Quiz 6

1.
Consider the following code:

DECLARE
TYPE dept_info_type IS RECORD
(department_id departments.department_id%TYPE,
department_name departments.department_name%TYPE);
TYPE emp_dept_type IS RECORD
(first_name employees.first_name%TYPE,
last_name employees.last_name%TYPE),
dept_info dept_info_type);
v_dept_info_rec dept_info_type;
v_emp_dept_rec emp_dept_type;
How many fields can be addressed in v_dept_info_rec?
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four
three
one
two (*)
Correct
2. Which of the following statements about user-defined PL/SQL records is

NOT true?
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It can be used as an OUT parameter in a package procedure.
It must contain one or more components, but all the components must have
scalar datatypes. (*)
It can be defined as NOT NULL.
It can be a component of another PL/SQL record.
It is not the same as a row in a database table.
Correct
3. You can use %ROWTYPE with tables and views.

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(1) Points
True (*)
False
Correct
4. You can store a whole record in a single variable using %ROWTYPE or by

creating your own record structure as a type and then declaring a variable of
that type.
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(1) Points
True (*)
False
Correct
5. Which of the following will successfully create a record type containing

two fields, and a record variable of that type?
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(1) Points
TYPE person_type IS (l_name VARCHAR2(20), gender CHAR(1));
person_rec person_type;
TYPE person_type IS RECORD
(l_name VARCHAR2(20), gender CHAR(1));
person_rec TYPE person_type;
(l_name VARCHAR2(20),gender CHAR(1));
person_rec person_type; (*)
TYPE person_type IS (l_name VARCHAR2(20),gender CHAR(1));
Correct
6. Identify the valid collection types:
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INDEX BY TABLE OF RECORDS (*)
INDEX BY VIEW
INDEX BY TABLE (*)
INDEX BY TABLE OF ROWS
Correct
7. Which of the following methods can be used to reference elements of an
INDEX BY table? (Choose three.)
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COUNT (*)
EXISTS (*)
PREVIOUS
DROP
FIRST (*)
Correct
8. Which of the following successfully declares an INDEX BY table of records

which could be used to store copies of complete rows from the departments
table?
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(1) Points
DECLARE
TYPE t_depttab IS INDEX BY TABLE OF departments%ROWTYPE
INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;
DECLARE
TYPE t_depttab IS TABLE OF departments%ROWTYPE
INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER; (*)
DECLARE
INDEXED BY NUMBER;
DECLARE
TYPE t_depttab IS TABLE OF departments%TYPE
Correct
9. Which of these PL/SQL data structures could store a complete copy of the
employees table, i.e., 20 complete table rows?
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(1) Points
An explicit cursor based on SELECT * FROM employees;
A record
An INDEX BY table of records (*)
An INDEX BY table
Correct
10. An INDEX BY TABLE must have a primary key.

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(1) Points
True (*)
False
Correct
Previous
11. An INDEX BY TABLE primary key cannot be negative.
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(1) Points
True
False (*)
Correct
12. To declare an INDEX BY table, we must first declare a type and then
declare a collection variable of that type. True or False?
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(1) Points
True (*)
False
Correct
13. In an INDEX BY table of records the record can be

_______________________.
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a user-defined record
%ROWTYPE
Either one. (*)
Incorrect. Refer to Section 6 Lesson 2.
14. What is the largest number of elements (i.e., records) that an INDEX BY
table of records can contain?
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(1) Points
None of these.
4096
Many millions of records because a BINARY_INTEGER or PLS_INTEGER can
have a very large value (*)
32767
100
Correct
15. Which of these PL/SQL data structures can NOT store a collection?

Mark for Review
(1) Points
An INDEX BY table of records
An INDEX BY table indexed by PLS_INTEGER
A PL/SQL record (*)
An INDEX BY table indexed by BINARY_INTEGER
Correct
Previous
1. Which of the following methods can be used to reference elements of an

INDEX BY table? (Choose three.)
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(1) Points
PREVIOUS
FIRST (*)
COUNT (*)
EXISTS (*)
DROP
Correct
2. An INDEX BY TABLE type can only have one data field.
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(1) Points
True (*)
False
Correct
3. In an INDEX BY table of records the record can be

_______________________.
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(1) Points
%ROWTYPE
Either one. (*)
a user-defined record
Correct
4. Which of these PL/SQL data structures can NOT store a collection?

