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Oracle database - June 17, 2010 at 12:30 PM by Babu Kunwar 
Explain how to create a new database

Creating database is very simple in Oracle. We can use the DBCA database configuration assistant to create a database. We can launch the DBCA by using the windows command prompt utility..............
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Explain how to rename a database

To completely re-name a database you need to change all of the components where the instance name is located:
External files: sqlnet.ora, tnsnames.ora, init.ora (spfile)................
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Explain how to resize tablespaces and data files

Oracle provides different types of tablespace namely SYSTEM tablespaces, the SYSAUX tablespace, temporary tablespaces, undo tablespaces, and bigfile tablespaces.....................
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Explain how to find the overall database size

An oracle database consists of data files; redo log files, control files, temporary files. And in order to find out the size of the entire database we need to sum up size of all these files.................
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Explain how to find used/free space in a TEMPORARY tablespace

You can easily compute the amount of free space in each tablespace by using the following query:
SQL> select tablespace_name, sum (bytes) from dba_free_space group by tablespace_name;..........
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Explain how to give developers access to trace files (required as input to tkprof)

The "alter session set sql_trace=true" command generates trace files in USER_DUMP_DEST that can be used by developers as input to tkprof. On UNIX the default file mask for these files are "rwx r-- ---"....................
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What is ORADEBUG? Explain its uses?

ORADEBUG is a utility that allows users to perform the following operations:...............
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Explain how to dump internal database structures

We can dump the entire internal database structure by dumping the internal files of the database. The following SQL statements can be used to dump the internal database files:.............
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What is the difference between locks, latches, enqueues and semaphores?

Semaphores: Inside Oracle database there are many processes or threads are running and for successful running they need to communicate with each other. The process through which they communicate.................
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What is a deadlock and how does one fix deadlock errors?

A deadlock is a rare situation in which two or more user processes of a database cannot complete their transactions. This occurs because each process is holding a resource that the other process requires in order to complete...............
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How does one diagnose and fix 'library cache pin' waits?

LIBRARY CACHE PIN usually occurs during compiling and recompiling PL / SQL, VIEW, TYPES. First we will determine the blocker information as:............. 
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Oracle database tuning

Automatic Performance Diagnostic and Tuning Features, Automatic Shared Memory Management - Automatic Shared Memory Management puts Oracle in control of allocating memory within the SGA..........

What is Mirrored on-line Redo Log?

Due to Mirrored online redo logs and disk array mirroring, the occurrence of redo log corruptions has dropped to practically zero...................    

Oracle object datatypes

Object data types are user defined data types. Both column and row can represent an object type.................



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