ITSE2356 – Oracle9i Database Administration Fundamentals I
Exam2 Review Sheet
3/8/2016
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Exam2 Type
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50 Questions
Quiz2 Part1 type questions (Multiple choice and True/False type questions)
Required Materials
1 Scrantron (50 questions on each side)
1 No. 2 Pencil
Exam2 Contents (Chapters 6 to 12)
6
Maintaining the Control File
Objectives 6-2
Control File 6-3
Control File Contents 6-5
Multiplexing the Control File 6-7
Multiplexing the Control File When Using SPFILE 6-8
Multiplexing the Control File When Using PFILE 6-9
Obtaining Control File Information 6-11
Summary 6-14
7
Maintaining Redo Log Files
Objectives 7-2
Using Redo Log Files 7-3
Structure of Redo Log Files 7-4
How Redo Log Files Work 7-6
Forcing Log Switches and Checkpoints 7-8
Adding Online Redo Log File Groups 7-9
Adding Online Redo Log File Members 7-10
Dropping Online Redo Log File Groups 7-12
Dropping Online Redo Log File Members 7-13
Relocating or Renaming Online Redo Log Files 7-15
Online Redo Log File Configuration 7-17
Obtaining Group and Member Information 7-20
Summary 7-26
8
Managing Tablespaces and Datafiles
Objectives 8-2
Tablespaces and Datafiles 8-3
Types of Tablespaces 8-4
Creating Tablespaces 8-5
Space Management in Tablespaces 8-9
Locally Managed Tablespaces 8-10
Default Temporary Tablespace 8-17
Creating a Default Temporary Tablespace 8-18
Restrictions on Default Temporary Tablespace 8-21
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ITSE2356 – Oracle9i Database Administration Fundamentals I
Exam2 Review Sheet
Read Only Tablespaces 8-22
Taking a Tablespace Offline 8-25
Resizing a Tablespace 8-30
Enabling Automatic Extension of Datafiles 8-31
Manually Resizing a Datafile 8-34
Adding Datafiles to a Tablespace 8-35
Methods for Moving Datafiles 8-37
Dropping Tablespaces 8-40
Obtaining Tablespace Information 8-45
Summary 8-46
9
Storage Structure and Relationships
Objectives 9-2
Storage and Relationship Structure 9-3
Types of Segments 9-4
Storage Clause Precedence 9-8
Database Block 9-11
Multiple Block Size Support 9-12
Standard Block Size 9-13
Nonstandard Block Size 9-14
Creating Nonstandard Block Size Tablespaces 9-16
Multiple Block Sizing Rules 9-18
Database Block Contents 9-19
Block Space Utilization Parameters 9-20
Automatic Segment-Space Management 9-23
Configuring Automatic Segment-Space Management 9-25
Obtaining Storage Information 9-29
Summary 9-32
10
Managing Undo Data
Objectives 10-2
Undo Segments: Purpose 10-5
Read Consistency 10-6
Automatic Undo Management: Configuration 10-10
Automatic Undo Management: Initialization Parameters 10-11
Automatic Undo Management: UNDO Tablespace 10-12
Automatic Undo Management: Altering an UNDO Tablespace 10-14
Automatic Undo Management: Switching UNDO Tablespaces 10-16
Automatic Undo Management: Dropping an UNDO Tablespace 10-18
Automatic Undo Management: Other Parameters 10-21
Automatic Undo Management: Sizing an UNDO Tablespace 10-24
Obtaining Undo Segment Information 10-27
Summary 10-29
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ITSE2356 – Oracle9i Database Administration Fundamentals I
Exam2 Review Sheet
11
Managing Tables
Objectives 11-2
Storing User Data 11-3
Oracle Built-in Data Types 11-6
ROWID Format 11-10
Structure of a Row 11-12
Creating a Table 11-13
Creating a Table: Guidelines 11-17
Creating Temporary Tables 11-18
Row Migration and Chaining 11-20
Manually Allocating Extents 11-24
Nonpartitioned Table Reorganization 11-25
Truncating a Table 11-26
Dropping a Table 11-27
Dropping a Column 11-29
Using the UNUSED Option 11-31
Obtaining Table Information 11-33
Summary 11-35
12
Managing Indexes
Objectives 12-2
Classification of Indexes 12-3
B-Tree Index 12-5
Bitmap Indexes 12-7
Comparing B-Tree and Bitmap Indexes 12-9
Creating Normal B-Tree Indexes 12-10
Creating Indexes: Guidelines 12-13
Creating Bitmap Indexes 12-15
Changing Storage Parameters for Indexes 12-18
Allocating and Deallocating Index Space 12-20
Rebuilding Indexes 12-21
Rebuilding Indexes Online 12-23
Coalescing Indexes 12-24
Checking Indexes and Their Validity 12-25
Dropping Indexes 12-27
Identifying Unused Indexes 12-29
Obtaining Index Information 12-30
Summary 12-31
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