Oracle Dba Interview Question and Answers
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How are sequences useful? |
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Sequences are useful because they provide a mechanism to generate a unique sequence of numbers quickly with reduced locking on the database. |
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102. |
How many types of cloning are available? |
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There are two types of cloning methods available for Oracle Applications. - Adclone
- Rapidclone
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103. |
What is full backup? |
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A full backup is a backup of all the datafiles, control files and SPFILE. A full backup can be made with RMAN or the operating system commands while the database is open or closed.As a rule, you must perform full backup, if your database is not running in the archive log mode. |
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What is DataBase Writer(DBWR)? |
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DBWR is a background process that writes changed data blocks from buffer cache to the datafile. The changed data blocks are called dirty blocks. |
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What is LoGWRiter(LGWR)? |
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LGWR is the background process that writes redo information from redo log buffers to the log files.
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