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Oracle Interview Questions 50

This document lists 50 interview questions related to Oracle Database, covering topics such as database features, differences between Oracle and MySQL, and various database concepts like tablespaces, indexes, and PL/SQL. It also addresses performance tuning, backup strategies, and security best practices. The questions are designed to assess knowledge of Oracle's architecture, functionalities, and management techniques.

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Oracle Interview Questions 50

This document lists 50 interview questions related to Oracle Database, covering topics such as database features, differences between Oracle and MySQL, and various database concepts like tablespaces, indexes, and PL/SQL. It also addresses performance tuning, backup strategies, and security best practices. The questions are designed to assess knowledge of Oracle's architecture, functionalities, and management techniques.

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Oracle Interview Questions (50)

1. What is Oracle Database and what are its key features?

2. What are the different Oracle database editions?

3. What is the difference between Oracle and MySQL?

4. What is a tablespace in Oracle?

5. What is the purpose of the control file in Oracle?

6. What is the use of the data dictionary in Oracle?

7. What is the difference between a primary key and a unique key?

8. What are indexes and why are they important?

9. What is a view and how is it different from a table?

10. What is a synonym in Oracle?

11. What is a sequence and how is it used?

12. What are the different types of joins in Oracle?

13. What is a cursor and what types of cursors are available in Oracle?

14. What is the difference between implicit and explicit cursors?

15. What are triggers in Oracle and how are they used?

16. What is the difference between DELETE, TRUNCATE, and DROP?

17. What is PL/SQL?

18. What is the difference between SQL and PL/SQL?

19. What are packages in PL/SQL?

20. What is an autonomous transaction?

21. What is a materialized view?

22. What is a rollback segment?

23. What are Oracle sequences and how do they work?

24. What is the use of the ROWNUM and ROWID in Oracle?


25. What is the difference between CHAR, VARCHAR2, and NVARCHAR2?

26. What are the types of partitioning in Oracle?

27. What are the differences between logical and physical backups?

28. What is RMAN and how is it used?

29. How do you perform a database export and import?

30. What is Oracle Data Pump?

31. What are the different types of constraints in Oracle?

32. What is the purpose of the Oracle listener?

33. What is the difference between a hot backup and a cold backup?

34. What is Oracle RAC?

35. What is the difference between shared pool and buffer cache?

36. What is the use of the alert log in Oracle?

37. What is a deadlock and how do you resolve it in Oracle?

38. What are the different types of locks in Oracle?

39. What are latches and how do they work?

40. What is Oracle ASM?

41. What is the difference between a temporary table and a global temporary table?

42. What is the difference between IN and EXISTS?

43. How do you optimize a query in Oracle?

44. What is the use of the EXPLAIN PLAN?

45. What is the difference between TO_CHAR and TO_DATE?

46. What are bind variables and why are they used?

47. What is the difference between functions and procedures in PL/SQL?

48. What are common performance tuning techniques in Oracle?

49. How do you manage users and roles in Oracle?

50. What are Oracle's best practices for database security?

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