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ALL-Interview.com Click on the Question to read answer and report incorrect category/incorrect Questions or answers What is snapshot too old error? what is oracle What is On-line Redo Log? what is difference between rowid and rownum? how to delete one record from table? what is difference between synonyms & view? what are types of joins? How to create a backup control file? What is different bet native dynamic sql and DBMS_Sql? What is TNS File? How you will identify the mapping level bottleneck ? if there is a mapping level bottleneck then how will you try to improve the mapping? What is integrity and how many integrity rules are there? How you will avoid duplicating records in a query Is 'my sql' is better than 'oracle'? How do I migrate an Oracle database to SQL 7.0 ? What is RMAN backup? what is the exact role of Oracle DBA in Indsutrial Level. Please explain Can i export/import nested tables How to create database in oracle 9i Please tell me the logic to round the following. round(12345.67,-2)

What is hash partition in oracle What is the keyword used to display the fields in a table What are the steps involved in Database Start up? What is crash recovery What is media recovery What is the difference between media recovery & crash recovery? What is Log Switch? What is live dead lock? How to prevent it? What is Archived Redo Log? What is RMAN Backup What is decomposition? I want a query which deletes the duplicate records from the table emp, the key will be empno,ename.

how to insert images into database what is an index Can objects of the same schema reside in different tablespaces ? how to execute a procedure in oracle show me with an example. How can I set database to a single user mode ? list the only emp name who receiving max sal without sub query How can I select only date/time part of a datetime value ? How can I edit the system tables manually ? How will you create multiple rollback segments in a database? what r the types of SLA? What is lexical parameter?

how to migrate oracle 9i to oracle 10g? WHAT IS ORACLE IN COMPUTER? whats the difference between sql and sql plus What are the disadvantages of having raw devices ? What is the significance of having storage clause ? How do you rate yourself from scale of 10 in Database What are the Advantages of Star Schema and Snowflake Schema? How to create LOV in Oracle forms? Can Multiple instances be run on Single Machine? which sql command we can use to get a print out from oracle? what is trigger & procedure?

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What is trigger associated with the timer ? What is RMAN CLONING steps? Can you convert a bit-mapped report to ASCII (character-mode) Report?How? how do u know the total no of rows in a table? What are the components of SGA? How can we plan storage for very large tables ? How will you swap objects into a different table space for an existing database? What is hit ratio ? What is PGA? What is SGA? When Does DBWR write to the database?

What Does DBWR do? What is the function of RECO? How many Dispatcher Processes are created? What are the functions of SMON? What is the function of ARCH? How to prevent unauthorized use of privileges granted to a Role ? What are the different Levels of Auditing ? What are the system resources that can be controlled through Profile ? What is Privilege Auditing ? What is Object Auditing ? What are the uses of Roles ? What are the main differences between oracle 7.3 and oracle 8i? For web applications from which version of Oracle is suitable? Is Oracle 7.3 is a single user or multiple user..Is it possible to use this as a back end for web applications? what is the difference between oracle 8i,9i and 11i What is the difference between SQL,DDL,and DML? How to create DSN..Explain? What is the architectural difference between Oracle and SQL Server 2000? If we have 100 databases, how many instances get created when you use Oracle and how many get created when you use SQL Server? Where we can use the placeholder columns? What is the sequence the Report triggers will fires while running a report? What are all the system Parameters available in ORACLE Reports What is database schema? How will you monitor rollback segment status ?

If a parameter is used in a query without being previously defined, what diff. exist betw. report 2.0 and 2.5 when the query is applied ? Can a field be used in a report without it appearing in any data group ? give all steps of bitmap report? what is the scenario where you take the database to NoArchivelog mode? Can We Restore a Table that accidentally dropped? what is the syntax of DROP command? what is the syntax of ALTER command? How can you create Lexical parameter n Bind parameter in Reports? In Exception handling if we are using the when others first then what happens . whether it will show the compiler error? How will you force database to use particular rollback segment? How will you estimate the space required by a non-clustered tables? Can a formula column be obtained through a select statement ? When will be a segment released? what is the syntax of INSERT command? what is the syntax of SELECT command? How client makes connection with server in client/server architecture? Which parameter in Storage clause will reduce no.of rows per block? What is the functionality of SYSTEM table space ? What is summary column in Oracle Reports? what is referential integrity? What is the use of Validation triggers in Reports? How to find the current session sid Table Has C1 And C2 Column If Exits any record in c1 then Update c2 record Otherwise insert new record in the C1 And C2 (Using Procedure)?

List the factors that can affect the accuracy of the estimations ? Why query fails sometimes ? how to find out the third highest salary? how to find out first highest salary? how to find out the second highest salary? what is difference between foreign key and reference key what are the differences you find when working with oracle 91 and sql server 2005? How does Space allocation table place within a block ? For a field in a repeating frame, can the source come from the column which does not exist in the data group which forms the base for the frame ? we have 10 concurrent programs under one request group out of 10 ccps all users submitting only 9 programs from srs window remaining one ccp for specific user how can it possible What are the sql clauses supported in the link property sheet ? various types of hints and their usage? how the Oracle Prepares the Execution Plan and how it chooses the Optimal one? how the indexes are stored in the Oracle Database? types of indexes and the rationale behind choosing a particular index for a situation? statement string in open is null or 0 length ORA-40735? what do u mean by canvases and alerts? Is it possible to enter only time value into a column of a table in sql? what is the scripts in data base? Whats the purpose of using Nextval while creating the sequence How can we call a URL from a menu (Oracle Forms 6i)? what are all the conversion and interfaces in GL,AP,AR,HRMS with example? what are important reports in HRMS,GL,AP,AR in oracle apps?

