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| Duration: |
120 minutes |
| Number of Questions: |
66 |
| Passing Score: |
72% |
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Recommended Training and Preparation
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Exam Topics
Fraudulent Activity Policy
Recommended Training and Preparation
Additional Information & Resources
Exam Topics
| Overview of Tuning |
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Describe the dependency between tuning in different development phases |
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Describe appropriate tuning goals |
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Describe the most common tuning problems |
| Diagnostic and Tuning Tools |
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Describe how the alert.log file is used |
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Describe the statistics kept in the dynamic performance views |
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Collect statistics using StatsPack |
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Use other tuning tools |
| Database Configuration and I/O Issues
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Diagnose tablespace usage problems |
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Describe how checkpoints work |
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Monitor and tune checkpoints |
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Monitor and tune redo logs |
| Tuning the Shared Pool |
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Measure and tune the library cache hit ratio |
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Measure and tune the dictionary cache hit ratio |
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Size and pin objects in the shared pool |
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Tune the shared pool reserved space |
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Describe the user global area (UGA) and session memory considerations |
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Explain other tuning issues related to the shared pool |
| Tuning the Buffer Cache |
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Describe how the buffer cache is used by different Oracle processes |
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Describe the tuning issues related to the buffer cache |
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Monitor the use of buffer cache, and the different pools within buffer cache |
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Implement dynamic SGA allocation |
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Set the DB_CACHE_ADVICE parameter |
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Create and size multiple buffer pools |
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Detect and resolve free list contention |
| Sizing Other SGA Structures
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Monitor and size the redo log buffer |
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Monitor and size the java pool |
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| Optimizing Sort Operations |
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Identify the SQL operations which require sorts |
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Create and monitor temporary tablespaces |
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Reduce total sorts and disk sorts |
| SQL Statement Tuning |
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Describe how the Optimizer is used |
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Use stored outlines |
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Use SQL Trace and TKPROF |
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Collect statistics on indexes and tables |
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Copy statistics between databases |
| Using Oracle Blocks Efficiently |
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Describe the correct usage of extents and Oracle blocks |
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Explain space usage and the high-water mark |
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Recover space from sparsely populated segments |
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Describe and detect chaining and migration of Oracle blocks |
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Perform index reorganization |
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Monitor indexes to determine usage |
| Application Tuning |
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Explain the different types of indexes |
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Describe materialized views and the use of query rewrites |
| Resolving Locking Issues |
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Define levels of locking |
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List possible causes of contention |
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Use Oracle utilities to detect lock contention |
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Resolve contention in an emergency |
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Prevent locking problems |
| Backup and Recovery Overview |
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Describe the basics of database backup, restore and recovery |
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List the types of failure that may occur in an Oracle environment |
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Define a backup and recovery strategy |
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| Instance and Media Recovery Structures |
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Identify the importance of checkpoints, redo log files, and archived log files |
| Configuring the Database Archiving Mode |
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Describe the differences between Archivelog and Noarchivelog modes |
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Configure a database for Archivelog mode |
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Enable automatic archiving |
| User-Managed Backups |
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Describe user-managed backup and recovery operations |
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Perform closed database backups |
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Perform open database backups |
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Back up the control file |
| User-Managed Complete Recovery |
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Perform recovery in Noarchivelog mode |
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Perform complete recovery in Archivelog mode |
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Restore datafiles to different locations |
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Relocate and recover a tablespace by using archived redo logfiles |
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Describe read-only tablespace recovery |
| User-Managed Incomplete Recovery |
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Describe the steps of incomplete recovery |
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Perform an incomplete database recovery |
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Identify the loss of current online redo log files |
| Transporting Data Between Databases |
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Describe the uses of the Export and Import utilities |
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Describe Export and Import concepts and structures |
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Perform simple Export and Import operations |
| Loading Data into a Database |
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Demonstrate usage of direct-load insert operations |
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Describe the usage of SQL*Loader |
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Perform basic SQL*Loader operations |
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Oracle Certification Program Fraudulent Activity Policy
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