Which process is responsible for writing the contents of database buffers to data files?
D
Explanation:
Reference:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e25789/process.htm#CNCPT1254
(see database writer process (DBW))
You want to drop a pluggable database from a multitenant container database that is used for
development, which two statements are true?
A, C
Explanation:
https://docs.oracle.com/database/121/SQLRF/statements_8028.htm#SQLRF55699
Which two statements are true about a buffer cache?
A, E
YOUR database crashes after a user accidentally kills a background process. What are three possible
ways to restart your database?
CDE
Explanation:
The following command starts an instance, reads the initialization parameters from the default
location, and then mounts and opens the database. (You can optionally specify a PFILE clause.)
STARTUP
If you know that media recovery is required, you can start an instance, mount a database to the
instance, and have the recovery process automatically start by using the STARTUP command with the
RECOVER clause:
STARTUP OPEN RECOVER
To start or stop your entire cluster database, that is, all of the instances and its enabled services,
enter the following SRVCTL commands:
$ srvctl start database -db db_unique_name [-startoption start_options]
In which situation would you use static database registration for a listener?
B
Explanation:
https://docs.oracle.com/database/121/NETAG/advcfg.htm#NETAG1589
Which three are initialization parameters for backup and recovery?
ADE
Explanation:
http://docs.oracle.com/database/121/REFRN/refrn00102.htm#REFRN00102
Which two statements about Global Data Services (GDS) are correct?
A, C
Explanation:
Reference:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/availability/global-data-services-12c-wp-
1964780.pdf (page 8)
What happens when you execute these SQL statements?
ALTER SYSTEM SET SGA_TARGET = 992M;
ALTER SYSTEM SET SHARED_POOL_SIZE = 0;
ALTER SYSTEM SET LARGE_POOL_SIZE = 0;
ALTER SYSTEM SET JAVA_POOL_SIZE = 0;
ALTER SYSTEM SET DB_CACHE_SIZE = 0;
ALTER SYSTEM SET STREAMS POOL SIZE = 0;
C
Explanation:
Reference:
http://www.orafaq.com/forum/t/67825/0/ (see the second post)
Which normalization level is adopted in real-world database systems?
C
Explanation:
http://docs.oracle.com/database/121/DWHSG/ch2logdes.htm#DWHSG9225
Examine the command below:
BEGIN DBMS_REDACT.ADD_POLICY(
object_schema => 'mavis',
object_name => 'cust_info',
column_name => 'emp_id',
policy_name => 'redact_cust_ids',
function_type => DBMS_REDACT.REGEXP,
expression => '1=1',
regexp_pattern => '(\d\d\d)(\d\d)(\d\d\d\d)',
regexp_replace_string => 'XXXXX\3',
regexp_position => 1,
regexp_occurrence => 0,
regexp_match_parameter => 'i',
policy_description => 'Redacts customer IDs',
column_description => 'emp_id contains employee ID numbers');
END;
/
What do the regexp_pattern and regexp_replace_string parameters accomplish?
A
Explanation:
http://docs.oracle.com/database/121/ASOAG/redaction_features.htm#ASOAG925
Which four items exist in the root of a CDB, but not in the PDBs?
A, B, C, D
Which database feature can be used for organizing data when there is a very large amount of data?
B
Explanation:
Reference:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B28359_01/server.111/b28318/intro.htm#CNCPT999 (see very large
databases)
Your customer is looking for zero-data-loss failover with maximum data protection and high
availability for their primary database. Which two solutions would you recommend to the customer
if the distance between the primary and the standby location is more than 300 miles?
BC
Explanation:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/availability/active-data-guard-wp-12c-1896127.pdf
In Oracle Database 12c, when does a transaction begin?
D
Explanation:
https://docs.oracle.com/database/121/CNCPT/transact.htm#CNCPT038
You connect to a database instance and execute a DML command that changes one data block. The
block is read from the buffer cache, modified, and modified, and marked as dirty. You commit the
transaction. What must take place before the block can be written to disk?
B