HOW TO MAKE A MATRIX REPORT MANUALLY WITH SINGLE GROUP QUERY OR MULTIPLE GROUP QUERY ? How can we manage the gap in a primary key column created by a sequence? Ex:a company has empno as primary key generated by a sequence and some employees leaves in between.What is the best way to manage this gap? What are the two types of Server Configurations? What is the advantage of having disk shadowing/ Mirroring ? How to implement the multiple control files for an existing database ? What are the type of triggers available in Oracle Reports? What is the usage of frame? What is the use of Page Protect Property? What is the difference between Anchoring Object and Enclosing Objects ? What is the use of Printer Definition file (PRT) in Reports ? how to replace not in with not exist? What is the meaning of "Modulus" and "Alignment" in a data file. Data file might be from any database. Data file is created through unloading data from a table. So, while loading this data into my table, we need to use these keywords. what are the types of LIST REPORTS in cognos8BI? and what is the mean and use of METRIC STUDIO in Cognos 8.3BI? what is the difference between rollback & commit? can a foreign key has null value? how to send file attachment from oracle forms? how to send sms to mobile phone from oracle forms? what happened to the global index when we truncate the data in one of the partition? what are the things that you consider while creating indexes on partitioning tables? what is partitioning? Types of partitioning. explain? what is the new kind of partitioning type introduced in 9i? When a form is invoked with call_form, Does oracle forms issues a save point ? Is it possible to disable the parameter from while running the report ? Explain 1st, 2nd, 3rd normalization form of data base? how can it possible to see the report output in excel sheet in oracle applications

What is DTS and purpose of DTS ? what is the difference between oracle reports 6i and oracle reports 10g?give 10 differences? If we delete a table and then rollback it, do the index on the table remains? What if we drop the table and roll back?Do index on the table remains? What if we truncate the table and roll back? Do the index on the table remains give me New Feature of Oracle 10g? code to connect to oracle(database) through jdbc application? How do u print the data horizontally by using XML report? What is the table Space in Oracle Database ? What is 4-way match? Can you mention lexical parameter in select statement in the data model? How do u give the list of values in bind parameter? How you define procure to pay? Where do u define the select statement of the parameter? is it followed by the & variable ? How the Action Trigger works? and what is full syntex of srw.run_report? What is the difference between BPA AND Contract What are documents and test cases u followed? What is responsibility and how u attach How to create user and how u attach with responsibility? what is physical structure,logical structure,control file,log file,data file in oracle?what is the difference between simple query and compound query?

Does a Before form trigger fire when the parameter form is suppressed ? did u p prepared complex report? i need forms 10g interview questions with answer? if we have one group can we create another from that? what are the various types of reports? where do we put the report file? what exactly you write in when_new_form_instance?

a text item is there what r the different types of triggers associated with it how do u run sql loader? if some data is not transferred where it will get stored?

how to load data into base tables what is bit map and character mode? what is procedure like symbols of bind and lexical Why static query is more faster than dynamic query? What is the disadvantage of User define function? why the Ctl file you put only in bin folder why not in other folder? in before report trigger SRW.user_exit(FND_Userinit)what will do difference between repeating frame and frame? difference between place holder and formula column? what is place holder column? can you call procedure or function is sq l query in reports? how will the report recognize the parameter? what is difference between group above and group left report based on parameter value layout of report should change? What is the use of Data Link in Reports? How can you format a character field in a report Layout editor? query optimization techniques and query analyzer+projects+ppts? when do u go for hash partitioning? In an RDBMS, the information content of a table does not depend on the order of the rows and columns. Is this statement Correct? A)Yes B)No C)Depends on the data being stored D)Only for 2-dimensional tables How to find the SGA Size?

what is ORACLE MEMORY STRUCTURES? Query to retrieve record for a many to many relationship ? What is Trace File? What is flashback Query?And Use? what are the advantages of running a database in NO archive log mode? In SAP ECC 6.0 , under DB02 tcode , Table space name to be explain step by step all the col what is analyze command?what kind of statistics does it generate? when we login sql editor using user name and password then it says this error "could not resolve service name" then what can we do at client side In what situation u create the BPA. which clause we are not used in where clause? how we can validate the run-time parameters in reports 6i? How can we convert single byte kana characters into multi byte kana characters and vice-versa. how to eliminate duplicates in column except group and section? display list of all employees who earn the more than average salary in their own departments without using inline view how Can weAdd A Foreign key that references a table that has composite primary key ? A USER HAVING CREATE SESSION PRIVILEGE CAN ALTER PASSWORD/CHANGE PASSWORD? What is the Extension of Oracle Database? As extension of Access Database is .mdb? if Monday take full backup and Tuesday it was cumulative backup and Wednesday we taken incremental backup, Thursday some disaster happen then what type of recovery and how it will take? The join defined by the default data link is an outer join yes or no ? what is sql*loader parameters and where we will use it. difference between global and context sensitive segments? Can you have more than one content canvas view attached with a window ?

