role
R1.

Explanation

Question 15 of 80

Evaluate the following SQL statement:

ALTER TABLE hr.emp
SET UNUSED (mgr_id);

Which statement is true regarding the effect of the above SQL statement?

Select one of the following:

Any synonym existing on the EMP table would have to be re-created.
Any constraints defined on the MGR_ID column would be removed by the above command.
Any views created on the EMP table that include the MGR_ID column would have to be dropped and recreated.
Any index created on the MGR_ID column would continue to exist until the DROP UNUSED COLUMNS
command is executed.

Explanation

Question 16 of 80

EMPDET is an external table containing the columns EMPNO and ENAME. Which command would work in
relation to the EMPDET table?

Select one of the following:

UPDATE empdet
SET ename = 'Amit'
WHERE empno = 1234;
DELETE FROM empdet
WHERE ename LIKE 'J%';
CREATE VIEW empvu
AS
SELECT * FROM empdept;
CREATE INDEX empdet_idx
ON empdet(empno);

Explanation

Question 17 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the structure of the MARKS_DETAILS and MARKS tables.
Which is the best method to load data from the MARKS_DETAILS table to the MARKS table?

Select one of the following:

Pivoting INSERT
Unconditional INSERT
Conditional ALL INSERT
Conditional FIRST INSERT

Explanation

Question 18 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the data in ORDERS and ORDER_ITEMS tables.

You need to create a view that displays the ORDER ID, ORDER_DATE, and the total number of items in each
order.

Which CREATE VIEW statement would create the view successfully?

Select one of the following:

CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW ord_vu (order_id,order_date) AS SELECT o.order_id, o.order_date,
COUNT(i.line_item_id) "NO OF ITEMS" FROM orders o JOIN order_items i
ON (o.order_id = i.order_id)
GROUP BY o.order_id,o.order_date;
CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW ord_vu
AS SELECT o.order_id, o.order_date, COUNT(i.line_item_id) "NO OF ITEMS" FROM orders o JOIN
order_items i
ON (o.order_id = i.order_id)
GROUP BY o.order_id,o.order_date;
CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW ord_vu
AS SELECT o.order_id, o.order_date, COUNT(i.line_item_id) FROM orders o JOIN order_items i
ON (o.order_id = i.order_id)
GROUP BY o.order_id,o.order_date;
CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW ord_vu
AS SELECT o.order_id, o.order_date, COUNT(i.line_item_id)||' NO OF ITEMS' FROM orders o JOIN
order_items i
ON (o.order_id = i.order_id)
GROUP BY o.order_id,o.order_date
WITH CHECK OPTION;

Explanation

Question 19 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine PRODUCTS and ORDER_ITEMS tables.

You executed the following query to display PRODUCT_NAME and the number of times the product has been
ordered:

SELECT p.product_name, i.item_cnt
FROM (SELECT product_id, COUNT (*) item_cnt FROM order_items
GROUP BY product_id) i RIGHT OUTER JOIN products p ON i.product_id = p.product_id;

What would happen when the above statement is executed?

Select one of the following:

The statement would execute successfully to produce the required output.
The statement would not execute because inline views and outer joins cannot be used together.
The statement would not execute because the ITEM_CNT alias cannot be displayed in the outer query.
The statement would not execute because the GROUP BY clause cannot be used in the inline view.

Explanation

Question 20 of 80

In which scenario would you use the ROLLUP operator for expression or columns within a GROUP BY
clause?

Select one of the following:

to find the groups forming the subtotal in a row
to create group-wise grand totals for the groups specified within a GROUP BY clause
to create a grouping for expressions or columns specified within a GROUP BY clause in one direction,
from right to left for calculating the subtotals
to create a grouping for expressions or columns specified within a GROUP BY clause in all possible
directions, which is cross-tabular report for calculating the subtotals

Explanation

Question 21 of 80

In which scenario would you use the ROLLUP operator for expression or columns within a GROUP BY
clause?

Select one of the following:

to find the groups forming the subtotal in a row
to create group-wise grand totals for the groups specified within a GROUP BY clause
to create a grouping for expressions or columns specified within a GROUP BY clause in one direction,
from right to left for calculating the subtotals
to create a grouping for expressions or columns specified within a GROUP BY clause in all possible
directions, which is cross-tabular report for calculating the subtotals

Explanation

Question 22 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the details of the EMPLOYEES table.
Evaluate the following SQL statement:

SELECT phone_number,
REGEXP_REPLACE(phone_number,'([[:digit:]]{3})\.([[:digit:]]{3})\.([[:digit:]]{4})', '(\1) \2-\3') "PHONE NUMBER"
FROM employees;

The query was written to format the PHONE_NUMBER for the employees. Which option would be the correct
format in the output?

Select one of the following:

xxx-xxx-xxxx
(xxx) xxxxxxx
(xxx) xxx-xxxx
xxx-(xxx)-xxxx

Explanation

Question 23 of 80

Which statement correctly grants a system privilege?

Select one of the following:

GRANT EXECUTE
ON proc1
TO PUBLIC;
GRANT CREATE VIEW
ON table1 TO
user1;
GRANT CREATE TABLE
TO user1,user2;
GRANT CREATE SESSION
TO ALL;

Explanation

Question 24 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the structure of the CUST table.
Evaluate the following SQL statements executed in the given order:

ALTER TABLE cust
ADD CONSTRAINT cust_id_pk PRIMARY KEY(cust_id) DEFERRABLE INITIALLY DEFERRED;
INSERT INTO cust VALUES (1,'RAJ'); --row 1
INSERT INTO cust VALUES (1,'SAM'); --row 2
COMMIT;
SET CONSTRAINT cust_id_pk IMMEDIATE;
INSERT INTO cust VALUES (1,'LATA'); --row 3
INSERT INTO cust VALUES (2,'KING'); --row 4
COMMIT;

Which rows would be made permanent in the CUST table?

