Oracle Distributed Database concepts - Oracle (MCQ) questions and answers

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1)   Each committed transaction has an associated number to uniquely identify the changes made by the statements within the transaction and that number is called, _________ .
- Published on 13 Aug 15

a. Supply change number
b. System change number
c. Oracle change number
d. Commit change number
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: System change number

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2)   In distributed SQL statements, which of the following retrieves information from two or more nodes?
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a. Distributed query
b. Distributed update
c. Both A & B
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Distributed query

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3)   In ________ type of link users connect as themselves. This means that they must have an account on the remote database with the same username as their account on the local database.
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a. Connected user link
b. Fixed user link
c. Current user link
d. Both A & B
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Connected user link

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4)   What is site autonomy?
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a. Each server participating in a distributed database is administered independently from all other databases.
b. Nodes of the system cannot mirror the logical organization of companies or groups that need to maintain independence.
c. Local administrators cannot control corresponding local data. Therefore, each database administrator’s domain of responsibility is smaller and more manageable.
d. Administrators cannot recover from isolated system failures independently from other nodes in the system.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Each server participating in a distributed database is administered independently from all other databases.

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5)   The REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT parameter operates an externally-authenticated user and it can connect to the remote database using a connected user database link, Select the correct parameter to set.
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a. REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT = false
b. REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT = true
c. Both A & B
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT = true

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6)   Depending on the situation each node in the Distributed Database system can act as, _________ .
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a. A client
b. A server
c. Both A & B
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both A & B

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7)   In a non-shared database link, the connection is shared across multiple sessions.
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a. True
b. False
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: False

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8)   Which transaction contains statements that access more than one node?
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a. A Remote Transaction
b. A Distributed transaction
c. Both A & B
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: A Distributed transaction

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9)   A set of databases in a distributed system that can appear to applications as a single data source known as ________.
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a. Distributed database
b. Distributed processing
c. Both A & B
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Distributed database

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10)   To enable cost-based optimization set the OPTIMIZER_MODE initialization parameter to CHOOSE or COST, you can set this parameter by using __________.
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a. Modifying the OPTIMIZER_MODE parameter in the initialization parameter file
b. Setting it at session level by issuing an ALTER SESSION statement
c. Both A & B
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both A & B

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