What are the built-in functions used for sending Parameters to forms ? What is a heap related to database ? Explain the three levels with the help og a diagram? What are the trigger associated with image items ? how to pass 2 parameters from one form to other in oracle applications? How to solve the error ?Frequency below its group? while running the report. Why it is happened and How to solve that? Is it possible to insert comments into sql statements return in the data model editor ? explain tkprof? How to restrict the duplicate records in table value sets? how to extract the second highest salary from emp table having sal as a column which contains the salary of all employee of an organization? How to write to update command in a procedure in oracle which update two different table at a time? what is null value? In work flow how can we send a notification to the Supplier giving the Corresponding report Details? How to write the select command in a procedure in oracle which give multiple records? what is sql functions?what is sql,plsql,oracle?what is the difference between procedures and functions? What are the different windows events activated at runtime ? what is the difference between before parameter form trigger & formate trigger? how do you place it in required folder? fmb will be in which folder? when to delete all these detail block etc what will happen in form? when we change the functionality of a item in report during runtime how like what do u write in when_button_pressed? how do u compile a form i.e .fmb file in Unix or in dos? what is latest version in reports?

what is difference between Cartesian join & cross join even they give same result? How to call Report from other Report ? There are Two pl/sql Libraries Lib1,Lib2 are attached to a form and these two libraries contains functions with same name fun1 (i,e lib1 have a function fun1 and lib2 also have a function fun1).how to call these functions from forms? What is Hash Index? What is Reduced List of Values? Write a simple Store procedure and pass parameter to it ? When information has to be stored w.r.t employees and their respective departments, which of the following is the Correct formulation of entries? A)Employee and department would together be represented as an entity. B)This is too less information to decide on entities. C)An employee would be one entity and a department would be another. D)Such a scenario cannot be modelled in RDBMS what is the source file of PO report? in compatibility in report registration? Query to get max and second max in oracle in one query ? Is it possible to center an object horizontally in a repeating frame that has a variable horizontal size ? While connecting to Oracle Db, getting the following error message- ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified what are the steps to solve this problem? What is the usage of the Flex mode in Layout Editor? Can a property clause itself be based on a property clause ? how can u store a picture file in oracle database?explain the path/command? which statement is running fastly ie insert or delete? what is diff between pre insert,on insert,post insert triggers? What is the usage of the confine mode in Layout Editor? What is for all Statement? What is Virtual Memory? What is cluster table or non_cluster table? HOW CAN RETURN MAX DATE ROW A B C D E 1 2 1-Mar-09 5 10 1 2 10-Mar-09 5 10 ONLY USING ORACLE PREDEFINED FUNCTION. NOT USER DEFINED. OUTPUT:-- A B C D E 1 2 10-Mar-09 5 10

how to pass 2 variables from one form to other form? what is a package and what are the packages available in report? what is the syntax of CREATE command? what is the syntax of DELETE command? what is the syntax of UPDATE command? We have one Package(which has many function/procedures, SQL quires etc). Now we need to check, which query or procedure is taking lot of time in that Package. ? How do we do it. Have you come across the error?Failed while printing?Why it is happened and How to solve that? what is a Nested Loop join? how do u setup a replication site? what is Materialized view? What is a snapshot? what are the similarities and differences between Materialized views and snapshots? how to find the nth highest salary from emp? what is s/w life cycle? what is the difference between security and protection in DBMS? what is the diff between DBMS and rdbms ?what are the 12 relations in the rdbms? What is the technical flow associated with P2P or Procure to Pay cycle like the tables, AP Is, concurrent programs involved in this cycle.? Find all employees in Dept 'Marketing'? what is the difference between primary key and super key? what is data independence exactly? give an example What is the difference between a vector and an Array? (Java) What is the difference between Sleep and Wait? (Java) What is a Garbage Collection? and what is full recursive Garbage collection? What is the Tune Query? select to_char('10','10') from dual This gives me an error oRA-1481 INVALID NUMBER FORMAT MODEL why?

what is different between view and sequence? Explain how RDBMS software deals with deadlocks. How to find 1st, 2nd, 3rd highest using select select statement not using rownum? how to make an oracle object? how to get the values if source table & target table having duplicate values that matches the lookup condition? What is inline function in oracle and its purpose? What is the equivalent operator for "different from pattern" in oracle? If you define a variable in oracle, how it will be available? [a. Until database shut down b. Until table deleted c. until session get expired] what is the exact definition for pointer? what is the difference between functional dependency and multilevel dependency? what is the difference between first normal form & second normal form? what is the difference between sql& oracle? what is difference between inline query,subquery correlated query? how many types of oracle and which type all detail in oracle? What is pregame restrict_reference in oracle 9i?When we use this?Give me one real time scenario? What is the maximum size of a oracle9i database? how can we restore RMAN backup from SUN O/S to AIX 5.3? is it possible or not? what is Oracle10g? Please refer some sites... In XIR2 if we lost the administration password .How can we regain the password? How we get the client machine Ip address through developer 2000 forms, if you are running three tier architect. for what purpose we use MDM(master data management)? why can't we assign not null constraint as table level constraint? How the log writer writes the data into database

