1.

What type of failure occurs when Oracle fails due to an operating system or computer
hardware failure?

A.

Application failure

B.

Instance Failure

C.

Media Failure

D.

Rollback failure

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B
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2.
Which statement about sequences is not true?

A.

A sequence is an object that generates a sequential series of unique numbers.

B.

Sequences are most often used to provide values for surrogate keys.

C.

NextVal and CurrVal are both sequence methods.

D.

Sequences guarantee valid surrogate key values.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D
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3.
Which prefixes are available to Oracle triggers?

A.

:new only

B.

:old only

C.

Both :new and :old

D.

Neither :new nor :old

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C
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4.
In creating a procedure, you may get a message if you have compile errors. Which of the
following is true?

A.

The line numbers reported match the line numbers you see in your text editor.

B.

SQL*Plus will automatically show the errors to you.

C.

To see the errors, enter SHOW ERRORS in SQL*Plus.

D.

If there are no syntax errors, you will receive the message "NO ERRORS."

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C
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5.
Which of the following is not true about indexes?

A.

Indexes are created to enforce uniqueness on columns.

B.

Indexes are created to enable fast retrieval by column values.

C.

Columns that are frequently used with equal conditions in WHERE clauses are good
candidates for indexes.

D.

Indexes are created with the ALTER TABLE command.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D
6.
Which of the following is not true of SQL views?

A.

Oracle views cannot use the ORDER BY clause in view definitions.

B.

Oracle views are created using the standard SQL-92 CREATE VIEW command.

C.

Oracle views can by queried.

D.

The SQL-92 standard does not allow the use of the ORDER BY clause in view
definitions.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A
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7.
SQL*Plus will finish the statement and execute it when the user types in this:

A.

A left slash ( \ ) followed by [Enter].

B.

A colon ( : ) followed by [Enter].

C.

A semicolon ( ; ) followed by [Enter].

D.

A period ( . ) followed by [Enter].

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C
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8.
Which of the following is NOT an Oracle-supported trigger?

A.

BEFORE

B.

DURING

C.

AFTER

D.

INSTEAD OF

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B
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9.
After a table has been created, its structure can be modified using the SQL command:

A.

UPDATE TABLE [TableName].

B.

MODIFY TABLE [TableName].

C.

ALTER TABLE [TableName].

D.

CHANGE TABLE [TableName].

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C
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10.
Which of the following is not true about modifying table columns?

A.

You can drop a column at any time.

B.

You can add a column at any time as long as it is a NULL column.

C.

You can increase the number of characters in character columns or the number of
digits in numeric columns

D.

You cannot increase or decrease the number of decimal places.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D
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11.
Of the three ways to create an Oracle database, which one is the easiest and most
recommended?

A.

Using the Oracle Database Configuration Assistant.

B.

Using the Oracle-supplied database creation procedures.

C.

Using the SQL CREATE DATABASE command.

D.

None of the above is correct.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A
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12.
What Oracle backup and recover file contains user and system data?

A.

Control file

B.

Datafile

C.

OnLine ReDo file

D.

Offline ReDo file

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B
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A.

are case insensitive.

B.

are case sensitive.

C.

must always be in lower case.

D.

must always be in upper case.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A
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14.
Which SQL phrase is not supported by Oracle?

A.

ON DELETE CASCADE

B.

ON UPDATE CASCADE

C.

CREATE SEQUENCE [SequenceName]

D.

DROP SEQUENCE [SequenceName]

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B
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15.
What is the type of Oracle backup in which all uncommitted changes have been removed from
the datafiles?

A.

Full backup

B.

Consistent backup

C.

Inconsistent backup

D.

Differential backup

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B
16.
You have linked SQL*Plus to an external text editor. To invoke the text editor for use within
SQL*Plus, which command do you use?

A.

Open [FileName]

B.

Show [FileName]

C.

Alter [FileName]

D.

Edit [FileName]

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D
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17.
The default extension for an Oracle SQL*Plus file is:

A.

.txt.

B.

.pls.

C.

.ora.

D.

.sql.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

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18.
An Oracle System Change Number (SCN):

A.

is a value that is incremented whenever a dirty read occurs.

B.

is incremented whenever a deadlock occurs.

C.

is a value that keeps track of explicit locks.

D.

is a value that is incremented whenever database changes are made.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D
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19.
To obtain the structure of an Oracle table, the command to use is:

A.

STRUCTURE [TableName].

B.

DESCRIBE [TableName].

C.

DESCRIBE STRUCTURE [TableName].

D.

DESC TABLE [TableName].

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B
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20.
To see the contents of the SQL*Plus buffer, type:

A.

CONTENTS.

B.

BUFFER.

C.

CURRENT.

D.

LIST.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D