Select one of the following:

row 4 only
rows 2 and 4
rows 3 and 4
rows 1 and 4

Explanation

Question 25 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the structure of the ORDERS table:

The ORDER_ID column has the PRIMARY KEY constraint and CUSTOMER_ID has the NOT NULL
constraint.
Evaluate the following statement:

INSERT INTO (SELECT order_id,order_date,customer_id FROM ORDERS
WHERE order_total = 1000 WITH CHECK OPTION) VALUES (13, SYSDATE, 101);
What would be the outcome of the above INSERT statement?

Select one of the following:

It would execute successfully and the new row would be inserted into a new temporary table created by the
subquery.
It would execute successfully and the ORDER_TOTAL column would have the value 1000 inserted
automatically in the new row.
It would not execute successfully because the ORDER_TOTAL column is not specified in the SELECT list
and no value is provided for it.
It would not execute successfully because all the columns from the ORDERS table should have been
included in the SELECT list and values should have been provided for all the columns.

Explanation

Question 26 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the description of the EMPLOYEES table.

Your company wants to give 5% bonus to all the employees on their annual salary. The SALARY column
stores the monthly salary for an employee. To check the total for annual salary and bonus amount for each
employee, you issued the following SQL statement:

SELECT first_name, salary, salary12+salary12*.05 "ANNUAL SALARY + BONUS" FROM employees;
Which statement is true regarding the above query?

Select one of the following:

It would execute and give you the desired output.
It would not execute because the AS keyword is missing between the column name and the alias.
It would not execute because double quotation marks are used instead of single quotation marks for
assigning alias for the third column.
It would execute but the result for the third column would be inaccurate because the parentheses for
overriding the precedence of the operator are missing.

Explanation

Question 27 of 80

Which statement is true regarding external tables?

Select one of the following:

The default REJECT LIMIT for external tables is UNLIMITED.
The data and metadata for an external table are stored outside the database.
ORACLE_LOADER and ORACLE_DATAPUMP have exactly the same functionality when used with an
external table.
The CREATE TABLE AS SELECT statement can be used to unload data into regular table in the database
from an external table.

Explanation

Question 28 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the structure of the PRODUCT_INFORMATION table.

You want to see the product names and the date of expiration of warranty for all the products, if the product is
purchased today. The products that have no warranty should be displayed at the top and the products with
maximum warranty period should be displayed at the bottom. Which SQL statement would you execute to
fulfill this requirement?

Select one of the following:

SELECT product_name, category_id, SYSDATE+warranty_period AS "Warranty expire date" FROM
product_information ORDER BY SYSDATE-warranty_period;
SELECT product_name, category_id, SYSDATE+warranty_period AS "Warranty expire date" FROM
product_information ORDER BY SYSDATE+warranty_period;
SELECT product_name, category_id, SYSDATE+warranty_period AS "Warranty expire date" FROM
product_information ORDER BY SYSDATE;
SELECT product_name, category_id, SYSDATE+warranty_period "Warranty expire date" FROM
product_information WHERE warranty_period >SYSDATE;

Explanation

Question 29 of 80

Which two statements are true regarding the EXISTS operator used in the correlated subqueries? (Choose
two.)

Select one or more of the following:

The outer query stops evaluating the result set of the inner query when the first value is found.
It is used to test whether the values retrieved by the inner query exist in the result of the outer query.
It is used to test whether the values retrieved by the outer query exist in the result set of the inner query.
The outer query continues evaluating the result set of the inner query until all the values in the result set
are processed.

Explanation

Question 30 of 80

A non-correlated subquery can be defined as ____.

Select one of the following:

a set of sequential queries, all of which must always return a single value
a set of sequential queries, all of which must return values from the same table
a SELECT statement that can be embedded in a clause of another SELECT statement only
a set of one or more sequential queries in which generally the result of the inner query is used as the
search value in the outer query

Explanation

Question 31 of 80

You need to create a table for a banking application with the following considerations:
1) You want a column in the table to store the duration of the credit period.
2) The data in the column should be stored in a format such that it can be easily added and subtracted with
date type data without using the conversion functions.
3) The maximum period of the credit provision in the application is 30 days.
4) The interest has to be calculated for the number of days an individual has taken a credit for.
Which data type would you use for such a column in the table?

Select one of the following:

INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH
INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND
TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE
TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE

Explanation

Question 32 of 80

Which statements are true regarding the hierarchical query in Oracle Database 10g? (Choose all that apply.)

Select one or more of the following:

It is possible to retrieve data only in top-down hierarchy.
It is possible to retrieve data in top-down or bottom-up hierarchy.
It is possible to remove an entire branch from the output of the hierarchical query.
You cannot specify conditions when you retrieve data by using a hierarchical query.

Explanation

Question 33 of 80

Which two statements are true regarding views? (Choose two.)

Select one or more of the following:

A simple view in which column aliases have been used cannot be updated.
A subquery used in a complex view definition cannot contain group functions or joins.
Rows cannot be deleted through a view if the view definition contains the DISTINCT keyword.
Rows added through a view are deleted from the table automatically when the view is dropped.
The OR REPLACE option is used to change the definition of an existing view without dropping and recreating
it.
The WITH CHECK OPTION constraint can be used in a view definition to restrict the columns displayed
through the view.

Explanation

Question 34 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the details of the ORDER_ITEMS table.

Evaluate the following SQL statements:

Statement 1:
SELECT MAX(unit_pricequantity) "Maximum Order"
FROM order_items;

Statement 2:
SELECT MAX(unit_pricequantity) "Maximum Order"
FROM order_items
GROUP BY order_id;

Which statements are true regarding the output of these SQL statements? (Choose all that apply.)

Select one or more of the following:

Statement 1 would return only one row of output.
Both the statements would give the same output.
Statement 2 would return multiple rows of output.
Statement 1 would not return any row because the GROUP BY clause is missing.
Both statements would ignore NULL values for the UNIT_PRICE and QUANTITY columns.

