How would you go about verifying the network name that the local_listener is currently using?
You have 4 instances running on the same UNIX box. How can you determine which shared memory and semaphores are associated with which instance?
What view(s) do you use to associate a users SQLPLUS session with his o/s process?
What is the recommended interval at which to run statspack snapshots, and why?
What spfile/init.ora file parameter exists to force the CBO to make the execution path of a given statement use an index, even if the index scan may appear to be calculated as more costly?
Assuming today is Monday, how would you use the DBMS_JOB package to schedule the execution of a given procedure owned by SCOTT to start Wednesday at 9AM and to run subsequently every other day at 2AM.
How would you edit your CRONTAB to schedule the running of /test/test.sh to run every other day at 2PM?
What do the 9i dbms_standard.sql_txt() and dbms_standard.sql_text() procedures do?
How would you best determine why your MVIEW couldnt FAST REFRESH?
How does propagation differ between Advanced Replication and Snapshot Replication (read-only)?
Which dictionary view(s) would you first look at to understand or get a high-level idea of a given Advanced Replication environment?
How would you begin to troubleshoot an ORA-3113 error?
Which dictionary tables and/or views would you look at to diagnose a locking issue?
An automatic job running via DBMS_JOB has failedKnowing only that its failed, how do you approach troubleshooting this issue?
What query tells you how much space a tablespace named test is taking up, and how much space is remaining?