Oracle Architectural Components
Describing the Oracle Architecture and Its Main Components
Listing the Structures Involved in Connecting a User to an Oracle Instance
Listing the Stages in Processing: Queries, Data Manipulation Language (DML) Statements, and COMMITs
Getting Started with the Oracle Server
Setting Up Operating System and Password File Authentication
Listing the Main Components of Oracle Enterprise Manager and Their Uses
Managing an Oracle Instance
Creating the Parameter File
Starting Up an Instance and Opening the Database
Closing a Database and Shutting Down the Instance
Getting and Setting Parameter Values
Managing Sessions
Monitoring the ALERT File and Trace Files
Creating a Database
Preparing the Operating System
Preparing the Parameter File
Creating a Database
Data Dictionary Views and Standard Packages
Constructing the Data Dictionary Views
Querying the Data Dictionary
Preparing the PL/SQL Environment Using the Administrative Scripts
Administering Stored Procedures and Packages
Listing the Types of Database Event Triggers
Maintaining the Control File
Explaining the Use of the Control File
Listing the Contents of the Control File
Multiplexing the Control File
Obtaining Control File Information
Maintaining Redo Log Files
Explaining the Use of Online Redo Log Files
Obtaining Log and Archive Information
Controlling Log Switches and Checkpoints
Multiplexing and Maintaining Online Redo Log Files
Planning Online Redo Log Files
Troubleshooting Common Redo Log File Problems
Analyzing Online and Archived Redo Logs
Managing Tablespaces and Data Files
Describing the Logical Structure of the Database
Distinguishing the Different Types of Temporary Segments
Creating Tablespaces
Changing the Size of Tablespaces
Allocating Space for Temporary Segments
Changing the Status of Tablespaces
Changing the Storage Settings of Tablespaces
Relocating Tablespaces
Storage Structure and Relationships
Describing the Logical Structure of the Database
Listing the Segment Types and Their Uses
Listing the Keywords that Control Block Space Usage
Obtaining Information About Storage Structures from the Data Dictionary
Listing the Criteria for Separating Segments
Managing Rollback Segments
Creating Rollback Segments Using Appropriate Storage Settings
Maintaining Rollback Segments
Planning the Number and Size of Rollback Segments
Obtaining Rollback Segment Information from the Data Dictionary
Troubleshooting Common Rollback Segment Problems
Managing Tables
Creating Tables Using Appropriate Storage Settings
Controlling the Space Used by Tables
Analyzing Tables to Check Integrity and Migration
Retrieving Information About Tables from the Data Dictionary
Converting Between Different Formats of ROWID
Managing Indexes
Listing the Different Types of Indexes and Their Uses
Creating B*-Tree and Bitmap Indexes
Reorganizing Indexes
Dropping Indexes
Getting Index Information from the Data Dictionary
Maintaining Data Integrity
Implementing Data Integrity
Maintaining Integrity Constraints
Obtaining Constraint Information from the Data Dictionary
Loading Data
Loading Data Using Direct-Load Insert
Loading Data into Oracle Tables Using SQL*Loader
Conventional
Direct Paths
Reorganizing Data
Reorganizing Data Using Export and Import
Moving Data Using Transportable Tablespaces
Managing Password Security and Resources
Managing Passwords Using Profiles
Administering Profiles
Controlling Use of Resources Using Profiles
Obtaining Information About Profiles, Password Management, and Resources
Managing Users
Creating New Database Users
Altering and Dropping Existing Database Users
Monitoring Information About Existing Users
Managing Privileges
Identifying System and Object Privileges
Granting and Revoking Privileges
Controlling Operating System or Password File Authentication
Identifying Auditing Capabilities
Managing Roles
Creating and Modifying Roles
Controlling Availability of Roles
Removing Roles
Using Predefined Roles
Displaying Role Information from the Data Dictionary
Oracle Export/Import Utilities
Using the Export Utility to create a Complete Logical Backup of a Database Object
Using the Export Utility to create an incremental backup of a Database Object
Invoking direct-path method export
Export and Transportable Tablespaces
Using the Import Utility to Recover a Database Object
Backup and Recovery Considerations
Defining business, operational, and technical requirements for a Backup and Recovery Strategy
Understanding the importance of obtaining management concurrence for a Backup and Recovery Plan
Identifying the components of a Disaster Recovery Plan
Listing advantages and disadvantages of possible database configurations that support Recoverability
Discussing the importance of testing a Backup and Recovery Strategy