Oracle Dba Interview Question and Answers

106. What is auditing used for?
  Auditing is used either to characterize database activity or to find the source of suspicious activity.
 
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107. What is the difference between a temporary table space and a permanent table space?
 
  • A temporary tablespace provides temporary storage during the processing of database function, such as sorting; whereas
  • A permanent tablespace is used to store permanent database objects, such as tables, partitions, indexes and clusters.
 
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108. What is a log file group?
  A log file group is a set of log files that is used to store system redo information. By having a group of log files, Oracle will automatically mirror redo information to the log files in the groups.
 
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109. What is RMAN?
  RMAN is an Oracle supplied tool or utility that can be used to manage backup and recovery activities.
 
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110. What is ACFS?
  ACFS provides an Oracle Home shared file system or a general cluster file system on ASM storage. It needs ASM Dynamic Volume Manager(ADVM) to communicate to the operating system.
 
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