What is the maximum number of database writer processes (DBWn) in an Oracle database

instance?
20

At which level does ASM perform mirroring?

At the database object level
Which of the following initialization parameters is not valid?
LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST = ‘SERVICE=RMTDB99’
Choose the four best commands from the following list that you would use to enable
ARCHIVELOG mode, and put them in the correct order:
9, 1, 3, 8
What happens to the state of an ASM instance when a connected RDBMS instance fails?
There is no effect on the ASM instance.
To enable password encryption for a specific backup, use the ____ command.
set encryption
Which of the following statement is not true regarding database backups?
As of Oracle Database 11g, RMAN supports only online backups.
If you specify the initialization parameter DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST, what other initialization
parameter must be set?
DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST_SIZE
If you want to use two-way mirroring (normal redundancy) for a new disk group, how many
failure groups do you need?
Two failure groups.
Which of the following background processes exist in both an ASM instance and an RDBMS
instance, and also support ASM disk groups
RBAL
If you are recovering one or more tablespaces or the entire database from backups that
have different passwords, you can conveniently specify all the passwords at once with
set decryption
If you do not use a recovery catalog, what data dictionary or dynamic performance views
must you query to retrieve RMAN backup information?
The V$ views on each target such as V$BACKUP_SET and V$DATAFILE_COPY
Which of the following are not RMAN standalone commands?
ALLOCATE CHANNEL
You run the following command to create a whole database backup:
RMAN< backup as copy database spfile plus archivelog delete input;
What does the DELETE INPUT clause do?
After the backup completes, RMAN deletes the archived log files from the flash recovery
area and any other archived log file destinations.

What is the value for INSTANCE_TYPE in the init.ora file or SPFILE for an ASM instance?
ASM
What are the default characteristics of an ASM file created with no options?
The ASM object is striped but not mirrored.
Which of the following parameters are required for an ASM instance?
INSTANCE_TYPE
You have just received a pager alert indicating that the flash recovery area is below 3
percent free space. Which view and column can you query for a possible corrective action
for this space condition?
DBA_OUTSTANDING_ALERTS, SUGGESTED_ACTION
What is the difference between coarse striping and fine striping for files in a disk group?
Coarse striping spreads files in units of 1MB each across all disks, and fine striping spreads
files in units of 128KB.
Which of the following is the default substitution variable for the FORMAT clause of the
BACKUP command?
%U