Test: Quiz: Handling Exceptions

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Section 1
(Answer all questions in this section)

1. Examine the following code. Why does this exception handler not follow good Mark for
practice guidelines? (Choose two.)

DECLARE Review
v_dept_name departments.department_name%TYPE; (1) Points
BEGIN
SELECT department_name INTO v_dept_name FROM departments
WHERE department_id = 75;
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('A select returned more than one row');
END;

(Choose all correct answers)

You should not use DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE in an exception handler.

department_id 75 does not exist in the departments table.

The exception handler should test for the named exception

NO_DATA_FOUND. (*)
The exception handler should COMMIT the transaction.

The exception section should include a WHEN TOO_MANY_ROWS

exception handler. (*)

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2. Which of the following are NOT good practice guidelines for exception Mark for
handling? (Choose two.)

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(Choose all correct answers)

Test your code with different combinations of data to see what potential
errors can happen.
Use an exception handler whenever there is any possibility of an error
occurring.
Include a WHEN OTHERS handler as the first handler in the exception
section. (*)
Allow exceptions to propagate back to the calling environment. (*)

Handle specific named exceptions where possible, instead of relying on

WHEN OTHERS.

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3. Which of these exceptions can be handled by an EXCEPTION section in a Mark for
PL/SQL block?

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An attempt is made to divide by zero

A SELECT statement returns no rows

Any other kind of exception that can occur within the block

All of the above (*)

None of the above

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4. Which of the following EXCEPTION sections are constructed correctly? Mark for
(Choose three.)

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EXCEPTION
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN statement_1;
WHEN OTHERS THEN statement_2;
END;

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EXCEPTION
WHEN TOO_MANY_ROWS THEN statement_1;
END;

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EXCEPTION
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN statement_1;
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN statement_2;
WHEN OTHERS THEN statement_3;
END;
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN statement_1;
END;

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EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN statement_1;
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN statement_2;
END;

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5. Which of the following best describes a PL/SQL exception? Mark for

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A user enters an invalid password while trying to log on to the database.

An error occurs during the execution of the block, which disrupts the
normal operation of the program. (*)
A compile-time error occurs because the PL/SQL code references a non-
existent table.
The programmer forgets to declare a cursor while writing the PL/SQL
code.

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6. The following EXCEPTION section is constructed correctly. True or False? Mark for

EXCEPTION
WHEN ZERO_DIVIDE OR TOO_MANY_ROWS OR NO_DATA_FOUND Review
THEN statement_1; (1) Points
statement_2;
WHEN OTHERS
THEN statement_3;
END;

True (*)

False

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7. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of including an exception handler Mark for
in a PL/SQL block?

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Prevents errors from occurring (*)

Code is more readable because error-handling routines can be written in

the same block in which the error occurred
Prevents errors from being propagated back to the calling environment

Avoids costly and time-consuming correction of mistakes

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8. Only one exception can be raised automatically during one execution of a Mark for
PL/SQL block. True or False?

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True (*)
 False

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Test: Quiz: Trapping Oracle Server Exceptions

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Section 1
(Answer all questions in this section)

1. Which type(s) of exception MUST be explicitly raised by the PL/SQL Mark for
programmer?

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User-defined exceptions. (*)

Predefined Oracle server errors such as TOO_MANY_ROWS.

Non-predefined Oracle server errors such as ORA-01203.

All of the above.

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2. Examine the following code. At Line A, you want to raise an exception if the Mark for
employee's manager_id is null. What kind of exception is this?

DECLARE Review
v_mgr_id employees.manager_id%TYPE; (1) Points
BEGIN
SELECT manager_id INTO v_mgr_id FROM employees
WHERE employee_id = 100;
IF v_mgr_id IS NULL THEN
-- Line A
END IF;
...

A predefined Oracle Server exception

A constraint violation

A non-predefined Oracle server exception

A user-defined exception (*)

A NO_DATA_FOUND exception

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3. There are no employees whose salary is less than 2000. Which exception Mark for
handlers would successfully trap the exception which will be raised when
the following code is executed? (Choose two.)
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DECLARE
v_mynum NUMBER := 10;
v_count NUMBER;
BEGIN
SELECT COUNT(*) INTO v_count FROM employees
WHERE salary < 2000;
v_mynum := v_mynum / v_count;
EXCEPTION ...
END;

(Choose all correct answers)

NO_DATA_FOUND

ZERO_DIVIDE (*)

SQL%ROWCOUNT = 0

OTHERS (*)

OTHER

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4. Which one of the following events would implicitly raise an exception? Mark for

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The PL/SQL programmer mis-spells the word BEGIN as BEGAN.

