Thursday, 24 December 2009

New Features for Administrators - Question 040

Which three table transformations can be done using online redefinition of tables?

(Choose three.)

A. Delete rows

B. Drop a column

C. Change a heap table to an index-organized table

D. Change the data type of a column from LONG to BLOB

E. Change a range-partitioned table to a list-partitioned table

Answer: B, C, E

Explanation:

You can drop a non-primary key column, change a heap table to an index-organized table and vice versa or change a partitioning method for the table online.

Incorrect Answers

A: Rows deleting is a DML operation. It’s not a table transformation.

D: It’s not possible to redefine the table online with a LONG column.

OCP Oracle9i Database: New Features for Administrators, Daniel Benjamin, p. 74-83

Chapter 2: Availability Enhancements

Oracle 9i New Features, Robert Freeman, p. 46-53

Chapter 2: Oracle9i Architecture Changes

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