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ORACLE Interview Questions and Answers

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688.. What is a Synonym ?

A synonym is an alias for a table, view, sequence or program unit.


689. What is a Sequence ?

A sequence generates a serial list of unique numbers for numerical columns of a database's tables.


690. What is a Segment ?

A segment is a set of extents allocated for a certain logical structure.


691. What is schema?

A schema is collection of database objects of a User.


692. Describe Referential Integrity ?

A rule defined on a column (or set of columns) in one table that allows the insert or update of a row only if the value for the column or set of columns (the dependent value) matches a value in a column of a related table (the referenced value). It also specifies the type of data manipulation allowed on referenced data and the action to be performed on dependent data as a result of any action on referenced data.


693. What is Hash Cluster ?

A row is stored in a hash cluster based on the result of applying a hash function to the row's cluster key value. All rows with the same hash key value are stores together on disk.


694. What is a Private Synonyms ?

A Private Synonyms can be accessed only by the owner.


695. What is Database Link ?

A database link is a named object that describes a "path" from one database to another.

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ORACLE Interview Questions and Answers