if you update view? where we store the data? How can we get the client m/c IP address? Can u explain me the Restricted and unrestricted procedure in Forms And reports and example as well ?? How to synchronize 2 schema's objects? If a table column has is UNIQUE and has NOT NULL, is it equivalent to a PRIMARY KEY column? Where the data file for system Tablespace is located? What is its name, initial size and max size? What will be the maximum size of an extent of a segment if the tablepac's default storage values are specified as (initial 8K next 16k minextent 4 pctincrease 100).Explain. What are the steps we cam do to transfer the database from Microsoft Access 2003 to oracle10g (or SQL) One Table having two rows with one column having values Like"Male" and "Female". how to update these values Like "Female" and "Male" in single update statement. how to create the triggers in the forms? what is query and types of query? What are the partitions types available in Oracle10g. How it will do? Simple example? what is the use of between page triggers in REPORTS... (give answer in a explanatory way...if possible give screen shots also...) How to find 8th person record in a table? difference between implicit cursor and explicit cursor? what are the major differences between oracle 9i & 10g? sequence of firing triggers for text-item is: 1)key_next_item, 2)when_validate_item, 3)post_text_item Now we change sequence of firing triggers like when_validate_item,key_next_item... Is it possible to change sequence? How? there are two text fields t1,t2 in form and we have some value in text field t1.now the question is that how can we copy the value of the t1 to text field t2? what are collection attributes? How to call a report from Forms? How to create Drill down report? how to clone 9i Database on to 10g Database.

How many types of trigger can be used in a table at a time ? how will you find the first 5 highest salaried employees in each dept in oracle. WHEN CURSOR MOVES FROM ONE FORM TO ANOTHER FORM, HOW MANY TRIGGER WILL BE FIRED AND WHAT ARE THEIR SEQUENCE? SELECT THE RECORDS FROM 3 TABLES LIKE(T1,T2,T3) AND HOW CAN WE INSERT THAT RECORD IN ANOTHER TABLE LIKE(T4)? What different of inner joint & outer joint with example how to insert data into partitioned table partition done by Range partition? 10 YEARS DATA IN MY SOURCE THEN HOW TO LOAD ONLY LAST YEAR DATA HOW IT IS POSSIBLE BY USING DATASTAGE7.5. What is the difference between Outer join and Full outer join? how to export the data date to date from oracle database? Explain the classification of Database Management System? Define the following terms 19. (i) Database 20. (ii) Database Management System 21. (iii) Data Model 22. (iv) Scheme 23. (v) Data independence What are the Roles and responsibilities of database administrator? What are the Roles and responsibilities of database administrator? Write a note on File based system/ Data base system Which of the following is not a database object TABLESPACE TABLE INDEX NONE? what is the role of archiver? How to make a Data Backup in oracle ? What is the procedure for creating the dump files in oracle ( any version ) ? How can we create the complete backup of data in the oracle? how to display last 5 letters from a name (take emp table ename ) what is the interfaces in OM / FA?? why pl/sql doesn't support retrieving multiple records How to IMPORT .xls & .txt file into ORACLE?

what is meant by oracle? If we want to EXPORT data from SQL server to ORACLE 11g then how can replicate data from SQL to ORACLE? How to find the date and time of last updated table in oracle? find the maximum no persons with same age(age column) from emp table? who is the father of oracle and send chodd rules? what are correlated sub queries? how do we find second largest emp salary from emp table? what is exact difference between drop and truncate table? structural difference between bitmap and btree index? How to select oracle sequence from different schema and How to select oracle sequence from different Databases. Explain with example? what are the API of GL,PO,AP? WHAT ENTRIES WILL HAVE IN PURCHASE ORDER TO PAYABLES WHAT IS BUSINESS PROCESS IN ORACLE FINANCE? When to use Place holder columns in Oracle Reports and what is a place holder column? Differentiate the standard purchase order,Blanket purchase agreement,Contract purchase agreement,Planned purchase order? How can you hide the report in Apps? what are the difference between key flexifold and descriptive flexifold? What is STATSPACK tool? HOW TO CONVERT ORACLE TABLE DATA (RECORDS)INTO EXCEL SHEET? after installation of ORACLE 8i, work properly, but after restarting the system, it throw an error ORA 01034: ORACLE not available? what is the exact navigation to create a radio button in form6i?how can we create the radio button in report6i? what is load balancing and what u have used to do this?(sql loader how many columns can a plsql table have?

select statement does not retrieve any records. what exception is raised? After update how do u know how many records got updated can u call user defined functions in select statements? can you write commit in triggers? can a view be updated? what are different types of deletes? master table and child table performances and comparisons in Oracle ? does the query needs a hint to access a materialized view? what are bitmap indexes? How does they work? what are archived logs? what is difference between where clause and having clause? how to use sequence and what use of sequence cache? What are the composite date types in oracle? how can db_files > maxdatafiles since db_files is for instance and the later is for database What is store procedure?and how do u take the values from database and run in scripts? What is the difference between formula column and place holder? explain the difference between outer join and inner join? With examples would be appreciable what is difference between sap and oracle applications and which is now market leader? How to create placeholder columns? How to transfer database(500 gb) of oracle enterprise edition to standard edition downtime is only 1 hour not using exp/imp option ? Define the terms primary key foreign key and also the difference between primary and the unique key A Table has 10,000 records,How can we get latest 10 dates from the table.so that i can only store those 10 records in to my Result set Object,to reduce load on my app? how to convert .db (extension) database file into .dmp (extension) for oracle database ?