Explanation

Question 35 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the structure of the ORDERS and ORDER_ITEMS tables.
Evaluate the following SQL statement:

SELECT oi.order_id, product_id, order_date
FROM order_items oi JOIN orders o
USING(order_id);

Which statement is true regarding the execution of this SQL statement?

Select one of the following:

The statement would not execute because table aliases are not allowed in the JOIN clause.
The statement would not execute because the table alias prefix is not used in the USING clause.
The statement would not execute because all the columns in the SELECT clause are not prefixed with
table aliases.
The statement would not execute because the column part of the USING clause cannot have a qualifier in
the SELECT list.

Explanation

Question 36 of 80

Evaluate the following SQL statements in the given order:

DROP TABLE dept;
CREATE TABLE dept
(deptno NUMBER(3) PRIMARY KEY,
deptname VARCHAR2(10));
DROP TABLE dept;
FLASHBACK TABLE dept TO BEFORE DROP;

Which statement is true regarding the above FLASHBACK operation?

Select one of the following:

It recovers only the first DEPT table.
It recovers only the second DEPT table.
It does not recover any of the tables because FLASHBACK is not possible in this case.
It recovers both the tables but the names would be changed to the ones assigned in the RECYCLEBIN.

Explanation

Question 37 of 80

Evaluate the following statements:

CREATE TABLE digits
(id NUMBER(2),
description VARCHAR2(15));

INSERT INTO digits VALUES (1,'ONE');
UPDATE digits SET description ='TWO' WHERE id=1;

INSERT INTO digits VALUES (2,'TWO');
COMMIT;

DELETE FROM digits;
SELECT description FROM digits
VERSIONS BETWEEN TIMESTAMP MINVALUE AND MAXVALUE;
What would be the outcome of the above query?

Select one of the following:

It would not display any values.
It would display the value TWO once.
It would display the value TWO twice.
It would display the values ONE, TWO, and TWO.

Explanation

Question 38 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the description of the ORDERS table.

Evaluate the following SQL statement:

SELECT order_id, customer_id
FROM orders
WHERE order_date > 'June 30 2001';

Which statement is true regarding the execution of this SQL statement?

Select one of the following:

It would not execute because 'June 30 2001' in the WHERE condition is not enclosed within double
quotation marks.
It would execute and would return ORDER_ID and CUSTOMER_ID for all records having ORDER_DATE
greater than 'June 30 2001'.
It would not execute because 'June 30 2001' in the WHERE condition cannot be converted implicitly and
needs the use of the TO_DATE conversion function for proper execution.
It would not execute because 'June 30 2001' in the WHERE condition cannot be converted implicitly and
needs the use of the TO_CHAR conversion function for proper execution.

Explanation

Question 39 of 80

Which statements are correct regarding indexes? (Choose all that apply.)

Select one or more of the following:

When a table is dropped, the corresponding indexes are automatically dropped.
For each DML operation performed, the corresponding indexes are automatically updated.
Indexes should be created on columns that are frequently referenced as part of an expression.
A non-deferrable PRIMARY KEY or UNIQUE KEY constraint in a table automatically creates a unique
index.

Explanation

Question 40 of 80

Which SQL statement would retrieve from the table the number of products having LIST_PRICE as NULL?

Select one of the following:

SELECT COUNT(list_price)
FROM product_information
WHERE list_price IS NULL;
SELECT COUNT(list_price)
FROM product_information
WHERE list_price = NULL;
SELECT COUNT(NVL(list_price, 0))
FROM product_information
WHERE list_price IS NULL;
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT list_price)
FROM product_information
WHERE list_price IS NULL;

Explanation

Question 41 of 80

User OE, the owner of the ORDERS table, issues the following command:
GRANT SELECT ,INSERT ON orders TO hr WITH GRANT OPTION;
The user HR issues the following command: GRANT SELECT ON oe.orders TO scott;
Then, OE issues the following command:
REVOKE ALL ON orders FROM hr;

Select one of the following:

The user SCOTT loses the privilege to select rows from OE.ORDERS.
The user SCOTT retains the privilege to select rows from OE.ORDERS.
The REVOKE statement generates an error because OE has to first revoke the SELECT privilege from
SCOTT.
The REVOKE statement generates an error because the ALL keyword cannot be used for privileges that
have been granted using WITH GRANT OPTION.

Explanation

Question 42 of 80

You executed the following command to add a primary key to the EMP table:
ALTER TABLE emp
ADD CONSTRAINT emp_id_pk PRIMARY KEY (emp_id)
USING INDEX emp_id_idx;
Which statement is true regarding the effect of the command?

Select one of the following:

The PRIMARY KEY is created along with a new index
The PRIMARY KEY is created and it would use an existing unique index.
The PRIMARY KEY would be created in a disabled state because it is using an existing index.
The statement produces an error because the USING clause is permitted only in the CREATE TABLE
command.

Explanation

Question 43 of 80

SCOTT is a user in the database. Evaluate the commands issued by the DBA:
1 - CREATE ROLE mgr;
2 - GRANT CREATE TABLE, SELECT ON oe.orders TO mgr;
3 - GRANT mgr, create table TO SCOTT;
Which statement is true regarding the execution of the above commands?

Select one of the following:

Statement 1 would not execute because the WITH GRANT option is missing.
Statement 1 would not execute because the IDENTIFIED BY <password> clause is missing.
Statement 3 would not execute because role and system privileges cannot be granted together in a single
GRANT statement.
Statement 2 would not execute because system privileges and object privileges cannot be granted
together in a single GRANT command.

Explanation

Question 44 of 80

Which statement best describes the GROUPING function?

Select one of the following:

It is used to set the order for the groups to be used for calculating the grand totals and subtotals.
It is used to form various groups to calculate total and subtotals created using ROLLUP and CUBE
operators.
It is used to identify if the NULL value in an expression is a stored NULL value or created by ROLLUP or
CUBE.
It is used to specify the concatenated group expressions to be used for calculating the grand totals and
subtotals.

