1. Which of the following correctly shows the correct use of the TRUNC command on a date?

A. SELECT TRUNC(TO_DATE(12-Feb-99,DD-MON-YY, 'YEAR')) "Date " FROM DUAL;

B. TRUNC = TO_DATE('12-Feb-99','DD-MON-YY'), 'YEAR', "Date " FROM DUAL;
C. SELECT TRUNC(TO_DATE('12-Feb-99','DD-MON-YY'), 'YEAR') "Date " FROM DUAL;
D. date = TRUNC(TO_DATE('12-Feb-99','DD-MON-YY'), 'YEAR') "Date " FROM DUAL

2. with 9i SQL Plus, What kinds of commands can you enters at the command prompt (Choose all that apply)?
A. PL/SQL blocks
B. SQL*Plus commands
C. security commands
D. SQL commands

3. Examine the structure of the EMP_DEPT_VU view:

Column Name Type Remarks
EMPLOYEE_ID NUMBER

From the EMPLOYEES table:

EMP_NAME VARCHAR2 (30)
JOB_ID VARCHAR2 (20)
SALARY NUMBER
DEPARTMENT_ID NUMBER

From the DEPARTMENTS table:

DEPT_NAME VARCHAR2 (30)
Which SQL statement produces an error?

A. SELECT * FROM emp_dept_vu;

B. SELECT department_id, SUM(salary) FROM emp_dept_vu GROUP BY department_id;
C. SELECT department_id, job_id, AVG(salary) FROM emp_dept_vu GROUP BY department_id, job_id;
D. SELECT job_id, SUM(salary) FROM emp_dept_vu WHERE department_id IN (10,20) GROUP BY job_id HAVING
SUM(salary) > 20000;
E. None of the statements produce an error; all are valid.

4 .The EMPLOYEES table contains these columns: EMPLOYEE_ID NUMBER(4) ENAME VARCHAR2 (25) JOB_ID
VARCHAR2(10) Which SQL statement will return the ENAME, length of the ENAME, and the numeric position of the letter
"a" in the ENAME column, for those employees whose ENAME ends with a the letter "n"?

A. SELECT ENAME, LENGTH(ENAME), INSTR(ENAME, 'a') FROM EMPLOYEES WHERE SUBSTR(ENAME, -1, 1) = 'n';
B. SELECT ENAME, LENGTH(ENAME), INSTR(ENAME, ,-1,1) FROM EMPLOYEES WHERE SUBSTR(ENAME, -1, 1) =
'n';
C. SELECT ENAME, LENGTH(ENAME), SUBSTR(ENAME, -1,1) FROM EMPLOYEES WHERE INSTR(ENAME, 1, 1) = 'n';
D. SELECT ENAME, LENGTH(ENAME), SUBSTR(ENAME, -1,1) FROM EMPLOYEES WHERE INSTR(ENAME, -1, 1) = 'n';

5. Examine the description of the EMPLOYEES table:

EMP_ID NUMBER (4) NOT NULL
LAST_NAME VARCHAR2 (30) NOT NULL
FIRST_NAME VARCHAR2 (30)
DEPT_ID NUMBER (2)
Which statement produces the number of different departments that have employees with last name Smith?

A. SELECT COUNT(*) FROM employees WHERE last_name='Smith';

B. SELECT COUNT (dept_id) FROM employees WHERE last_name='Smith';
C. SELECT DISTINCT(COUNT(dept_id)) FROM employees WHERE last_name='Smith';
D. SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT dept_id) FROM employees WHERE last_name='Smith';
E. SELECT UNIQUE(dept_id) FROM employees WHERE last_name='Smith';

