The following code declares a PL/SQL record with the same structure as a

row of the departments table. True or False?

DECLARE
v_dept_rec departments%ROWTYPE;
...
Mark for Review
(1) Points

True (*)

False

[Correct] Correct

2. Which of the following statements about user-defined PL/

SQL records is NOT true? Mark for Review
(1) Points

It can be used as an OUT parameter in a package procedure.

It is not the same as a row in a database table.

It can be defined as NOT NULL.

It can be a component of another PL/SQL record.

It must contain one or more components, but all the components must have
scalar datatypes. (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 6 Lesson 1.

3. Which of the following will successfully create a record

type containing two fields, and a record variable of that type? Mark for
Review
(1) Points

TYPE person_type IS RECORD

(l_name VARCHAR2(20),
gender CHAR(1));
person_rec TYPE person_type;

TYPE person_type IS RECORD

 (l_name VARCHAR2(20),
gender CHAR(1));
person_rec person_type;
(*)

TYPE person_type IS (l_name VARCHAR2(20),

gender CHAR(1));
person_rec TYPE person_type;

TYPE person_type IS (l_name VARCHAR2(20),

gender CHAR(1));
person_rec person_type;

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 6 Lesson 1.

Section 1
(Answer all questions in this section)
1. To declare an INDEX BY table, we must first declare a ty
pe and then declare a collection variable of that type. True or False? Mark for
Review
(1) Points

True (*)

False

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 6 Lesson 2.

2. Which of the following methods can be used to reference

elements of an INDEX BY table? (Choose three.) Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)

DROP

FIRST (*)

EXISTS (*)

COUNT (*)
 PREVIOUS

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 6 Lesson 2.

3. Which of the following successfully declares an INDEX BY

table of records which could be used to store copies of complete rows from the
departments table? Mark for Review
(1) Points

DECLARE
TYPE t_depttab IS TABLE OF departments%ROWTYPE
INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;
(*)

DECLARE
TYPE t_depttab IS TABLE OF departments%TYPE
INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;

DECLARE
TYPE t_depttab IS TABLE OF departments%ROWTYPE
INDEX BY NUMBER;

DECLARE
TYPE t_depttab IS INDEX BY TABLE OF departments%ROWTYPE
INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 6 Lesson 2.

4. What is the largest number of elements (i.e., records) t

hat an INDEX BY table of records can contain? Mark for Review
(1) Points

100

4096

32767

Many millions of records because a BINARY_INTEGER or PLS_INTEGER can hav

e a very large value (*)
 None of the above

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 6 Lesson 2.

5. Which of these PL/SQL data structures could store a comp

lete copy of the employees table, i.e., 20 complete table rows? Mark for
Review
(1) Points

An INDEX BY table of records (*)

An explicit cursor based on SELECT * FROM employees;

A record

An INDEX BY table

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 6 Lesson 2.

6. Which of these PL/SQL data structures can NOT store a co

llection? Mark for Review
(1) Points

An INDEX BY table of records

An INDEX BY table indexed by BINARY_INTEGER

An INDEX BY table indexed by PLS_INTEGER

A PL/SQL record (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 6 Lesson 2.

Section 1
(Answer all questions in this section)
1. Which of the following is NOT a predefined Oracle Server
error? Mark for Review
(1) Points

e_sal_too_high EXCEPTION; (*)

 DUP_VAL_ON_INDEX

TOO_MANY_ROWS

ZERO_DIVIDE

NO_DATA_FOUND

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 2.

2. Which of the following best describes a predefined Oracl

e Server error? Mark for Review
(1) Points

Has a standard Oracle error number and a standard name which can be refe
renced in the EXCEPTION section (*)

Has a standard Oracle error number but must be declared and named by the
PL/SQL programmer

Is associated with an Oracle error number using PRAGMA EXCEPTION_INIT

Is not raised automatically but must be declared and raised explicitly b

y the PL/SQL programmer

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 2.

3. Which kind of error can NOT be handled by PL/SQL?

Mark for Review
(1) Points

Non-predefined Oracle Server errors

Predefined Oracle Server errors

Syntax errors (*)

User-defined errors

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 2.

 4. Examine the following code. At Line A, you want to raise
an exception if the employee's manager_id is null. What kind of exception is th
is?
DECLARE
v_mgr_id employees.manager_id%TYPE;
BEGIN
SELECT manager_id INTO v_mgr_id FROM employees
WHERE employee_id = 100;
IF v_mgr_id IS NULL THEN
-- Line A
END IF;
...
Mark for Review
(1) Points

A non-predefined Oracle server exception

A constraint violation

A NO_DATA_FOUND exception

A predefined Oracle Server exception

A user-defined exception (*)

[Correct] Correct

5. How would you trap Oracle Server exception ORA-01403: no

data found? Mark for Review
(1) Points

WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN ... (*)

WHEN NO DATA FOUND THEN ...

WHEN SQL%ROWCOUNT=0 THEN ...

WHEN ORA-01403 THEN ...

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 2.

6. No employees exist whose salary is less than 2000. Which

 exception handlers would successfully trap the exception that will be raised wh
en the following code is executed? (Choose two.)
DECLARE
v_mynum NUMBER := 10;
v_count NUMBER;
BEGIN
SELECT COUNT(*) INTO v_count FROM employees
WHERE salary < 2000;
v_mynum := v_mynum / v_count;
EXCEPTION ...
END;
Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)

OTHERS (*)

SQL%ROWCOUNT = 0

NO_DATA_FOUND

ZERO_DIVIDE (*)

OTHER

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 2.

7. What is the correct syntax to associate an exception nam

ed EXCEPNAME with the non-predefined Oracle Server error ORA-02292? Mark for
Review
(1) Points

PRAGMA EXCEPTION_INIT (excepname, -2292) (*)

SQLCODE (-2292, excepname);

RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR (-2292, excepname);

WHEN (-2292, excepname) THEN ?

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 2.

8. An ORA-1400 exception is raised if an attempt is made to

 insert a null value into a NOT NULL column. DEPARTMENT_ID is the primary key of
the DEPARTMENTS table. What will happen when the following code is executed?
DECLARE
e_not_null EXCEPTION;
BEGIN
PRAGMA EXCEPTION_INIT(e_not_null, -1400);
INSERT INTO departments (department_id, department_name)
VALUES(null, 'Marketing');
EXCEPTION
WHEN e_not_null THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Cannot be null');
END;
Mark for Review
(1) Points

The code will not execute because PRAGMA EXCEPTION_INIT must be coded in
the DECLARE section. (*)

The code will not execute because the syntax of PRAGMA EXCEPTION_INIT is
wrong.

The exception will be raised and "Cannot be null" will be displayed.

The code will not execute because the syntax of the INSERT statement is
wrong.

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 2.

9. Examine the following code. The UPDATE statement will ra

ise an ORA-02291 exception.
BEGIN
UPDATE employees SET department_id = 45;
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
INSERT INTO error_log_table VALUES (SQLCODE);
END;
What will happen when this code is executed?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

The code will execute and insert error number 02291 into error_log_table
.

The code will fail because we access error message numbers by using SQLE
RRNUM, not SQLCODE.

