Test: Quiz: Creating Procedures

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1. Which of the following are characteristics of anonymous PL/SQL blocks but
not PL/SQL subprograms? (Choose three.)

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Can take
parameters
Are stored in the database
Can begin with the keyword DECLARE (*)
Are unnamed (*)
Are compiled every time they are executed (*)

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2. Which of the following keywords MUST be included in every PL/SQL
procedure definition? (Choose two.)

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BEGIN (*)
REPLACE
EXCEPTION
DECLARE
END (*)

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3. PL/SQL subprograms, unlike anonymous blocks, are compiled each time
they are executed. True or False?

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True
False (*)

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4. Which of the following are benefits of using PL/SQL subprograms rather than
anonymous blocks? (Choose three.)

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Better data security (*)
Code reuse (*)
Stored externally
Easier code maintenance (*)
Do not need to define exceptions

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5. A stored procedure add_dept may be invoked by the following command in
Application Express. True or False?
BEGIN
add_dept;
END;

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True (*)
False

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6. The following are the steps involved in creating, and later modifying and recreating, a PL/SQL procedure in Application Express. Which step is missing?

1.

Type the procedure code in the SQL Commands window

2.

Click on the "Save" button and save the procedure code

3.

Retrieve the saved code from "Saved SQL" in SQL Commands

4.

Modify the code in the SQL Commands window

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Execute the code to re-create the procedure

Enter parameters and data type

Exe ute the procedure from USRE_SOURCE data dictionary view
Execute the code to create the procedure (*)
Invoke the procedure from an anonymous block

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7. Subprograms and anonymous blocks can be called by other applications.
True or False?

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True
False (*)

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8. Procedures are generally used to perform what?

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A SELECT statement
An action (*)
A return of values
All of the above
None of the above

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9. When modifying procedure code, the procedure code statement must be reexecuted to validate and store it in the database. True or False?

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True

False (*)

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10. A programmer wants to create a PL/SQL procedure named MY_PROC. What
will happen when the following code is executed?
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE my_proc IS
v_empid employees.empid%TYPE;
BEGIN
SELECT employee_id INTO v_empid FROM employees
WHERE region_id = 999;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('The salary is: ' || v_salary);

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The statement will raise a NO_DATA_FOUND exception because

region_id 999 does not exist.
The statement will fail because the last line of code should be END
my_proc; (*)
The statement will fail because you cannot declare variables such as
v_empid inside a procedure.
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11. A nested subprogram can be called from the main procedure or from the
calling environment. True or False?

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True
False (*)

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12. Why will the following procedure fail?
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE mainproc
...
IS
PROCEDURE subproc (...) IS BEGIN
...
BEGIN
...
subproc (...);
...
END;

Procedure main proc must use the keyword AS not IS

Procedure mainproc does not need the keyword BEGIN

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Procedure subproc does not need the keyword BEGIN

Procedure subproc does not have an END; statement (*)

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13. A stored PL/SQL procedure can be invoked from which of the following?

1.

A PL/SQL anonymous block

2.

A calling application

3.

A SELECT statement

4.

Another PL/SQL procedure

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A only
A and B
A and C
A, B and D (*)
B and C

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Test: Quiz: Using Parameters in Procedures

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1. A procedure has been created as:
CREATE PROCEDURE myproc
(p_left NUMBER, p_right NUMBER)
IS BEGIN ....
You want to call the procedure from an anonymous block. Which of the
following calls is valid?

myproc(p_left, p_right);
myproc(v_left, v_right);

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myproc(v_left, 30);
All of the above. (*)

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2. Which of the following can be used as an argument for a procedure
parameter?

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The name of a variable.

A literal value.
An expression.
All of the above. (*)
None of the above.

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3. What is the correct syntax to create procedure MYPROC that accepts two
number parameters X and Y?

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CREATE PROCEDURE myproc (x NUMBER, y NUMBER) IS ... (*)

CREATE PROCEDURE (x NUMBER, y NUMBER) myproc IS ...
CREATE PROCEDURE myproc IS (x NUMBER, y NUMBER) ...
CREATE PROCEDURE IS myproc (x NUMBER, y NUMBER)

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4. What is the purpose of using parameters with stored procedures?

