1. Which of the following declarations is invalid?
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v_count PLS_INTEGER:=0;
college_name VARCHAR2(20):='Harvard';
v_pages CONSTANT NUMBER; (*)
v_start_date DATE := sysdate+1;
Correct Correct
2. Which of the following should NOT be used as the name of
a variable? Mark for Review
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A table name.
A table column name. (*)
The database name.
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to Section 2.
3. 1. Null
2. False
3. True
4. 0
Which of the above can be assigned to a Boolean variable?
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2 and 3
2, 3 and 4
1, 2 and 3 (*)
1, 2, 3 and 4
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4. The following anonymous block of code is run:
BEGIN
INSERT INTO countries (id, name)
VALUES ('XA', 'Xanadu');
INSERT INTO countries (id, name)
VALUES ('NV','Neverland');
COMMIT;
COMMIT;
ROLLBACK;
END;
What happens when the block of code finishes?
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You have nothing new; the last ROLLBACK undid the INSERTs.
You have the rows added twice; there are four new rows.
You have the two new rows added. (*)
You get an error; you cannot COMMIT twice in a row.
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to Section 3.
5. Which of the following best describes a database
transaction? Mark for Review
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All the DML statements in a single PL/SQL block
A related set of SQL DML statements which must be executed either
completely or not at all (*)
A single SQL statement that updates multiple rows of a table
A SELECT statement based on a join of two or more database tables
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6. Which of the following are valid identifiers? (Choose two.) Mark
for Review
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Full Name
students_street_address (*)
v_code (*)
#hours
completion_%
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7. Which of the following are valid identifiers? (Choose
two.) Mark for Review
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yesterday (*)
yesterday's date
number_of_students_in_the_class
v$testresult (*)
#students
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to Section 2.
8. Which of the following are PL/SQL lexical units? (Choose
two.) Mark for Review
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Identifiers (*)
Table Columns
Reserved Words (*)
Anonymous Blocks
SQL Workshop
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9. What will be displayed when the following code is
executed?
DECLARE
varA NUMBER := 12;
BEGIN
DECLARE
varB NUMBER := 8;
BEGIN
varA := varA + varB;
END;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(varB);
END;
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12
Nothing, the block will fail with an error (*)
20
VarB
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10. In the following code, Line A causes an exception. What
value will be displayed when the code is executed?
DECLARE
outer_var VARCHAR2(50) := 'My';
BEGIN
outer_var := outer_var || ' name';
DECLARE
inner_var NUMBER;
BEGIN
inner_var := 'Mehmet'; -- Line A
outer_var := outer_var || ' is';
END;
outer_var := outer_var || ' Zeynep';
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(outer_var);
END;
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My
My name (*)
My name is
My name is Zeynep
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11. When nested blocks are used, which blocks can or must be labeled?
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The inner block must be labeled, the outer block can be labeled.
Both blocks must be labeled
Nested blocks cannot be labeled
The outer block must be labeled if it is to be referred to in the
inner block. (*)
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to Section 2.
12. What will be displayed when the following code is
executed?
DECLARE
x VARCHAR2(6) := 'Chang';
BEGIN
DECLARE
x VARCHAR2(12) := 'Susan';
BEGIN
x := x || x;
END;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(x);
END;
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Susan
Chang (*)
ChangChang
SusanChang
The code will fail with an error
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13. Examine the following code. At Line A, we want to assign
a value of 22 to the outer block's variable v_myvar. What code should we
write at Line A?
<<outer_block>>
DECLARE
v_myvar NUMBER;
BEGIN
<<inner_block>>
DECLARE
v_myvar NUMBER := 15;
BEGIN
-- Line A
END;
END;
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outer_block.v_myvar := 22; (*)
v_myvar := 22;
<<outer_block>>.v_myvar := 22;
v_myvar(outer_block) := 22;
We cannot reference the outer block's variable because both
variables have the same name
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to Section 2.
14. Which one of these SQL statements can be directly
included in a PL/SQL executable block? Mark for Review
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DELETE FROM employees
WHERE department_id=60;
(*)
SELECT salary FROM employees
WHERE department_id=60;
CREATE TABLE new_emps (last_name VARCHAR2(10), first_name
VARCHAR2(10));
DROP TABLE locations;
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to Section 3.