The code will fail because SQLCODE has not been declared.
 The code will fail because we cannot use functions like SQLCODE directly
in a SQL statement. (*)

[Correct] Correct

10. Which type of exception MUST be explicitly raised by the

PL/SQL programmer? Mark for Review
(1) Points

User-defined exceptions (*)

Predefined Oracle server errors such as TOO_MANY_ROWS

Non-predefined Oracle server errors such as ORA-01203

All of the above

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 2.

11. A PL/SQL block executes and an Oracle Server exception i

s raised. Which of the following contains the text message associated with the e
xception? Mark for Review
(1) Points

SQLCODE

SQLERRM (*)

SQL%MESSAGE

SQL_MESSAGE_TEXT

[Correct] Correct

12. Which one of the following events would implicitly raise

an exception? Mark for Review
(1) Points

A SELECT statement returns exactly one row.

 The PL/SQL programmer mis-spells the word BEGIN as BEGAN.

A database constraint is violated. (*)

An UPDATE statement modifies no rows.

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 2.

1. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of including an exception han

dler in a PL/SQL block? Mark for Review
(1) Points

Avoids costly and time-consuming correction of mistakes

Code is more readable because error-handling routines can be written in

the same block in which the error occurred

Prevents errors from being propagated back to the calling environment

Prevents errors from occurring (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 1.

2. Which of the following best describes a PL/SQL exception

? Mark for Review
(1) Points

A compile-time error occurs because the PL/SQL code references a non-exi

stent table.

An error occurs during the execution of the block, which disrupts the no
rmal operation of the program. (*)

The programmer forgets to declare a cursor while writing the PL/SQL code
.

A user enters an invalid password while trying to log on to the database

.

[Correct] Correct
 3. Which of these exceptions can be handled by an EXCEPTION
section in a PL/SQL block? Mark for Review
(1) Points

An attempt is made to divide by zero

A SELECT statement returns no rows

Any other kind of exception that can occur within the block

All of the above (*)

None of the above

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 1.

4. Only one exception at a time can be raised during one ex

ecution of a PL/SQL block. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True (*)

False

[Correct] Correct

5. Which of the following EXCEPTION sections is constructed

correctly? (Choose three.) Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)

EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN statement_1;
END;
(*)

EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN statement_1;
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN statement_2;
END;
 EXCEPTION
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN statement_1;
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN statement_2;
WHEN OTHERS THEN statement_3;
END;

EXCEPTION
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN statement_1;
WHEN OTHERS THEN statement_2;
END;
(*)

EXCEPTION
WHEN TOO_MANY_ROWS THEN statement_1;
END;
(*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 1.

6. The following EXCEPTION section is constructed correctly

. True or False?
EXCEPTION
WHEN ZERO_DIVIDE OR TOO_MANY_ROWS OR NO_DATA_FOUND
THEN statement_1;
statement_2;
WHEN OTHERS
THEN statement_3;
END;
Mark for Review
(1) Points

True (*)

False

[Correct] Correct

7. Which of the following are NOT good practice guidelines

for exception handling? (Choose two.) Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)

Include a WHEN OTHERS handler as the first handler in the exception sect
ion. (*)

Allow exceptions to propagate back to the calling environment. (*)

Handle specific named exceptions where possible, instead of relying on W

HEN OTHERS.

Test your code with different combinations of data to see what potential
errors can happen.

Use an exception handler whenever there is any possibility of an error o

ccurring.

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 1.

8. Examine the following code. Why does this exception hand

ler not follow good practice guidelines? (Choose two.)
DECLARE
v_dept_name departments.department_name%TYPE;
BEGIN
SELECT department_name INTO v_dept_name FROM departments
WHERE department_id = 75;
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('A select returned more than one row');
END;
Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)

The exception handler should COMMIT the transaction.

department_id 75 does not exist in the departments table.

The exception section should include a WHEN TOO_MANY_ROWS exception hand

ler. (*)

You should not use DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE in an exception handler.

The exception handler should test for the named exception NO_DATA_FOUND.
(*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 1.

1. What is a user-defined exception? Mark for Review
(1) Points

An exception which is not raised automatically by the Oracle server, but

must be declared and raised explicitly by the PL/SQL programmer. (*)

An exception which has a predefined Oracle error number but no predefine

d name.

A predefined Oracle server exception such as NO_DATA_FOUND.

An exception handler which the user (the programmer) includes in the EXC
EPTION section.

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 3.

2. What is the datatype of a user-defined exception?

Mark for Review
(1) Points

BOOLEAN

VARCHAR2

EXCEPTION (*)

NUMBER

None of the above

[Correct] Correct

3. What is wrong with the following code?

BEGIN
UPDATE employees SET salary = 20000
WHERE job_id = 'CLERK';
IF SQL%ROWCOUNT = 0 THEN
RAISE NO_DATA_FOUND; -- Line A
END IF;
EXCEPTION
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('No employee was updated');
END;
 Mark for Review
(1) Points

You cannot use SQL%ROWCOUNT in conditional control statements such as IF

or CASE.

NO_DATA_FOUND has not been DECLAREd.

Line A should be: HANDLE NO_DATA_FOUND

You cannot explicitly raise predefined Oracle Server errors such as NO_D
ATA_FOUND.

Nothing is wrong; the code will execute correctly. (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 3.

4. What will be displayed when the following code is execut

ed?
DECLARE
e_myexcep EXCEPTION;
BEGIN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message 1');
RAISE e_myexcep;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message 2');
EXCEPTION
WHEN e_myexcep THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message 3');
RAISE e_myexcep;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message 4');
END;
Mark for Review
(1) Points

Message 1
Message 3

The code will not execute because it contains at least one syntax error.

The code will execute but will return an unhandled exception to the call
ing environment.
(*)

Message 1
Message 2
Message 3
Message 4

Message 1
Message 3
Message 4

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 3.

5. The following line of code is correct. True or False?

RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR(-21001,'My error message'); Mark for Review
(1) Points

True

False (*)

[Correct] Correct

6. How are user-defined exceptions raised ? Mark for

Review
(1) Points

By PRAGMA EXCEPTION_INIT

By DECLARE e_my_excep EXCEPTION;

By RAISE exception_name; (*)

None of the above. They are raised automatically by the Oracle server.

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 3.

7. The following three steps must be performed to use a use

r-defined exception: - Raise the exception - Handle the exception - Declare the
exception In what sequence must these steps be performed? Mark for Review
(1) Points

Declare, Raise, Handle (*)

 The steps can be performed in any order.

Handle, Raise, Declare

Raise, Handle, Declare

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 3.

8. You want to display your own error message to the user.

What is the correct syntax to do this? Mark for Review
(1) Points

RAISE application_error;

RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR(20001, 'My own message');

RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR('My own message', -20001);

RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR (-20001, 'My own message'); (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 3.

1. Predefined Oracle Server exceptions such as NO_DATA_FOUN

D can be raised automatically in inner blocks and handled in outer blocks. True
or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True (*)

False

[Correct] Correct

2. Non-predefined Oracle Server errors (associated with Ora

cle error numbers by PRAGMA EXCEPTION_INIT) can be declared and raised in inner
blocks and handled in outer blocks. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True
 False (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 4.