HOW TO GET THE ORGANIZATION TO ORGANIZATION DETAILS INFORMATION IN THE INVENTORY MODULE.THE REQUIREMENT IS FROMORG TOORG FROMINV TOINV What is the purpose of init.Ora. ? how many init.Ora exist in oracle installation? suppose there are 3 database on one oracle server, how many init.Ora do I have? what are various database objects? how will you identify memory related performance issue in oracle? any idea about basic architure difference of oracle and db2? comment on which is better , with reasons? what is a function based index? is it recommended to use the same. ? what is global temporary table? what is teh signification of the parameter session_cached_cursor ? what type of information you gather from client?Briefly explain an index has been done on the primary key of a table. an update operation was performed on that table. now my question is 1> what abt the performance ? means faster or slower due to indexing ? 2> does the operation affect to the primary key constraint How you find out version of installed work flow? as a technical developer in oracle applications which type errors faced in your experience so far can we use lexical parameter in oracle pl sql?how? explain about the critical recovery scenario you had experienced? what do u mean by implementation? What is currency type in database? what do u mean by implementation? How cost of one Forms created & Report Created? Find the Maximum second value in table? explain connect by prior with example and its real time use? what is Indexes in oracle? Difference between sub query and nested query? What is Shared Pool? Design database drawer diagram for a certain scenario? Draw E-R diagram for many to many relationship ? How do you rate yourself in oracle and sql server? What file is read by ODBC to load drivers?

Can we assign Explicitly transaction to a rollback segment How the status of the Rollback segment can be viewed? Are Constraints exported through Export command? What is the use of NOARCHIEVELOG parameter in Database? Which parameters are optional in inti.Ora parameter file? Can the SNAPSHOTS be refreshed automatically? what is the use of EXP command? How the SMON process is used to write into LOG files ? From which command ENQUEUE_RESOURCES parameter information is derived from ? When the SYSTEM TABLESPACE can be made off-line ? What are the different Sequence of events takes place while starting a Database ? What are the types of Calculated columns available ? What is the use of PARFILE option in EXP command? What is the use of CONSISTENT (Ver 7) option in EXP command ? What are the different file extensions that are created by Oracle ? For a field in a repeating frame, can the source come from a column? what Kind of COMMENT statements placed within SQL statements? Oracle precompiler translates the EMBEDDED SQL statements into? How many number of columns can a RECORD GROUP have? Can an Alert message be changed at run time? What is an ALERT? What is a RADIO GROUP? What is a Built_in subprogram? When is a .FMB file extension is created in Forms 4.5 ?

Can MULTIPLE DOCUMENT INTERFACE (MDI) be used in Forms 4.5 ? Can you copy the PROGRAM UNIT into an Object group ? Can we attach the same List of Values to different fields in Design time ? When a form is invoked with CALL_FORM does Oracle forms issues? What built_in procedure is used to get IMAGES in Forms 4.5? What type of file is used for porting Forms 4.5 applications to various platforms? Can we use GO_BLOCK package in a PRE_TEXT_ITEM trigger? Can we use a Restricted packaged procedure in WHEN_TEXT_ITEM trigger? What is Library in Forms 4.0? What do you mean by Check box? Can A CONTROL BLOCK can sometimes refer to a Basetable? what is GET_BLOCK property? When do you get a .PLL extension ? How can you CALL Reports from Forms4.0 ? what is the use of SYSTEM.EFFECTIVE.DATE variable? What SYSTEM VARIABLE is used to refer DATABASE TIME? What will the SHOW_ALERT function returns? Can we pass RECORD GROUP between FORMS? What built in subprogram is used to manipulate images in image items? If an UNIQUE KEY constraint on DATE column is created, will it accept duplicate values? What are the the different Data Manipulation Language statements are? what is Data Definition Language? Is it possible to modify a Data type of a column when column contains values? What the TRANSLATE('333SQD234','0123456789ABCDPQRST','0123456789') will return ?

what the REPLACE('JACK AND JUE','J','BL') will return ? what the SUBSTR(SQUARE ANS ALWAYS WORK HARD,14,6) will return? Does the Database trigger will fire when the table is TRUNCATED? What is the Result of the following 'VIK'||NULL||'RAM' ? PL/SQL supports which data types? Is it possible to open a cursor which is in a Package in another database? Explain about User_Defined Exceptions? Explain what is an Exception? What does a COMMIT statement do to a CURSOR? Which factors does not affect the size of the SGA? What is Dedicated server configuration? where a Database Procedure is stored? when A set of Dictionary tables are created? How the size of the table space can be increased? What is a DATABLOCK? when All datafiles related to a Tablespace are removed? Explain ERASE packaged procedure? Name the two files that are created when you generate a form? What is SQL FORMS? Which of the packaged procedure is UNRESTRICTED? What does DLL stands for ? what are the advantages of a client or server model? Why is it better to use an Integrity Constraint to validate data ? What is the difference between a LIST BOX and a COMBO BOX ?

