Connections, Processing & Memory Parameters MCQs

8 MCQs  — Oracle: Database Server Architecture MCQs

Practice Connections, Processing & Memory Parameters MCQs with correct answers and explanations. These questions are from the Oracle: Database Server Architecture MCQs section.

What is the difference between dedicated and shared server connections?
Dedicated uses one server process per session; shared uses dispatchers and a pool of server processes
Dedicated is faster for backups only
Shared server uses no memory
Dedicated requires RAC
What are the three main stages of SQL statement processing?
Open, read, close
Compile, link, run
Lock, update, commit
Parse, execute, fetch
What is a hard parse?
Parsing a statement that is not found in the library cache
Parsing a statement reused from the cache
A parse that fails
A parse of PL/SQL only
What is the large pool used for?
Caching data blocks
Storing parsed SQL
Memory for shared server session data, RMAN I/O and parallel execution buffers
Storing redo entries
What is a logical read?
Reading a data block from the database buffer cache in memory
Reading from a redo log
Reading a text file
Reading the control file