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Oracle 1Z0-042 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Oracle |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Oracle Database 10g: Administration I |
| Exam Number: | 1Z0-042 |
| Real Exam Qty: | 90 |
| Related Certifications: | Oracle Database 10g: Administration II (1Z0-043) Oracle Database SQL Fundamentals (1Z0-051) |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Available Languages: | English, Other languages depending on test center availability |
| Exam Format: | Multiple choice, Linear format |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Lifetime (Oracle 10g certification retired but historically permanent) |
| Passing Score: | 68% |
| Exam Price: | Approx. USD $125 |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Onsite at authorized testing centers (Prometric) or Oracle-approved delivery |
| Pre Condition: | No formal prerequisites, typically requires experience with SQL and database administration concepts |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.oracle.com/education/certification/ |
Oracle 1Z0-042 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Database Creation and Management | - Creating and controlling databases - Managing tablespaces and datafiles |
| User Security and Administration | - User account creation and privileges - Role management and security |
| Backup, Recovery and Performance | - Monitoring performance and recovery basics - Database backup concepts |
| Networking and Oracle Net Services | - Configuring listener and tnsnames.ora - Client connectivity methods |
| Installation and Configuration | - Installing Oracle Database 10g software - Database configuration assistants |
| Oracle Database Architecture and Concepts | - Memory structures and processes - Database components and instance architecture |
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Oracle database 10g:Administration I Sample Questions:
Your database is not configured for session failover. Your tnsnames.ora file contains the following details:
test.us.oracle.com= (DESCRIPTION= (ADDRESS_LIST= (LOAD_BALANCE=off) (FAILOVER=ON) (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=test1-server)(PORT=1521)) (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=test2-server)(PORT=1521)))
(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=test.us.oracle.com)))
Which feature is enabled in this case?
- A. Load balancing
- B. Transparent Application Failover (TAF)
- C. Database failover
- D. Instance failover
- E. Connect-time failover
Correct Answer: E 🗳️
You want to refer the employee personal information stored in operating system(OS) files in EMPLOYEE table. You plan to add a new column to EMPLOYEE table to achieve this. Which data type would you use for the new column?
- A. BFILE
- B. CLOB
- C. LONG RAW
- D. BLOB
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
Which is the correct description of the significance of the ORACLE_HOME environmental variable?
- A. It specifies the directory containing the Oracle software.
- B. It specifies the directory for database files, if not specified explicitly.
- C. It specifies the base directory of Optimal Flexible Architecture (OFA).
- D. It specifies the directory containing the Oracle-Managed Files.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
Which two statements are true regarding a PL/SQL package body? (Choose two.)
- A. It can contain only the subprograms defined in the package specification.
- B. It can be changed and recompiled without making the package specification invalid.
- C. It cannot be created without a package specification.
- D. It cannot invoke subprograms defined in other packages.
Correct Answer: B,C 🗳️
Your database is functional with peak load for one hour. You want to preserve the performance statistics collected during this period so that they can be used for comparison while analyzing the performance of the database in the future. What action would you take to achieve this task?
- A. Create a baseline on a pair of snapshots that have the statistics of the peak-load period in the database.
- B. Decrease the snapshot interval in the AWR to collect more number of snapshots during the peak-load period.
- C. Set the snapshot retention period in the Automatic Workload Repository (AWR) to zero to avoid the automatic purging of the snapshots.
- D. Set the STATISTICS_LEVEL initialization parameter to ALL.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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