what are the advantages of GUI systems? Can a DIALOG WINDOW have scroll bar attached to it? What is the difference between a MESSAGEBOX and an ALERT? What is difference between a DIALOG WINDOW and a DOCUMENT WINDOW? can Constraints cannot be exported through EXPORT command? Where the Databases overall structure is maintained ? What is the use of SET TRANSACTION USE ROLLBACK SEGMENT? Where does the LGWR process writes information What are the basic elements of Base configuration of an oracle Database? What is the mechanism provided by ORACLE for table replication? Describe two phases of Two-phase commit? What is Distributed database? What is COST-based approach to optimization? What is RULE-based approach to optimization? What is the effect of setting the 'RULE' for OPTIMIER_GOAL parameter of the ALTER SESSION Command? What is the effect of setting the value 'FIRST_ROWS' for OPTIMIZER_GOAL parameter of the ALTER SESSION command? What is the effect of setting the value "CHOOSE" for OPTIMIZER_GOAL, parameter of the ALTER SESSION Command? What is the effect of setting the value "ALL_ROWS" for OPTIMIZER_GOAL parameter of the ALTER SESSION command? What is the effect of setting the value of OPTIMIZER_MODE to 'RULE'? Will the Optimizer always use COST-based approach if OPTIMIZER_MODE is set to "Cost"? What are the values that can be specified for OPTIMIZER MODE Parameter? What is use of LOG (Ver 7) option in EXP command? What are the different approaches used by Optimizer in choosing an execution plan ?

What is the function of Optimizer? What is Read-Only Transaction? What is SAVE POINT? What does COMMIT do? When does a Transaction end? What the main different between Subquery and a Join? What are the benefits of distributed options in databases? When will the data in the snapshot log be used? What are the options available to refresh snapshots? How can you Enforce Referential Integrity in snapshots? Differentiate simple and complex, snapshots? What are the various type of snapshots How can we reduce the network traffic? What is the use of ANALYZE command? How can we specify the Archived log file name format and destination? How can you enable automatic archiving? What are the steps to switch a data base's archiving mode between NO ARCHIVELOG and ARCHIVELOG mode? What are roles? How can we implement roles? What is a trace file and how is it created? What are the minimum parameters should exist in the parameter file (init.Ora)? What are the roles and user accounts created automatically with the database? What are the responsibilities of a Database Administrator? How will you enforce security using stored procedures? What is user Account in Oracle database?

What built-in is used for showing the alert during run-time? What is the use of IGNORE option in IMP command ? What are the built_in used to trapping errors in forms 4? Is it possible to attach same library to more than one form? What are the built-in routines is available in forms 4.0 to create and manipulate a parameter list? What is the order of the triggers fired once the form is opened? Can a single canvas be used by different blocks? What is App Core and AppCore2? Can you truncate a table in a procedure in Oracle Forms? What are the factors causing the reparsing of SQL statements in SGA? What is meant by redo log buffer? What is meant by recursive hints? What is dictionary cache? What is Database Buffers? What is mean by Program Global Area(PGA)? What is a Shared SQL pool? What is Parallel Server? What is a Database instance?Explain? What are virtual columns? What is the difference between implicit index and explicit index? Can we create more than one index on particular column? What is the difference between column level constraints and table level constraints? what is Cartesian product? what is the use of ondelete cascade?

what is the use of composite key constraint? what is the difference between simple view and complex view? what are the disadvantages of hierarchical database over RDBMS? In Oracle 9i what does "i" Stands for? What is the maximum number of CHECK constraints that can be defined on a column? What are the Limitations of a CHECK Constraint? What is self-referential integrity constraint? What are the Referential actions supported by FOREIGN KEY integrity constraint ? Can an Integrity Constraint be enforced on a table if some existing table data does not satisfy the constraint? What is the use of Control File? What does a Control file Contain? What is the use of Redo Log Information? What is the function of Redo Log? What is a Redo Log? What are the Characteristics of Data Files ? What is a Data File? What is a Temporary Segment? What are the different type of Segments? What is an Extent? What is Row Chaining? How to define Data Block size? What is Data Block? What is Network Database link? What is Public Database Link?

What is Private Database Link? What are the types of Database Links? When can Hash Cluster used? What is cluster Key ? How are Indexes Update? What are synonyms used for? What is a Public Synonyms? What are Schema Objects? Explain the relationship among Database, Tablespace and Data file? What is SYSTEM tablespace and When is it Created? What are the components of Logical database structure of ORACLE database? What are the components of Physical database structure of Oracle Database? What is the use of ROWS option in IMP command? What is the use of INDEXES option in IMP command? What is the use of GRANT option in IMP command? What is the use of INCTYPE option in EXP command ? What is the use of RECORD LENGTH option in EXP command ? What is the use of TABLES option in EXP command? What is the use of OWNER option in EXP command ? What is the use of FULL option in EXP command What is the use of CONSTRAINTS option in EXP command? What is the use of COMPRESS option in EXP command? What is the use of FILE option in EXP command? What are the different kind of export backups?

What is cold backup? What are the elements of it? What is a logical backup? What are the different methods of backing up oracle database ? What is the use of transactional triggers? What is a difference between pre-select and pre-query? what are difference between post database commit and post-form commit? What are built-ins associated with timers? What is a timer? What are the vbx controls? What is strip sources generate options? What is the advantage of the library? What is a library? What is new_form built-in? What is difference between open_form and call_form? What are display items? What is a combo box? What is a text list? What is pop list? What are the different display styles of list items? What are the difference between lov & list item? What is system.coordination_operation? What is the difference between $$DATE$$ & $$DBDATE$$? What are the master-detail triggers? What is WHEN-Database-record trigger?