3. What will happen when the following code is executed?

DECLARE
e_outer_excep EXCEPTION;
BEGIN
DECLARE
e_inner_excep EXCEPTION;
BEGIN
RAISE e_outer_excep;
END;
EXCEPTION
WHEN e_outer_excep THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Outer raised');
WHEN e_inner_excep THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Inner raised');
END;
Mark for Review
(1) Points

The code will fail to compile because e_inner_excep was declared but nev
er RAISEd.

The code will fail to compile because e_inner_excep cannot be referenced

in the outer block. (*)

The code will execute successfully and 'Outer Raised' will be displayed.

The code will propagate the e_outer_excep back to the calling environmen
t (Application Express).

[Correct] Correct

4. What will happen when the following code is executed?

DECLARE
e_excep1 EXCEPTION;
e_excep2 EXCEPTION;
BEGIN
RAISE e_excep1;
EXCEPTION
WHEN e_excep1 THEN BEGIN
RAISE e_excep2; END;
END;
Mark for Review
(1) Points
 It will fail to compile because you cannot have a subblock inside an exc
eption section.

It will fail to compile because e_excep1 is out of scope in the subblock

.

It will fail to compile because you cannot declare more than one excepti
on in the same block.

It will compile successfully and return an unhandled e_excep2 to the cal

ling environment. (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 4.

5. There are three employees in department 90. What will be

displayed when this code is executed?
DECLARE
v_last_name employees.last_name%TYPE;
BEGIN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message 1');
BEGIN
SELECT last_name INTO v_last_name
FROM employees WHERE department_id = 90;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message 2');
END;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message 3');
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message 4');
END;
Mark for Review
(1) Points

Message 1
Message 3
Message 4

Message 1
Message 4
(*)

Message 1

An unhandled exception will be propagated back to the calling environmen

t.
 None of the above

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 4.

6. What will be displayed when the following code is execut

ed?
<<outer>>
DECLARE
v_myvar NUMBER;
BEGIN
v_myvar := 25;
DECLARE
v_myvar NUMBER := 100;
BEGIN
outer.v_myvar := 30;
v_myvar := v_myvar / 0;
outer.v_myvar := 35;
END;
v_myvar := 40;
EXCEPTION
WHEN ZERO_DIVIDE THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(v_myvar);
END;
Mark for Review
(1) Points

30 (*)

100

40

35

25

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 4.

Section 1
(Answer all questions in this section)
1. Which of the following are characteristics of anonymous
PL/SQL blocks but not PL/SQL subprograms? (Choose three.) Mark for Review
(1) Points
 (Choose all correct answers)

Are unnamed (*)

Can begin with the keyword DECLARE (*)

Can take parameters

Are stored in the database

Are compiled every time they are executed (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 1.

2. Subprograms and anonymous blocks can be called by other

applications. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True

False (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 1.

3. Which of the following are benefits of using PL/SQL subp

rograms rather than anonymous blocks? (Choose three.) Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)

Easier code maintenance (*)

Better data security (*)

Code reuse (*)

Do not need to define exceptions

Stored externally
[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 1.

4. PL/SQL subprograms, unlike anonymous blocks, are compile

d each time they are executed. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True

False (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 1.

5. Procedures are generally used to perform what? Mark for

Review
(1) Points

A SELECT statement

An action (*)

A return of values

All of the above

None of the above

[Correct] Correct

6. A programmer wants to create a PL/SQL procedure named MY

_PROC. What will happen when the following code is executed?
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE my_proc IS
v_empid employees.empid%TYPE;
BEGIN
SELECT employee_id INTO v_empid FROM employees
WHERE region_id = 999;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('The salary is: ' || v_salary);
Mark for Review
(1) Points

The statement will fail because you cannot declare variables such as v_e
mpid inside a procedure.
 The statement will fail because the last line of code should be END my_p
roc; (*)

The statement will raise a NO_DATA_FOUND exception because region_id 999

does not exist.

[Correct] Correct

7. Which of the following keywords MUST be included in ever

y PL/SQL procedure definition? (Choose two.) Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)

REPLACE

END (*)

BEGIN (*)

DECLARE

EXCEPTION

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 1.

8. A stored PL/SQL procedure can be invoked from which of t

he following?
A PL/SQL anonymous block
A calling application
A SELECT statement
Another PL/SQL procedure
Mark for Review
(1) Points

A and C

A, B, and D (*)

A and B

A only
 B and C

[Correct] Correct

9. A stored procedure add_dept may be invoked by the follow

ing command in Application Express. True or False?
BEGIN
add_dept;
END;
Mark for Review
(1) Points

True (*)

False

[Correct] Correct

10. The following are the steps involved in creating, and la

ter modifying and re-creating, a PL/SQL procedure in Application Express. Which
step is missing?
Type the procedure code in the SQL Commands window
Click on the "Save" button and save the procedure code
Retrieve the saved code from "Saved SQL" in SQL Commands
Modify the code in the SQL Commands window
Execute the code to re-create the procedure
Mark for Review
(1) Points

Enter parameters and data type

Exe ute the procedure from USRE_SOURCE data dictionary view

Execute the code to create the procedure (*)

Invoke the procedure from an anonymous block

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 1.

11. When modifying procedure code, the procedure code statem

ent must be re-executed to validate and store it in the database. True or False?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

True (*)

False

[Correct] Correct

12. A nested subprogram can be called from the main procedur

e or from the calling environment. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True

False (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 1.

13. Why will the following procedure fail?

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE mainproc
...
IS
PROCEDURE subproc (...) IS BEGIN
...
BEGIN
...
subproc (...);
...
END;
Mark for Review
(1) Points

Procedure main proc must use the keyword AS not IS

Procedure mainproc does not need the keyword BEGIN

Procedure subproc does not need the keyword BEGIN

Procedure subproc does not have an END; statement (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 1.

 1. Which of the following best describes the difference bet
ween a parameter and an argument? Mark for Review
(1) Points

They are both names of variables. A parameter is passed into the procedu
re, while an argument is passed out of the procedure.

A parameter is the name of a variable, while an argument is the datatype

of that variable.

A parameter is a variable that accepts a value that is passed to it, whi

le an argument is the value that is passed. (*)

There is no difference; parameters and arguments are the same thing.

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 2.

2. What is the correct syntax to create procedure MYPROC th

at accepts two number parameters X and Y? Mark for Review
(1) Points

CREATE PROCEDURE myproc (x NUMBER, y NUMBER) IS ... (*)

CREATE PROCEDURE (x NUMBER, y NUMBER) myproc IS ...

CREATE PROCEDURE myproc IS (x NUMBER, y NUMBER) ...

CREATE PROCEDURE IS myproc (x NUMBER, y NUMBER) ?

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 2.

3. Which of the following can be used as an argument for a

procedure parameter? Mark for Review
(1) Points

The name of a variable

A literal value

An expression
 All of the above (*)

None of the above

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 2.

4. A procedure has been created as:

CREATE PROCEDURE myproc
(p_left NUMBER, p_right NUMBER)
IS BEGIN ....
You want to call the procedure from an anonymous block. Which of the following c
alls is valid?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

myproc(p_left, p_right);

myproc(v_left, v_right);

myproc(v_left, 30);

All of the above (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 2.

5. What is the purpose of using parameters with stored proc

edures? Mark for Review
(1) Points

They prevent the procedure from modifying data in the database.

