1

Enter the missing keyword to make a new stored

procedure.
____________ PROCEDURE foo
( p_foo_text IN VARCHAR2 ) AS
BEGIN
NULL;
END;
Correct answers:

CREATE

CREATE OR REPLACE
2

List the correct sequence of commands to process a

set of records when using explicit cursors
A.GET, SEEK, HIDE
B.INITIALIZE, GET, CLOSE
C.CURSOR, GET, FETCH, CLOSE
D.OPEN, FETCH, CLOSE(Missed)
E.CURSOR, FETCH, CLOSE
3

You have decided to permanently remove all the data

from the STUDENT table, and you need the table
structure in the future. Which single command
performs this?
A.DROP TABLE student;
B.DELETE * FROM student;
C.DROP TABLE student;
D.TRUNCATE TABLE student;(Missed)
4

PROCEDURE foo
( p_foo_text IN VARCHAR2,
p_foo_number IN OUT NUMBER ) IS

p_foo_text and p_foo_number are referred to as this

procedure's _________
A.IN OUT Parameters
B.Name
C.Variables
D.Signature
E.None of the above
5

Select invalid variable types

A.VARCHAR2
B.NUMBER
C.VARCHAR1
D.CHAR
E.INTEGER

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VARCHAR1 is not an acceptable variable type. Only VARCHAR and VARCHAR2 exist.

Write a function named date_as_mmyyyy which will

accept a date as a parameter. This date is then
converted to characters and formatted as MMYYYY
and then returned. If this date is null then return
sysdate in this format.
Your Answer

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Sample solution 1
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION date_as_mmyyyy
( p_date IN date )
RETURN varchar2 AS
l_date VARCHAR2(6);
BEGIN
SELECT TO_CHAR(NVL(p_date,SYSDATE),'MMYYYY)
INTO l_date
FROM dual;
RETURN l_date;
END date_as_mmyyyy;
Sample solution 2
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION date_as_mmyyyy
( p_date IN date )
RETURN varchar2 AS

BEGIN
RETURN TO_CHAR(NVL(p_date,SYSDATE),'MMYYYY);
END date_as_mmyyyy;

Using SQL*Plus, you created a user with this

command: CREATE USER jennifer IDENTIFIED BY
jbw122; What should you do to allow the user
database access?

A.Use the ALTER USER to assign the user a default profile.

B.Grant the user the CREATE SESSION privilege.
C.Use the ALTER USER command to assign the user a default
tablespace.
D.No action is required to give the user database access.
8

Select the best answer. Which listed attribute is an

invalid attribute of an Explicit cursor.
A.%FOUND
B.%ROWCOUNT
C.None of the above. All of these are valid.(Missed)
D.%ISOPEN
E.%NOTFOUND
9

Which of the following is not an Oracle DML function?

A.TRUNCATE(Missed)
B.NVL
C.TO_CHAR
D.DECODE
E.Trick question, all of these are Oracle DML functions.

Feedback

Do not confuse TRUNCATE with TRUNC. Truncate is used to remove all rows from an
Oracle table.

10

Which two conditions in a PL/SQL block cause an

exception to occur?(Choose two.)

A.The SELECT statement does not have a WHERE clause.(Missed)

B.The SELECT statement returns more than one row.
C.The SELECT statement contains a GROUP BY clause.

D.The datatypes in the SELECT list are inconsistent with the

datatypes in the INTO clause.
11

Fill in the blank with the name of the function to

convert a date to an alphanumeric string
SELECT _______(sysdate, 'MM/DD/YYYY')
FROM dual;
kwk
Correct answer:

TO_CHAR
12

Supply the missing keyword

DECLARE
CURSOR c1 IS
SELECT * FROM DUAL;
r1 c1%ROWTYPE;
BEGIN
OPEN c1:
______________ c1 INTO r1;
IF c1%NOTFOUND THEN
NULL;
END IF;
CLOSE c1;
END;
ew
Correct answer:

FETCH

13

Enter the missing keyword

IF foo = 1 THEN
l_text := 'A';
______ foo = 2 THEN
l_text := 'B';
ELSE
l_text := 'C';
END IF;
A.ELSE IF
B.ELSIF(Missed)
C.ELIF
D.ELSE
E.None of the above
14

The EMPLOYEE table contains these columns:

FIRST_NAMEVARCHAR2(25) COMMISSION
NUMBER(3,2) Evaluate this SQL statement: SELECT
first_name, commission " FROM employee WHERE
commission = (SELECTcommission FROMemployee
WHEREUPPER(first_name) = 'SCOTT') What would
cause this statement to fail?

A.The FIRST_NAME values in the database are in lowercase

B.Scott has a zero commission value.
C.A. There is more than one employee with the first name Scott.
(Missed)

D.Scott has a NULL commission value.

15

Select the best answer to complete this variable

declaration for a column value.
DECLARE
l_foo_column_id
SOME_TABLE.SOME_COLUMN_________;
BEGIN
...

A.%ID
B.%TYPE
C.None of the above.
D.%COLUMNTYPE
E.%ROWTYPE
16

What command can you use to see the errors from a

recently created view or stored procedure?
A.DISPLAY MISTAKES;
B.None of the above.
C.SHOW MISTAKES;
D.DISPLAY ERRORS;
E.SHOW ERRORS;(Missed)
17

Which of the following is not a grouping function.

