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Practice 1-1: Exploring the Oracle Database Architecture

Fill in the blanks with the correct answers.


1) The two main components of a basic Oracle Database system:

Hint: see page 1-6


memory structures
2) The Instance consists of _____________________and
background
_____________________processes.

Hint: see page 1-6

user

3) A session is a connection between the _______________process and the


server
______________process.
Hint: see page 1-8
4) Name the main components of the SGA:

shared pool
___________________________

redo log buffer


___________________________

database buffer cache


___________________________

Keep buffer pool


___________________________

recycle buffer pool


___________________________

nK buffer cache
___________________________

large pool
___________________________

java pool
___________________________

streams pool
___________________________

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PGA
SGA
_________________________
and _______________________

Hint: see page 1-9

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___________________________

___________________________

___________________________

___________________________

___________________________

___________________________

Hint: see page 1-21


6) The database
_______________________process
writes the dirty buffers to the data files.
writer process DWPn
Hint: see page 1-23

log writer
7) The _______________________process
writes the redo entries to the online redo log
files.
Hint: see page 1-25
8) The primary files associated with an Oracle database are:

control file
___________________________

data file
___________________________

online redo log


___________________________

Additional important files are:

parameter file
___________________________

password file
___________________________

backup file
___________________________

archive redo log file


___________________________

trace file, alert file


___________________________

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5) List six of the many background processes an Oracle Database instance might have:

Hint: see page 1-33

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database
___________________________

table space
___________________________

segment
___________________________

extent
___________________________

oracle data block


___________________________

Hint: see page 1-35


10) The ___________________process
copies the redo log files to an archive destination.
archiver
Hint: see page 1-31

PGA
11) The _____________________
contains data and control information for a server or
background process.
Hint: see page 1-17
12) The logical tablespace structure is associated with the physical
____________________files
on disk.
datafile
Hint: see page 1-35
13) LGWR writes when:

user process commits a transaction


___________________________

the redo log buffer is one-third full


___________________________

before a DBWn process writes modified buffers to disk


___________________________

every three seconds


___________________________

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9) The logical storage structures of an Oracle database are:

Hint: see page 1-25

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14) State whether the following statements are true or false.

true
a) The SGA includes the Database buffer cache and Redo log buffer. ____
c) The buffers in the database buffer cache are organized in two lists: the most
false
recently used list and the least recently used (LRU) list. ____
d) User processes run the application or tool that connects to an Oracle Instance.
false
____
e) Oracle Database processes include server processes and background processes.
true
____
f) Checkpoints are recorded in log file headers. ___
Hint: see pages 1-9, 1-10, 1-13, 1-20, 1-21, 1-27

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true
b) Each server process has its own PGA. ____

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