6. Which statement adds a constraint that ensures the CUSTOMER_NAME column of the CUSTOMERS table holds a
value?

A. ALTER TABLE customers ADD CONSTRAINT cust_name_nn CHECK customer_name IS NOT NULL;
B. ALTER TABLE customers MODIFY CONSTRAINT cust_name_nn CHECK customer_name IS NOT NULL;
C. ALTER TABLE customers MODIFY customer_name CONSTRAINT cust_name_nn NOT NULL;
D. ALTER TABLE customers MODIFY customer_name CONSTRAINT cust_name_nn IS NOT NULL;
E. ALTER TABLE customers MODIFY name CONSTRAINT cust_name_nn NOT NULL;
F. ALTER TABLE customers ADD CONSTRAINT cust_name_nn CHECK customer_name NOT NULL;

7. Which four are attributes of single row functions? (Choose four.)

A. cannot be nested
B. manipulate data items
C. act on each row returned
D. return one result per row
E. accept only one argument and return only one value
F. accept arguments which can be a column or an expression

8. Which two statements complete a transaction? (Choose two.)

A. DELETE employees;
B. DESCRIBE employees;
C. ROLLBACK TO SAVEPOINT C;
D. GRANT SELECT ON employees TO SCOTT;
E. ALTER TABLE employees SET UNUSED COLUMN sal;
F. SELECT MAX(sal) FROM employees WHERE department_id = 20;

9 Administration
You want to retrieve all employees, whether or not they have matching departments in the departments table. Which query
would you use?

A. SELECT last_name, department_name FROM employees , departments(+);

B. SELECT last_name, department_name FROM employees JOIN departments (+);
C. SELECT last_name, department_name FROM employees(+) e JOIN departments d ON (e.department_id =
d.department_id);
D. SELECT last_name, department_name FROM employees e RIGHT OUTER JOIN departments d ON (e.department_id =
d.department_id);
E. SELECT last_name, department_name FROM employees(+) , departments ON (e.department_id = d.department_id);
F. SELECT last_name, department_name FROM employees e LEFT OUTER JOIN departments d ON (e.department_id =
d.department_id);
10. What is true of using group functions on columns that contain NULL values?
 A. Group functions on columns ignore NULL values.
B. Group functions on columns returning dates include NULL values.
C. Group functions on columns returning numbers include NULL values.
D. Group functions on columns cannot be accurately used on columns that contain NULL values.
E. Group functions on columns include NULL values in calculations if you use the keyword INC_NULLS.

11 Mark for review. Which two statements are true about constraints? (Choose two.)

A. The UNIQUE constraint does not permit a null value for the column.
B. A UNIQUE index gets created for columns with PRIMARY KEY and UNIQUE constraints.
C. The PRIMARY KEY and FOREIGN KEY constraints create a UNIQUE index.
D. The NOT NULL constraint ensures that null values are not permitted for the column.

12 . Mark for review. Which four are types of functions available in SQL? (Choose 4)

A. string
B. character
C. integer
D. calendar
E. numeric
F. translation
G. date
H. conversion

13. Click the Exhibit button and examine the data in the EMPLOYEES and DEPARTMENTS tables.
EMPLOYEES
EMP_ID EMP_NAME DEPT_ID MGR_ID JOB_ID SALARY
101 Smith 20 120 SA_REP 4000
102 Martin 10 105 CLERK 2500
103 Chris 20 120 IT ADMIN 4200
104 John 30 108 HR_CLERK 2500
105 Diana 30 108 IT_ADMIN 5000
106 Smith 40 110 AD_ASST 3000
108 Jennifer 30 110 HR_DIR 6500
110 Bob 40 EX_DIR 8000
120 Ravi 20 110 SI_DIR 6500

DEPARTMENTS

DEPARTMENT_ID DEPARTMENT NAME

10 Admin
20 Education
30 IT
40 Human Resources

Also examine the SQL statements that create the EMPLOYEES and DEPARTMENTS tables:

CREATE TABLE departments (department_id NUMBER PRIMARY KEY, department_name VARCHAR2 (30));

