8. Which statement about starting an instance without mounting the database (NOMOUNT) is true?

A. Use this startup state for renaming data files.

B. Use this startup state to perform a full database recovery.

C. Use this startup state to open the online redo log files and online data files.

D. Use this startup state for database creation of database or recreation of the control files.

9. Evaluate this statement: CREATE SPFILE FROM PFILE;

Which statements of the above statement are true? (Choose all the applicable answers.)

A. This statement requires the SYSDBA or SYSOPER role to execute.

B. This statement will only execute if the PFILE is available on the server.

C. This syntax CANNOT be reversed to create a PFILE from an SPFILE.

D. This statement will NOT execute because a name for the SPFILE was NOT specified.

10. Match the process with its task.

A. Database Writer 1 Assists with writing to the data file headers

B. Log Writer 2 Cleans up after failed processes

C. System Monitor 3 Responsible for instance recovery

D. Process Monitor 4 Records database changes for recovery purposes

E. Checkpoint 5 Writes dirty buffers to the data files

11. Which of the following is an invalid database start-up option?

A. STARTUP NORMAL

B. STARTUP MOUNT

C. STARTUP NOMOUNT

D. STARTUP FORCE

E. STARTUP OPEN

12. Which SHUTDOWN option requires instance recovery when the database is started the next time?

A. SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE

B. SHUTDOWN TRANSACTIONAL

C. SHUTDOWN NORMAL

D. SHUTDOWN FORCE

E. None of the above

13. You create a table with the following command:

SQL> CREATE TABLE test

(Col1 Varchar2(30) Primary Key) Tablespace testdata

Storage (Initial 50M Next 100M Pctincrease 20) Minextents 1 Maxextents 200);

How large the 4^th extent Oracle allocates?

14. The contents of the Shared Pool are managed using what type of algorithm?

A. Least Recently Needed

B. Least Recently Used

C. Least Recently Accessed

D. Least Recently Parsed

15. When performing the command SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE, Oracle performs the following tasks in what order?

A. Closes all files

B. Disconnects the users

C. Rolls back all current uncommitted transactions

D. Shuts down instance

E. Dismounts the database

16. Which of the following is not typically a responsibility of an Oracle database administrator?

A. Creating new users

B. Creating database objects

C. Installing Oracle software

D. Application development to manipulate database data

E. Backing up the database

17. During the transition from NOMOUNT to MOUNT mode, which file or files are required?

A. Parameter file

B. Control files

C. Online redo logs

D. Data files

E. All of the above

18. Which initialization parameter can be manual dynamic tuned?

A. DB_KEEP_CACHE_SIZE

B. DB_RECYCLE_CACHE_SIZE

C. DB_nK_CACHE_SIZE

D. SGA_TARGET

E. All of the above

19. Which four memory pools are automatically sized when you are using Automatic Shared Memory Management? A. Database buffer cache B. Keep buffer cache C. Java pool D. Recycle buffer cache E. Shared pool F. Log buffer G. Large pool

20. Which files must be synchronized for a database to open?

A. Data files, online redo log files, and the control files

B. The parameter file and the password file

C. All the online redo log files and the archived log files.

D. None. SMON will synchronize all files by instance recovery after opening the database.