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Database Management Systems
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Database Management Systems (DBMS) form the core framework for data storage, retrieval, and security in modern software applications. Concepts such as the E-R model, backup planning, SQL integration, and big data architecture are essential for computer knowledge sections. This hub offers a comprehensive set of practice questions to master DBMS fundamentals and advanced database operations.
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Database Management Systems Questions
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FORCE
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PFILE
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RESTRICT
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Password file
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Proxy archived log backups
C
Correct answer
Explanation
This option of the STARTUP command is used when you want only users who possess the privilege to access the database.
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Oracle instance
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Oracle database
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Mounting the database
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Password file
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Parameter file
A
Correct answer
Explanation
It consists of the memory components of oracle and various background processes.
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Parameter file
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Password file
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Instance creation
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Data files
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Stream pool
B
Correct answer
Explanation
This file can be used when you use database authentication.
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Segment
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Extent
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Tablespace
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Instance creation
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Java pool
C
Correct answer
Explanation
It can be reorganized, backed up and so forth with minimal impact to other users whose data may be in other thablespaces.
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Data dictionary cache
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Stream pool
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Database buffer cache
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SQL work area
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Mounting the database
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Blocks that need to be modified, are modified in memory and are written back to disk periodically.
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Extent
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Database block
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Schema
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Instance creation
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Stream pool
B
Correct answer
Explanation
This logical object is the smallest unit of storage in a oracle database.
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Timezone
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Timezonedb
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Dbtimezone
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Dbtz
C
Correct answer
Explanation
This answer is correct. 'Dbtimezone' is the keyword to get the timezone of the current DB. It gives the current timezone in which the database is existing.
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bubble memory
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key fielding
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dynamic reallocation
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hashing
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D
Correct answer
Explanation
It is the transformation of a string of characters into a usually shorter fixed-length value or key that represents the original string.
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RAID system increases the processor speed.
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RAID system increases the disk storage capacity.
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RAID system increases the disk storage capacity and availability.
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RAID system increases operating system efficiency.
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RAID system decreases operating system efficiency.
C
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Explanation
RAID system configuration increases the disk storage capacity and availability by combining multiple disks in one unit logically.
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Security issues
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Data redundancy
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Data inconsistency
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All of the above
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Only 1 and 2
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Yes, all the above options are disadvantages
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It is a stored query.
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Replica or image of a table.
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Changes either in table or in view will reflect in both.
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It provides restricted access to table.
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It occupies same storage space as table does.
E
Correct answer
Explanation
It s a stored query and creates virtual columns from table in memory.
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BLOB
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CLOB
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NCLOB
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BFILE
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None of these
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One-safe
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Detection of failure
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Proxy achived log backups
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Media management application
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Two-safe
E
Correct answer
Explanation
If only the primary is active, the transaction is allowed to commit as soon as its commit log record is written to stable storage at the primary site.
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Growing phase
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Shrinking phase
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Granularity of locking
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In-doubt transaction
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Duplicate database
C
Correct answer
Explanation
This term relates to the size of objects that are locked with a single lock operation.
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One-safe
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Two-very-safe
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Detection of failure
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Proxy archived log backups
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Media management application
B
Correct answer
Explanation
The problem with this classification of degree of durability is that transaction processing can not proceed if either the primary or the backup site is down.