Mark for Review
(1) Points
A PL/SQL record (*)
An INDEX BY table of records
An INDEX BY table indexed by BINARY_INTEGER
An INDEX BY table indexed by PLS_INTEGER
Correct
5. An INDEX BY TABLE primary key cannot be negative.

Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)
Correct
6. What is the largest number of elements (i.e., records) that an INDEX BY
table of records can contain?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
Many millions of records because a BINARY_INTEGER or PLS_INTEGER can
have a very large value (*)
4096
100
None of these.
32767
Correct
7. To declare an INDEX BY table, we must first declare a type and then
declare a collection variable of that type. True or False?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False
Correct
8. Identify the valid collection types:

Mark for Review
(1) Points
INDEX BY VIEW
INDEX BY TABLE OF RECORDS (*)
INDEX BY TABLE OF ROWS
INDEX BY TABLE (*)
Correct
9. Which of the following successfully declares an INDEX BY table of records

which could be used to store copies of complete rows from the departments
table?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
DECLARE
TYPE t_depttab IS INDEX BY TABLE OF departments%ROWTYPE
DECLARE
INDEXED BY NUMBER;
DECLARE
TYPE t_depttab IS TABLE OF departments%TYPE
DECLARE
INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER; (*)
Correct
10. Which of these PL/SQL data structures could store a complete copy of

the employees table, i.e., 20 complete table rows?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
An explicit cursor based on SELECT * FROM employees;
A record
An INDEX BY table of records (*)
An INDEX BY table
Correct
Previous
11. Which of the following will successfully create a record type containing
two fields, and a record variable of that type?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
TYPE person_type IS (l_name VARCHAR2(20),gender CHAR(1));
(l_name VARCHAR2(20), gender CHAR(1));
TYPE person_type IS (l_name VARCHAR2(20), gender CHAR(1));
person_rec person_type;
(l_name VARCHAR2(20),gender CHAR(1));
person_rec person_type; (*)
Correct
12. The following code declares a PL/SQL record with the same structure as
a row of the departments table. True or False?
DECLARE
v_dept_rec departments%ROWTYPE;
...
Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False
Correct
13. Which of the following statements about user-defined PL/SQL records is

NOT true?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
It is not the same as a row in a database table.
It can be a component of another PL/SQL record.
It can be used as an OUT parameter in a package procedure.
It must contain one or more components, but all the components must have
scalar datatypes. (*)
It can be defined as NOT NULL.
Correct
14. You can store a whole record in a single variable using %ROWTYPE or by

creating your own record structure as a type and then declaring a variable of
that type.
Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False
Correct
15. You can use %ROWTYPE with tables and views.

Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False
Correct
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1.

Consider the following code:

How many fields can be addressed in v_dept_info_rec?

Mark for Review

2. Which of the following statements about user-defined PL/SQL records is

3. You can use %ROWTYPE with tables and views.

4. You can store a whole record in a single variable using %ROWTYPE or by

5. Which of the following will successfully create a record type containing

8. Which of the following successfully declares an INDEX BY table of records

10. An INDEX BY TABLE must have a primary key.

13. In an INDEX BY table of records the record can be

15. Which of these PL/SQL data structures can NOT store a collection?

1. Which of the following methods can be used to reference elements of an

3. In an INDEX BY table of records the record can be

4. Which of these PL/SQL data structures can NOT store a collection?

5. An INDEX BY TABLE primary key cannot be negative.

8. Identify the valid collection types:

9. Which of the following successfully declares an INDEX BY table of records

10. Which of these PL/SQL data structures could store a complete copy of

Mark for Review

13. Which of the following statements about user-defined PL/SQL records is

14. You can store a whole record in a single variable using %ROWTYPE or by

15. You can use %ROWTYPE with tables and views.

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