Oracle Interview Questions And Answers


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Oracle Interview Questions And Answers


Page 17 of 95 The related columns of the tables are called the cluster key. The
cluster key is indexed using a cluster index and its value is stored
only once for multiple tables in the cluster.

7. What are the basic element of Base configuration of an oracle
Database ?

It consists of
one or more data files.
one or more control files.
two or more redo log files.
The Database contains
multiple users/schemas
one or more rollback segments
one or more tablespaces
Data dictionary tables
User objects (table,indexes,views etc.,)
The server that access the database consists of
SGA (Database buffer, Dictionary Cache Buffers, Redo log
buffers, Shared SQL pool)
SMON (System MONito)
PMON (Process MONitor)
LGWR (LoG Write)
DBWR (Data Base Write)
ARCH (ARCHiver)
CKPT (Check Point)
RECO
Dispatcher
User Process with associated PGS

8. What is a deadlock ? Explain .

Two processes wating to update the rows of a table which are locked by
the other process then deadlock arises.

In a database environment this will often happen because of not
issuing proper row lock commands. Poor design of front-end
application may cause this situation and the performance of server will
reduce drastically.

These locks will be released automatically when a commit/rollback
operation performed or any one of this processes being killed
externally.


MEMORY MANAGEMENT

9. What is SGA ? How it is different from Ver 6.0 and Ver 7.0 ?

The System Global Area in a Oracle database is the area in
memory to facilitates the transfer of information between users. It
holds the most recently requested structural information between
users. It holds the most recently requested structural information
about the database.

The structure is Database buffers, Dictionary cache, Redo Log Buffer
and Shared SQL pool (ver 7.0 only) area.