They allow values to be passed between the calling environment and the p
rocedure. (*)

They count the number of exceptions raised by the procedure.

They speed up the execution of the procedure.

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 2.

6. Procedure SUBPROC was created as:

CREATE PROCEDURE subproc
(p_param VARCHAR2)
IS BEGIN ...
You invoke the procedure by:
DECLARE
v_param VARCHAR2(20) := 'Smith';
BEGIN
subproc(v_param);
END;
Which of the following is the actual parameter?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

p_param

v_param (*)

Smith'

None of the above

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 2.

7. Which one of the following statements about formal and a

ctual parameters is true? Mark for Review
(1) Points

Formal and actual parameters must have the same name.

Formal and actual parameters must have different names.

A formal parameter is declared within the called procedure, while an act

ual parameter is declared in the calling environment. (*)

An actual parameter is declared within the called procedure.

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 2.

 8. Procedure TESTPROC accepts one parameter P1, whose value
is up to 1000 characters in length. Which one of the following declares this pa
rameter correctly? Mark for Review
(1) Points

CREATE PROCEDURE testproc

(p1 VARCHAR2(100) )
IS
BEGIN ....

CREATE PROCEDURE testproc

IS
p1 VARCHAR2(100);
BEGIN ....

CREATE PROCEDURE testproc

DECLARE
p1 VARCHAR2(100);
BEGIN ....

CREATE PROCEDURE testproc

p1 VARCHAR2
IS
BEGIN ....

CREATE PROCEDURE testproc

(p1 VARCHAR2)
IS
BEGIN ....
(*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 2.

9. You want to create a procedure which accepts a single pa

rameter. The parameter is a number with a maximum value of 9999.99. Which of the
following is a valid declaration for this parameter? Mark for Review
(1) Points

(v_num NUMBER(6,2))

(v_num NUMBER) (*)

(v_num)
 (v_num NUMBER(4,2))

[Correct] Correct

1. What are the three parameter modes for procedures? Mark for Review
(1) Points

IN, OUT, IN OUT (*)

R(ead), W(rite), A(ppend)

CONSTANT, VARIABLE, DEFAULT

COPY, NOCOPY, REF

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 3.

2. If you don't specify a mode for a parameter, what is the

default mode? Mark for Review
(1) Points

OUT

IN (*)

COPY

DEFAULT

R(ead)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 3.

3. Which of the following statements about IN OUT parameter

s are true? (Choose two.) Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
 The data type for the parameter must be VARCHAR2.

The parameter value passed into the subprogram is always returned unchan
ged to the calling environment.

The parameter value can be returned as the original unchanged value. (*)

The parameter value can be returned as a new value that is set within th
e procedure. (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 3.

4. When creating a procedure, where in the code must the pa

rameters be listed? Mark for Review
(1) Points

After the procedure name (*)

After the keyword IS or AS

Before the procedure name

After the keyword PROCEDURE

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 3.

5. A procedure is invoked by this command:

myproc('Smith',100,5000);
What is the method of passing parameters used here?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

Positional (*)

Named

A combination of positional and named

None of the above

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 3.

6. A procedure is invoked by this command:

myproc('Smith',salary=>5000);
What is the method of passing parameters used here?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

Positional

Named

A combination of positional and named (*)

None of the above

[Correct] Correct

7. Which kind of parameters cannot have a DEFAULT value?

Mark for Review
(1) Points

OUT (*)

IN

CONSTANT

R(ead)

W(rite)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 3.

8. The following procedure has been created:

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE myproc
(p_p1 NUMBER, p_p2 VARCHAR2)
IS BEGIN ...
Which one of the following calls to the procedure will NOT work?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

myproc(80, 'Smith');

myproc(p_p1 => 80, 'Smith'); (*)

myproc(80, p_p2 => 'Smith');

myproc(p_p1 => 80, p_p2 => 'Smith');

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 3.

9. Three IN parameters for procedure ADD_EMPLOYEE are defin

ed as:
(p_name VARCHAR2 ,
p_salary NUMBER := 1000,
p_hired DATE DEFAULT SYSDATE)
The procedure is invoked by:
add_employee('Jones');
What is the value of P_SALARY when the procedure starts to execute?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

NULL

1000 (*)

The procedure will not compile because P_SALARY should have been coded a
s DEFAULT 1000

The call will fail because P_SALARY is a required parameter

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 3.

10. What will happen when the following procedure is called

as format_phone (8005551234)?
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE format_phone
 (p_phone_no IN OUT VARCHAR2) IS
BEGIN
p_phone_no := SUBSTR(p_phone_no,1,3) ||
'.' || SUBSTR(p_phone_no,4,3) ||
'.' || SUBSTR(p_phone_no,7);
END format_phone;
Mark for Review
(1) Points

The phone number 800.555.1234 is printed to the screen.

The phone number (800) 555-1234 is printed to the screen.

The phone number 800.555.1234 is placed into the p_phone_no variable. (*

)

The procedure does not execute because the input variable is not properl
y declared.

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 3.

11. Procedure NUMPROC has been created as:

CREATE PROCEDURE numproc
(x NUMBER, y NUMBER := 100, z NUMBER) IS BEGIN ....
You want to call the procedure, passing arguments of 10 for X and 20 for Z. Whic
h one of the following calls is correct?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

numproc(10,,20);

numproc(x=10,z=20);

numproc(10,z=>20); (*)

numproc(x=>10,20);

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 3.

1. A stored function: Mark for Review

(1) Points
 must have at least one IN parameter.

cannot be called in a SQL statement.

must return one and only one value. (*)

is called as a standalone executable statement.

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 1.

2. A PL/SQL function can have IN OUT parameters. True or Fa

lse? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True

False (*)

[Correct] Correct

3. CREATE FUNCTION get_sal (p_id employees.employee_id%TYPE

)
RETURN number
IS
v_sal employees.salary%TYPE := 0;
BEGIN
SELECT salary INTO v_sal
FROM employees
WHERE employee_id = p_id;
RETURN v_sal;
END get_sal;
Which variable is passed to the function and which variable is returned from the
function?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

GET_SAL is passed and V_SAL is returned.

SALARY is passed and P_ID is returned.

EMPLOYEE_ID is passed and SALARY is returned.

P_ID is passed and V_SAL is returned. (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 1.

4. You have created a function called GET_COUNTRY_NAME whic

h accepts a country_id as an IN parameter and returns the name of the country. W
hich one of the following calls to the function will NOT work? Mark for Review
(1) Points

v_name := get_country_name(100);

DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(get_country_name(100));

SELECT get_country_name(100) FROM dual;

BEGIN get_country_name(100, v_name); END; (*)

[Correct] Correct

5. The following function has been created:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION find_sal
(p_emp_id IN employees.employee_id%TYPE)
RETURN NUMBER IS ...
We want to invoke this function from the following anonymous block:
DECLARE
v_mynum NUMBER(6,2);
v_mydate DATE;
BEGIN
... Line A
END;
Which of the following would you include at Line A?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

find_sal(100,v_mynum);

v_mynum := find_sal(100); (*)

v_mydate := find_sal(100);

find_sal(v_mynum,100);
[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 1.

