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Database 11g PreSales

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1.

With SQL Performance Analyzer, you can
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Capture production SQL workloads (*)




Run SQL queries in a test environment (*)




Compare performance of SQL workloads between two environments (*)




Suggest indexes and partitioning strategies to improve performance






Correct, with SQL Performance Analyzer, you can capture production SQL
workloads, run SQL queries in a test environment and compare the performance
of SQL workloads between two environments.



2.

With SQL Developer, developers can
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Copy schemas




Compare schemas




Parse SQL trace files




Model data




All answers are correct (*)





Correct, with SQL Developer, developers can copy and compare schemas, parse
SQL trace files and model data.



3.

You can view the output from a run of Health Monitor
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Through the Advanced Diagnostic Repository command line interface (*)




Through Enterprise Manager Support Workbench (*)




Through SQL*Plus (*)




From command line prompts






Correct, you can view the output of a Health Monitor run through SQL*Plus, the
Enterprise Manager Support Workbench or through the Advanced Diagnostic
Repository command line interface.



4.

Which of the following statements about PL/SQL compilation is true?
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You should use compiled PL/SQL code while developing and debugging the code




Compiling PL/SQL code provides the best improvement for code that includes a
lot of SQL statements



Anonymous blocks of PL/SQL code benefit from compilation.




You can perform mass recompilations of PL/SQL code. (*)






Correct, you can perform mass re-compilations of PL/SQL code.



5.

Data Pump can compress which of the following in Oracle Database 11g?
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Meta-data only




Data only




Log files




Meta-data and Data (*)




Meta-data, Data and Log files






Correct, Data Pump can compress data and meta-data in Oracle Database 11g.




6. Why does columnar compression frequently result in greater data compression?
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Because columnar compression requires less CPU, so it can be done more
frequently



Because columns inherently take up less space than tables




Because columns typically have more repeating characters, meaning greater
compression opportunities (*)



Because columnar compression applies across tables






Correct, columnar compression frequently results in greater data compression
because columns typically have more repeating characters, meaning greater
compression opportunities.



7. Which of the following is not true of the native PL/SQL compilation in Oracle 11g
Release 1?
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You need to set one parameter to enable this compilation




You need a C compiler to perform the compilation (*)




Compilation is faster than C compilation




Tests have shown the compiled PL/SQL code is faster than C code in some
benchmarks





Correct, you do not need any additional software to compile PL/SQL.



8. In Oracle 11g Release 2, you can use your Real Application Clusters more flexibly
through the use of
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Server pools (*)




Infiniband




Cache fusion




ASM




Multi-core CPUs





Correct, in Oracle Database 11g, you can use RAC more flexibly through the
use of server pools.



9. How do you identify a table for tracking with Total Recall?
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By creating it with the FLASHBACK ARCHIVE keyword




By setting FLASHBACK ARCHIVE on for the tablespace in which the table
resides



By using an ALTER TABLE . . . FLASHBACK ARCHIVE statement (*)




By setting FLASHBACK_ARCHIVE = TRUE in the initialization file





Correct, you identify a table for tracking with Total Recall by using an ALTER
TABLE . . . FLASHBACK ARCHIVE statement.



10.

In Oracle Database 11g Release 2, Recovery Manager (RMAN) is able to
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Recover dropped tablespaces (*)




Backup to Amazon Simple Storage (*)




Specify different compression levels for backups (*)




Automatically adjust backup speeds






Correct, in Oracle Database 11g Release 2, Recovery Manager (RMAN) is able
to recover dropped tablespaces, backup to Amazon Simple Storage and specify
differen compression levels for backups.

11.

How can
you
create a
database
template?
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(Choose all correct answers)



From an existing database for structure and data (*)




From an existing template (*)




From an existing database for structure only (*)




From external metadata






Correct, you can build a database template from an
existing template or from an existing database,
which can be limited to the structure of the existing
database or the structure and the data.



12. Which of the following conditions are best for using the SQL Result Cache?
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Queries that are frequently repeated (*)




Queries that use PL/SQL collection methods.




Queries that take a long time to run (*)




Queries that return a lot of data





Correct, queries that are frequently repeated and
that take a long time to run are good candidates for

performance gains with SQL Result Cache.


13. True or false - With Oracle 11g, you can copy an ASM file to the file system.
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True (*)




False





Correct, with Oracle 11g, you can copy an ASM file
to the file system.



14. True or false - you can drop or modify a column in a table that is being
tracked for Total Recall
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True




False (*)





Incorrect, you cannot drop or modify a column that
is being tracked by Total Recall.



15. Can you collect information about incidents from information in the Advanced
Diagnostic Repository?
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Yes, by creating a package based on the incident ID (*)




Yes, based on a time range (*)




Yes, with SQL reports




Yes, based on a problem ID (*)






Correct, you can collect information about incidents
by creating a package based on the incident ID,
based on a problem ID or based on a time range

16.