15. Which of the following is NOT a good guideline for
retrieving data in PL/SQL? Mark for Review
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Declare the receiving variables using %TYPE
The WHERE clause is optional in nearly all cases. (*)
Specify the same number of variables in the INTO clause as database
columns in the SELECT clause.
THE SELECT statement should fetch exactly one row.
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16. A variable is declared as:
DECLARE
v_salary employees.salary%TYPE;
BEGIN
Which of the following is a correct use of the INTO clause?
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SELECT salary
INTO v_salary
FROM employees
WHERE employee_id=100;
(*)
SELECT v_salary
INTO salary
FROM employees
WHERE employee_id=100;
SELECT salary
FROM employees
INTO v_salary;
SELECT salary
FROM employees
WHERE employee_id=100
INTO v_salary;
Correct Correct
17. Which rows will be deleted from the EMPLOYEES table when
the following code is executed?
DECLARE
salary employees.salary%TYPE := 12000;
BEGIN
DELETE FROM employees
WHERE salary > salary;
END;
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All rows whose SALARY column value is greater than 12000.
All rows in the table.
No rows. (*)
All rows whose SALARY column value is equal to 12000.
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to Section 3.
18. Which one of these SQL statements can be directly
included in a PL/SQL executable block? Mark for Review
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SELECT last_name FROM employees
WHERE employee_id=100;
DESCRIBE employees;
UPDATE employees
SET last_name='Smith';
(*)
DROP TABLE employees;
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to Section 3.
19. Evaluate the following declaration. Determine whether or
not it is legal.
DECLARE
maxsalary NUMBER(7) = 5000;
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Correct.
Not correct. (*)
Correct Correct
20. Assignment statements can continue over several lines in
PL/SQL. True or False? Mark for Review
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True (*)
False
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21. When a variable is defined using the CONSTANT keyword, the value of
the variable cannot change. True or False? Mark for Review
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True (*)
False
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22. Variables can be used in the following ways in a PL/SQL
block. (Choose two.) Mark for Review
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To store data values. (*)
To rename tables and columns.
To refer to a single data value several times. (*)
To comment code.
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23. When a variable is defined using the NOT NULL keywords,
the variable must contain a value. True or False? Mark for Review
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True (*)
False
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24. PL/SQL is an Oracle proprietary, procedural, 4GL
programming language. True or False? Mark for Review
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True
False (*)
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25. A program which specifies a list of operations to be
performed sequentially to achieve the desired result can be called:
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declarative
nondeclarative
procedural (*)
low level
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26. Which of the following statements about PL/SQL and SQL is true?
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PL/SQL and SQL are both ANSI-compliant.
PL/SQL and SQL can be used with many types of databases, including
Oracle.
PL/SQL and SQL are both Oracle proprietary programming languages.
PL/SQL allows basic program logic and control flow to be combined
with SQL statements. (*)
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to Section 1.
27. Which statements are optional in a PL/SQL block? (Choose
two.) Mark for Review
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DECLARE (*)
BEGIN
EXCEPTION (*)
END;
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28. What is the purpose of using DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE in a
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To perform conditional tests
To allow a set of statements to be executed repeatedly
To display results to check if our code is working correctly (*)
To store new rows in the database
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29. Which of the following tools can NOT be used to develop
and test PL/SQL code? Mark for Review
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Oracle Jdeveloper
Oracle Application Express
Oracle JSQL (*)
Oracle iSQL*Plus
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to Section 1.
30. Given below are the parts of a PL/SQL block:
1. END;
2. EXCEPTION
3. DECLARE
4. BEGIN
Arrange the parts in order.
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2,1,4,3
3,4,2,1 (*)
3,2,4,1
4,3,2,1
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31. Every PL/SQL anonymous block must start with the keyword DECLARE.
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True
False (*)
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32. Which lines of code will correctly display the message
"The cat sat on the mat"? (Choose two.) Mark for Review
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DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('The cat sat on the mat'); (*)
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(The cat sat on the mat);
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('The cat' || 'sat on the mat');
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('The cat sat ' || 'on the mat'); (*)
Correct Correct
33. Errors are handled in the Exception part of the PL/SQL
block. True or False? Mark for Review
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True (*)
False
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34. Which component of Oracle Application Express is used to
enter and run SQL statements and PL/SQL blocks? Mark for Review
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Application Builder
SQL Workshop (*)
Utilities
Object Browser
Correct Correct
35. ______ are meant to store large amounts of data. Mark
for Review
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Variables
Scalar data types
LOBs (*)
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to Section 2.
