Oracle Database Administration Exam Bank
Course Introduction
This course provides comprehensive coverage of Oracle Database Administration, equipping students with the skills to manage, maintain, and troubleshoot Oracle database environments. Students will learn about database architecture, installation, configuration, backup and recovery strategies, performance tuning, security implementation, and user management. Through hands-on exercises and real-world scenarios, participants will gain practical experience in automating routine administrative tasks and ensuring the reliability and integrity of data within Oracle databases, preparing them for roles as professional database administrators.
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Oracle 11G PL SQL Programming 2nd Edition by Joan Casteel
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Chapter 1: Introduction To PL/SQL
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Q1) The term<u> stored </u>indicates that the program unit is saved in the database and, therefore, can be used or shared by different applications.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) <u>Functions</u> perform tasks automatically when a DML action occurs on the table with which it is associated. _________________________
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) PL/SQL fully supports SQL data types.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) It can be more efficient to process ____________________ statements stored within the database versus those stored in application code.
Answer: SQL
Structured Query Language
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Chapter 2: Basic PL/SQL Block Structures
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Q1) The ____________________ section of the PL/SQL block contains code that creates variables, cursors, and types.
Answer: DECLARE
Q2) If the <u>WHERE </u>clause is not included the basic loop, the result is the programmer's nightmare of the infinite loop. _________________________ A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q3) The EXIT WHEN clause ensures that a basic loop runs at least once.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) The <u>DECLARE </u>section of the PL/SQL block contains all the processing action, or programming logic. _________________________
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q5) A(n) ____________________ variable can hold only a single value. Answer: scalar
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Chapter 3: Handling Data In PL/SQL Blocks
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Q1) A composite data type is a variable that can store and handle multiple values of the same data type as one unit.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) A scalar variable can hold multiple values whereas a composite variable can hold only a single value.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) A(n) ____ can store and handle multiple values of different data types as one unit.
A) composite data type
B) collection
C) record
D) block
Answer: A
Q4) A(n) ____________________ statement could be used to create a record data type.
Answer: TRYPE
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Chapter 4: Cursors and Exception Handling
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Q1) A(n)<u> EXCEPTION </u>statement within a PL/SQL block has the possibility of raising the NO_DATA_FOUND or TOO_MANY_ROWS exception.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The ____ option specifies the number of rows to process as a group.
A) FORALL
B) NUMROWS
C) BULK COLLECT
D) LIMIT
Q3) You can process multiple rows of data from a database by creating explicit cursors. A)True
B)False
Q4) An error raised in the executable section of a block immediately moves processing to the <u>EXCEPTION</u> section of the block in search of an exception handler.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the meaning of the term exception handler.
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Chapter 5: Procedures
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Q1) The following code is considered to be a ____. CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE total_calc_sp
(p_basket IN bb_basket.idbasket%TYPE, P_total OUT bb_basket.total%TYPE := 0 )
IS
A) function header section
B) PL/SQL block
C) procedure header section
D) DECLARE section
Q2) ____ is an example of a function.
A) ROUND
B) IN
C) OUT
D) IN OUT
Q3) Only the program unit in which a subprogram is declared can use that subprogram.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The ____________________ area of a block determines what happens if an error occurs.
Q5) What is the difference between a database trigger and an application trigger?
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Chapter 6: Functions
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Q1) You can include multiple RETURN statements in the body of a function.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The ____ command is used to view parameter information.
A) DROP
B) SET
C) DESC
D) OUT
Q3) Which of the following statements is True?
A) After IN OUT parameters are included in functions, the function can no longer be used in SQL statements.
B) After OUT parameters are included in functions, the function can no longer be used in SQL statements.
C) After INOUT parameters are included in functions, the function can no longer be used in SQL statements.
D) After IN parameters are included in functions, the function can no longer be used in SQL statements.
Q4) Discuss the techniques available in PL/SQL for passing values between actual parameters and formal parameters.
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Chapter 7: PL/SQL Packages
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Q1) What is meant by the term package body?
Q2) CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE product_info_pkg IS PROCEDURE prod_search_pp
(p_id IN bb_product.idproduct%TYPE, P_sale OUT bb_product.saleprice%TYPE, P_price OUT bb_product.price%TYPE);
PROCEDURE prod_search_pp
(p_id IN bb_product.productname%TYPE, P_sale OUT bb_product.saleprice%TYPE, P_price OUT bb_product.price%TYPE);
END;
The code fragment above is an example of a(n) ____.
A) package body
B) overloaded procedure
C) purity level
D) package scope
Q3) A(n) <u>package body</u> is the program unit that contains the code for any procedures and functions declared in the specification.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Define the term package, and explain why it is used.
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Chapter 8: Program Unit Dependencies
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Q1) Which of the following commands correctly modifies Scott's rights on the bb_basket table?
A) GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE bb_basket TO scott;
B) GRANT SELECT, INSERT, ON bb_basket TO scott
C) GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE ON bb_basket;
D) GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE ON bb_basket TO scott;
Q2) A program unit is said to contain ____ when it includes references to database objects that in turn references other database objects.
A) remote dependencies
B) user_dependencies
C) direct dependencies
D) indirect dependencies
Q3) ____ can be used to check the status of database objects.
A) USER_OBJECTS
B) USER_REFERENCE
C) USER_CHECK
D) USER_SOURCE
Q4) If a dependent object is flagged as INVALID, this means that the program unit should be ____________________________.
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Chapter 9: Database Triggers
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Q1) Row level options are only applicable for ____ events.
A) CREATE
B) INSERT
C) DECLARE
D) UPDATE and DELETE
Q2) Using the MULITPLE TRIGGER clause will allow more than one triggering event to be included in a single trigger.
A)True
B)False
Q3) CURSOR basketitem_curIS
SELECT idproduct, quantity, option1
FROM bb_basketitem
WHERE idbasket = :NEW.idbasket;
In the code fragment above, which of the following represents the correlation identifier?
A) idproduct
B) bb_basketitem
C) quantity
D) :NEW.idbasket
Q4) How can triggers be applied to accomplish referential integrity?
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Hiding Source Code
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Q1) All of the following procedures are included in the DBMS_ALERT package, except
A) REGISTER
B) SIGNAL
C) WAIT
D) WAITONE
Q2) <u>Alerts</u> are transaction based and are sent only if the transaction is committed. _________________________
A)True
B)False
Q3) ____ will cause an error if used directly within PL/SQL.
A) Query statements
B) DDL statements
C) DML statements
D) SELECT statements
Q4) The util.ora file contains environment settings, such as the UTL_FILE_DIR parameter, that determine if and how certain Oracle features are accessible from within PL/SQL code.
A)True
B)False
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