True or
false -
the
Result
Cache
can
cache the
results of
PL/SQL
functions.
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True (*)




False





Correct, the Result Cache can cache the results of
PL/SQL functions.



17. What is the primary source for data in the Flashback Data Archive?
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REDO logs




UNDO data (*)




Flashback snapshots




System logs





Correct, UNDO data is the primary source for Total
Recall.



18. Which of the following is not true of Total Recall?
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Leverages flashback technology




Stores historical data in the database




Protects historical data from changes




Requires application changes to use (*)





Correct, Total Recall does not require application
changes to use.



19. Can you run the Net Configuration Assistant in silent mode?
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True (*)




False





Correct, you can run the Net Configuration Assistant
in silent mode.



20. Which of the following enhancements are in Oracle Database 11g Release 2?
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Precompiler support for in-memory database (*)




The introduction of Database Vault




OCI Client-side Result Cache (*)




REF cursor pre-fetching (*)






Incorrect, Oracle Database 11g Release 2 includes
Precompiler support for in-memory database, OCI
Client-side Result Cache and REF cursor pre-
fetching.


21.

In which of
the
following
scenarios
would you
use SQL
Performance
Analyzer?
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Testing impact of database upgrade




Testing impact of new indexes




Testing impact of new statistics




Determining the effect on performance of changes in a new version
before rolling them out to end users



All answers are correct (*)






Correct, you would use SQL Performance

Analyzer to test the impact of a database
upgrade, to test the impact of new indexes, to
test the impact of new statistics or to determine
the performance effect of changes before rolling
out a new version to end users.


22. With Oracle Database 11g, you can make schema changes to an XML
schema
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If the new schema does not invalidate existing objects (*)




With ALTER XML statements




By copying XML data to the new schema




In place, without any data movement (*)






Correct, with Oracle Database 11g you can
change XML schemas in place, without any data
movement, if the new schema does not invalidate
existing objects.



23. With columnar compression, where is the data decompressed?
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Client-side memory




In the storage server




SGA




PGA (*)





Correct, with columnar compression, the data is
decompressed in the PGA.



24. True or false - in Oracle Database 11g, Release 1, you can specify that a
Data Defintion Language statement waits on any blocking locks.
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True (*)




False





Correct, you can specify that a DDL statement
waits on locks in Oracle Database 11g Release 1.



25. You can access SecureFiles through
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SF-API




FTP (*)




SQL (*)




WebDav (*)





Correct, you can access Secure Files through
SQL, FTP or WebDav.

26.

Why
would
you
want to
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use an
invisible
index?


To collect histogram statistics for the index




To allow the index to be updated properly, but not used for queries (*)




To save space in the database




To provide better query performance





Correct, an invisible index is maintained by the
database but not considered by the optimizer.



27. Which of the following is not true of the PL/SQL Hierarchical Profiler?
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Accounts for the resources spent by each subprogram call




Requires special source code to implement (*)




Displays time spent in sub program




Displays time spent in subprogram and descendant subprograms






Correct, the PL/SQL Hierarchical Profiler accounts for
the resources spent by each subprogram call and
displays time spent in the call and dependent calls.



28. Which of the following types of engineering are not possible with SQL Developer
Data Modeling?
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One-to-many relational logical




One-to-one logical-relational modeling




One-to-one relational-logical




One-to-many logical-relational (*)





Correct, one-to-many logical-relational engineering is
not possible with SQL Developer Data Modeling.



29. Which of the following statements are true about crossedition triggers?
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Forward crossedition triggers are issued by pre-upgrade editions (*)




Reverse crossedition triggers are issued by pre-upgrade editions




Forward crossedition triggers are issued by post-upgrade editions




Reverse crossedition triggers are issued by post-upgrade editions (*)




Forward and reverse crossedition triggers are issued by either edition






Correct, forward crossedition triggers are issued by
pre-upgrade editions and reverse crossedition triggers
are issued by post-upgrade editions.



30. Enterprise Manager Support Workbench can
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Diagnose problems and suggest repairs without having to go to support




Give you a detailed view of problems and incidents (*)




Manually run health checks to collect diagnostic data (*)




Collect and package all relevant diagnostic data relating to an incident (*)






Correct, Enterprise Manager can give you a detailed
view of problems and incidents, collect and package
all relevant diagnostic data relating to an incident or
manually run health checks to collect diagnostic data.

31.

True or
false - In
Oracle
Database
11g,
Release
2, ASM
Cluster
File
System
(ACFS)
supports
file
system
files.
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True (*)




False





Correct, Oracle Database 11g, Release 2, ASM
Cluster File System (ACFS) supports file system files.



