1.

 Oracle SPARC Servers Solution Engineer Assessment

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 1.Oracle Numbers is a special format for the Oracle Database to store data on storage.
 2.Oracle Numbers is the standard format for the Oracle Database to store data on storage.
 3.Oracle Numbers is the standard format for the Oracle Database to store fixed and floating
numbers.
 4.Oracle Numbers is a special format for the Oracle Database to store fixed and floating
numbers
 5.Oracle Numbers is an ISO standard for using fixed and floating numbers.

 2. Which processor is used in the Fujitsu SPARC M12 Servers?

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 1.SPARC64 XII
 2.SPARC M7
 3.SPARC64 X+
 4.SPARC T5

 3. Which one of the following is not a Software in Silicon feature

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 1.In-Memory Query Acceleration
 2.Near-zero overhead virtualization
 3.Silicon Secured Memory
 4.In-Line Decompression
 5.Encryption Acceleration

 4. These are all on-premises offerings except?

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 1.SPARC servers
 2.Minicluster
 3.SPARC Dedicated Compute Service Model 300
 4.SPARC Cloud Machine
 5.SPARC ECI, ECI-2

 5. All of these are competitive power moves against IBM, except:

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 1.Show how Oracle delivers superior security
 2.Highlight operational efficiency gains with Oracle SPARC
 3.Show lower cloud costs
 4.Let other customers speak for you

 6. How many SPARC processors have been released since Oracle aquired Sun?

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 1.8
 2.7
 3.6
 4.5
 5.4
  7. Which Oracle software product can aid in demonstrating Real-Time analytics acceleration?

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 1.Solaris 11
 2.PeopleSoft
 3.Oracle VM for SPARC
 4.Oracle Database 12c

 8. Which versions of Oracle Solaris can be run in a non-virtualized environment (bare-metal) on

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 1.Oracle Solaris 11 and Oracle Solaris 10
 2.Oracle Solaris 11 only
 3.Oracle Solaris 10 only
 4.Oracle Solaris 11.1 and later and Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 plus required patches

 9. What is the maximum scalability that can be achieved with the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2S Servers?

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 1.8 building blocks: 16 sockets
 2.Not scalable
 3.16 building blocks: 32 sockets
 4.32 building blocks:: 64 sockets

 10. How many PCIe 3.0 root complexes are there on the SPARC M8 I/O Controller ASIC?

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 1.1
 2.2
 3.3
 4.4
 5.5

 11. What is the clock speed of the SPARC64 XII in the Fujitsu SPARC M12-2?

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 1.3.9GHz
 2.3.2GHz
 3.4.25GHz
 4.3.6GHz
 5.4.0GHz

 12. Which is the correct subscription-based pricing for the SPARC Model 300?

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 1.6 months increments subscriptions
 2.Month-to-Month RTU
 3.Multi-year RTU
 4.None
 5.1 Yr. Minimum Subscription

 13. Which four security features are unique to SPARC servers?

 14. What is the memory bandwidth of an M8 processor?

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 1.79 GB/s
 2.100 GB/s
 3.120 GB/s
 4.160 GB/s
 5.170 GB/s

 15. Which one of the following statements is false regarding Capacity on Demand?

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 1.Core activations are purchased as permits. Each permit activates 1 core.
 2.Minimum number of activated cores per system is 2
 3.There is no feature for core autoreplacement in the case that an active core fails
 4.With the interim permit you can activate all cores for 30 days for free

 16. Which operating system do the Fujitsu SPARC M12 Servers run?

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 1.Oracle Solaris
 2.Oracle Linux
 3.Fujitsu Linux
 4.AIX

 17. Which one of the following components is not managed by Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops
Center?

