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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 is NOT available following the startup of the instance?

a. Background processes

b. Database

c. Memory caches

d. The SGA

Q 2. During which database state is the control file located and its existence verified?

a. NOMOUNT

b. MOUNT

c. OPEN

d. DISMOUNT

Q 3. Which of these does NOT occur during a shutdown immediate command?

a. Active sessions are rolled back

b. Changed blocks in the SGA are flushed to disk

c. Database parameters are re-read

d. Database is dismounted

Q 4. Which database role gives the user the widest possible range of permissions when connecting to the database?

a. SYSOPER

b. SYSDBA

c. SYSTEM

d. SYSOSDBA

Q 5. Which is the highest administrative user possible in an Oracle database?

a. SYS

b. SYSTEM

c. DBA

d. OSDBA

Q 6. When a user executes the sqlplus / as sysdba command, how is the user authenticated?

a. Using a local LDAP server

b. Using database credentials

c. Using operating system credentials

d. Using a remote RADIUS server

Q 7. Which command could...