Explanation

Question 45 of 80

In the ORD table, the PRIMARY KEY is ORD_NO and in the ORD_ITEMS tables the composite PRIMARY
KEY is (ORD_NO, ITEM_NO).
Which two CREATE INDEX statements are valid? (Choose two.)

Select one or more of the following:

CREATE INDEX ord_idx
ON ord(ord_no);
CREATE INDEX ord_idx
ON ord_items(ord_no);
CREATE INDEX ord_idx
ON ord_items(item_no);
CREATE INDEX ord_idx
ON ord,ord_items(ord_no, ord_date,qty);

Explanation

Question 46 of 80

CUSTOMER_VU is a view based on CUSTOMERS_BR1 table which has the same structure as
CUSTOMERS table. CUSTOMERS needs to be updated to reflect the latest information about the customers.
What is the error in the following MERGE statement?

MERGE INTO customers c
USING customer_vu cv
ON (c.customer_id = cv.customer_id)
WHEN MATCHED THEN
UPDATE SET
customer_id = cv.customer_id,
cust_name = cv.cust_name,
cust_email = cv.cust_email,
income_level = cv.income_level WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN INSERT VALUES(cv.customer_id,cv.
cust_name,cv.cust_email,cv,income_level) WHERE cv.income_level >100000;

Select one of the following:

The CUSTOMER_ID column cannot be updated.
The INTO clause is misplaced in the command.
The WHERE clause cannot be used with INSERT.
CUSTOMER_VU cannot be used as a data source.

Explanation

Question 47 of 80

Which two statements are true regarding operators used with subqueries? (Choose two.)

Select one or more of the following:

The NOT IN operator is equivalent to IS NULL.
The <ANY operator means less than the maximum.
=ANY and =ALL operators have the same functionality.
The IN operator cannot be used in single-row subqueries.
The NOT operator can be used with IN, ANY and ALL operators.

Explanation

Question 48 of 80

Given below are the SQL statements executed in a user session:

CREATE TABLE product
(pcode NUMBER(2),
pname VARCHAR2(10));

INSERT INTO product VALUES(1, 'pen');
INSERT INTO product VALUES (2,'pencil');
SAVEPOINT a;
UPDATE product SET pcode = 10 WHERE pcode = 1;
SAVEPOINT b;
DELETE FROM product WHERE pcode = 2;
COMMIT;
DELETE FROM product WHERE pcode=10;
ROLLBACK TO SAVEPOINT a;

Which statement describes the consequences?

Select one of the following:

No SQL statement would be rolled back.
Both the DELETE statements would be rolled back.
Only the second DELETE statement would be rolled back.
Both the DELETE statements and the UPDATE statement would be rolled back.

Explanation

Question 49 of 80

Evaluate the following CREATE TABLE command:

CREATE TABLE order_item
(order_id NUMBER(3), item_id NUMBER(2), qty NUMBER(4),
CONSTRAINT ord_itm_id_pk PRIMARY KEY (order_id,item_id)
USING INDEX (CREATE INDEX ord_itm_idx ON order_item(order_id,item_id)));

Which statement is true regarding the above SQL statement?

Select one of the following:

It would execute successfully and only ORD_ITM_IDX index would be created.
It would give an error because the USING INDEX clause cannot be used on a composite primary key.
It would execute successfully and two indexes ORD_ITM_IDX and ORD_ITM_ID_PK would be created.
It would give an error because the USING INDEX clause is not permitted in the CREATE TABLE
command.

Explanation

Question 50 of 80

You want to display the EMPLOYEE_ID, LAST_NAME, and SALARY for the employees who get the
maximum salary in their respective departments. The following SQL statement was written:

WITH
SELECT employee_id, last_name, salary
FROM employees
WHERE (department_id, salary) = ANY (SELECT *
FROM dept_max)
dept_max as ( SELECT d.department_id, max(salary)
FROM departments d JOIN employees j
ON (d.department_id = j.department_id)
GROUP BY d.department_id);

Which statement is true regarding the execution and the output of this statement?

Select one of the following:

The statement would execute and give the desired results.
The statement would not execute because the = ANY comparison operator is used instead of =.
The statement would not execute because the main query block uses the query name before it is even
created.
The statement would not execute because the comma is missing between the main query block and the
query name.

Explanation

Question 51 of 80

SELECT department_id "DEPT_ID", department_name, 'b'
FROM departments
WHERE department_id=90
UNION
SELECT department_id, department_name DEPT_NAME, 'a'
FROM departments
WHERE department_id=10

Which two ORDER BY clauses can be used to sort the output of the above statement? (Choose two.)

Select one or more of the following:

ORDER BY 3;
ORDER BY 'b';
ORDER BY DEPT_ID;
ORDER BY DEPT_NAME;

Explanation

Question 52 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the description of the EMPLOYEES table. You want to know the
EMPLOYEE_ID and FIRST_NAME of all the records in the EMPLOYEES table wherein the JOB_ID column
has ST_CLERK or ST_MAN values, the DEPARTMENT_ID column has value 30, and the SALARY column
has a value greater than 3,000.
Which SQL statement would get you the desired result?

Select one of the following:

SELECT employee_id, first_name
FROM employees
WHERE job_id like 'MAN%' OR job_id like 'CLERK%'
AND department_id = 30 AND salary > 3000;
SELECT employee_id, first_name
FROM employees
WHERE job_id like '%MAN' OR job_id like '%CLERK'
AND (department_id = 30 OR salary > 3000);
SELECT employee_id, first_name
FROM employees
WHERE (job_id like '%MAN' AND job_id like '%CLERK') AND department_id = 30 OR salary > 3000;
SELECT employee_id, first_name
FROM employees
WHERE (job_id like '%MAN' OR job_id like '%CLERK' ) AND department_id = 30 AND salary > 3000;

Explanation

Question 53 of 80

The ORDERS table belongs to the user OE. HR is another user in the database. Evaluate the commands
issued by users OE and HR in the following order:

Statement 1 by user OE: GRANT SELECT,
UPDATE(customer_id, order_total)
ON orders
TO hr;
Statement 1 by user HR: SELECT * FROM oe.orders;
Statement 2 by user HR: UPDATE oe.orders
SET order_total= 10000;

Which statement is true regarding the above commands?

