Test: Semester 2 Final Exam 1.

Native compilation always runs faster; therefore SQL statements in PL/SQ L will always run faster, also. True or False? Mark for Review (1) Points True False (*)

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Correct Identify examples of benefits of using PLSQL_OPTIMIZE_LE Mark for Review (Choose all correct answers) Modify source code to optimize frequently-used elements at the top. Control what PL/SQL does with useless code. (*) Backward compatible with previous versions of the Oracle database. (*) Separating compiled code so that separate units may be repeated as neede

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d. Copy compiled code from one subprogram into another subprogram. (*)

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3. Native machine code PL/SQL will always execute faster th an bytecode PL/SQL because it need not be interpreted at run time. True or False ? Mark for Review (1) Points True (*) False

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4. Identify some benefits of using conditional compilation. Mark for Review (Choose all correct answers)

Use new features with the latest database release and disable them with older database versions (*) Speed up the compilation time of a lengthy PL/SQL subprogram. Determine initialization values during start up of a database session. Activate debugging or tracing statements in the development environment (*)

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Correct 5. In the following example, what statement belongs in Line

A? ALTER SESSION SET PLSQL_CCFLAGS = 'debug:true'; CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE testproc IS BEGIN ... $IF $$debug $THEN DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('This code was executed'); -- Line A ... END testproc; ALTER SESSION SET PLSQL_CCFLAGS = 'debug:false'; Mark for Review (1) Points $ENDIF $$END; $END (*) $ELSIF $END;

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6. To include selections of code for compilation based on u ser-defined values, use the PLSQL_CCFLAGS parameters. True or False? Mark for Review (1) Points True (*) False

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7. Obfuscation does not allow anyone to see the source code , including the owner. True or False? Mark for Review (1) Points True (*) False

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Correct 8. Which is NOT a benefit of obfuscation? Mark for Review

(1) Points Source code is not loaded in the data dictionary. Source code is hidden from all users. Source code is visible to the owner. (*) Protection for intellectual property is provided.

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9. When wrapping subprograms, the entire PL/SQL code must b e included as an IN argument with data type CLOB to allow for any size program. True or False? Mark for Review (1) Points

True False (*)

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Correct 10. What does the following statement do?

DBMS_WARNING.ADD_WARNING_SETTING_CAT('PERFORMANCE','ENABLE','SESSION'); Mark for Review (1) Points Enables the PERFORMANCE warning category, setting other category setting s to disabled. Enables the PERFORMANCE warning category, leaving other category setting s unchanged. Add the PERFORMANCE warning category into a PL/SQL variable. Disables all warning categories, then enables the PERFORMANCE category. Enables the PERFORMANCE warning category, leaving other category setting s unchanged, for the current session. (*)

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11. In the USER_ERRORS data dictionary view, if an error is prefixed with "W arning," the command completes but has a side effect the user needs to know abou t. For all other errors, the command terminates abnormally. True or False? Mark for Review (1) Points True (*) False

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Correct 12. The two statements below are equivalent. True or False?

DBMS_WARNING.SET_WARNING_SETTING_STRING ('ENABLE:SEVERE','SESSION');

and ALTER SESSION SET PLSQL_WARNINGS = 'ENABLE:SEVERE'; Mark for Review (1) Points True False (*)

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Section 14 (Answer all questions in this section) 13. procedure: Procedure A is local and has a time stamp of 10 AM Procedure B is remote and has a local and remote time stamp of 10:30 AM In Timestamp Mode, Procedure A, which is dependent on Procedure B, will execute successfully at 11 AM. True or False? Mark for Review (1) Points True (*) False In this scenario, the following status is given for each

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14. If two related objects are in different databases, the d ependency between them is automatically recorded on the dependent object's data dictionary. True or False? Mark for Review (1) Points True False (*)

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15. Procedure B has its local variable emp_number changed to emp_name. The data type of emp_id is changed from number to integer. It is comp iled successfully. In Signature Mode, Procedure A, which is dependent on remote Procedure B, will compile and execute successfully. True or False? Mark for Review (1) Points True (*) False

