Shiridi Sai Baba

Oracle OCA Certification Syllabus

Index:


Test 1:

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List the capabilities of SQL SELECT statements
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Execute a basic SELECT statement
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Limit the rows that are retrieved by a query
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Sort the rows that are retrieved by a query
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Use ampersand substitution to restrict and sort output at runtime
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Describe various types of functions available in SQL
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Use character, number, and date functions in SELECT statements

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Describe various types of conversion functions that are available in SQL
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Use the TO_CHAR, TO_NUMBER, and TO_DATE conversion functions
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Apply conditional expressions in a SELECT statement

Reporting Aggregated Data Using the Group Functions
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Identify the available group functions
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Describe the use of group functions
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Group data by using the GROUP BY clause
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Include or exclude grouped rows by using the HAVING clause
Displaying Data from Multiple Tables
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Write SELECT statements to access data from more than one table using equijoins and nonequijoins
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Join a table to itself by using a self-join
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View data that generally does not meet a join condition by using outer joins
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Generate a Cartesian product of all rows from two or more tables
Using Subqueries to Solve Queries
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Define subqueries
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Describe the types of problems that the subqueries can solve
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List the types of subqueries
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Write single-row and multiple-row subqueries
Using the Set Operators
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Describe set operators
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Use a set operator to combine multiple queries into a single query
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Control the order of rows returned
Manipulating Data
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Describe each data manipulation language (DML) statement
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Insert rows into a table
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Update rows in a table
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Delete rows from a table
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Control transactions
Using DDL Statements to Create and Manage Tables
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Categorize the main database objects
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Review the table structure
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List the data types that are available for columns
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Create a simple table
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Explain how constraints are created at the time of table creation
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Describe how schema objects work
Creating Other Schema Objects
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Create simple and complex views
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Retrieve data from views
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Create, maintain, and use sequences
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Create and maintain indexes
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Create private and public synonyms

Test 2:
Exploring the Oracle Database Architecture
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Explain the Memory Structures
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Describe the Process Structures
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Overview of Storage Structures
Preparing the Database Environment
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Identify the tools for Administering an Oracle Database
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Plan an Oracle Database installation
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Install the Oracle software by using Oracle Universal Installer (OUI)
Creating an Oracle Database
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Create a database by using the Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA)
Managing the Oracle Instance
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Setting database initialization parameters
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Describe the stages of database startup and shutdown
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Using alert log and trace files
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Using data dictionary and dynamic performance views
Configuring the Oracle Network Environment
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Configure and Manage the Oracle Network
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Using the Oracle Shared Server architecture
Managing Database Storage Structures
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Overview of tablespace and datafiles
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Create and manage tablespaces
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Space management in tablespaces
Administering User Security
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Create and manage database user accounts
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Grant and revoke privileges
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Create and manage roles
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Create and manage profiles
Managing Data and Concurrency
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Monitor and resolve locking conflicts
Managing Undo Data
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Overview of Undo
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Transactions and undo data
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Managing undo
Implementing Oracle Database Security
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Database Security and Principle of Least Privilege
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Work with Standard Database Auditing
Database Maintenance
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Use and manage optimizer statistics
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Use and manage Automatic Workload Repository (AWR)
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Use advisory framework
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Manage Alerts and Thresholds
Performance Management
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Use Automatic Memory Management
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Use Memory Advisors
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Troubleshoot invalid and unusable objects
Intelligent Infrastructure Enhancements
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Use the Enterprise Manager Support Workbench
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Managing Patches
Backup and Recovery Concepts
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Identify the types of failure that can occur in an Oracle database
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Describe ways to tune instance recovery
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Identify the importance of checkpoints, redo log files, and archived log files
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Overview of flash recovery area
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Configure ARCHIVELOG mode
Performing Database Backups
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Create consistent database backups
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Back up your database without shutting it down
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Create incremental backups
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Automate database backups
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Manage backups, view backup reports and monitor the flash recovery area
Performing Database Recovery
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Overview of Data Recovery Advisor
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Use Data Recovery Advisor to Perform recovery (Control file, Redo log file and Data file)
Moving Data
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Describe and use methods to move data (Directory objects, SQL*Loader, External Tables)
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Explain the general architecture of Oracle Data Pump
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Use Data Pump Export and Import to move data between Oracle databases