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Exam Answers: 9. Table 2-4 Comparison Operators

The document discusses various Oracle database concepts including redo logs, library cache and row cache, single row functions, joins, comparison operators, tablespaces, segments, schemas, backups, and functions like MONTHS_BETWEEN. It provides examples of SQL statements using comparison operators like =, >, <, BETWEEN and LIKE. It also defines concepts such as a subquery, segment, schema, backup and the Dual table.

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Exam Answers: 9. Table 2-4 Comparison Operators

The document discusses various Oracle database concepts including redo logs, library cache and row cache, single row functions, joins, comparison operators, tablespaces, segments, schemas, backups, and functions like MONTHS_BETWEEN. It provides examples of SQL statements using comparison operators like =, >, <, BETWEEN and LIKE. It also defines concepts such as a subquery, segment, schema, backup and the Dual table.

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Exam answers

1. Redo log
2. Differentiate
 - Keyword: refers to an individual SQL element; For example SELECT and FROM
 - Clause is a part of a SQL statement. For example, SELECT empno
 - Statement is a combination of two or more clauses ;For example, SELECT * FROM
emp
3. library cache and row cache
4. Advantage of cold backup: No recovery is required after datafiles are restored -
quicker restore
5. Types of single row functions (character , number ,date, and conversion)
6.
7. Four types of join in oracle (1.equijoin2. non-equijoin 3. Outer join 4. Self-join)
8. Comparison operator with example?
9. Table 2-4 Comparison Operators

Operator Description Example


= Equality to. SELECT ENAME "Employee" FROM EMP WHERE
SAL = 1500;
!=, ^=, <> Not equal to. SELECT ENAME FROM EMP WHERE SAL ^= 5000;
> Greater than test. SELECT ENAME "Employee", JOB "Title" FROM EMP
WHERE SAL > 3000;
< Less than test. SELECT * FROM PRICE WHERE MINPRICE < 30;
>= Greater than or equal SELECT * FROM PRICE WHERE MINPRICE >= 20;
to test.
<= Less than or equal to SELECT ENAME FROM EMP WHERE SAL <= 1500;
test.
IN Match any of a list of SELECT * FROM EMP WHERE ENAME IN ('SMITH',
values 'WARD');
BETWEEN Between two values SELECT ENAME, JOB FROM EMP WHERE SAL
BETWEEN 3000 AND 5000;
LIKE Match a character SELECT * FROM EMP WHERE ENAME LIKE '%E%';
pattern
IS NULL Is a null value SELECT * FROM EMP WHERE COMM IS NOT NULL
AND SAL > 1500;

10. Two merry cache whose information stored in data files of the disk component?
Redo files and password files
11. Datafiles: This mandatory disk component is used for storing oracle dictionary and
application database objects.
12. Define
 A database is divided into logical storage units called tablespaces, which group
related logical structures together.
 A subquery is a SELECT statement that is embedded in a clause of another
SELECT statement.
 A segment: is created when a table or index is created and is stored on a single
tablespace.

Schema is collection of database objects owned by specific database user.

A backup is a snapshot of a datafile, tablespace, or database at a certain time
 Dual is a dummy table you can use to view results from functions and
calculations.
13. MONTHS_BETWEEN
Fill
I. Extent:
II. Segment (examples are table and index)
III. Non-segment (Examples are constraints and views)
IV. Entity
V. null
VI. coalesce
fill
I. any
II. where clause
III. MONTHS_BETWEEN

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