6. Function GET_JOB accepts an employee id as input and ret

urns that employee's job id. Which of the following calls to the function will N
OT work? Mark for Review
(1) Points

DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(get_job(100));

IF get_job(100) = 'IT_PROG' THEN ...

get_job(100,v_job_id); (*)

v_job_id := get_job(100);

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 1.

7. Function MYFUNC1 has been created, but has failed to com

pile because it contains syntax errors. We now try to create procedure MYPROC1 w
hich invokes this function. Which of the following statements is true? Mark for
Review
(1) Points

MYPROC1 will compile correctly, but will fail when it is executed.

MYPROC1 will compile and execute succesfully.

MYPROC1 will fail to compile because the function is invalid. (*)

MYPROC1 will compile and execute successfully, except that the call to M
YFUNC1 will be treated as a comment and ignored.

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 1.

8. Which of the following is found in a function and not a

procedure? Mark for Review
(1) Points

An exception section

IN parameters
 Local variables in the IS/AS section

Return statement in the header (*)

[Correct] Correct

9. Procedure p1 has a single OUT parameter of type DATE. Fu

nction f1 returns a DATE. What is the difference between p1 and f1? Mark for
Review
(1) Points

p1 can be invoked from an anonymous block but f1 cannot.

f1 can be used within a SQL statement but p1 cannot. (*)

p1 can have as many IN parameters as needed but f1 cannot have more than
two IN parameters.

There is no difference because they both return a single value of the sa

me datatype.

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 1.

10. What is wrong with the following code?

CREATE FUNCTION annual_comp
(sal employees.salary%TYPE,
comm_pct IN employees.commission%TYPE)
RETURN NUMBER(5,2)
IS
BEGIN
RETURN (sal*12) + NVL(comm_pct,0)*12*sal;
END annual_comp;
Mark for Review
(1) Points

The sal parameter should specify the IN keyword.

The RETURN NUMBER has a scale and precision. (*)

There should be parentheses () around the expression: NVL(comm_pct,0)*12

*sal

The END; statement should not include the function name.

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 1.

11. Based on the following function definition:

Create function annual_comp
(sal employees.salary%type,
comm_pct In employees.commission%type)
...
Which one of the following is an incorrect call for annual_comp?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

Execute dbms_output.put_line(annual_comp (1000,.2));

Select employee_id, annual_comp(salary, commission_pct)

from employees;

Declare
Ann_comp number (6,2);
Begin
...
Ann_comp := annual_comp(1000,.2);
...
End;

Select employee_id, annual_comp(salary)

from employees; (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 1.

12. To create a function successfully, the following steps s

hould be performed.
A Re-execute the code until it compiles correctly
B Write the code containing the CREATE or REPLACE FUNCTION followed by the fun
ction code
C Test the function from a SQL statement or an anonymous block
D If the function fails to compile, correct the errors
E Load the code into Application Express
F Execute the code in Application Express
What is the correct order to perform these steps?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

B,E,F,D,A,C (*)
 D,B,E,F,A,C

B,C,E,F,D,A

A,B,E,F,D,C

[Correct] Correct

13. When using Invoker's rights, the invoker needs privilege

s on the database objects referenced within the subprogram, as well as GRANT pri
vilege on the procedure. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True

False (*)

[Correct] Correct

14. What will happen when the following subprogram is compil

ed?
PROCEDURE at_proc IS
PRAGMA AUTONOMOUS_TRANSACTION;
dept_id NUMBER := 90;
BEGIN
UPDATE ?
INSERT ?
END at_proc;
Mark for Review
(1) Points

The subprogram will work without errors

The subprogram will fail because of an error in the SELECT statement. (*

)

The subprogram will fail because the RETURN is not specified.

The program will compile successfully.

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 6.

 15. A function may execute more than one RETURN statement fo
und in the body of that function. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True

False (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 6.

1. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of user-defined functions?

Mark for Review
(1) Points

They can add business rules to the database and can be reused many times
.

They can be used in a WHERE clause to filter data.

They can do the same job as built-in system functions such as UPPER and
ROUND. (*)

They can often be used inside SQL statements.

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 2.

2. User-defined functions can extend the power of SQL state

ments where Oracle does not provide ready-made functions such as UPPER and LOWER
. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True (*)

False

[Correct] Correct

3. Which of the following is NOT a legal location for a fun

ction call in a SQL statement? Mark for Review
(1) Points
 FROM clause of a SELECT statement (*)

WHERE clause in a DELETE statement

SET clause of an UPDATE statement

VALUES clause of an INSERT statement

[Correct] Correct

4. The following function has been created:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION upd_dept
(p_dept_id IN departments.department_id%TYPE)
RETURN NUMBER IS
BEGIN
UPDATE departments SET department_name = 'Accounting'
WHERE department_id = p_dept_id;
RETURN p_dept_id;
END;
Which of the following will execute successfully?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

DELETE FROM departments

WHERE department_id = upd_dept(department_id);

SELECT upd_dept(department_id)
FROM employees;

DELETE FROM employees

WHERE department_id = upd_dept(80);
(*)

SELECT upd_dept(80)
FROM dual;

[Correct] Correct

5. You want to create a function which can be used in a SQL

statement. Which one of the following can be coded within your function?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

RETURN BOOLEAN

Onqters (*)

An OUT parameter

COMMIT;

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 2.

6. Function DOUBLE_SAL has been created as follows: CREATE

OR REPLACE FUNCTION double_sal (p_salary IN employees.salary%TYPE) RETURN NUMBER
IS BEGIN RETURN(p_salary * 2); END; Which of the following calls to DOUBLE_SAL
will NOT work? Mark for Review
(1) Points

SELECT * FROM employees WHERE double_sal(salary) > 20000;

SELECT * FROM employees ORDER BY double_sal(salary) DESC;

UPDATE employees SET salary = double_sal(salary);

SELECT last_name, double_sal(salary) FROM employees;

None of the above; they will all work (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 2.

1. Which of the following best describes the Data Dictionary? Mark for
Review
(1) Points

It is a set of tables which can be updated by any user who has the neces
sary privileges.

It is an automatically managed master catalog of all the objects stored

in the database. (*)

It contains a backup copy of all the data in the database.

 It contains a list of all database tables which are not in any schema.

[Correct] Correct

2. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of the Data Dict

ionary? Mark for Review
(1) Points

It allows us to remind ourselves of the names of our tables, in case we

have fogotten them.

It allows us to check which system privileges have been granted to us.

It will speed up the execution of SELECT statements in which the WHERE c

lause column is not indexed. (*)

It allows the PL/SQL compiler to check for object existence; for example
, when creating a procedure which references a table, the PL/SQL compiler can ch
eck that the table exists.

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 3.

3. User BOB is not a database administrator. BOB wants to s

ee the names of all the tables in his schema, as well as all the tables in other
users' schemas which he has privileges to use. Which Data Dictionary view would
BOB query to do this? Mark for Review
(1) Points

USER_TABLES

ALL_TABLES (*)

DBA_TABLES

USER_TAB_COLUMNS

None of the above

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 3.

4. User MARY executes this SQL statement:

SELECT COUNT(*) FROM USER_VIEWS;
A value of 15 is returned. Which of the following statements is true?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

There are 15 views in Mary's schema. (*)

Mary has created views on 15 of her tables.

