Name:D.V.

HARISH

Oracle Training

1. What is i and g in oracle version?

i= represents internet

g=represents grid technology

2. What is OUI ?

Oracle universal installer

3. What are the ways to create database?

There are two ways

-create through DBCA(database configuration assistant)

-create manually

4. What are the steps to create the database manually?

-create the services

-create PFILE

-create DB

-create catalog.sql,catproc.sql

5. What are the ways to take the backup of the database.

Ways to take the backup

-hot backup

-cold backup

-through RMAN(recovery manager)

6. What is the difference between logical and physical backup?

Physical backup: rely on the Operating System to make a copy of the physical files
like data files, log files, control files ofthe database

Logical backup: Logical backup means backing up the individual database objects
such as tables, views , indexes.. using the utility called EXPORT, provided by Oracle.

7. What need to check before start the hot backup?

 -Database should be open

-it should be in archive mode

8. What is spfile and pfile?

-pfile: it is a parameter file . its is a text file and can be edited. one can create
SPFILE through PFILE but the vice versa cannot be done.

-spfile: SPLFILE allows for the dynamic changes to the parameters that are
consistent. And it is always backed up by the RMAN

9. What are the type of tablespace?

There are 3 types of tablespaces

-permanent tablespaces

-undo tablespaces

-temporary tablespaces

10. What is explain plan?

When it comes to performance tuning explain plan is generated. It basically

explains the entire structure of the query used. Reading through the explain plan
gives a better picture of how the query is executing and where it is taking more
time.

11. What is TKPROF?

TKPROF is basically nothing but a way to convert the trace file to a text file.

12. What is RMAN?

RMAN –recovery manager is a new feature in 10g which can take both hot backup
and cold backup

13. What is AWR/STATSPACK?

AWR- automatic workload repository-used to collect the performance statistics of a

query

STATSPACK- it is a performance diagnosing tool used in case of performance tuning.

With the help of this tool many information like the cpu time ,cost is gathered and
diagnosed.

14. What is work of SMON and DBwr?

SMON- used for instance recovery

DBwr- basically used to write the data into the datafile.