Oracle DBA (Database Administration) Interview Questions
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If a tablespace shows excessive fragmentation what are some methods to defragment the tablespace? (7.1,7.2 and 7.3 only)

309

What parameters control copy latches?

284

What is difference between logical standby database and physical standby database?

295

What is the easiest method to create a file on unix?

289

using hot backup without being in archive log mode, can you recover in the event of a failure? Why or why not?

1 568

What is mutated trigger? In single user mode we got mutated error, as a dba how you will resolve it?

276

What is explain plan and how is it used?

294

What is the purpose of the grep command?

284

How do you set up tablespaces during an oracle installation?

296

You have taken a manual backup of a datafile using os. How rman will know about it?

302

What is an artificial (derived) primary key? When should an artificial (or derived) primary key be used?

296

How many control files should you have? Where should they be located?

286

What are four common errors found in an alert .log?

286

How do you generate file output from sql?

264

You see multiple extents in the temporary tablespace. Is this a problem?

269


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What is the finger command?

305


How do I become an administrator?

286


What is your favorite tool for day-to-day oracle operation?

255


Why are recursive relationships bad? How do you resolve them?

289


What are dba privileges?

263






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?

277


How do you use automatic pga memory management with oracle 9i and above?

286


You get a call from you backup dba while you are on vacation. He has corrupted all of the control files while playing with the alter database backup controlfile command. What do you do?

286


Tell me about standby database? What are some of the configurations of it?

273


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

290


What operator tests column for the absence of data?

295


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

286


What is dba training?

282


Explain procedure to change characterset of a database.

333


What do you understand by a control file?

272