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JOHN is using the Oracle Net Configuration Assistant to configure his machine to use local naming. He chose TNSNAMES (local naming) as his connection method, specified a database service name, entered the network protocol, and then specified a host name and a listener port. What is the next step he should take?

  1. Test the connection

  2. Configure a listener

  3. Specify a net service name

  4. Specify the Oracle database version
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Explanation

After configuring connection parameters (service name, protocol, host, port), the Oracle Net Configuration Assistant's logical next step is testing whether the connection works. This validates the configuration before completing. The listener and net service name would have been configured earlier in the process.

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