A.COUNT
B.SUM
C.DISTINCT
D.All of the above.
E.MIN
18

Select the best answer to complete this variable

declaration for a record.
DECLARE
l_foo_table
BEGIN
...

A.%TABLE
B.%COLUMNTYPE
C.%ROWTYPE(Missed)
D.%TYPE
E.None of the above
19

SOME_TABLE_________;

Which statement shows the view definition of the

view EMP_VIEW that is created based on the table
EMP?
A.SELECT view_text FROM my_views WHERE view_name =
'EMP_VIEW';
B.SELECT text FROM user_views WHERE view_name =
'EMP_VIEW';
C.DESCRIBE VIEW emp_view
D.SELECT view_text FROM TABLE emp WHERE view_name =
'EMP_VIEW';
20

Select incorrect variable declarations

A.Foo_char char(1) := 'Y';
B.Foo_number varchar2(10);
C.Foo_text varchar2(10) := 'hello world';
D.Foo_text number(10);
E.Foo_time date;
21
The PLAYER table contains these columns: ID
NUMBER(9) NAME VARCHAR(2) MANAGER_ID
NUMBER(9) In this instance, managers are players and
you need to display a list of players. Evaluate these
two SQL statements: SELECT p.name, m.name
FROMplayer p, player m WHEREm.id = p.manager_id;
SELECT p.name, m.name FROMplayer p, player m
WHEREm.manager_id = p.id; How will the results
differ?

A.Statement 1 will not execute; statement 2 will.

B.Statement 1 is self-join; statement 2 is not.
C.Statement 1 will execute; statement 2 will not
D.The results will be the same, but the display will be different.
(Missed)

22

Where do you declare an explicit cursor in the PL/SQL

language?
A.In the PL/SQL body section
B.In the PL/SQL working storage section
C.In the PL/SQL exception section
D.In the PL/SQL declaration section(Missed)
E.None of the above

23

Select the best answer. This is an example of what

_____ type of cursor?
DECLARE
l_date DATE;
CURSOR c1 IS
SELECT TRUNC(SYSDATE)
FROM DUAL;
BEGIN
OPEN c1;
FETCH c1 INTO l_date;
CLOSE c1;
END;
A.Select
B.Explicit
C.PL/SQL
D.Implicit
E.None of the above
24

Supply the missing key word

IF foo IS NULL _________
NULL;
END IF;

h
Correct answer:

THEN
25

Select the invalid PL/SQL looping construct.

A.LOOP ... EXIT WHEN ; END LOOP;
B.None of the above. All are valid.
C.FOR rec IN some_cursor LOOP ... END LOOP;

D.LOOP ... UNTIL ; END LOOP;

E.WHILE LOOP ... END LOOP;

Feedback

Oracle doesn't have a Perform Until or Repeat Until loop, but you can emulate one.
The syntax for emulating a REPEAT UNTIL Loop is:
LOOP
{.statements.}
EXIT WHEN boolean_condition;
END LOOP;
You would use an emulated REPEAT UNTIL Loop when you do not know how many
times you want the loop body to execute. The REPEAT UNTIL Loop would terminate
when a certain condition was met.

26

Which statement is true when a DROP TABLE

command is executed on a table?
A.The table structure and its deleted data cannot be rolled back
and restored once the DROP TABLE command is executed.
B.The table structure and its deleted data cannot be rolled back
and restored once the DROP TABLE command is executed.
C.Any pending transactions on the table are rolled back.
D.Only a DBA can execute the DROP TABLE command.
27

Supply the missing keyword

DECLARE
CURSOR c1 IS
SELECT * FROM DUAL;
r1 c1%ROWTYPE;
BEGIN
OPEN c1:
FETCH c1 INTO r1;
IF c1%NOTFOUND THEN
RAISE;
END IF;
________________ c1;
END;

dl
Correct answer:

CLOSE

Feedback
An explicit cursor must always be closed.

Discuss this Question

28

Select the best answer. This is an example of what

_____ type of cursor?
DECLARE
l_date DATE;
BEGIN
SELECT TRUNC(SYSDATE)
INTO l_date
FROM DUAL;
END;
A.Explicit
B.PL/SQL
C.Implicit(Missed)
D.Select
E.None of the above
29

Evaluate this IF statement: IF v_value > 100 THEN

v_new_value := 2 * v_value; ELSIF v_value > 200
THEN v_new_value := 3 * v_value; ELSIF v_value <
300 THEN v_new_value := 4 * v_value; ELSE
v_new_value := 5 * v_value; END IF; What would be
assigned to V_NEW_VALUE if V_VALUE is 250?
A.500(Missed)
B.750
C.250
D.1250
30

Describe the result set that will be obtained from this

join
SELECT d.department_name, s.first_name,
s.last_name, s.title, s.salary
FROM employee s,
department d
WHERE s.salary > 20000
AND s.title = 'ANALYST'
AND ( d.department = 'FINANCE' OR
d.department = 'SALES' )
A.This SQL will list all employees in the Finance department
earning more than 20000
B.This SQL will list all employees who are in the Finance or Sales
department earning more than 20000
C.This SQL will return a cartesian product
D.This SQL will list all employees who are Analysts in the Finance
or Sales department earning more than 20000
E.None of the above