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 1.Servers
 2.Storage
 3.Networking
 4.Applications

 18. Which behavior traits best describe the Line of Business persona?

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 1.Aggressive and wants to move faster
 2.Defensive and don’t want to move fast
 3.In a difficult position
 4.Frustrated and angry

 19. Which are the key message pillars for the SPARC M8-based servers (choose 3):

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 1.Lowest hardware acquisition cost
 2.Designed for security
  3.Highest core efficiency
 4.Performance acceleration of data analytics
 5.A replacement product family (versus an extension) of the current SPARC M7 family
servers

 20. Which software can be accelerated with Fujistu's Software on-Chip technology?

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 1.Java custom apps
 2.Informatica
 3.Apache Tomcat
 4.Oracle Database

 21. Which three features do Oracle Solaris and SPARC use to stop malware before it gets in?

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 1.SSH Logins
 2.Immutable Systems
 3.Virtual Machines
 4.Support of https
 5.Tamper Evident Software

 22. What are three capabilities that support our claim that SPARC is Cloud-Ready?

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 1.Solaris 11 built for Cloud
 2.Application portability
 3.SPARC T7 is 3% faster per core vs. IBM Power
 4.Oracle introduced SPARC public roadmap until 2021
 5.Multiple consumption models

 23. Which one of the statements is false regarding the new SPARC 64 XII processor?

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 1.It has less cores than previous generation SPARC64 X+
 2.Up to 4.25 GHz
 3.It has integrated RAS technology: ECC Parity, HW instruction retry, etc
 4.It has integrated PCIe 4.0 controllers

 24. If the eUSB device fails on a T8 server, what is the fall-back boot strategy?

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 1.Replace broken eUSB and reboot
 2.Boot from PCIe card
 3.Boot from SP
 4.Boot from DVD disk

 25. What is the clock speed of the DDR4 memory in an M8-based server?

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 1.1400 MHz
 2.1800 MHz
 3.2133 MHz
 4.2400 MHz
  5.2500 MHz

 26. What is the licensing core factor for the Fujitsu SPARC M12 Servers?

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 1.1
 2.0.5
 3.2
 4.0.1

 27. Which type of cooling mechanism is implemented on the new Fujitsu SPARC M12 Servers that
provides a 2x improvement in the cooling performance vs M10 servers?

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 1.No cooling
 2.Vapor and Liquid Loop Cooling
 3.Air cooling
 4.Liquid cooling

 28. By using the in-Memory columnar format, how much improvement can a customer achieve?

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 1.75x
 2.100x
 3.80x
 4.120x
 5.95x

 29. Which one is NOT a NEW RAS Feature of the Fujitsu SPARC M12 Servers?
Incorrect

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 1.Vapor and Liquid Loop Cooling
 2.Hot Swap (Multi-BB configs) w/o Dynamic Reconfiguration
 3.Redundant SAS and 10 GbE controllers
 4.Hot-swappable fans

 30. Which two features are new to the Software in Silicon on the SPARC M8-based servers?

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 1.Real-time decompression of in-memory data
 2.Silicon Secured Memory
 3.Native OZIP format added
 4.Zero overhead encryption
 5.Oracle Number acceleration units

 31. How many cores are there on the Fujitsu SPARC M12-1?

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 1.4
 2.6
 3.8
 4.12
 5.24
  32. What is the estimated core performance increase between Fujitsu M10 and the new Fujitsu
SPARC M12 Servers?

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 1.5x
 2.1x
 3.2.5x
 4.10x

 33. Which three customer personas are examples of people who need to get things done?
Incorrect

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 1.Application Developers
 2.Infrastructure Teams
 3.Line of Business
 4.IT Leadership

 34. Which two configurations support DIMM sparing?

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 1.T8-1 with 8 DIMMs
 2.T8-1 with 16 DIMMs
 3.M8-8 CMIOU with 8 DIMMs
 4.M8-8 CMIOU with 16 DIMMs

 35. Which are the two sales plays for FY18?

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 1.Modernize on SPARC
 2.SPARC the Base
 3.Standardize on SPARC
 4.Performance That Matters

 36. Which one of these product groups is designed with Cloud at Customer in mind for deployment?

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 1.Best of Breed
 2.Appliance
 3.Exa* & SuperCluster
 4.Cloud Machines
 5.Public Cloud