Oracle DBA (Database Administration) Interview Questions
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How can you determine if an index needs to be dropped and rebuilt?

294

A developer is trying to create a view and the database won’t let him. He has the "developer" role which has the "create view" system privilege and select grants on the tables he is using, what is the problem?

361

You look at your fragmentation report and see that smon has not coalesced any of you tablespaces, even though you know several have large chunks of contiguous free extents. What is the problem?

271

If you have an example table, what is the best way to get sizing data for the production table implementation?

279

What file will give you oracle instance status information? Where is it located?

279

A tablespace has a table with 30 extents in it. Is this bad? Why or why not.

287

How would you find total size of database in os level?

287

What is ora-1555 snapshot too old error? Explain in detail?

357

What is an artificial (derived) primary key?

263

What is different type of rman backup?

312

You see multiple fragments in the system tablespace, what should you check first?

281

Users get the following error: ora-00055 maximum number of dml locks exceeded? What is the problem and how do you fix it?

273

Explain dual table. Is any data internally stored in dual table. Lot of users is accessing select sysdate from dual and they getting some millisecond differences. If we execute select sysdate from emp; what error will we get. Why?

300

How do you set up your tablespace on installation level: low?

286

If you see the value for reloads is high in the estat library cache report is this a matter for concern?

339


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Discuss row chaining, how does it happen?

272


What os user should be used for the first part of an oracle installation (on unix)?

269


How can you find out how many users are currently logged into the database? How can you find their operating system id?

254


What happens if a primary key constraint is disabled and then enabled without fully specifying the index clause?

281


When should you increase copy latches? What parameters control copy latches?

292






What is the difference between raid 5 and raid 10? Which is better for oracle?

297


You look at your fragmentation report and see that smon has not coalesced any of you tablespaces, even though you know several have large chunks of contiguous free extents. What is the problem?

271


What is a dba?

281


What is the use of the drop option in the alter table command?

305


Explain the wait events in statspack report 'db scattered read', 'db sequential real', 'enqueue'?

375


What is the difference between a database and instance?

344


Explain force logging feature in 9i.

287


What is explain plan and how is it used?

286


What is a dba why is this position necessary?

278


Users are not being allowed on the system. The following message is received: ora-00257 archiver is stuck. Connect internal only, until freed. What is the problem?

273