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36. What is the data type of the variable V_DEPT_TABLE in the following
declaration?
DECLARE
TYPE dept_table_type IS TABLE OF departments%ROWTYPE INDEX BY
PLS_INTEGER; v_dept_table dept_table_type; ...
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Scalar
Composite (*)
LOB
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to Section 2.
37. Which of these are PL/SQL data types? (Choose three.)
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Scalar (*)
Identifier
Delimiter
Composite (*)
LOB (*)
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to Section 2.
38. What is the output when the following program is
executed?
set serveroutput on
DECLARE
a VARCHAR2(10) := '333';
b VARCHAR2(10) := '444';
c PLS_INTEGER;
d VARCHAR2(10);
BEGIN
c := TO_NUMBER(a) + TO_NUMBER(b);
d := a || b;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(c);
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(d);
END;
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Nothing. The code will result in an error.
c=777 and d=333444 (*)
c=777 and d=777
c=333444 and d=777
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39. The implicit data type conversion at Point A may not
work correctly. Why not?
DECLARE
v_mydate DATE;
BEGIN
V_MYDATE := '29-Feb-04'; -- Point A
END;
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There are only 28 days in February
Oracle cannot implicitly convert a character string to a date, even
if the string contains a valid date value
If the database language is not English, 'Feb' has no meaning. (*)
V_MYDATE has been entered in uppercase
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to Section 2.
40. If today's date is 14th June 2007, which statement will
correctly convert today's date to the value: June 14, 2007 ? Mark for
Review
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TO_CHAR(sysdate)
TO_DATE(sysdate)
TO_DATE(sysdate,'Month DD, YYYY')
TO_CHAR(sysdate, 'Month DD, YYYY') (*)
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to Section 2.
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41. PL/SQL can convert a VARCHAR2 value containing alphabetic
characters to a NUMBER value. True or False? Mark for Review
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True
False (*)
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42. What is wrong with this assignment statement?
myvar := 'To be or not to be';
'That is the question';
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An assignment statement must be a single line of code
Nothing is wrong, the statement is fine
An assignment statement must have a single semicolon at the end (*)
"myvar" is not a valid name for a variable
Character literals should not be enclosed in quotes
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to Section 2.
43. Examine the following code. What is the final value of
V_MYVAR ?
DECLARE
v_myvar NUMBER;
BEGIN
v_myvar := 1 + 2 * 3;
v_myvar := v_myvar * 2;
END;
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81
49
14 (*)
18
Correct Correct
44. Which of the following are valid assignment statements?
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v_string = 'Hello';
v_string := Hello;
v_number := 17 + 34; (*)
v_string := 'Hello'; (*)
v_date := 28-DEC-06;
Correct Correct
45. Examine the following code. What is the final value of
V_MYBOOL ?
DECLARE
v_mynumber NUMBER;
v_mybool BOOLEAN ;
BEGIN
v_mynumber := 6;
v_mybool := (v_mynumber BETWEEN 10 AND 20);
v_mybool := NOT (v_mybool);
END;
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True (*)
False
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46. Examine the following code:
1 DECLARE
2 x NUMBER;
3 BEGIN
4 x:= '300';
5 END;
After line 4, what is the value of x?
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'300'
300 (*)
NULL
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to Section 2.
47. TO_NUMBER, TO_CHAR, and TO_DATE are all examples of:
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Implicit conversion functions
Explicit conversion functions (*)
Character functions
Operators
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to Section 2.
48. Assume there are 5 employees in Department 10. What
happens when the following statement is executed?
UPDATE employees
SET salary=salary*1.1;
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All employees get a 10% salary increase. (*)
No rows are modified because you did not specify "WHERE
department_id=10"
A TOO_MANY_ROWS exception is raised.
An error message is displayed because you must use the INTO clause
to hold the new salary.
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to Section 3.
49. You declare an implicit cursor in the DECLARE section of
a PL/SQL block. True or False? Mark for Review
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True
False (*)
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to Section 3.
50. A PL/SQL block includes the following statement:
SELECT last_name INTO v_last_name
FROM employees
WHERE employee_id=100;
What is the value of SQL%ISOPEN immediately after the SELECT statement is
executed?
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True
False (*)
Null
Error. That attribute does not apply for implicit cursors.
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to Section 3.
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