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16. A change in a remote referenced subprogram is automatica lly recorded as invalid if its base object changes and that new status is relaye d to the dependent object's status and automatically marked as invalid. True or False? Mark for Review (1) Points True False (*)

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17. Procedure B has a new IN OUT parameter added to it. It c ompiles successfully. In Signature mode, Procedure A, which is dependent on remo te Procedure B, will fail. True or False? Mark for Review (1) Points True (*) False

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Incorrect. Refer to Section 14 Lesson 2. Examine the following code:

CREATE VIEW ed_view AS SELECT * FROM employees NATURAL JOIN departments; CREATE PROCEDURE ed_proc IS CURSOR ed_curs IS SELECT * FROM ed_view;

Which of the following statements about dependencies are true? (Choose two.) Mark for Review (1) Points (Choose all correct answers) ED_PROC is indirectly dependent on DEPARTMENTS (*) EMPLOYEES is referenced by ED_VIEW (*) ED_CURS is directly dependent on ED_VIEW ED_PROC is referenced by ED_VIEW ED_PROC is directly dependent on EMPLOYEES

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19. User BOB wants to know which objects reference his DEPAR TMENTS table. Which of the following must he execute to populate the DEPTREE_TEM PTAB table? Mark for Review (1) Points BEGIN utldtree('DEPARTMENTS'); END;

BEGIN deptree_fill('TABLE','BOB','DEPARTMENTS'); END; (*) BEGIN deptree_fill('TABLE','DEPARTMENTS'); END;

BEGIN ideptree('TABLE','BOB','DEPARTMENTS'); END;

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20. sql script is run? (1) Points The DEPTREE view

Which of the following is NOT created when the utldtree. Mark for Review

The DEPTREE_FILL procedure The USER_DEPENDENCIES view (*) The DEPTREE_TEMPTAB table

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21. A single procedure can be both a referenced object and a dependent objec t. True or False? Mark for Review (1) Points True (*) False

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22. Function FETCH_EMP references the EMPLOYEES table. The t able is modified by: ALTER TABLE employees ADD (resume CLOB); When will the ORACLE server try to recompile FETCH_EMP automatically? Mark for Review (1) Points When the command ALTER FUNCTION fetch_emp COMPILE; is executed The next time a user session invokes FETCH_EMP (*) When the RESUME column is dropped from the EMPLOYEES table When FETCH_EMP is dropped and recreated

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Examine the following code:

CREATE FUNCTION deptfunc RETURN NUMBER IS v_count NUMBER(6); BEGIN SELECT COUNT(*) INTO v_count FROM departments; RETURN v_count; END; Which of the following will display the dependency between DEPTFUNC and DEPARTME NTS? Mark for Review (1) Points SELECT name, type FROM user_dependencies WHERE name IN ('DEPTFUNC','DEPARTMENTS');

SELECT name, type, referenced_name, referenced_type FROM user_dependencies WHERE referenced_name = 'DEPARTMENTS' AND referenced_type = 'TABLE'; (*) SELECT name, type, referenced_name, referenced_type FROM user_dependencies WHERE name = 'DEPARTMENTS' AND type = 'TABLE';

SELECT object_name, object_type FROM user_objects WHERE object_name IN ('DEPARTMENTS','DEPTFUNC') AND referenced = 'YES';

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24. Package EMPPACK contains a public procedure GET_EMP, whi ch contains a reference to the EMPLOYEES table. Procedure CALL_EMP invokes EMPPA CK.GET_EMP. The following SQL statement is executed: ALTER TABLE employees ADD (gender CHAR(1)); Which one of the following statements is true? Mark for Review (1) Points

The specification and body of EMPPACK are invalidated, but CALL_EMP rema ins valid. The body of EMPPACK is invalidated, but the specification remains valid. (*) EMPPACK.GET_EMP is invalidated, but other procedures in EMPPACK remain v alid. Nothing is invalidated because the PL/SQL code does not reference the GE NDER column.

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25. A SELECT from the DEPTREE table displays table LOCATIONS at nested level 0 and procedure LOCPROC at nested level 2. This shows that LOCP ROC is directly dependent on LOCATIONS. True or False? Mark for Review (1) Points True False (*)

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