1Z0-1072-26 · domain
Database
This domain covers Oracle Database services on OCI: Autonomous Database (ATP/ADW), Base Database Service, Exadata Cloud Service, and Data Guard. Questions are scenario-based, asking you to pick the correct artifact, network component, or architectural feature for secure connectivity, cross-region replication, and standby reporting.
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Be able to select the right OCI Database service and its required artifact or network component for a scenario, especially Data Guard connectivity and Autonomous Database wallet-based secure access. The single most important thing: match the requirement to the correct feature, not a generic one.
Exadata Cloud Service VM clusters separated on one rack via Exadata infrastructure and VM cluster resources
Data Guard redo transport across regions requires Remote Peering Connection, DRG, and VCN peering
Base Database Service standby opened read-only for reporting while redo apply continues (Active Data Guard)
Autonomous Database secure internet access uses a downloaded wallet (mTLS credentials) distributed to clients
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Common Database exam traps
- ▸Confusing Exadata infrastructure with VM cluster: separate VM clusters share the rack but are distinct resources, not separate infrastructure.
- ▸Assuming Data Guard across regions works over the internet; it requires DRG plus remote peering between VCNs.
- ▸Believing a standby must be mounted for apply; Active Data Guard allows read-only queries while redo applies.
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Which THREE statements are true regarding Exadata Cloud Service architecture and capabilities? (Choose three.)
Hard2Which feature of Autonomous Database allows you to create a point-in-time read-only or read-write copy of your database instantly without duplicating all the underlying physical data blocks?
Easy3Which TWO deployment options are available when provisioning an Oracle Autonomous Database? (Choose two.)
Medium4Which THREE factors should you evaluate when determining whether to use an Oracle Base Database System versus Exadata Cloud Service?
Hard5Your development team needs to access an Autonomous Transaction Processing (ATP) database instance securely over the internet. What artifact must be downloaded and distributed to clients to establish a secure, encrypted connection?
Medium6Which TWO of the following are valid deployment models for Oracle Autonomous Database in OCI?
Easy7You are configuring security for an Oracle Base Database Service instance in a private subnet. Which OCI networking construct should you configure to allow the database to download software patches from Oracle Object Storage without traversing the public internet?
Medium8You are managing an Oracle Base Database Service DB system on OCI. The DB system hosts a production database, and you must configure Oracle Data Guard so the standby database can take over automatically with no data loss. The primary and standby must be in different availability domains of the same region, and you want to minimize manual intervention during a switchover. Which TWO configuration choices should you make? (Choose two.)
Hard9You have an Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure. You need to scale the storage server grid independently of the compute servers to accommodate a massive data ingestion project. How should you accomplish this?
Hard10You are configuring an Exadata Cloud Service (ExaCS) instance and need to ensure maximum isolation and security for your database infrastructure. Which architectural layer provides tenant isolation at the hypervisor level in ExaCS?
Hard11An architect needs to perform a point-in-time recovery (PITR) on an Oracle Base Database Service DB system using the OCI Console. What is a prerequisite constraint when selecting a recovery timestamp?
Hard12An enterprise workload requires a fully managed Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse with dedicated infrastructure to guarantee isolation from other tenants. Which deployment architecture should you select when provisioning this database?
Easy13You are migrating an on-premises Oracle database to an OCI Autonomous Database using Oracle Data Pump. Which wallet-related file must be downloaded and used by the client utility to establish a secure connection to the Autonomous Database?
Medium14Which type of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Database service provides full access to Oracle Database features and root access to the underlying database operating system, while OCI manages the physical hardware and hypervisor?
Easy15You need to restore an Oracle Base Database System to a specific point in time using incremental backups and archived redo logs. Which tool should you use at the OS level if you are managing the recovery manually?
Medium16What is the primary benefit of using Oracle Autonomous Database's autoscaling feature for CPU and storage?
Easy17Which Autonomous Database deployment model runs on dedicated Exadata infrastructure residing in a customer's OCI tenancy, providing maximum isolation?
Easy18Which type of Oracle database deployment provides full administrative privileges (SYS and SYSTEM access) at the operating system and database level in OCI?
Easy19Your development team needs to perform automated regression testing against a production copy of an Autonomous Transaction Processing (ATP) database. Which feature allows you to create a point-in-time, space-efficient copy of the production database instantly?
Easy20You are planning disaster recovery for an Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure. You need to configure Oracle Active Data Guard with real-time apply. What unique capability does Active Data Guard provide over standard Data Guard?wirtschaft
Hard21An administrator wishes to enable Autonomous Data Guard for an Autonomous Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure. What is the primary benefit of enabling this feature?
Hard22You need to migrate a 10 TB Oracle Database from an on-premises data center to OCI Base Database Service with minimal downtime. Which migration tool leverages Oracle Data Guard to achieve near-zero downtime?
Hard23Which TWO characteristics distinguish Exadata Cloud Service (ExaCS) from standard Oracle Base Database Systems?
Hard24When provisioning an Oracle Base Database Service DB system, which storage management software is used underneath to provide high performance and reliable storage volumes?
Medium25You are scaling up an Oracle Base Database System (VM) to add more storage to your existing database data disk group (+DATA). What is the correct procedure in the OCI Console?
