OCP Performance Tuning And Diagnostics Practice Question
You are investigating high CPU utilization in the database. Which view provides the top SQL statements currently in memory based on CPU usage?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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V$SQLAREA
V$SQLAREA contains aggregated statistics for SQL statements in the library cache, including CPU_TIME.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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V$SQLAREA
Why this is correct
This view has CPU_TIME and EXECUTIONS columns to identify heavy SQL.
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V$SESSION
Why it's wrong here
Shows current sessions, not historical SQL stats.
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V$SYSSTAT
Why it's wrong here
Shows global database statistics.
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V$LIBRARYCACHE
Why it's wrong here
Shows library cache hit ratios.
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