Oracle Interview Questions – Part A

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  • Can a tablespace hold objects from different schemes?
  • Can a view based on another view?
  • Can objects of the same schema reside in different tablespaces?
  • Can one rename a database user (schema)? (for DBA)
  • Define Transaction ?
  • Do View contain Data ?
  • Explain the relationship among database, tablespace and data file ?
  • Explain the relationship among Database, Tablespace and Data file?
  • How are extents allocated to a segment? (for DBA)
  • How are the index updates?
  • How can you enable automatic archiving ?
  • How does one coalesce free space ? (for DBA)
  • How does one create a new database? (for DBA)
  • How does one prevent tablespace fragmentation? (for DBA)
  • How to define Data Block size ?
  • What are Clusters ?
  • What are roles? How can we implement roles ?
  • What are Schema Objects?
  • What are synonyms used for?
  • What are the advantages of views?
  • What are the basic element of Base configuration of an oracle Database ?
  • What are the Characteristics of Data Files ?
  • What are the components of logical database structure of Oracle database?
  • What are the components of physical database structure of Oracle database?
  • What are the database administrators utilities available ?
  • What are the different approaches used by Optimizer in choosing an execution plan ?
  • What are the different Levels of Auditing ?
  • What are the different type of Segments ?
  • What are the Referential actions supported by FOREIGN KEY integrity constraint ?
  • What are the system resources that can be controlled through Profile ?
  • What are the types of synonyms?
  • What are the use of Roles ?
  • What database block size should I use? (for DBA)
  • What does a Control file Contain ?
  • What does COMMIT do ?
  • What does ROLLBACK do ?
  • What is a cluster Key ?
  • What is a Database instance ? Explain
  • What is a deadlock ? Explain .
  • What is a private synonym?
  • What is a public synonym?
  • What is a Redo Log ?
  • What is a Schema ?
  • What is a synonym?
  • What is a tablespace?
  • What is a Tablespace?
  • What is a View ?
  • What is an Extent ?
  • What is an Index ? How it is implemented in Oracle Database ?
  • What is an Index Segment ?
  • What is an Integrity Constrains ?
  • What is an Oracle index?
  • What is an Oracle sequence?
  • What is an Oracle view?
  • What is Auditing ?
  • What is clusters ?
  • What is COST-based approach to optimization ?
  • What is default tablespace ?
  • What is difference between UNIQUE constraint and PRIMARY KEY constraint ?
  • What is Full Backup ?
  • What is Index Cluster ?
  • What is Mirrored on-line Redo Log ?
  • What is Object Auditing ?
  • What is Oracle table?
  • What is Parallel Server ?
  • What is Partial Backup ?
  • What is Privilege Auditing ?
  • What is Read-Only Transaction ?
  • What is Rollback Segment ?
  • What is schema?
  • What is Statement Auditing ?
  • What is SYSTEM tablespace and when is it created?
  • What is Table ?
  • What is Tablespace Quota ?
  • What is the effect of setting the value “ALL_ROWS” for OPTIMIZER_GOAL parameter of the ALTER SESSION command ? What are the factors that affect OPTIMIZER in choosing an Optimization approach ?
  • What is the effect of setting the value “CHOOSE” for OPTIMIZER_GOAL, parameter of the ALTER SESSION Command ?
  • What is the use of ANALYZE command ?
  • What is the use of Control File ?
  • When does a Transaction end ?
  • Where can one find the high water mark for a table? (for DBA)
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