32. True or false - the same SQL statement can have two different results stored
in the Result Cache?
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True (*)




False






Correct, an SQL statement that used bind variables
could have multiple results based on the value of the
bind variables.



33. Why would a developer want to take advantage of the OCI Result Cache?
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To avoid having to develop their own client caching mechanism (*)




To eliminate round trips to the server (*)




To use a client cache that works transparently with RAC (*)




To reduce memory requirements on clients.






Correct, a developer would use the OCI Client Cache
to avoid having to develop their own caching code,
to improve performance by eliminating round trips to
the server, and to have a client cache that works
with RAC.



34. What factors does Oracle Scheduler use to prioritize jobs?
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Schedule of job




Overall CPU load




Job classes (*)




Resource requirements of job





Correct, Oracle Scheduler uses job classes to
prioritize jobs.



35. Oracle Database 11g Release 2 includes
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Maximum Availability Advisor (*)




Segment Advisor




Compression Advisor (*)




Block Size Advisor






Incorrect, Oracle Database 11g Release 2 includes
Compression Advisor and Maximum Availability
Advisor.


36.

In Oracle
Database
11g
Release
2,
Streams
has been
enhanced
with
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More compression options




Faster transformations (*)




An API that allows external apps access (*)




Reduced memory footprint






Correct, in Oracle Database 11g Release 2, Streams
has been enhanced with faster transformations and
an API that allows external apps access.



37. Reference partitioning has which of the following advantages over standard
partitioning?
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Higher performance




Reduce storage (*)




Less memory usage




Lower maintenance (*)






Correct, reference partitions require less

maintenance, since they are maintained with their
parent partition, and less storage, since they do not
require the presence of the partition key in the child.


38. What type of security is imposed on jobs in Oracle Scheduler?
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Access to individual Scheduler objects (*)




SYSDBA role




Database security (*)




SYS role






Correct, job security is based on overall database
security as well as access to individual Scheduler
objects.



39. The Database File System
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Stores files in a separate tablespace




Uses Java procedures to implement functionality




Uses SecureFiles to store files (*)




Allows file system calls to be passed to the Database File System (*)






Correct, the Database File System allows file system
calls to be passed to the Database File System and
uses Secure Files to store files.



40. Jobs in Oracle Scheduler can have
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Time restrictions (*)




Dependency restrictions (*)




Time and dependency restrictions (*)




No restrictions





Correct, jobs in Oracle Scheduler can have time,
depency or time and dependency restrictions.

41.

The
Basic
version
of the
Oracle
Instant
Client
can
support
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Applications that use OCI (*)




Applications that use OLE DB




SQL*Plus




All answers are correct





Incorrect, the Basic version of Oracle Instant Client
can support applications that use OCI.



42. True or false - In Oracle Database 11g Release 2, the in-memory database
works with Active Data Guard.
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True (*)




False





Correct, in Oracle Database 11g Release 2, the in-
memory database works with Active Data Guard.



43. True or false - you have to load the output of the PL/SQL Hierarchical Profiler
into database tables to analyze it.
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True




False (*)






Correct, you do not have to load the output into
database tables to analyze it; you can analyze from
the command prompt.



44. Oracle Scheduler uses which Oracle technology to prioritize jobs?
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The optimizer




Resource Manager (*)




Security roles




The amount of memory in the SGA





Correct, Oracle Scheduler uses Resource Manager to
prioritize jobs.



45. With Advanced Compression, when are blocks compressed?
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When data is INSERTed




When data is loaded (*)




In batch for INSERTs and UPDATEs (*)




When data is UPDATEd






Correct, with Advanced Compression, blocks are
compressed when data is loaded, or in batch when
rows are INSERTed or UPDATEd.


46.

Which of
the
following
options
can be
used for
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scheduling
jobs with
Oracle
Scheduler?

(Choose all correct answers)



Time (*)




Outcome of other jobs (*)




Events (*)




Size of target tables






Correct, the Oracle Scheduler can schedule jobs
based on a time, the outcome of other jobs or a
particular event.



47. Which of the following objects can have editions?
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Tables




Synonyms (*)




PL/SQL units (*)




Views (*)





Correct, synonyms, views and PL/SQL units can be
editioned.



48. Which of these database(s) can SQL Developer Data Modeler both import
from and export to?
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Oracle (*)




SQL Server (*)




DB2 (*)




UDB (*)




Teradata






Correct, SQL Developer Data Modeler both import
from and export to Oracle, SQL Server, DB2 and
UDB.



49. Which of the following cannot be run by Oracle Scheduler?
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PL/SQL block




OS script




PL/SQL or Java procedure




Executable




They can all be jobs. (*)





Correct, you can run a PL/SQL block, PL/SQL or
Java procedures, a script or executables.



50. Can Oracle be installed silently as part of an application installation?
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True (*)




False





Correct, Oracle can be installed silently, without
requiring user intervention.