Select one of the following:

Statement 1 by user OE would not work because the statement has to be issued by the DBA.
Statement 2 by user HR would not work because the grant is only for SELECT in a subquery of update.
There are no errors in the statements issued by OE and HR; all the statements would execute
successfully.
Statement 1 by user HR would not work because SELECT and UPDATE privileges have been granted
only on CUSTOMER_ID and ORDER_TOTAL columns.

Explanation

Question 54 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the structure of the ORDER_ITEMS table. You need to display the ORDER_ID
of the order that has the highest total value among all the orders in the ORDER_ITEMS table.Which query
would produce the desired output?

Select one of the following:

SELECT order_id
FROM order_items
WHERE(unit_price*quantity) = MAX(unit_price*quantity) GROUP BY order_id;
SELECT order_id
FROM order_items
WHERE(unit_price*quantity) = (SELECT MAX(unit_price*quantity) FROM order_items)
GROUP BY order_id;
SELECT order_id
FROM order_items
WHERE (unit_price*quantity) = (SELECT MAX(unit_price*quantity) FROM order_items
GROUP BY order_id);
SELECT order_id
FROM order_items
GROUP BY order_id
HAVING SUM(unit_price*quantity) =(SELECT MAX(SUM(unit_price*quantity)) FROM order_items
GROUP BY order_id);

Explanation

Question 55 of 80

Which two statements are true about sequences created in a single instance database? (Choose two.)

Select one or more of the following:

The numbers generated by a sequence can be used only for one table.
DELETE <sequencename> would remove a sequence from the database.
CURRVAL is used to refer to the last sequence number that has been generated.
When the MAXVALUE limit for a sequence is reached, you can increase the MAXVALUE limit by using the
ALTER SEQUENCE statement.
When a database instance shuts down abnormally, the sequence numbers that have been cached but not
used would be available once again when the database instance is restarted.

Explanation

Question 56 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the structure of the EMPLOYEES and DEPARTMENTS tables. Which SET
operator would you use in the blank space in the following SQL statement to list the departments where all the
employees have managers?

SELECT department_id
FROM departments
____
SELECT department_id
FROM employees
WHERE manager_id IS NULL;

Select one of the following:

UNION
MINUS
INTERSECT
UNION ALL

Explanation

Question 57 of 80

Which mandatory clause has to be added to the following statement to successfully create an external table
called EMPDET?

CREATE TABLE empdet
(empno CHAR(2), ename CHAR(5), deptno NUMBER(4))
ORGANIZATION EXTERNAL
(LOCATION ('emp.dat'));

Select one of the following:

TYPE
REJECT LIMIT
DEFAULT DIRECTORY
ACCESS PARAMETERS

Explanation

Question 58 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the description of the ORDER_ITEMS and PRODUCT_INFORMATION tables.
The ORDER_ITEM table has records pertaining to details for each product in an order. The
PRODUCT_INFORMATION table has records for all the products available for ordering. Evaluate the
following SQL statement:

SELECT oi.order_id, pi.product_id
FROM order_items oi RIGHT OUTER JOIN product_information pi ON (oi.product_id=pi.product_id);
Which statement is true regarding the output of this SQL statement?

Select one of the following:

The query would return the ORDER_ID and PRODUCT_ID for only those products that are ordered.
The query would return the ORDER_ID and PRODUCT_ID for the products that are ordered as well as for
the products that have never been ordered.
The query would return the ORDER_ID and PRODUCT_ID for the products that are ordered but not listed
in the PRODUCT_INFORMATION table.
The query would return the ORDER_ID and PRODUCT_ID for those products that are ordered as well as
for the products that have never been ordered, and for the products that are not listed in the
PRODUCT_INFORMATION table.

Explanation

Question 59 of 80

Evaluate the following statement:

CREATE TABLE bonuses(employee_id NUMBER, bonus NUMBER DEFAULT 100);

The details of all employees who have made sales need to be inserted into the BONUSES table. You can
obtain the list of employees who have made sales based on the SALES_REP_ID column of the ORDERS
table. The human resources manager now decides that employees with a salary of $8,000 or less should
receive a bonus. Those who have not made sales get a bonus of 1% of their salary. Those who have made
sales get a bonus of 1% of their salary and also a salary increase of 1%. The salary of each employee can be
obtained from the EMPLOYEES table. Which option should be used to perform this task most efficiently?

Select one of the following:

MERGE
Unconditional INSERT
Conditional ALL INSERT
Conditional FIRST INSERT

Explanation

Question 60 of 80

Which statement is true regarding the ROLLUP operator specified in the GROUP BY clause of a SQL
statement?

Select one of the following:

It produces only the subtotals for the groups specified in the GROUP BY clause.
It produces only the grand totals for the groups specified in the GROUP BY clause.
It produces higher-level subtotals, moving from right to left through the list of grouping columns specified
in the GROUP BY clause.
It produces higher-level subtotals, moving in all the directions through the list of grouping columns
specified in the GROUP BY clause.

Explanation

Question 61 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine DEPARTMENTS and the LOCATIONS tables. Evaluate the following SQL
statement:

SELECT location_id, city
FROM locations l
WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT location_id
FROM departments
WHERE location_id <> l.location_id);

This statement was written to display LOCATION_ID and CITY where there are no departments located.
Which statement is true regarding the execution and output of the command?

Select one of the following:

The statement would execute and would return the desired results.
The statement would not execute because the = comparison operator is missing in the WHERE clause of
the outer query.
The statement would execute but it will return zero rows because the WHERE clause in the inner query
should have the = operator instead of <>.
The statement would not execute because the WHERE clause in the outer query is missing the column
name for comparison with the inner query result.