There are 15 views in the database.

Other users have granted Mary SELECT privilege on 15 of their views.

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 3.

5. A user executes the following statement:

CREATE INDEX fn_index ON employees(first_name);
What output will the following statement now display:
SELECT index_name
FROM user_indexes
WHERE index_name LIKE 'fn%';
Mark for Review
(1) Points

fn_index

FN_INDEX

fn_index FN_INDEX

No output will be displayed (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 3.

6. Which of the following will display how many objects of

each type are in a user's schema? Mark for Review
(1) Points

SELECT COUNT(*)
FROM user_objects;
 SELECT object_type, COUNT(*)
FROM user_objects
GROUP BY object_type;
(*)

SELECT object_type, COUNT(*)

FROM all_objects
GROUP BY object_type;

DESCRIBE user_objects
GROUP BY object_type;

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 3.

7. Which of the following statements about the "super-view"

DICTIONARY is true? Mark for Review
(1) Points

It lists all the dictionary views.

It can be thought of as a "catalog of the master catalog".

We can use it like a Web search engine to remind ourselves of the names
of dictionary views.

All of the above (*)

None of the above

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 3.

8. You have forgotten the name of the Dictionary view USER_

TABLES. Which of the following statements is the best and quickest way to remind
yourself? Mark for Review
(1) Points

SELECT * FROM dictionary

WHERE table_name = 'USER%';
 Read the online Oracle documentation at http://technet.oracle.com.

SELECT * FROM dict

WHERE table_name LIKE 'USER%TAB%';
(*)

SELECT * FROM dictionary

WHERE table_name = 'USER_TABLES';

Phone the database administrator.

[Correct] Correct

1. proc_a has been created as follows:

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE proc_a IS
v_last_name employees.last_name%TYPE;
BEGIN
SELECT last_name INTO v_last_name FROM employees
WHERE employee_id = 999;
/* This SELECT will raise an exception because employee_id 999 does not exis
t */
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('This SELECT failed');
END;
proc_b is now created as follows:
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE proc_b IS
BEGIN
proc_a;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('proc_a was invoked');
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('An exception occurred');
END;
What will be displayed when proc_b is executed?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

An exception occurred
(*)

This SELECT failed

proc_a was invoked
An exception occurred
 This SELECT failed

This SELECT failed

proc_a was invoked

Nothing will be displayed

[Correct] Correct

2. Procedure ins_emp accepts an employee_id as an IN parame

ter and attempts to insert a row with that employee_id into the EMPLOYEES table.
Ins_emp does not contain an exception section. A second procedure is created as
follows:
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE call_ins_emp IS
BEGIN
ins_emp(99); -- this employee does not exist
ins_emp(100); -- this employee already exists
ins_emp(999); -- this employee does not exist
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('An exception occurred');
END;
When call_ins_emp is executed, assuming AutoCommit is turned on, which rows will
be inserted into the EMPLOYEES table?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

99 only (*)

99 and 999

All three rows will be inserted

999 only

No rows will be inserted

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 4.

3. The database administrator has granted the DROP ANY PROC

EDURE privilege to user KIM. This allows Kim to remove other users' procedures a
nd functions from the database. How would Kim now drop function GET_EMP, which i
s owned by user MEHMET? Mark for Review
(1) Points

DROP FUNCTION get_emp FROM mehmet

DROP FUNCTION mehmet.get_emp (*)

DROP PROCEDURE mehmet.get_emp

DROP PROGRAM mehmet.get_emp

None of the above

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 4.

4. You need to remove procedure BADPROC from your schema. W

hat is the correct syntax to do this? Mark for Review
(1) Points

DELETE PROCEDURE badproc;

DROP PROGRAM badproc;

ALTER PROCEDURE badproc DISABLE;

DROP PROCEDURE badproc; (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 4.

5. Which view would you query to see the detailed code of a

procedure? Mark for Review
(1) Points

user_source (*)

user_procedures

user_objects
 user_dependencies

user_errors

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 4.

6. Which dictionary view will list all the PL/SQL subprogra

ms in your schema? Mark for Review
(1) Points

user_source

user_procedures

user_objects (*)

1. Procedure GET_EMPS includes a SELECT?FROM EMPLOYEES. The procedure was c

reated using Invoker's Rights. Which of the following statements are true? (Choo
se three.) Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)

The user who executes the procedure needs EXECUTE privilege on the proce
dure. (*)

The creator of the procedure needs SELECT privilege on EMPLOYEES. (*)

The user who executes the procedure does not need any privileges.

The user who executes the procedure needs SELECT privilege on EMPLOYEES.
(*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 6.

2. Which of the following is the correct syntax to create a

procedure using Invoker's Rights? Mark for Review
(1) Points

CREATE PROCEDURE myproc IS

AUTHID CURRENT_USER
BEGIN ...
 CREATE PROCEDURE myproc
AUTHID CURRENT_USER IS
BEGIN ...
(*)

CREATE PROCEDURE AUTHID CURRENT_USER myproc IS

BEGIN ...

CREATE PROCEDURE myproc IS

BEGIN
AUTHID CURRENT_USER ...

[Correct] Correct

3. User SALLY's schema contains a NEWEMP table. Sally uses

Invoker's rights to create procedure GET_NEWEMP which includes the line:
SELECT ... FROM NEWEMP ... ;
Sally also grants EXECUTE privilege on the procedure to CURLY, but no other priv
ileges. What will happen when Curly executes the procedure?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

The procedure will execute successfully.

The procedure will fail because Curly does not have SELECT privilege on
NEWEMP.

The procedure will fail because there is no NEWEMP table in Curly's sche
ma. (*)

The procedure will fail because Curly does not have the EXECUTE ANY PROC
EDURE system privilege.

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 6.

4. Users SYS (the DBA), TOM, DICK, and HARRY each have an E
MPLOYEES table in their schemas. SYS creates a procedure DICK.SEL_EMP using Invo
ker's Rights which contains the following code:
SELECT ... FROM EMPLOYEES ... ;
HARRY now executes the procedure. Which employees table will be queried?
 Mark for Review
(1) Points

SYS.EMPLOYEES

DICK.EMPLOYEES

HARRY.EMPLOYEES (*)

None of the above

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 6.

5. When using Invoker's rights, the invoker needs privilege

s on the database objects referenced within the subprogram, as well as GRANT pri
vilege on the procedure. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True

False (*)

[Correct] Correct

6. Which statement is true regarding the following subprogr

am?
PROCEDURE at_proc IS
PRAGMA AUTONOMOUS_TRANSACTION;
dept_id NUMBER := 90;
BEGIN
UPDATE ...
INSERT ...
COMMIT;
END at_proc;
Mark for Review
(1) Points

The subprogram's success depends on the calling program.

The subprogram will fail because the RETURN is not specified.

The subprogram's success is independent of the calling program. (*)

 The subprogram cannot do a COMMIT.

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 6.

7. An autonomous transaction subprogram may be in a the sam

e package as the calling subprogram or may be in a separate subprogram. True or
False? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True

False (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 6.

