1. What are the major content areas covered in the Oracle Academy?

Data
Modeling, SQL, and PL/SQL
2. The demand for Information Technology professionals in today's market is
increasing. True
3. How do you turn "data" into "information"? By querying it or accessing it
4. What are the results of having all your data in one central location? Easier
access to data, Improved performance.
5. Consider an example where an Oracle database works "behind the scenes" for
common internet activity. Which of the following best describes a database
transaction? A person searches an airline website to find all available fares
for a flight.
6. Which of the following are examples of data vs. information: Student age vs.
average age of all students in class, Bank deposit amount vs. total
account balance, Price of a computer vs. total sales of all computers for a
company
7. Which of the following represents the correct sequence of steps in the Database
Development Process? Analyze, Design, Build
8. Data Modeling is the last step in the database development process. False
9. Oracle was one of the first relational database systems available commercially.
True
10. The overall mission of the Oracle Corporation is to use the internet and fast
processing servers to build its own network. False
11.
Users would interact with which of the following software to access essential
business applications? Operating System software, Internet Browser software, GUI
software
12. Changes in computing have affected many of our day-to-day activities. Are all of
the following activities examples of this change? Yes
In the past you used to use the phone system to call directory assistance to get a
phone number. Today you can use your PC to look up a phone number online.
In the past you used to have to go to the shoe store to buy shoes. Today you can
use your PC to order shoes online.
In the past you had to use your PC to send a person an email. Today you can use
your phone to send a text message.
13. Personal computers (PCs) have been in existence since 1950. False
14. In the grid computing model, resources are pooled together for efficiency. True
15. Which of the following are examples of e-businesses that use database
software? Online personal shopping service, Online clothing store,
Online book
store.
16. Which of the following are reasons we create conceptual models?
It facilitates discussion; a picture is worth a thousand words
It forms important ideal system documentation
It takes into account government regulations and laws
It forms a sound basis for physical database design
17. An Entity Relationship Diagram is an example of a Physical Model. False
18. A customized hat sitting on your friend's head is an example of which model physical model
19. Many reasons exist for creating a conceptual model.

They model functional and informational needs.

They accurately describe what a physical model will contain.
They capture current and future needs.
20.
A/an __ATTRIBUTE_______ is a piece of information that in some way describes
an entity. It is a property of the entity and it quantifies, qualifies, classifies, or
specifies the entity.
21. In a physical data model, an attribute is represented as a/an Column
22.
Entities are usually verbs. False
23.
Which of the following entities most likely contains invalid attributes? Entity:
Car. Attributes: Owner Occupation, Owner Salary, Speed
24.
An entity may have which of the following? Instances
25. Which of the following statements about attributes are true?
They describe, qualify, quantify, classify, or specify an entity.
They have a data type such as a number or character string.
26.
In the following statements, find two good examples of ENTITY: Instance
DAIRY PRODUCT: milk
BOOK: Biography of Mahatma Gandhi
27. Unique Identifiers: Distinguish one instance of an entity from all other instances
of that entity
28.
The word "Volatile" means: Changing constantly; unstable
29.
Some of the following could be attributes of an ENTITY called PERSON; select
the INCORRECT attributes for PERSON.
Freddy Wilson
Priya Hansenna
30. All of the following would be instances of the entity PERSON except which? Male
31.
What is the purpose of a Unique Identifier? To identify one unique instance
of an entity by using one or more attributes and/or relationships.