Explanation

Question 62 of 80

Evaluate the following SQL statements that are issued in the given order:

CREATE TABLE emp (emp_no NUMBER(2) CONSTRAINT emp_emp_no_pk PRIMARY KEY,
ename VARCHAR2(15),
salary NUMBER(8,2),
mgr_no NUMBER(2) CONSTRAINT emp_mgr_fk REFERENCES emp);
ALTER TABLE emp
ENABLE CONSTRAINT emp_emp_no_pk;

What would be the status of the foreign key EMP_MGR_FK?

Select one of the following:

It would be automatically enabled and deferred.
It would be automatically enabled and immediate.
It would remain disabled and has to be enabled manually using the ALTER TABLE command.
It would remain disabled and can be enabled only by dropping the foreign key constraint and re-creating it.

Explanation

Question 63 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the structure of the LOCATIONS and DEPARTMENTS tables. Which SET
operator should be used in the blank space in the following SQL statement to display the cities that have
departments located in them?

SELECT location_id, city
FROM locations
____
SELECT location_id, city
FROM locations JOIN departments
USING(location_id);

Select one of the following:

UNION
MINUS
INTERSECT
UNION ALL

Explanation

Question 64 of 80

Which CREATE TABLE statement is valid?

Select one of the following:

CREATE TABLE ord_details
(ord_no NUMBER(2) PRIMARY KEY,
item_no NUMBER(3) PRIMARY KEY,
ord_date date NOT NULL);
CREATE TABLE ord_details
(ord_no NUMBER(2) UNIQUE, NOT NULL,
item_no NUMBER(3),
ord_date date DEFAULT SYSDATE NOT NULL);
CREATE TABLE ord_details
(ord_no NUMBER(2) ,
item_no NUMBER(3),
ord_date date DEFAULT NOT NULL,
CONSTRAINT ord_uq UNIQUE (ord_no),
CONSTRAINT ord_pk PRIMARY KEY (ord_no));
CREATE TABLE ord_details
(ord_no NUMBER(2),
item_no NUMBER(3),
ord_date date DEFAULT SYSDATE NOT NULL,
CONSTRAINT ord_pk PRIMARY KEY (ord_no, item_no));

Explanation

Question 65 of 80

Evaluate the following SELECT statement and view the Exhibit to examine its output:

SELECT constraint_name, constraint_type, search_condition, r_constraint_name, delete_rule, status FROM
user_constraints
WHERE table_name = ORDERS
Which two statements are true about the output? (Choose two.)

Select one or more of the following:

In the second column, indicates a check constraint.
The STATUS column indicates whether the table is currently in use.
The R_CONSTRAINT_NAME column gives the alternative name for the constraint.
The column DELETE_RULE decides the state of the related rows in the child table when the
corresponding row is deleted from the parent table.

Explanation

Question 66 of 80

Which statement is true regarding Flashback Version Query?

Select one of the following:

It returns versions of rows only within a transaction.
It can be used in subqueries contained only in a SELECT statement.
It will return an error if the undo retention time is less than the lower bound time or SCN specified.
It retrieves all versions including the deleted as well as subsequently reinserted versions of the rows.

Explanation

Question 67 of 80

Which two statements are true regarding multiple-row subqueries? (Choose two.)

Select one or more of the following:

They can contain group functions.
They always contain a subquery within a subquery.
They use the < ALL operator to imply less than the maximum.
They can be used to retrieve multiple rows from a single table only.
They should not be used with the NOT IN operator in the main query if NULL is likely to be a part of the
result of the subquery.

Explanation

Question 68 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the structure of the ORDERS table. The columns ORDER_MODE and
ORDER_TOTAL have the default values 'direct' and 0 respectively. Which two INSERT statements are valid?
(Choose two.)

Select one or more of the following:

INSERT INTO orders
VALUES (1, '09-mar-2007', 'online','',1000);
INSERT INTO orders
(order_id,order_date,order_mode,
customer_id,order_total)
VALUES(1,TO_DATE(NULL), 'online', 101, NULL);
INSERT INTO
(SELECT order_id,order_date,customer_id
FROM orders)
VALUES (1,'09-mar-2007', 101);
INSERT INTO orders
VALUES (1,'09-mar-2007', DEFAULT, 101, DEFAULT);
INSERT INTO orders
(order_id,order_date,order_mode,order_total)
VALUES (1,'10-mar-2007','online',1000);

Explanation

Question 69 of 80

The following are the steps for a correlated subquery, listed in random order:

1) The WHERE clause of the outer query is evaluated.
2) The candidate row is fetched from the table specified in the outer query.
3) The procedure is repeated for the subsequent rows of the table, till all the rows are processed.
4) Rows are returned by the inner query, after being evaluated with the value from the candidate row in the
outer query.
Identify the option that contains the steps in the correct sequence in which the Oracle server evaluates a
correlated subquery.

Select one of the following:

4, 2, 1, 3
4, 1, 2, 3
2, 4, 1, 3
2, 1, 4, 3

Explanation

Question 70 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the structure of the EMPLOYEES table. Evaluate the following SQL statement:

SELECT employee_id, last_name, job_id, manager_id
FROM employees
START WITH employee_id = 101
CONNECT BY PRIOR employee_id=manager_id;
Which statement is true regarding the output for this command?

Select one of the following:

It would return a hierarchical output starting with the employee whose EMPLOYEE_ID is 101, followed by
his or her peers.
It would return a hierarchical output starting with the employee whose EMPLOYEE_ID is 101, followed by
the employee to whom he or she reports.
It would return a hierarchical output starting with the employee whose EMPLOYEE_ID is 101, followed by
employees below him or her in the hierarchy.
It would return a hierarchical output starting with the employee whose EMPLOYEE_ID is101, followed by
employees up to one level below him or her in the hierarchy.

Explanation

Question 71 of 80

Which two statements are true about the GROUPING function? (Choose two.)

