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OCA Oracle Database 11g: Database Administration I: A Real-World Certification Guide

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OCA Oracle Database 11g: Database Administration I: A Real-World Certification Guide

Overview of this book

Oracle Database Server is the most widely used relational database in the world today. This book gives you the essential skills to master the fundamentals of Oracle database administration and prepares you for Oracle DBA certification."OCA Oracle Database 11g: Database Administration I: A Real-World Certification Guide" prepares you to master the fundamentals of Oracle database administration using an example driven method that is easy to understand. The real world examples will prepare you to face the daily challenges of being a database administrator.Starting with the essentials of why databases are important in today's information technology world and how they work, you are then guided through a full, customized installation of the Oracle software and creating your own personal database. We then examine fundamental concepts of Oracle, including architecture, storage structures, security, performance tuning, networking, and instance management. Finally, we take an in-depth look at some of the most important concepts in the daily life of an Oracle DBA - backup, recovery, and data migration."OCA Oracle Database 11g: Database Administration I: A Real-World Certification Guide" provides you with the skills you need in order to become a successful Oracle DBA, both for certification and real life tasks.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
OCA Oracle Database 11g: Database Administration I: A Real-World Certification Guide
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.packtpub.com
Preface
Index

Test your knowledge


Q. 1. Which of the following types of database objects is required in order to utilize an external table?

a. An index

b. A PL/SQL package

c. A directory object

d. A partitioned table

Q. 2. Your applications make use of an external table. Which of the following types of statements could be executed against it?

a. SELECT

b. DELETE

c. CREATE INDEX

d. UPDATE

Q. 3. In which type of scenario would you be best served using an external table?

a. The source data resides in a Data Pump dump file.

b. The source data resides on a remote database.

c. The source data resides in a CSV and is too large to load directly into the database.

d. The source data contains a number of anomalies and poor structure.

Q. 4. Which of the following is correct regarding the load paths available with SQL*Loader?

a. A direct path load generates redo and undo data in the same way as DML statements.

b. Foreign keys must first be disabled when using a conventional path load.

c. A direct path load affects user performance...