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databases Online Quiz - 137

Description: databases Online Quiz - 137
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  1. V$UNDOSTAT

  2. V$TRANSACTION

  3. V$ROLLSTAT

  4. DBA_UNDO_EXTENTS

  5. DBA_ROLLBACK_SEGS


Correct Option: A

In user-managed backup and recover procedure, how are data files backed up ?

  1. Using SQL commands.

  2. Using SQL*Plus Commands.

  3. Using operating system commands.

  4. Using Recover Manager commands.


Correct Option: C

Which modifier is used to change listener parameters in the Listener Control utility environment?

  1. SET

  2. ALTER

  3. CHANGE

  4. UPDATE


Correct Option: A

Which background process reads the redo log buffer and writes it to a file ?

  1. ARCn

  2. DBWn

  3. CKPT

  4. LGWR

  5. PMON

  6. SMON


Correct Option: D

To increase the availability of an Advanced Replication environment, you can add a new master to a replication group without quiescing the group. This is achived _________________.

  1. Only when the new master site already has existing replication groups.

  2. By issuing a single command to create , populate, and activate the new master.

  3. When the master definition site is not the same for all of the master grouups.

  4. Without impacting end users who are executing data manipulation language (DML) commands on the replicated tables.


Correct Option: D
  1. A checkpoint defines the highest system change number (SCN)

  2. All redo entries higher or at the SCN are known to be written to the data files.

  3. Only the redo records containing SCNs higher then the checkpoint need to be applied during recovery.

  4. The LOG_CHECKPOINT_INTERVAL initialization paramter specifies the amount of time beteen incremental checkpoints.


Correct Option: C
  1. It performs a merge join of the row from T2 only if it does'nt exist in the T1 table.

  2. It creates a natural join of table T1 and T2 for all columns that have the same name.

  3. It creates a Cartesian prodcut of table T1 and table T2 for all columns that have the same name.

  4. For each row from T2, it updates the row if it exists witin table T1, otherwise it inserts the row into T1.


Correct Option: D

Examine the statement : DROP TABLESPACE IND2 INCLUDING CONTENTS AND DATAFILES; What is the result of the statement?

  1. The contents and data files belonging to the IND2 tablespace are dropped.

  2. The statement will only succeed if the IND2 tablespace was built using Oracle-Managed Files (OMF) data files.

  3. The statement will only succeed if the data files belonging to the IND2 tablespace are Oracle Managed Files (OMF) or of the database was created using OMF.

  4. The contents of the tablespace are dropped along with all its data files except those identical with Oracle-Managed Files (OMF) naming convention.


Correct Option: A
  1. The data file needs to be restored by using operating system commands, because a data file movement must take place, and then the database can be recovered from RMAN.

  2. The data file needs to be restored by using operating system commands, since a data file movement must take place, and then the database must be recovered manually.

  3. From RMAN you can issue the commands RESTORE and RECOVER. RMAN automatically restores the data file on DISK 3 to another disk, based upon utilization statistics.

  4. From RMAN you can issue a SET NEWNAME command to update the data file location information in the control file, and then issue the RESTORE and RECOVER commands to recover the database.


Correct Option: D

Consider this RMAN command: RMAN> CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY CLEAR; What is the effect of this command?

  1. Backups will never expire.

  2. It removes any retention policy.

  3. The DELETE OBSOLETE command will fail with an error.

  4. It sets the retention policy to the default of REDUNDANCY 1.


Correct Option: D

You have just run this syntax to start the listener from the Listener Control utility: LSNRCTL>START Starting /mstgelai/oracle/bin/tnslsnr: please wait... System parameter file is /u01/oracle/network/admin/listener.ora Log messages written to /u01/oracle/network/log/listener.log Listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=stc-sun01-server)(PORT=1521))) Connecting to... The command completed successfully What is the name of the Listener you started?

  1. TNSLSNR

  2. LISTENER

  3. LOCAL_LISTENER

  4. DEFAULT_LSRN


Correct Option: B
  1. User the DROP DATAFILE command.

  2. Use the DROP TABLESPACE command.

  3. Ensure that all database files are Oracle Managed Files(OMF) before using the DROP TABLESPACE command.

  4. Ensure that the DB_FILE_CREATE_DEST initialization parameter is set before using the DROP TABLESPACE command.


Correct Option: B

When performing an incomplete recovery of the whole database, what must be true about the data files that are restored ?

  1. All of the data files must be from a backup taken prior to the point in time to which you want to recover.

  2. Only the data files belonging from the SYSTEM tablespace must be from a backup taken prior to the point in time to which you want to recover.

  3. Only the data files that need recovery must be from a backup taken prior to the point in time which you want to recover.

  4. Only the data files belonging to the SYSTEM tablespace and the data files that need recovery must be from a backup taken prior to the point in time to which you want to recover.


Correct Option: A
  1. Set the LOG_ARCHIVE_START parameter to TRUE in the initialization parameter file.

  2. Automatic archive is the default when ARCHIVELOG mode is set. No further actions are required.

  3. Set the LOG_ARCHIVE_MAX_PROCESSES parameter to n (where n is the number of Archiver process) in the initialization parameter file.

  4. Immediately after setting the database in ARCHIVELOG mode, in SQL*Plus select automatic archiving using the syntax : ALTER DATABASE SET LOG_ARCHIVE_START=TRUE


Correct Option: A
  1. A text copy of the control file.

  2. A binary copy of the control file.

  3. A file containing a SQL statement which will re-create the database.

  4. A file containing a SQL statement which will re-create the control file.


Correct Option: D

Which statement is true regarding RMAN components?

  1. Each target database requires its own recover catalog.

  2. RMAN scripts can be stored in the recovery catalog or the targer control file.

  3. A channel is a stream of data to a device type and corresponds to one server session.

  4. The RMAN executable interprets server session commands and establishes connections to the target database.


Correct Option: C

A user is running a long update batch file. Many tables are updated and all the statements are in one transaction. Before the process is finished, the user machine lost power. When the user calls you, what should you do as DBA?

  1. Do nothing, the PMON process handles everything.

  2. Shut down the database and restore all the tables the user was updating.

  3. Log in as DBA, clean up the partial updates in those tables, and do another manual backup.

  4. Use LogMiner to find out which records are changed based on the user’s ID, then roll back all those changes.


Correct Option: A

You need to enforce these two business rules: 1. No two rows of a table can have duplicate values in the specified column. 2. A column cannot contain null values. Which type of constraint ensure that both of the above rules are true ?

  1. Check

  2. Unique

  3. Not Null

  4. Primary Key

  5. Foreign Key


Correct Option: D
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