CREATE TABLE employees (EMPLOEE_ID NUMBER PRIMARY KEY, EMP_NAME VARCHAR2 (20), DEPT_ID NUMBER
REFERENCES departments (department_id) MGR_ID NUMBER REFERENCES employees (employee id), JOB_ID VARCHAR2
(15). SALARY NUMBER);

On the EMPLOYEES table, EMPLOYEE_ID is the primary key MGR_ID is the ID of mangers and refers to the EMPLOYEE_ID
DEPT_ID is foreign key to DEPARTMENT_ID column of the DEPARTMENTS table

On the DEPARTMENTS table, DEPARTMENT_ID is the primary key. Examine this DELETE statement: DELETE FROM
departments WHERE department id=40;
What happens when you execute the DELETE statement?

A. Only the row with department ID 40 is deleted in the DEPARTMENTS table.

B. The statement fails because there are child records in the EMPLOYEES table with department ID 40.
C. NUMBER(7,2) CONSTRAINT emp_deptno_fk REFERENCES dept (deptno));
D. CRETE TABLE EM (empno NUMBER(4), ename VARCHAR2(35) deptno NUMBER (7,2) NOT NULL, CONSTRAINT
em_deptno_fk REFERENCES dept (deptno) FOREIGN KEY (deptno));
 E. CREATE TABLE EMP (empno NUMBER (4), ename VARCHAR2(35), deptno NUMBER(7,2) FOREIGN KEY
CONSTRAINT emp deptno fk REFERENCES dept (deptno));
14. Which clause would you use in a SELECT statement to limit the display to those employees whose salary is greater
than 5000?

A. ORDER BY SALARY > 5000

B. GROUP BY SALARY > 5000
C. HAVING SALARY > 5000
WHERE SALARY > 5000

15. Which two are attributes of /SQL*Plus? (Choose two)

A. /SQL*Plus commands cannot be abbreviated.

B. /SQL*Plus commands are accesses from a browser.
C. /SQL*Plus commands are used to manipulate data in tables.
D. /SQL*Plus commands manipulate table definitions in the database.
E. /SQL*Plus is the Oracle proprietary interface for executing SQL statements.

Answer: B, E

16. Which statement explicitly names a constraint?

A. ALTER TABLE student_grades ADD FOREIGN KEY (student_id) REFERENCES students (student_id);
B. ALTER TABLE student_grades ADD CONSTRAINT NAME=student_id_fk FOREIGN KEY (student_id) REFERENCES
student(student_id);
C. ALTER TABLE student_grades ADD CONSTRAINT student_id_fk FOREIGN KEY (student_id) REFERENCES students
(student_id);
D. ALTER TABLE student grades ADD NAMED CONSTRAINT student_id_fk FOREIGN KEY (student_id) REFERENCES
students (student_id)
E. ALTER TABLE student grades ADD NAME student_id_fk FOREIGN KEY (student_id) REFERENCES students
(student_id)

17 You need to produce a report for mailing labels for all customers. The mailing label must have only the customer name
and address. The CUSTOMER table has these columns:
CUST_ID NUMBER (4) NOT NULL
CUST_NAME VARCHAR2 (100) NOT NULL
CUST_ADDRESS VARCHAR2 (150)
CUST_PHONE VARCHAR (20)

Which SELECT statement accomplishes this task?

A. SELECT * FROM customers

B. SELECT name, address FROM customers;
C. SELECT id, name, address, phone FROM customers;
D. SELECT cust_name, cust_address FROM customers;
E. SELECT cust_id, cust_name, cust_address, cust_phone FROM customers;
18. What does the TRUNCATE statement do?

A. removes the table

B. removes all rows from a table
C. shortens the tale to 10 rows
D. removes all columns from a table
E. removes foreign keys from a table

19. The ORDERS table has these columns

ORDER_ID NUMBER (4) NOT NULL

CUSTOMER_ID NUMBER (12) NOT NULL
ORDER_TOTAL NUMBER (10, 2)
The ORDERS table tracks the Order number, the order total and the customer to whom the Order belongs. Which two
statements retrieve orders with an inclusive total that ranges between 100.00 and 200.00 dollars? (Choose Two).