What is forms_DDL? What is a Text_io Package? What are the important difference between property clause and visual attributes? What is the function of Lock (LCKn) Process? What is a property clause? What are visual attributes? What are the different styles of activation of ole Objects? What is the difference between OLE Server & Ole Container? What is an OLE? State any three mouse events system variables? What are the various sub events a mouse double click event involves? An open form can not be execute the call_form procedure if you chain of called forms has been initiated by another open form? Any attempt to navigate pro grammatically to disabled form in a call_form stack is allowed? How do you create a new session while open a new form? What is the use of image_zoom built-in? What is the difference between boiler plat images and image items? What are different types of images? Can you pass data parameters to forms? When do you use data parameter type? How do you reference a parameter indirectly? What are functions of PMON? What is the maximum number of Lock Processes used? What is the function of Dispatcher(Dnnn)?

What is the difference between boiler plat images and image items? How do you call other Oracle Products from Oracle Forms? What is the maximum no of chars the parameter can store? Use the Add_group_row procedure to add a row to a static record group 1. true or false? Use the add_group_column function to add a column to record group that was created at a design time What are the built-ins used for finding object ID functions? What are the built-ins used for processing rows? What are the built-in used for getting cell values? What are the built -ins used for Modifying a group's structure? What is a Static Record Group? What is a Non Query Record Group? What is a Query Record Group? What are the different types of Record Groups? What is the Maximum allowed length of Record group Column? What is the Maximum allowed length of Record group Column? What are the built_ins used the display the LOV? What is the "LOV of Validation" Property of an item? What is the use of it? What is the basic data structure that is required for creating an LOV? What is an LOV What is the difference between SHOW_EDITOR and EDIT_TEXTITEM? What are the Built-ins to display the user-named editor? What is the User-Named Editor? What are the different types of Co ordinations of the Master with the Detail block? What are the Coordination Properties in a Master-Detail relationship?

What are the different default triggers created when Master Deletes Property is set to isolated? What are the different default triggers created when Master Deletes Property is set to Cascade? What are the different default triggers created when Master Deletes Property is set to Non-isolated? What are the different types of Delete details we can establish in Master-Details? What are the two phases of block coordination? What is coordination Event? What are the default extension of the files created by library module? What are the default extensions of the files created by menu module? How many windows in a form can have console? What is the remove on exit property? Can you attach an alert to a field? What are the display styles of an alert? List the built-in routines for the controlling canvas views during run-time? What is the content view and stacked view? What are the types of canvas-views? What built-in is used for changing the properties of the window dynamically? Can a root window be made modal? What are the types of visual attribute settings? What triggers are associated with the radio group? How many maximum number of radio buttons can you assign to a radio group? What are the display styles of list items? How can I message to passed to the user from reports? What are the three types of user exits available? What is an user exit used for?

How can a cross product be created? What are three panes that appear in the run time pl/sql interpreter? What are the two panes that Appear in the design time pl/sql ? What are the two ways by which data can be generated for a parameter's Using static values? How can a button be used in a report to give a drill down facility? What is the purpose of the product order option in the column property sheet? With which function of summary item is the compute at options required? Is it possible to set a filter condition in a cross product group in matrix reports? To execute row from being displayed that still use column in the row which property can be used? If the maximum record retrieved property of the query is set to 10 then a summary value will be calculated? What is term? What is use of term? Which parameter can be used to set read level consistency across multiple queries? What are the default parameter that appear at run time in the parameter screen? What use of command line parameter cmd file? What is bind reference From which designation is it preferred to send the output to the printed What are the triggers associated with a check box? Where is a procedure return in an external pl/sql library executed at the client or at the server? Where is the external query executed at the client or the server? Can you change the color of the push button in design time? What is a Navigable item? List the Types of Items? Explain types of Block in forms4.0? What is a Layout Editor?

Deleting a page removes information about all the fields in that page? What is the significance of PAGE 0 in forms 3.0? Two popup pages can appear on the screen at a time? How many pages you can in a single form What do you mean by a page? What are the type of User Exits? What is the difference between system.current_field and system.cursor_field? When the form is running in DEBUG mode, If you want to examine the values of global variables and other form variables, What package procedure command you would use in your trigger text? EXIT_FORM is a restricted package procedure? Error_Code is a package procedure? What package procedure used for invoke sql plus from sql forms? What package procedure is used for calling another form? What the PAUSE package procedure does? How does the command POST differs from COMMIT? Is a Keystartup trigger fires as result of a operator pressing a key explicitly? What is the difference between NAME_IN and COPY? What Enter package procedure does What are the unrestricted procedures used to change the popup screen position during run time? What SYNCHRONIZE procedure does? Can we use a restricted package procedure in ON-VALIDATE-FIELD Trigger? What is the difference between restricted and unrestricted package procedure? What are the different types of Package Procedure? What is a Package Procedure?