A database constraint is violated. (*)

A SELECT statement returns exactly one row.

An UPDATE statement modifies no rows.

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5. An ORA-1400 exception is raised if an attempt is made to insert a null value Mark for
into a NOT NULL column. DEPARTMENT_ID is the primary key of the
DEPARTMENTS table. What will happen when the following code is
executed? Review
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DECLARE
e_not_null EXCEPTION;
BEGIN
PRAGMA EXCEPTION_INIT(e_not_null, -1400);
INSERT INTO departments (department_id, department_name)
VALUES(null, 'Marketing');
EXCEPTION
WHEN e_not_null THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Cannot be null');
END;
 The exception will be raised and "Cannot be null" will be displayed.

The code will not execute because the syntax of PRAGMA

EXCEPTION_INIT is wrong.
The code will not execute because PRAGMA EXCEPTION_INIT must be
coded in the DECLARE section. (*)
The code will not execute because the syntax of the INSERT statement
is wrong.

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6. A PL/SQL block executes and an Oracle Server exception is raised. Which of Mark for
the following contains the text message associated with the exception?

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SQLCODE

SQLERRM (*)

SQL%MESSAGE

SQL_MESSAGE_TEXT

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7. Examine the following code. The UPDATE statement will raise an ORA-02291 Mark for
exception.

BEGIN Review
UPDATE employees SET department_id = 45; (1) Points
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
INSERT INTO error_log_table VALUES (SQLCODE);
END;

What will happen when this code is executed?

The code will execute and insert error number 02291 into
error_log_table.
The code will fail because SQLCODE has not been declared.

The code will fail because we access error message numbers by using
SQLERRNUM, not SQLCODE.
The code will fail because we cannot use functions like SQLCODE
directly in a SQL statement. (*)

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8. Which kind of error can NOT be handled by PL/SQL? Mark for

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 Syntax errors (*)

Predefined Oracle Server errors

Non-predefined Oracle Server errors

User-defined errors

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9. How would you trap Oracle Server exception ORA-01403: no data found? Mark for

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WHEN NO DATA FOUND THEN ...

WHEN ORA-01403 THEN ...

WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN ... (*)

WHEN SQL%ROWCOUNT=0 THEN ...

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10. Which of the following best describes a predefined Oracle Server error? Mark for

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(1) Points

Has a standard Oracle error number but must be declared and named
by the PL/SQL programmer
Has a standard Oracle error number and a standard name which can be
referenced in the EXCEPTION section (*)
Is associated with an Oracle error number using PRAGMA
EXCEPTION_INIT
Is not raised automatically but must be declared and raised explicitly
by the PL/SQL programmer

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11. Which of the following is NOT a predefined Oracle Server error? Mark for

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NO_DATA_FOUND

TOO_MANY_ROWS

e_sal_too_high EXCEPTION; (*)

ZERO_DIVIDE

DUP_VAL_ON_INDEX
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12. What is the correct syntax to associate an exception named EXCEPNAME Mark for
with the non-predefined Oracle Server error ORA-02292?

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PRAGMA EXCEPTION_INIT (newname, -2292) (*)

RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR (-2292, excepname);

SQLCODE (-2292, excepname);

WHEN (-2292, excepname) THEN

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Test: Quiz: Trapping User-defined Exceptions

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Section 1
(Answer all questions in this section)

1. The following line of code is correct. True or False? Mark for

RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR(-21001,'My error message');

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True

False (*)

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2. What is wrong with the following code? Mark for

BEGIN
UPDATE employees SET salary = 20000 Review
WHERE job_id = 'CLERK'; (1) Points
IF SQL%ROWCOUNT = 0 THEN
RAISE NO_DATA_FOUND; -- Line A
END IF;
EXCEPTION
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('No employee was updated');
END;

You cannot use SQL%ROWCOUNT in conditional control statements such

as IF or CASE.
NO_DATA_FOUND has not been DECLAREd
 Line A should be: HANDLE NO_DATA_FOUND

You cannot explicitly raise predefined Oracle Server errors such as

NO_DATA_FOUND.
Nothing is wrong, the code will execute correctly. (*)

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3. What is the datatype of a user-defined exception? Mark for

Review
(1) Points

BOOLEAN

VARCHAR2

EXCEPTION (*)

NUMBER

None of the above

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4. What is a user-defined exception? Mark for

Review
(1) Points

A predefined Oracle server exception such as NO_DATA_FOUND.