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They prevent the procedure from modifying data in the database.

They allow values to be passed between the calling environment and the
procedure. (*)
They count the number of exceptions raised by the procedure.
They speed up the execution of the procedure.

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5. Which of the following best describes the difference between a parameter
and an argument?

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They are both names of variables. A parameter is passed into the

procedure, while an argument is passed out of the procedure
A parameter is the name of a variable, while an argument is the
datatype of that variable
A parameter is the name of a variable that is passed into or out of a
procedure, while an argument is the value of that variable (*)
There is no difference, parameters and arguments are the same thing

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Test: Quiz: Passing Parameters
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Section 1
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1. Three IN parameters for procedure ADD_EMPLOYEE are defined as:
(p_name VARCHAR2 ,
p_salary NUMBER := 1000,
p_hired DATE DEFAULT SYSDATE)
The procedure is invoked by:

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add_employee('Jones');
What is the value of P_SALARY when the procedure starts to execute?

NULL
1000 (*)
The procedure will not compile because P_SALARY should have been
coded as DEFAULT 1000
The call will fail because P_SALARY is a required parameter

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2. When creating a procedure, where in the code must the parameters be
listed?

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After the procedure name. (*)

After the keyword IS or AS.
Before the procedure name.
After the keyword PROCEDURE.

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3. A procedure is invoked by this command:

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myproc('Smith',salary=>5000);
What is the method of passing parameters used here?

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Positional
Named
A combination of positional and named (*)
None of the above

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4. Procedure NUMPROC has been created as:
CREATE PROCEDURE numproc
(x NUMBER, y NUMBER := 100, z NUMBER) IS BEGIN ....

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You want to call the procedure, passing arguments of 10 for X and 20 for Z.
Which one of the following calls is correct?

numproc(10,,20);
numproc(x=10,z=20);
numproc(10,z=>20); (*)
numproc(x=>10,20);

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5. Which of the following statements about IN OUT parameters is true?
(Choose two.)

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The data type for the parameter must be VARCHAR2.
The parameter value passed into the subprogram is always returned
unchanged to the calling environment.
The parameter value can be returned as the original unchanged value.
(*)
The parameter value can be returned as a new value that is set within
the procedure. (*)
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6. A procedure is invoked by this command:

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myproc('Smith',100,5000);
What is the method of passing parameters used here?

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Positional (*)
Named
A combination of positional and named.
None of the above

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7. What are the three parameter modes for procedures?

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IN, OUT, IN OUT (*)

R(ead), W(rite), A(ppend)
CONSTANT, VARIABLE, DEFAULT
COPY, NOCOPY, REF

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8. What will happen when the following procedure is called as format_phone
(8005551234)?
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE format_phone
(p_phone_no IN OUT VARCHAR2) IS
BEGIN
p_phone_no := SUBSTR(p_phone_no,1,3) ||

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'.' || SUBSTR(p_phone_no,4,3) ||
'.' || SUBSTR(p_phone_no,7);
END format_phone;

The phone number 800.555.1234 is printed to the screen.

The phone number (800) 555-1234 is printed to the screen.
The phone number 800.555.1234 is placed into the p_phone_no
variable. (*)
The procedure does not execute because the input variable is not
properly declared.
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9. If you don't specify a mode for a parameter, what is the default mode?

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OUT
IN (*)
COPY
DEFAULT
R(ead)

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10. Which kind of parameters cannot have a DEFAULT value?

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OUT (*)
IN
CONSTANT
R(ead)
W(rite)

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11. The following procedure has been created:

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE myproc
(p_p1 NUMBER, p_p2 VARCHAR2)
IS BEGIN ...
Which one of the following calls to the procedure will NOT work?

myproc(80, 'Smith');
myproc(p_p1 => 80, 'Smith'); (*)
myproc(80, p_p2 => 'Smith');
myproc(p_p1 => 80, p_p2 => 'Smith');

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