What is the difference between keystartup and pre-form? What is Post-Block? When does an on-lock trigger fire? How can you execute the user defined triggers in forms 3.0 ? give the sequence in which triggers fired during insert operations, when the following 3 triggers are defined at the same block level? When is PRE-QUERY trigger executed? What is the difference between a POST-FIELD trigger and a POST-CHANGE trigger? What is the difference between an ON-VALIDATE-FIELD trigger and a trigger ? A query fetched 10 records How many times does a PRE-QUERY Trigger and POST-QUERY Trigger will get executed? When will ON-VALIDATE-FIELD trigger executed? What is the usage of an ON-INSERT,ON-DELETE and ON-UPDATE TRIGGERS ? State the order in which these triggers are executed? How do you trap the error in forms 3.0? What does an on-clear-block Trigger fire? What are the different types of key triggers? Name the two files that are created when you generate the form give the filex extension? How would you determine who has added a row to a table? What view would you use to determine free space in a table space? What does LGWR do? What is User Process? What view would you use to look at the size of a data file? How do you resize a data file? How do you add a data file to a table space?

When creating a user, what permissions must you grant to allow them to connect to the database? Name a table space automatically created when you create a database? What is the difference between a TEMPORARY table space and a PERMANENT table space? What does coalescing a table space do? Give two methods you could use to determine what DDL changes have been made. How would you force a log switch? Describe what redo logs are How would you determine what sessions are connected and what resources they are waiting for? What background process refreshes materialized views? When a user process fails, what background process cleans up after it? Explain materialized views and how they are used. Where in the Oracle directory tree structure are audit traces placed? Name three advisory statistics you can collect Explain the use of table functions? Explain the difference between a FUNCTION, PROCEDURE and PACKAGE. What command would you use to encrypt a PL/SQL application? Explain the use of setting GLOBAL_NAMES equal to TRUE? How would you determine the time zone under which a database was operating? Explain the difference between $ORACLE_HOME and $ORACLE_BASE? Explain an ORA-01555? How would you go about increasing the buffer cache hit ratio? How would you go about generating an EXPLAIN plan? Give the stages of instance start up to a usable state where normal users may access it. What command would you use to create a backup control file?

Explain the difference between ARCHIVE LOG mode and NO ARCHIVE LOG mode and the benefits and disadvantages to each? A table is classified as a parent table and you want to drop and re-create it. How would you do this without affecting the children tables? Give two examples of referential integrity constraints? What type of index should you use on a fact table? Give the two types of tables involved in producing a star schema and the type of data they hold Where would you look for errors from the database engine? Give two examples of how you might determine the structure of the table DEPT? Explain the difference between a data block,a extent and a segment? You have just had to restore from backup and do not have any control files. How would you go about bringing up this database? what is the difference between 1.append to media 2.over right the existing media when we take back up in sql server2000? Define 'view' advantage ? HOW SHALL WE DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN PRIMARY KEY AND FOREIGN KEY? what is the difference between TRUNCATE and DELETE command in SQL When the procedures or packages become invalidate? How do you use trigger to create mutating state of table? What is the Symbol use for Inner Join? What is an anchoring object & what is its use? Which of the two views should objects according to possession? What are modal less windows? List some built-in routines used to manipulate images in image_item? what are the different objects that you cannot copy or reference in object groups? Explain about stacked canvas views? What are the two types of views available in the object navigator?

What is a physical page and a logical page ? Explain the following file extension related to library? what is an object groups? List system variables available in forms 4.0, and not available in forms ? At what point of report execution is the before Report trigger fired? Give built-in routine related to a record groups? What are the ways to monitor the performance of the report? Do user parameters appear in the data modal editor in 2.5? How is link tool operation different between reports 2 & 2.5? What are the menu items that oracle forms 4.0 supports? What built-in routines are used to display editor dynamically? What is the frame & repeating frame? How will you monitor the space allocation ? What are the two ways to incorporate images into a oracle forms application? Can you attach an LOV to a field at design time? Is the after report trigger fired if the report execution fails? Does a grouping done for objects in the layout editor affect the grouping done in the data model editor? Name of the functions used to get/set canvas properties? What is the difference between setting up of parameters in reports 2.0 reports ? Give the sequence of execution of the various report triggers? How can a square be drawn in the layout editor of the report writer? What is the difference when Flex mode is on and when it is off? To display the page no. for each page on a report what would be the source & logical page no. or & of physical page no.? What is the difference when confine mode is on and when it is off?

What does the term panel refer to with regard to pages? If two groups are not linked in the data model editor, What is the hierarchy between them? What are the two repeating frame always associated with matrix object? How do you display console on a window ? What is the use of break group? How can a break order be created on a column in an existing group? What are the steps involved in Instance Recovery ? What is Mirrored on-line Redo Log ? What is Partial Backup ? Can Full Backup be performed when the database is open ? What is Full Backup ? What are the different modes of mounting a Database with the Parallel Server ? What is Restricted Mode of Instance Start up ? What are the steps involved in Database Shutdown ? What is the OPTIMAL parameter ? What is the role of PCT FREE parameter is Storage clause ? What is meant by free extent ? Explain Oracle BI Enterprise Edition Architecture* Identify the analytical business challenge and the solution provided by Oracle BI products how to identify primary key and foreign key in rdbms explain joins in oracle with example What I stands for in oracle9I and G stands for 10G What is the difference between surrogate key and primary key what is the appropriate meaning of oracle using in the computer language?

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