A. SELECT customer_id, order_id, order_total FROM orders RANGE ON order_total (100 AND 2000) INCLUSIVE
B. SELECT customer_id, order_id, order_total FROM orders HAVING order total BETWEEN 100 and 2000
C. SELECT customer_id, order_id, order_total FROM orders WHERE order_total BETWEEN 100 and 2000
D. SELECT customer_id, order_id, order_total FROM orders WHERE order_total >= 100 and <=2000
E. SELECT customer_id, order_id, order _total FROM orders WHERE order_total>= 100 and order_total <=2000.

20 You need to calculate the total of all salaries in the accounting department. Which group function should you use?

A. A. MAX
B. B. MIN
C. C. SUM
D. D. COUNT
E. E. TOTAL
F. F. LARGEST

21. The EMP table has these columns:

ENAME VARCHAR2 (35)
SALARY NUMBER (8, 2)
HIRE_DATE DATE
Management wants a list of names of employees who have been with the company for more than five yeas. Which SQL
statement displays the required results?

A. SELECT ENAME FROM EMP WHERE SYSDATE-HIRE_DATE>5

B. SELECT ENAME FROM EMP WHERE HIRE_DATE-SYSDATE > 5
C. SELECT ENAME FROM EMP WHERE (SYSDATE-HIRE_DATE)/365 > 5
D. SELECT ENAME FROM EMP WHERE (SYSDATE-HIRE_DATE)* 365 > 5
22. Examine the data in the EMPLOYEES table.
EMPLOYEES
EMPLOYEE_ID - EMP_NAME - DEPT_ID - MGR_ID - JOB_ID - SALARY

101 - Smith - 20 - 120 - SA_REP - 4000

102 - Martin - 10 - 105 - CLERK - 2500
103 - Chris - 20 - 120 - IT_ADMIN - 4200
104 - John - 30 - 108 - HR_CLERK - 2500
105 - Diana - 30 - 108 - IT_ADMIN - 5000
106 - Smith - 40 - 110 - AD.ASST - 3000
108 - Jennifer - 30 - 110 - HR_DIR – 6500
110 - Bob - 40 - *** - EK_DIR - 8000
120 - Ravi - 20 - 110 - SA_DIR - 6500

On the EMPLOYEES table,

EMPLOYEE_ID is the primary key.

MGR_ID is the ID of managers and refers to the EMPLOYEE_ID.
The JOB_ID column is a NOT NULL column.

Evaluate this DELETE statement: DELETE employee_id, salary, job_id FROM employees WHERE dept_id = 90; Why does
the DELETE statement fail when you execute it?

A. There is no row with dept_id 90 in the EMPLOYEES table.

B. You cannot delete the JOB_ID column because it is a NOT NULL column.
C. You cannot specify column names in the DELETE clause of the DELETE statement.
D. You cannot delete the EMPLOYEE_ID column because it is the primary key of the table.

23. Which two are character manipulation functions? (Choose two)

A. TRIM
B. REPLACE
C. TRUNC
A. MERGE
B. INSERT

24 The CUSTOMERS table has these columns:

CUSTOMER_ID NUMBER (4) NOT NULL

CUSTOMER_NAME VARCHAR2 (100) NOT NULL
STREET_ADDRESS VARCHAR2 (150)
CITY_ADDRESS VARCHAR2 (50)
STATE_ADDRESS VARCHAR2 (50)
PROVINCE_ADDRESS VARCHAR2 (50)
COUNTRY_ADDRESS VARCHAR2 (50)
POSTE_CODE VARCHAR2 (12)
CUSTOMER_PHONE VARCHAR2 (20)

THE CUSTOMER_ID column is the primary key for the table which two statements find the number of customer? (Choose
two.)

