Oracle Database Administration II (1Z0-083) Practice Exam

The Oracle Database Administration II (1Z0-083) exam validates your proficiency in configuring, managing, and maintaining Oracle Database environments up to version 19c.  Earning this certification demonstrates your expertise in advanced database administration tasks, including installation, upgrades, patching, performance monitoring, and security.

Who Should Take This Exam?

• Advance their careers: Validate their skills and knowledge in advanced Oracle database administration.
  
• Demonstrate expertise in Oracle 19c: Showcase their proficiency in managing the latest version of the Oracle Database.
• Specialize in complex database administration: Gain a deeper understanding of tasks like multi-tenant architecture, performance tuning, and database security.

Prerequisites

While there are no formal prerequisites, possessing the following is recommended:

• Experience with Oracle Database Administration: Prior experience administering Oracle databases, potentially including the Oracle Database Administration I (1Z0-051) certification.
• SQL Programming Skills: A solid understanding of SQL for querying and manipulating data within Oracle databases.
• Familiarity with Oracle 19c Features: Basic knowledge of new features and functionalities introduced in Oracle Database 19c.

Roles and Responsibilities 

With a 1Z0-083 certification, you might be qualified for roles such as:

• Senior Database Administrator: Taking on advanced database administration tasks, including performance optimization and security configuration.
• Oracle Database Architect: Participating in database design, deployment, and maintenance activities.
• Cloud Database Administrator (Oracle Focus): Managing Oracle databases deployed on cloud platforms using your Oracle database administration expertise.
• Database Security Specialist (Oracle): Specializing in securing Oracle database environments with advanced security features.

Exam Details 

• Format: Multiple Choice
• Duration: 120 Minutes
• Number of Questions: 68
• Passing Score: 57%

Course Outline

1. Creating CDBs and Regular PDBs - Oracle Database: Managing Multitenant Architecture Ed 1

• Configure and create a CDB
• Create a new PDB from the CDB seed
• Explore the structure of PDBs

2. Manage CDBs and PDBs - Oracle Database: Managing Multitenant Architecture Ed 1

• Manage PDB service names and connections
• Manage startup, shutdown and availability of CDBs and PDBs
• Change the different modes and settings of PDBs
• Evaluate the impact of parameter value changes
• Performance management in CDBs and PDBs
• Control CDB and PDB resource usage with the Oracle Resource Manager

3. Backup and Duplicate - Oracle Database: Managing Multitenant Architecture Ed 1

• Perform Backup and Recover CDBs and PDBs
• Duplicate an active PDB
• Duplicate a Database

4. Upgrading and Transporting CDBs and Regular PDBs - Oracle Database: Managing Multitenant Architecture Ed 1

• Upgrade an Oracle Database
• Transport Data

5. Manage Application PDBs - Oracle Database: Managing Multitenant Architecture Ed 1

• Explain the purpose of application root and application seed
• Define and create application PDBs
• Install, upgrade and Patch applications
• Create and administer Application PDBS
• Clone PDBs and Application containers
• Plug and unplug operations with PDBs and application containers
• Comparing Local Undo Mode and Shared Undo Mode

6. Manage Security in Multitenant databases - Oracle Database: Managing Multitenant Architecture Ed 1

• Manage Security in Multitenant databases
• Manage PDB lockdown profiles
• Audit Users in CDBs and PDBs
• Manage other types of policies in application containers

7. Recovery and Flashback - Oracle Database: Managing Multitenant Architecture Ed 1

• Restore and Recovering Databases with RMAN
• Perform CDB and PDB flashback

8. Backup Strategies and Terminology - Oracle Database: Backup and Recovery Workshop

• Perform Full and Incremental Backups and Recoveries
• Compress and Encrypt RMAN Backups
• Use a media manager
• Create multi-section backups of very large files
• Create duplexed backup sets
• Create archival backups
• Backup of recovery files
• Backup non database files
• Back up ASM meta data

9. Restore and Recovery Concepts - Oracle Database: Backup and Recovery Workshop

• Employ the best Oracle Database recovery technology for your failure situation
• Describe and use Recovery technology for Crash, Complete, and Point-in-time recovry

10. Using Flashback Technologies - Oracle Database: Backup and Recovery Workshop

• Configure  your Database  to support Flashback
• Perform flashback operations

11. Duplicating a Database - Oracle Database: Backup and Recovery Workshop

• Duplicate Databases

12. Configuring and Using RMAN - Oracle Database: Backup and Recovery Workshop

• Configure RMAN and the Database for Recoverability
• Configureand Using an RMAN recovery catalog

13. Diagnosing Failures - Oracle Database: Backup and Recovery Workshop

• Detect and repair database and database block corruption
• Diagnosing Database Issues

14. Performing Recovery - Oracle Database: Backup and Recovery Workshop

• Restore and Recovering Databases with RMAN
• Perform Non RMAN database recovery

15. Transporting Data - Oracle Database: Backup and Recovery Workshop

• Transport Data

16. RMAN Troubleshooting and Tuning - Oracle Database: Backup and Recovery Workshop

• Interpret the RMAN message output
• Diagnose RMAN performance issues

17. Install Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Database - Oracle Database: Deploy, Patch and Upgrade Workshop

• Install Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone server
• Install Oracle Database software

18. Patching Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Database - Oracle Database: Deploy, Patch and Upgrade Workshop

• Patch Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Database

19. Upgrading to Oracle Grid Infrastructure - Oracle Database: Deploy, Patch and Upgrade Workshop

• Upgrade Oracle Grid Infrastructure

20. Oracle Database 18c: New Features - Oracle Database: Deploy, Patch and Upgrade Workshop

• Image and RPM based Database Installation

21. Creating an Oracle Database by using DBCA - Oracle Database: Deploy, Patch and Upgrade Workshop

• Create, Delete and Configure Databases using DBCA

22. Oracle Restart - Oracle Database: Deploy, Patch and Upgrade Workshop

• Configure and use Oracle Restart to manage components

23. Upgrade the Oracle Database - Oracle Database: Deploy, Patch and Upgrade Workshop

• Plan for Upgrading an Oracle Database
• Upgrade an Oracle Database
• Perform Post-Upgrade tasks

24. Install Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone server - Oracle Database: Deploy, Patch and Upgrade Workshop

• Rapid Home Provisioning

25. Using General Overall Database Enhancements - Oracle Database 19c: New Features for Administrators

• Install Oracle Database software
• Create, Delete and Configure Databases using DBCA
• Creating CDBs and Regular PDBs
• Use Miscellaneaous 19c New Features

26. Using Availability Enhancements - Oracle Database 19c: New Features for Administrators

• Use an RMAN recovery catalog
• Use Flashback Database

27. Using Diagnosibility Enhancements - Oracle Database 19c: New Features for Administrators

• Use new Diagnoseability Features

28. Monitoring and Tuning Database Performance - Oracle Database: Administration Workshop

• Managing Memory Components
• Understanding The Automatic Workload Repository (AWR)
• Understanding The Advisory Framework
• Monitoring Wait Events, Sessions, and Services
• Managing Metric Thresholds and Alerts
• Understanding and Using The Performance Tuning Methodology
• Performing Performance Planning
• Understanding The Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor (ADDM)

29. Tuning SQL Statements - Oracle Database: Administration Workshop

• Understanding The Oracle Optimizer
• Using The SQL Tuning Advisor
• Managing Optimizer Statistics
• Using The SQL Access Advisor
• Understanding The SQL Tuning Process