Select one or more of the following:

It is used to find the groups forming the subtotal in a row.
It is used to identify the NULL value in the aggregate functions.
It is used to form the group sets involved in generating the totals and subtotals.
It can only be used with ROLLUP and CUBE operators specified in the GROUP BY clause.

Explanation

Question 72 of 80

Given below is a list of datetime data types and examples of values stored in them in a random order:

Datatype Example
1)INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH a) '2003-04-15 8:00:00 -8:00'
2)TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE b) '+06 03:30:16.000000'
3)TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE c) '17-JUN-03 12.00.00.000000 AM'
4)INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND d) '+02-00'

Identify the option that correctly matches the data types with the values.

Select one of the following:

1-d, 2-c, 3-a, 4-b
1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d
1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c
1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a

Explanation

Question 73 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the description of the PRODUCT_INFORMATION table. You want to display
the expiration date of the warranty for a product. Which SQL statement would you execute?

Select one of the following:

SELECT product_id, SYSDATE + warranty_period
FROM product_information;
SELECT product_id, TO_YMINTERVAL(warranty_period)
FROM product_information;
SELECT product_id, TO_YMINTERVAL(SYSDATE) + warranty_period FROM product_information;
SELECT product_id, TO_YMINTERVAL(SYSDATE + warranty_period) FROM product_information;

Explanation

Question 74 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the structure of the ORDERS table. NEW_ORDERS is a new table with the
columns ORD_ID, ORD_DATE, CUST_ID, and ORD_TOTAL that have the same data types and size as the
corresponding columns in the ORDERS table. Evaluate the following INSERT statement:

INSERT INTO new_orders (ord_id, ord_date, cust_id, ord_total) VALUES(SELECT order_id,order_date,
customer_id,order_total FROM orders
WHERE order_date > '31-dec-1999');

Why would the INSERT statement fail?

Select one of the following:

because column names in NEW_ORDERS and ORDERS tables do not match
because the VALUES clause cannot be used in an INSERT with a subquery
because the WHERE clause cannot be used in a subquery embedded in an INSERT statement
because the total number of columns in the NEW_ORDERS table does not match the total number of
columns in the ORDERS table

Explanation

Question 75 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the structure of the ORDER_ITEMS and ORDERS tables. You are asked to
retrieve the ORDER_ID, PRODUCT_ID, and total price (UNIT_PRICE multiplied by QUANTITY), where the
total price is greater than 50,000. You executed the following SQL statement:

SELECT order_id, product_id, unit_pricequantity "Total Price" FROM order_items
WHERE unit_pricequantity > 50000
NATURAL JOIN orders;

Which statement is true regarding the execution of the statement?

Select one of the following:

The statement would execute and provide the desired result.
The statement would not execute because the ON keyword is missing in the NATURAL JOIN clause.
The statement would not execute because the WHERE clause is before the NATURAL JOIN clause.
The statement would not execute because the USING keyword is missing in the NATURAL JOIN clause.

Explanation

Question 76 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the structure of the EMPLOYEES table. You want to know the FIRST_NAME
and SALARY for all employees who have the same manager as that of the employee with the first name
'Neena' and have salary equal to or greater than that of 'Neena'. Which SQL statement would give you the
desired result?

Select one of the following:

SELECT first_name, salary
FROM employees
WHERE (manager_id, salary) >= ALL (SELECT manager_id, salary FROM employees
WHERE first_name = 'Neena' )
AND first_name <> 'Neena';
SELECT first_name, salary
FROM employees
WHERE (manager_id, salary) >= (SELECT manager_id, salary FROM employees
WHERE first_name = 'Neena' )
AND first_name <> 'Neena';
SELECT first_name, salary
FROM employees
WHERE (manager_id, salary) >= ANY (SELECT manager_id, salary FROM employees
WHERE first_name = 'Neena' )
AND first_name <> 'Neena';
SELECT first_name, salary
FROM employees
WHERE ( manager_id = (SELECT manager_id
FROM employees
WHERE first_name = 'Neena' )
AND salary >= ( SELECT salary
FROM employees
WHERE first_name = 'Neena' ) )
AND first_name <> 'Neena';

Explanation

Question 77 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the structure of the ORDERS table.
Which UPDATE statement is valid?

Select one of the following:

UPDATE orders
SET order_date = '12-mar-2007',
order_total IS NULL
WHERE order_id = 2455;
UPDATE orders
SET order_date = '12-mar-2007',
order_total = NULL
WHERE order_id = 2455;
UPDATE orders
SET order_date = '12-mar-2007'
AND order_total = TO_NUMBER(NULL)
WHERE order_id = 2455;
UPDATE orders
SET order_date = TO_DATE('12-mar-2007','dd-mon-yyyy'), SET order_total = TO_NUMBER(NULL)
WHERE order_id = 2455;

Explanation

Question 78 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the descriptions for ORDERS and ORDER_ITEMS tables. Evaluate the
following SQL statement:

SELECT o.customer_id, oi.product_id, SUM(oi.unit_price*oi.quantity) "Order Amount" FROM order_items oi
JOIN orders o
ON oi.order_id = o.order_id
GROUP BY CUBE (o.customer_id, oi.product_id);

Which three statements are true regarding the output of this SQL statement? (Choose three.)

Select one or more of the following:

It would return the subtotals for the Order Amount of every CUSTOMER_ID.
It would return the subtotals for the Order Amount for every PRODUCT_ID.
It would return the subtotals for the Order Amount of every PRODUCT_ID and CUSTOMER_ID as one
group.
It would return the subtotals for the Order Amount of every CUSTOMER_ID and PRODUCT_ID as one
group.
It would return only the grand total for the Order Amount of every CUSTOMER_ID and PRODUCT_ID as
one group.

Explanation

Question 79 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the details of the EMPLOYEES table. You want to generate a hierarchical
report for all the employees who report to the employee whose EMPLOYEE_ID is 100. Which SQL clauses
would you require to accomplish the task? (Choose all that apply.)