A. SELECT TOTAL (*) FROM customers;

B. SELECT COUNT (*) FROM customers;
C. SELECT TOTAL (customer_id) FROM customer;
D. SELECT COUNT(customer_id) FROM customer;
E. SELECT COUNT(customers) FROM customers;
F. SELECT TOTAL (customer_name) FROM customers;
25 . in a SELECT statement that includes a WHERE clause, where is the GROUP BY clause placed statement?

A. immediately after the SELECT clause

B. before the WHERE clause
C. before the FROM clause
D. after the ORDER BY clause
E. after the WHERE clause
26 . Which syntax turns an existing constraint on?

A. ALTER TABLE table_name ENABLE constraint_name

B. ALTER TABLE table_name STATUS = ENABLE CONSTRAINT constraint_name
C. ALTER TABLE table_name ENABLE CONSTRAINT constraint_name
D. ALTER TABLE table_name STATUS ENABLE CONSTRAINT constraint_name
E. ALTER TABLE table_name TURN ON CONSTRAINT constraint_name
F. ALTER TABLE table_name TURN ON CONSTRAINT constraint_name
27. to write a query that performs an outer join of tables A and B and returns all rows from B, You need to write
A. any outer join
B. a left outer join
C. a cross join
D. a right outer join
E. an inner join

28. Mark for review. Which constraint can be defined only at the column level?

A. UNIQUE
B. NOT NULL
C. CHECK
D. PRIMARY KEY
E. FOREIGN KEY
29. You need to change the definition of an existing table. The COMMERCIALS table needs its DESCRIPTION column
changed to hold varying length characters up to 2000 bytes. The column can currently hold 1000 bytes per value. The table
contains 20000 rows. Which statement is valid?
A. ALTER TABLE commercials MODIFY (description CHAR2(2000));
B. B. ALTER TABLE commercials CHANGE (description CHAR2(2000));
C. C. ALTER TABLE commercials CHANGE (description VARCHAR2(2000));
D. D. ALTER TABLE commercials MODIFY (description VARCHAR2(2000));
E. E. You cannot increase the size of a column if the table has rows.

30. Evaluate this SQL statement:

SELECT e.EMPLOYEE_ID, e.LAST_NAME, e.DEPARTMENT_ID, d.DEPARTMENT_NAME FROM EMP e, DEPARTMENT d
WHERE e.DEPARTMENT_ID = d.DEPARTMENT_ID;
In the statement, which capabilities of a SELECT statement are performed?

A. Selection, projection, join

B. Difference, projection, join
C. Selection, intersection, join
D. Intersection, projection, join
E. Difference, projection, product

31Which of the following lines in the PL/SQL source code will return an error?

a. create procedure estatus (

b. eid NUMBER, statchar CHAR ) is begin

c. select status into statchar from EMP where EMPID = eid; end;

d. There are no errors in this code block

Answer: c
32.The RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR( ) procedure defines errors returned in which of
the following numeric ranges?

A.
-00000 and -99999
B.
-01200 and -01299
C.
-00030 and -00039
D.
-20000 and -20999
Answer: d
33.In which areas of the PL/SQL block must code be placed in order to handle Oracle-
defined exceptions?

A. Declaration section only

B. Declaration and executable sections only

C. Exception handler only

D. Declaration, executable, and exception handler sections
Answer: c
34.A procedure declares a user-defined exception but does not raise it explicitly. Which of
the following statements is true about this function?
 A. The user-defined exception will never be raised.

B. The user-defined exception will be handled by a WHEN OTHERS exception

handler.
C. The procedure will fail on compile.
D. The user-defined exception is defined incorrectly.
Answer : a
35 The developer is using SQL*Plus for debugging. What data dictionary view
contains information about compile-time errors on PL/SQL programs?
A. USER_ERRORS
B. USER_SOURCE
C. SOURCE#
D. SYS
Answer:a