1. User SVETLANA creates a view called EMP_VIEW that is based on a SELECT f

rom her EMPLOYEES table. Svetlana now wants user PHIL to be able to query the vi
ew. What is the smallest set of object privileges that Svetlana must grant to Ph
il? Mark for Review
(1) Points

SELECT on EMP_VIEW and SELECT on EMPLOYEES

SELECT and EXECUTE on EMP_VIEW

SELECT on EMP_VIEW (*)

SELECT on EMP_VIEW and REFERENCES on EMPLOYEES

[Correct] Correct

2. User COLLEEN owns an EMPLOYEES table and wants to allow

user AYSE to create indexes on the table. Which object privilege must Colleen gr
ant to Ayse? Mark for Review
(1) Points

SELECT on EMPLOYEES

INDEX on EMPLOYEES (*)

 ALTER on EMPLOYEES

CREATE on EMPLOYEES

None of the above

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 5.

3. User FRED creates a procedure called DEL_DEPT using Defi

ner's Rights, which deletes a row from Fred's DEPARTMENTS table. What privilege(
s) will user BOB need to be able to execute Fred's procedure? Mark for Review
(1) Points

EXECUTE on DEL_DEPT (*)

EXECUTE on DEL_DEPT and DELETE on DEPARTMENTS

EXECUTE on DEL_DEPT and DELETE on FRED.DEPARTMENTS

DELETE on FRED.DEPARTMENTS

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 5.

4. USERB creates a function called SEL_PROC (using Definer'

s Rights) which includes the statement:
SELECT ... FROM usera.employees ...;
USERC needs to execute UserB's procedure. What privileges are needed for this to
work correctly? (Choose two.)
Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)

UserB needs SELECT on userA.employees (*)

UserC needs SELECT on userA.employees

UserC needs EXECUTE on userB.sel_proc (*)

UserA needs EXECUTE on userB.sel_proc

 UserC needs EXECUTE on Userb

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 5.

5. User DIANE owns a DEPARTMENTS table. User JOEL needs to

update the location_id column of Diane's table, but no other columns. Which SQL
statement should Diane execute to allow this? Mark for Review
(1) Points

GRANT UPDATE ON departments TO joel;

GRANT UPDATE ON departments(location_id) TO joel;

GRANT UPDATE ON departments.location_id TO joel;

GRANT UPDATE(location_id) ON departments TO joel; (*)

GRANT UPDATE ON location_id OF departments TO joel;

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 5.

6. User TOM needs to grant both SELECT and INSERT privilege

s on both his EMPLOYEES and DEPARTMENTS tables to both DICK and HARRY. What is t
he smallest number of GRANT statements needed to do this? Mark for Review
(1) Points

2 (*)

[Correct] Correct

user_dependencies
 user_subprograms

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 4.

1. Which of the following can be included in a package? Mark for Review

(1) Points

procedures

variables

PL/SQL types

Exceptions

All of the above (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 10 Lesson 1.

2. Which of the following are good reasons to group a set o

f procedures and functions into a package? Mark for Review
(1) Points

Application developers do not need to know the details of the package bo

dy code.

Related subprograms and variables can be grouped together for easier man
agement and maintenance.

If the detailed code is changed, applications which invoke the package d

o not need to be recompiled.

All of the above. (*)

[Correct] Correct

3. In which component of a package is the full definition o

f a public procedure written? Mark for Review
(1) Points

Body (*)
 Specification

Both the body and the specification

Neither the body nor the specification

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 10 Lesson 1.

4. The two parts of a package are stored as separate object

s in the database. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True (*)

False

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 10 Lesson 1.

5. To be able to invoke a package subprogram from outside t

he package, it must be declared in the package: Mark for Review
(1) Points

Body

Specification

Body and the specification (*)

None of the above

[Correct] Correct

6. A number variable declared in a package is initialized t

o 0 unless assigned another value. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True

False (*)
[Correct] Correct

7. Package Specification DEPT_PACK was created by the follo

wing code:
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE dept_pack IS
PROCEDURE ins_dept(p_deptno IN NUMBER);
FUNCTION get_dept(p_deptno IN NUMBER) RETURN VARCHAR2;
END dept_pack;
Which of the following are correct syntax for invoking the package subprograms?
(Choose two.)
Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)

BEGIN
dept_pack.ins_dept(20);
END;
(*)

BEGIN
dept_pack.get_dept(20);
END;

DECLARE
v_deptname VARCHAR2(20);
BEGIN
v_deptname := get_dept(50);
END;

CREATE PROCEDURE dept_proc IS

v_deptname VARCHAR2(20);
BEGIN
v_deptname := dept_pack.get_dept(40);
END;
(*)

BEGIN
dept_pack(30);
END;

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 10 Lesson 1.

 8. Package EMP_PACK contains two procedures, DEL_EMP and SH
OW_EMP. You want to write an anonymous block which invokes these procedures but
you have forgotten which parameters they use. Which of the following will give y
ou this information? Mark for Review
(1) Points

DESCRIBE del_emp
DESCRIBE show_emp

DESCRIBE emp_pack(del_emp, show_emp)

DESCRIBE emp_pack
(*)

DESCRIBE emp_pack.del_emp
DESCRIBE emp_pack.show_emp

None of the above

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 10 Lesson 1.

1. A public component declared in the package specification

can be referenced by a private component defined in the package body. True or F
alse? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True (*)

False

[Correct] Correct

2. A local variable declared within a procedure in a packag

e can be referenced by any other component of that package. True or False?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

True
 False (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 10 Lesson 2.

3. Examine the following package specification:

CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE mypack IS
percent_tax NUMBER := 20;
PROCEDURE proc1;
END mypack;
The package body of mypack also includes a function called func1. Which of the f
ollowing statements are true? (Choose three.)
Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)

proc1 is a public procedure and func1 is a private function.

(*)

The package will not compile because you cannot declare variables in the
specification, only procedures and functions. .

The variable can be modified by:

BEGIN
mypack.percent_tax := 10;
END;
(*)

The function can be invoked from outside the package.

The procedure can be invoked by:

BEGIN
mypack.proc1;
END;
(*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 10 Lesson 2.

4. We want to remove both the specification and the body of

 package CO_PACK from the database. Which of the following commands will do this
? Mark for Review
(1) Points

DROP BOTH co_pack;

DROP PACKAGE BODY co_pack;

DROP PACKAGE co_pack; (*)

DROP PACKAGE SPECIFICATION co_pack;

None of the above

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 10 Lesson 2.

5. Which one of the following queries would you use to see

the detailed code of a package called EMP_PKG? Mark for Review
(1) Points

SELECT text FROM user_source WHERE name = 'EMP_PKG' AND type = 'PACKAGE'
ORDER BY line;

SELECT source FROM user_packages WHERE name = 'EMP_PKG' AND type = 'PACK
AGE BODY' ORDER BY line;

SELECT text FROM all_source WHERE name = 'EMP_PKG' AND type = 'PACKAGE'
ORDER BY line;

SELECT text FROM user_source WHERE name = 'EMP_PKG' AND type = 'PACKAGE
BODY' ORDER BY line; (*)

[Correct] Correct

6. What will be displayed when a user executes the followin

g statement?
SELECT object_name FROM user_objects
WHERE object_type LIKE 'PACK%';
Mark for Review
(0) Points

The names of all package specifications in the user's schema

 The names of all package specifications and package bodies in the user's
schema (*)

The parameters which must be used when invoking all packaged subprograms
in the user's schema

The detailed code of all packages in the user's schema

The names of all packages which can be invoked by the user

[Correct] Correct

7. When one component of a package is called, all the packa

ge's components are loaded into memory. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True (*)

False

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 10 Lesson 2.

