Sql Interview Question and Answers
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What is a Database instance? |
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A database instance (Server) is a set of memory structure and background processes that access a set of database files. |
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What are Roles? |
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Roles are named groups of related privileges that are granted to users or other roles. |
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What is SQLPlus? |
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SQLPlus is an application that recognizes & executes SQL commands & specialized SQL*Plus commands that can customize reports, provide help & edit facility & maintain system variables. |
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What is the difference between normalization and denormalization? |
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Normalizing data means eliminating redundant information from a table and organizing the data so that future changes to the table are easier.
Denormalization means allowing redundancy in a table. The main benefit of denormalization is improved performance with simplified data retrieval and manipulation. |
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What is a trigger? |
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Triggers are stored procedures created in order to enforce integrity rules in a database. A trigger is executed every time a data-modification operation occurs (i.e., insert, update or delete). Triggers are executed automatically on occurance of one of the data-modification operations. |
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