Select one or more of the following:

WHERE
HAVING
GROUP BY
START WITH
CONNECT BY

Explanation

Question 80 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the data in ORDERS_MASTER and MONTHLY_ORDERS tables. Evaluate the
following MERGE statement:

MERGE INTO orders_master o
USING monthly_orders m
ON (o.order_id = m.order_id)
WHEN MATCHED THEN
UPDATE SET o.order_total = m.order_total
DELETE WHERE (m.order_total IS NULL)
WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN
INSERT VALUES (m.order_id, m.order_total);

What would be the outcome of the above statement?

Select one of the following:

The ORDERS_MASTER table would contain the ORDER_IDs 1 and 2.
The ORDERS_MASTER table would contain the ORDER_IDs 1, 2 and 3.
The ORDERS_MASTER table would contain the ORDER_IDs 1, 2 and 4.
The ORDERS_MASTER table would contain the ORDER_IDs 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Explanation

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Oracle SQL Expert Certification - PART 1

Question 1 of 80

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 80

You want to add a constraint on the CUST_FIRST_NAME column of the CUSTOMERS table so that the value inserted in the column does not have numbers. Which SQL statement would you use to accomplish the task?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 80

Which three tasks can be performed using regular expression support in Oracle Database 10g? (Choose three.)

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the structure of the EMP table which is not partitioned and not an indexorganized table. Evaluate the following SQL statement: ALTER TABLE emp DROP COLUMN first_name; Which two statements is true regarding the above command? (Choose two.)

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Question 5 of 80

Evaluate the CREATE TABLE statement: CREATE TABLE products (product_id NUMBER(6) CONSTRAINT prod_id_pk PRIMARY KEY, product_name VARCHAR2(15)); Which statement is true regarding the PROD_ID_PK constraint?

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Question 6 of 80

Which two statements are true? (Choose two.)

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Question 7 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the description of the ORDERS table. Which two WHERE clause conditions demonstrate the correct usage of conversion functions? (Choose two.)

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Question 8 of 80

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Question 9 of 80

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Question 10 of 80

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Question 11 of 80

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Question 12 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the structure of the EMPLOYEES table. You want to retrieve hierarchical data of the employees using the top-down hierarchy. Which SQL clause would let you choose the direction to walk through the hierarchy tree?

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Question 13 of 80

Which two statements is true regarding the execution of the correlated subqueries? (Choose two.)

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Question 14 of 80

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Question 15 of 80

Evaluate the following SQL statement: ALTER TABLE hr.emp SET UNUSED (mgr_id); Which statement is true regarding the effect of the above SQL statement?

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Question 16 of 80

EMPDET is an external table containing the columns EMPNO and ENAME. Which command would work in relation to the EMPDET table?

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Question 17 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the structure of the MARKS_DETAILS and MARKS tables. Which is the best method to load data from the MARKS_DETAILS table to the MARKS table?

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Question 18 of 80

View the Exhibit and examine the data in ORDERS and ORDER_ITEMS tables. You need to create a view that displays the ORDER ID, ORDER_DATE, and the total number of items in each order. Which CREATE VIEW statement would create the view successfully?

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Question 19 of 80

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Question 20 of 80

In which scenario would you use the ROLLUP operator for expression or columns within a GROUP BY clause?

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Question 21 of 80

In which scenario would you use the ROLLUP operator for expression or columns within a GROUP BY clause?

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Question 22 of 80

You want to add a constraint on the CUST_FIRST_NAME column of the CUSTOMERS table so that the value
inserted in the column does not have numbers. Which SQL statement would you use to accomplish the task?

Which three tasks can be performed using regular expression support in Oracle Database 10g? (Choose
three.)

View the Exhibit and examine the structure of the EMP table which is not partitioned and not an indexorganized
table. Evaluate the following SQL statement:
ALTER TABLE emp
DROP COLUMN first_name;
Which two statements is true regarding the above command? (Choose two.)

Evaluate the CREATE TABLE statement:
CREATE TABLE products
(product_id NUMBER(6) CONSTRAINT prod_id_pk PRIMARY KEY, product_name VARCHAR2(15));
Which statement is true regarding the PROD_ID_PK constraint?

View the Exhibit and examine the description of the ORDERS table. Which two WHERE clause conditions
demonstrate the correct usage of conversion functions? (Choose two.)

View the Exhibit and examine the structure of the EMPLOYEES table.

You want to retrieve hierarchical data of the employees using the top-down hierarchy. Which SQL clause
would let you choose the direction to walk through the hierarchy tree?

Evaluate the following SQL statement:

ALTER TABLE hr.emp
SET UNUSED (mgr_id);

Which statement is true regarding the effect of the above SQL statement?

EMPDET is an external table containing the columns EMPNO and ENAME. Which command would work in
relation to the EMPDET table?

View the Exhibit and examine the structure of the MARKS_DETAILS and MARKS tables.
Which is the best method to load data from the MARKS_DETAILS table to the MARKS table?

View the Exhibit and examine the data in ORDERS and ORDER_ITEMS tables.

You need to create a view that displays the ORDER ID, ORDER_DATE, and the total number of items in each
order.

Which CREATE VIEW statement would create the view successfully?

In which scenario would you use the ROLLUP operator for expression or columns within a GROUP BY
clause?

In which scenario would you use the ROLLUP operator for expression or columns within a GROUP BY
clause?

Which two statements are true regarding the EXISTS operator used in the correlated subqueries? (Choose
two.)

View the Exhibit and examine the structure of the ORDERS and ORDER_ITEMS tables.
Evaluate the following SQL statement:

SELECT oi.order_id, product_id, order_date
FROM order_items oi JOIN orders o
USING(order_id);

Which statement is true regarding the execution of this SQL statement?

Evaluate the following SQL statements in the given order:

DROP TABLE dept;
CREATE TABLE dept
(deptno NUMBER(3) PRIMARY KEY,
deptname VARCHAR2(10));
DROP TABLE dept;
FLASHBACK TABLE dept TO BEFORE DROP;

Which statement is true regarding the above FLASHBACK operation?