Medium26An application requires an Oracle Autonomous Database that supports complex analytical queries, reporting, and high-throughput data warehousing workloads. Which workload type should you select during provisioning?
Easy27You are managing an Oracle Base Database System and need to configure automated backups. By default, where does OCI store these automated backups?
Medium28You are configuring a Data Guard association between a primary Oracle Base Database Service DB system and a standby DB system in a different availability domain. The primary database encounters a catastrophic failure. Which action must you perform to promote the standby database to primary using the OCI Console?
Medium29Which THREE security features are enabled by default or configurable on an Oracle Autonomous Database? (Choose three.)
Hard30Which database edition is required when provisioning an Oracle Base Database System if you want to use advanced features like Oracle Multitenant (up to 3 PDBs without extra cost), Data Guard, and In-Memory?
Easy31Which TWO actions can be performed on an OCI Autonomous Database to manage or alter its compute and storage configurations after initial provisioning? (Choose two.)
Hard32You are managing an Autonomous Database instance on shared infrastructure and need to restrict database access so that only clients connecting from a specific Corporate CIDR block (e.g., 192.168.10.0/24) can connect. How should you implement this?
Medium33Which THREE tools or methods can be used to load data into an Oracle Autonomous Database?
Medium34Which THREE features are automatically managed by Oracle Autonomous Database without requiring manual DBA intervention?
Easy35When provisioning an Autonomous Database, what parameter determines the initial compute and storage capacity allocated to the database, which can be scaled independently later?
Easy36You have configured an Oracle Data Guard association between a primary Autonomous Database and a standby Autonomous Database. What happens to the standby database if the primary database experiences an unplanned regional outage?
Hard37You manage an Autonomous Database instance and want to configure Auto-Scaling for storage. What is the behavior of storage auto-scaling when enabled?
Hard38Which THREE features are provided natively by Exadata Cloud Service to deliver high performance and high availability for Oracle databases? (Choose three.)
Hard39When connecting securely to an Autonomous Database instance, what file must be downloaded from the OCI Console and provided to your database client applications?
Easy40You are designing a high availability architecture for a mission-critical Oracle Exadata Database Service. You need to ensure zero data loss and minimal downtime during planned hardware maintenance. Which Oracle feature should you leverage?
Hard41You are configuring an Oracle Autonomous Database on dedicated Exadata infrastructure. The database must be isolated at the network level so that application clients reach it only through a private endpoint inside a VCN, with no public internet exposure at all. Which configuration should you choose when provisioning the Autonomous Database?
Medium42An administrator needs to scale up CPU cores for an existing Oracle Autonomous Transaction Processing database without causing application downtime. Which feature of Autonomous Database allows this?
Medium43An application running on OCI requires an Autonomous Transaction Processing (ATP) database with the ability to automatically scale compute resources up and down based on workload demand, without manual intervention. Which feature should you enable during or after database provisioning?
Medium44You are deploying an Exadata Cloud Service instance and need to configure separate Virtual Machine clusters on the same Exadata rack. Which architectural feature enables this separation?
Hard45You are configuring Data Guard between two Exadata Cloud Service instances across different OCI regions. Which network component is mandatory to facilitate redo transport securely across regional boundaries?
Hard46You are planning a Disaster Recovery strategy for an Oracle Base Database System using Oracle Data Guard on OCI. You need the standby database to be open in read-only mode for reporting queries while simultaneously applying redo data from the primary database. Which Data Guard mode should you configure?
Hard47Which TWO storage options are available when provisioning an Oracle Base Database System?
Easy48Which TWO tasks can an administrator perform when managing database homes in Oracle Base Database Service? (Choose two.)
Medium49You are planning to restore an Oracle Base Database Service DB system from an object storage backup. Which backup types are supported by OCI for creating a new DB system?
Medium50Which TWO mechanisms are used by OCI Database backup services to ensure data consistency and integrity during backups of Oracle Base Database Systems?
Hard51You are troubleshooting a slow-running query on an Exadata Cloud Service database. You suspect that smart scan is not being utilized by the storage cells. Which Exadata feature enables offloading SQL processing operations like filtering and projections directly to the storage servers?
Hard52Which TWO editions of Oracle Database are generally available for provisioning when creating an Oracle Base Database System in OCI?
Easy53You are managing an Oracle Base Database System (DB System) on OCI and need to minimize downtime during a planned operating system patching cycle. Which action should you perform to achieve this for a 2-node RAC DB System?
Hard54Which THREE operations can be performed on an Oracle Base Database System from the OCI Console?
Medium55Which THREE network components must be correctly configured in a VCN to allow an application instance in a private subnet to connect to an Autonomous Database with a private endpoint?
Medium56You are managing an Oracle Base Database System and need to configure automated backups to retain backups for a custom period (e.g., 60 days). Where can you configure this retention period?
Medium57You are managing an Oracle Base Database System and need to secure data at rest by using your own encryption keys rather than Oracle-managed keys. Which OCI service must you integrate with the database?
Medium58You are managing an Oracle Base Database System (Virtual Machine) and need to scale up the compute shape to a higher number of OCPUs to handle an upcoming month-end processing spike. Which action should you perform?
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