1. how do u define the oracle architecture ?

2. what are the core components ?

3. what are the parameter file names ?

4. what is role of a control file ?

5. how many min redolog groups u nedd ?

6. how many minimum members in redlog group is needed ?

7. list all the background processes i described in class

8. why the redolog files are needed ?

7. what is the sga ?

8. what is an instance ?

9. how the dbbuffer and redobuffer differentiates between them ?

10. when database writes to datafile ?

11. when redolog writes to redolog file ?

12. what is the frequncey the redolog switch occurs ?

13. can i change the switching period ?

14. can i perform a manual log switch ?

15. what are the states of redolog files when they are used and not used ?

16. what are the database modes ?

17. which db mode the oltp servers run ?

18. when the database is in archive log mode , which back ground process takes
care of it ?

19. why do i have to run the database in archive log mode ? explain in 5-10
sentences

20. if my archive location fills up 100% , what happen to database status ?

21. who decides/configures the archive location ?

22. what is the parameter for the archive location and where you have to set it ?

23. what are the precautions or configurations i have to perform to maintain

oraarch below 90% ?

24. if my database is running under no archive log mode , and my database go

crashed , till what point i can recover my database ?

25. what is my alert level ?

26. if there are log of redologs are happening , then how u overcome this
situation ?

27. how the tablespaces are related to datafile ?

29. i don't have space in my hdd . i want to create a tablespace with dataile zero
byte . can i create the tablespace ?

30. if my tablespace started growing and filling up , i want to increase my

tablespace size

what are the steps i can increase the tablespace size ?

31. what is the maxm size of a datafile u should maintain ?

32. what are the thumb rule of das u have to follow to maintain your tablespace so
that u can sleep well ?

33. whare do i find my control file location ?

34. where do i find my datafile location ?

35. where do i find my redolog file location ?

36. how many types of tablespaces oracle deals with ?

37. why do i have to go for non-system tablespaces ?

38. what is the difference betweend locally managed tablespace and dictionary
managed tablespace ?

39. how do i calculate my database size ?

40. what is the maxm no of datafiles i can create ?

41. how to take a datafile offiline ? write the command ?

42. how to take a tablespace offline ?

43. what happen to the datafiles when u take the tablespace offline ? are the
online or offline ?

44. before i add a datafile to tablespace , what i should check ?

45. for perfomance tuning , which file i have to modify ?

46. what do u mean by static and dynamic parameter ?

47. what are the super users in oracle database and their roles ?

48. can you create a super user ?

49. how many types of backups you can perform in oracle database ?

50. to perform online backup which db mode database should run ?

51. to perform offline backup which db mode database should run ?

52. which backup strategy is implemented in oltp servers ?

53. what are the shutdown options ?

54. who can shutdown the database ?

55. which role you need to shutdown the database ?

56. what are the startup options ?

57. which options are dba favourites ?

58. if i shutdown the database using shutdown abort then which startup option i
have to use during startup ?

59. where the listener service runs ? whats the file name ?

60. which file i have to modify inorder to connect to database server from
desktops ?

61. where are the locations for these files listener.ora and tnsnames.ora ?

62. to which file the database writes the log and where is it located both in
oracle and oracle on sap ?

63. where is the location for database parameter files ?

64. can i add the members to redolog groups ?

65. can i rename log members ? how

66. can i rename a datafile ? how

67. what is the use of oracle enterprise manager console (oem) ?

68. what are the versions for oracle ?

69. how do u feel now ??????????????????

70. did you get good sleeeeeeeeeeeeeep ?

thanks
-das