An exception which has a predefined Oracle error number but no

predefined name.
An exception handler which the user (the programmer) includes in the
EXCEPTION section.
An exception which is not raised automatically by the Oracle server, but
must be declared and raised explicitly by the PL/SQL programmer. (*)

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5. The following three steps must be performed to use a user-defined exception: Mark for
- Raise the exception - Handle the exception - Declare the exception In what
sequence must these steps be performed?
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Raise, Handle, Declare

Handle, Raise, Declare

Declare, Raise, Handle (*)

The steps can be performed in any order.

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6. What will be displayed when the following code is executed? Mark for

DECLARE
e_myexcep EXCEPTION; Review
BEGIN (1) Points
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message 1');
RAISE e_myexcep;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message 2');
EXCEPTION
WHEN e_myexcep THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message 3');
RAISE e_myexcep;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message 4');
END;

Message 1
Message 3
Message 1
Message 3
Message 4
Message 1
Message 2
Message 3
Message 4
The code will not execute because it contains at least one syntax error.

The code will execute but will return an unhandled exception to the
calling environment.

(*)

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7. How are user-defined exceptions raised ? Mark for

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By PRAGMA EXCEPTION_INIT

By DECLARE e_my_excep EXCEPTION;

By RAISE exception_name; (*)

None of the above. They are raised automatically by the Oracle server.

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8. You want to display your own error message to the user. What is the correct Mark for
syntax to do this?

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 RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR(20001, 'My own message');

RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR('My own message', -20001);

RAISE application_error;

RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR (-20001, 'My own message'); (*)

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Test: Quiz: Recognizing the Scope of Exceptions

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Section 1
(Answer all questions in this section)

1. What will happen when the following code is executed? Mark for
DECLARE
e_outer_excep EXCEPTION;
BEGIN Review
DECLARE (1) Points
e_inner_excep EXCEPTION;
BEGIN
RAISE e_outer_excep;
END;
EXCEPTION
WHEN e_outer_excep THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Outer raised');
WHEN e_inner_excep THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Inner raised');
END;

The code will execute successfully and 'Outer Raised' will be displayed.

The code will propagate the e_outer_excep back to the calling

environment (Application Express).
The code will fail to compile because e_inner_excep cannot be
referenced in the outer block. (*)
The code will fail to compile because e_inner_excep was declared but
never RAISEd.

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2. What will happen when the following code is executed? Mark for

DECLARE
e_excep1 EXCEPTION; Review
e_excep2 EXCEPTION; (1) Points
BEGIN
RAISE e_excep1;
EXCEPTION
WHEN e_excep1 THEN BEGIN
RAISE e_excep2; END;
END;
 It will fail to compile because you cannot have a subblock inside an
exception section.
It will fail to compile because e_excep1 is out of scope in the subblock.

It will fail to compile because you cannot declare more than one
exception in the same block.
It will compile successfully and return an unhandled e_excep2 to the
calling environment. (*)

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3. What will be displayed when the following code is executed? Mark for

<<outer>>
DECLARE Review
v_myvar NUMBER; (1) Points
BEGIN
v_myvar := 25;
DECLARE
v_myvar NUMBER := 100;
BEGIN
outer.v_myvar := 30;
v_myvar := v_myvar / 0;
outer.v_myvar := 35;
END;
v_myvar := 40;
EXCEPTION
WHEN ZERO_DIVIDE THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(v_myvar);
END;

25

30 (*)

35

40

100

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4. There are three employees in department 90. What will be displayed when Mark for
this code is executed?

DECLARE Review
v_last_name employees.last_name%TYPE; (1) Points
BEGIN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message 1');
BEGIN
SELECT last_name INTO v_last_name
FROM employees WHERE department_id = 90;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message 2');
END;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message 3');
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message 4');
END;

Message 1
Message 3
Message 4
Message 1
Message 4

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Message 1

An unhandled exception will be propagated back to the calling

environment.
None of the above

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5. Predefined Oracle Server exceptions such as NO_DATA_FOUND can be raised Mark for
automatically in inner blocks and handled in outer blocks. True or False?

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True (*)

False

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6. Non-predefined Oracle Server errors (associated with Oracle error numbers Mark for
by PRAGMA EXCEPTION_INIT) can be declared and raised in inner blocks and
handled in outer blocks. True or False?
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True

False (*)

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