1. Your Oracle server has today's date displayed as March 21, 2003.

What is the result of the following

SELECT statement?

SELECT SYSDATE
FROM DUAL;

21-Mar-03
2003-March-21
03-21-Mar
Nothing will be displayed.
March 21, 2003

Answer : 1

2. What is the result of the following SELECT statement?

SELECT ROUND (631.1250, 2), ROUND (631.1250, 0), ROUND (631.1250, -2), ROUND (631.1250,
3)
FROM DUAL;

600 0 631.00 631

631.13 631 600 631.125
630 0 631.12 631
2 0 -2 3

Answer : 2

3. When applied to the GRADEBOOK table that has a GRADE column and a STUDID column, what is
the result of the following SELECT statement?

select NVL(GRADE,0), STUDID

from gradebook;

It will display the NVL and STUDID columns and convert any null value in the NVL
column to a zero.
It will display the GRADE and STUDID columns with zero space between the
columns.
It will display the GRADE and STUDID columns and convert any null value in the
GRADE column to a zero.
It will display the NVL and the STUDID columns with zero space between the
columns.
 It will display the GRADE and STUDID columns and convert any null value in the
STUDID column to a zero.

Answer : 3

4. Which Oracle9i database object represents data derived from one or more tables?

SEQUENCE
VIEW
INDEX
SCHEMA

Answer : 2

5. Which statement is true concerning a Multiple-row subquery?

A Multiple-row subquery will only return a single row.

A Multiple-row subquery returns multiple rows and multiple columns.
A Multiple-row subquery will only return a single column and a single row.
A Multiple-row subquery will only use the < > operator.
A Multiple-row subquery will only return single column.

Answer : 2

6. The student with STUDID of 200 needs to pass her course with a 90. The grading
scale goes from 0-200. Passing is a 90. Which of the SELECT statements will give
the student with STUDID 200 a passing score for her FINAL GRADE?

(A)

SELECT STUDID "STUDENT ID", GRADE "GRADE BEFORE CURVE", GRADE

+.50*Grade "FINAL GRADE"
FROM GRADEBOOK;

(B)

SELECT STUDID "STUDENT ID", GRADE "GRADE BEFORE CURVE", (GRADE

+.50)*2 "FINAL GRADE"
FROM GRADEBOOK;
 A
B
A and B
Neither A or B
Answer : 2

7. What values does the SYSDATE return when used in a SELECT statement? (Select all that apply.)

The date the database was created.

The current database server time.
The time the database was created.
The current database server date
Answer : 2,4

8. You need to unite the data from the STUDENTS and FACULTY tables for a new report. Which SQL
SELECT capability are you using to accomplish this?

Selection
Joining
Projection
Management
Answer : 2
 9. Which of the following are Case-manipulation functions in Oracle9i? (Choose all that apply.)

TRIM
SUBSTR
INITCAP
LENGTH
LOWER
Answer : 3,5