8. A local variable defined inside a package procedure is v

isible to the calling environment. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True

False (*)

[Correct] Correct

9. Your schema contains a package called EMP_PKG. You want

to remove the package body but not the specification. The correct syntax to do t
his is: DROP BODY emp_pkg; True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True

False (*)
[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 10 Lesson 2.

10. SCOTT's schema contains a package EMP_PKG which contains

a public procedure EMP_SAL which accepts a NUMBER parameter. Which of the follo
wing will invoke the procedure successfully? Mark for Review
(0) Points

emp_pkg.emp_sal(101);

scott.emp_pkg.emp_sal(101): (*)

emp_sal(101);

None of the above

All of the above

[Correct] Correct

Section 1
(Answer all questions in this section)
1. Which two of these functions could not be in the same pa
ckage? 1. FUNCTION get_emp (p1 DATE) RETURN VARCHAR2; 2. FUNCTION get_emp (p1 DA
TE, p2 NUMBER) RETURN VARCHAR2; 3. FUNCTION get_emp (p1 DATE, p2 NUMBER) RETURN
NUMBER; 4. FUNCTION get_emp (p1 NUMBER, p2 DATE) RETURN VARCHAR2; Mark for
Review
(1) Points

1 and 2

1 and 4

2 and 4

2 and 3 (*)

3 and 4

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 10 Lesson 3.

 2. Examine the following package code:
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE over_pack IS
PROCEDURE do_work1 (p1 IN VARCHAR2, p2 IN NUMBER);
PROCEDURE do_work2 (p1 IN VARCHAR2, p2 IN NUMBER);
PROCEDURE do_work1 (param1 IN CHAR, param2 IN NUMBER);
FUNCTION do_work2 (param1 IN VARCHAR2, param2 IN NUMBER) RETURN DATE;
END over_pack;
Which of the following calls will be successful? (Choose three.)
Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)

over_pack.do_work1('Smith',20);

v_date := over_pack.do_work2('Smith',20); (*)

over_pack.do_work2('Smith',20); (*)

over_pack.do_work1(p1=>'Smith',p2=>20); (*)

over_pack.do_work1(param1=>'Smith');

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 10 Lesson 3.

3. If a subprogram is public (declared in the package speci

fication), its detailed code can be written anywhere in the package body without
the need to use forward declarations. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True (*)

False

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 10 Lesson 3.

4. A package initialization block is executed automatically

every time a user invokes any procedure or function in the package. True or Fal
se? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True
 False (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 10 Lesson 3.

5. Which one of the following is NOT a restriction on a pac

kage function called from a SQL statement? Mark for Review
(1) Points

The function can include a COMMIT.

The function can be overloaded. (*)

The function can include a ROLLBACK.

The function can return a BOOLEAN.

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 10 Lesson 3.

6. The package name must be included when calling a package

function from a SELECT statement executed outside the package. True or False?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

True (*)

False

[Correct] Correct

7. Package FORWARD_PACK contains two procedures: PROC1 is p

ublic while PROC2 is private (not declared in the package specification). These
procedures have no parameters. Which of the following package bodies will NOT co
mpile successfully? (Choose two.) Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)

CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY forward_pack IS

PROCEDURE proc1 IS
BEGIN
proc2;
END;
PROCEDURE proc2 IS
BEGIN
 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Any message');
END;
END forward_pack;
(*)

CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY forward_pack IS

PROCEDURE proc2 IS
BEGIN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Any message');
END;
PROCEDURE proc1 IS
BEGIN
proc2;
END;
END forward_pack;

CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY forward_pack IS

PROCEDURE proc2;
PROCEDURE proc1 IS
BEGIN
proc2;
END;
PROCEDURE proc2 IS
BEGIN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Any message');
END;
END forward_pack;

CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY forward_pack IS

PROCEDURE proc1;
PROCEDURE proc1 IS
BEGIN
proc2;
END;
PROCEDURE proc2 IS
proc1;
END;
END forward_pack;
(*)

CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY forward_pack IS

PROCEDURE proc2;
PROCEDURE proc1 IS
BEGIN
proc2;
END;
PROCEDURE proc2 IS
BEGIN
proc1;
END;
END forward_pack;
[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 10 Lesson 3.

8. Which of the following best describes a package initiali

zation block? Mark for Review
(1) Points

It is a named procedure in a package which must be invoked by a user bef

ore any other part of the package can be invoked.

It is an anonymous block in the package specification.

It is an anonymous block at the end of a package body which executes aut

omatically the first time each user session invokes a subprogram in the package.
(*)

It is a private function within the package body.

Because it is an anonymous block, it cannot be invoked and therefore wil

l never execute. It is treated as a set of comments.

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 10 Lesson 3.

9. A bodiless package contains what? Mark for Review

(1) Points

Procedures only

Functions only

Public variables only (*)

Private variables only

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 10 Lesson 3.

10. The following package is valid. True or False?

CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE exceptions_pkg IS
e_cons_violation EXCEPTION;
PRAGMA EXCEPTION_INIT (e_cons_violation, -2292);
e_value_too_large EXCEPTION;
 PRAGMA EXCEPTION_INIT (e_value_too_large, -1438);
END exceptions_pkg;
Mark for Review
(1) Points

True (*)

False

[Correct] Correct

11. How would you invoke the constant km_to_mile from the gl
obal_consts bodiless package at VARIABLE A?
SELECT trail_name, distance_in_km * VARIABLE A
FROM trails
WHERE park_name = 'YOSEMITE';
Mark for Review
(1) Points

km_to_mile.global_consts

km_to_mile (global_consts)

global_consts.km_to_mile (*)

global_consts (km_to_mile)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 10 Lesson 3.

12. When using a package function in DML statements, which r

ules must you follow? (Choose three) Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)

Must not end the current transaction (*)

Can read or modify the table being changed by that DML statement

Changes to a package variable could have an impact on another stored fun

ction (*)

Cannot execute a DML statement or modify the database (*)

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 10 Lesson 3.

13. The following example package specification is valid to

create a data type ed_type that can be used in other subprograms. True or False?
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE emp_dept_pkg
IS
TYPE ed_type IS RECORD (f_name employees.first_name%TYPE,
l_name employees.last_name%TYPE,
d_name departments.department_name%TYPE);
PROCEDURE sel_emp_dept
(p_emp_id IN employees.employee_id%TYPE,
p_emp_dept_rec OUT ed_type);
END emp_dept_pkg;
Mark for Review
(1) Points

True (*)

False

[Correct] Correct

14. INDEX BY is missing from the empt_tab TYPE declaration.

What is the most efficient declaration?
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE emp_pkg IS
TYPE emp_tab IS TABLE OF employees%ROWTYPE;
PROCEDURE get_employees(p_emp_table OUT emp_tab);
END emp_pkg;
Mark for Review
(1) Points

INDEX BY INTEGER

INDEX BY BINARY

INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER (*)

INDEX ALL

[Incorrect] Incorrect. Refer to Section 10 Lesson 3.