1.

A cursor is declared as:

CURSOR c IS SELECT * FROM departments FOR UPDATE;
After opening the cursor and fetching some rows, you want to delete the most recently
fetched row. Which of the following will do this successfully? Mark for Review
(1) Points
DELETE FROM c WHERE CURRENT OF c;

DELETE FROM departments WHERE CURRENT OF c; (*)

DELETE FROM c WHERE CURRENT OF departments;

DELETE FROM departments WHERE c%ROWCOUNT = 1;

None of the above.

Correct
2. Examine the following code:
DECLARE
CURSOR c IS SELECT * FROM employees FOR UPDATE;
c_rec c%ROWTYPE;
BEGIN
OPEN c;
FOR i IN 1..20 LOOP
FETCH c INTO c_rec;
IF i = 6 THEN
UPDATE employees SET first_name = 'Joe'
WHERE CURRENT OF c;
END IF;
END LOOP;
CLOSE c;
END;
Which employee row or rows will be updated when this block is executed? Mark for
Review
(1) Points
The first 6 fetched rows will be updated.

No rows will be updated because you locked the rows when the cursor was opened.

The 6th fetched row will be updated. (*)

The block will not compile because the cursor should have been declared .... FOR
UPDATE WAIT 5;

None of the above.

Correct
 3. You want to declare a cursor which locks each row fetched by the cursor.
Examine the following code:
DECLARE
CURSOR emp_curs IS
SELECT * FROM employees
FOR -- Point A
Which of the following can NOT be coded at Point A? Mark for Review
(1) Points
UPDATE;

UPDATE OF salary;

UPDATE OF employees; (*)

UPDATE NOWAIT;

Incorrect. Refer to Section 5.

4. Which of the following cursor attributes is set to the total number of rows
returned so far? Mark for Review
(1) Points
%ISOPEN

%NOTFOUND

%FOUND

%ROWCOUNT (*)

Correct
5. Assume that you have declared a cursor called C_EMP. Which of the following
statements about C_EMP is correct? (Choose two.) Mark for Review
(1) Points (Choose all correct answers)
You can use c_emp%NOTFOUND to exit a loop. (*)

You can fetch rows when c_emp%ISOPEN evaluates to FALSE.

You can use c_emp%ROWCOUNT to return the number of rows returned by the cursor
so far. (*)

You can use c_emp%FOUND after the cursor is closed.

Correct
6. The DEPARTMENTS table contains four columns. Examine the following code:
DECLARE
CURSOR dept_curs IS
SELECT * FROM departments;
v_dept_rec dept_curs%ROWTYPE;
BEGIN
OPEN dept_curs;
FETCH dept_curs INTO v_dept_rec;
...

Which one of the following statements is true?

Mark for Review

(1) Points
v_dept_rec contains the first four rows of the departments table.

The FETCH will fail because the structure of v_dept_rec does not match the structure of
the cursor.

v_dept_rec contains the first row of the departments table. (*)

The block will fail because the declaration of v_dept_rec is invalid.

Correct
7. The following cursor has been declared:

CURSOR emp_curs IS
SELECT first_name, last_name, job_id, salary
FROM employees;

Which of the following correctly declares a composite record with the same structure as the
cursor?

Mark for Review

(1) Points
emp_rec emp_rec%ROWTYPE;

emp_rec emp_curs%TYPE;

emp_rec emp_curs%ROWTYPE; (*)

emp_rec cursor%ROWTYPE;

Incorrect. Refer to Section 5.

8. Which of the following cursor attributes evaluates to TRUE if the cursor is open?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
 %ISOPEN (*)

%NOTFOUND

%FOUND

%ROWCOUNT

Correct
9. Examine the following code fragment:

DECLARE
CURSOR emp_curs IS
SELECT first_name, last_name FROM employees;
v_emp_rec emp_curs%ROWTYPE;
BEGIN
...
FETCH emp_curs INTO v_emp_rec;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(... Point A ...);
&nbsp...

To display the fetched last name, what should you code at Point A?

Mark for Review

(1) Points
v_emp_rec.last_name (*)

v_emp_rec(last_name)

v_emp_rec

last_name

None of the above

Correct
10. Which statement best describes when a WHILE loop shouild be used? Mark
for Review
(1) Points
When the number of iterations is known

When repeating a sequence of statements until the controlling condition is no longer true
(*)

When assigning a value to a Boolean variable

 When testing whether a variable is null

Correct
11. Which of the following blocks produces the same output as this block?

BEGIN
FOR i in 1 .. 3 LOOP
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(i);
END LOOP;
END;

Mark for Review

(1) Points
DECLARE
i PLS_INTEGER := 0;
BEGIN
WHILE i<3 LOOP
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(i);
i := i + 1;
END LOOP;
END;

DECLARE
i PLS_INTEGER := 0;
BEGIN
WHILE i<3 LOOP
i := i + 1;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(i);
END LOOP;
END;

(*)

DECLARE
i PLS_INTEGER := 0;
BEGIN
WHILE i<3 LOOP
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(i);
END LOOP;
i := i+ 1;
END;

Correct
12. What will happen when the following code is executed?

BEGIN
FOR i in 1 ..3 LOOP
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE (i);
i := i + 1;
END LOOP;
END;

Mark for Review

(1) Points
It will display 1, 2, 3.

It will display 2, 3, 4.

It will result in an error because you cannot modify the counter in a FOR loop. (*)

It will result in an error because the counter was not explicitly declared.

Correct
13. In a WHILE loop, the statements inside the loop must execute at least once. True
or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True

False (*)

Correct
14. In a FOR loop, an implicitly declared counter automatically increases or
decreases with each iteration. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)

False

Correct
15. Examine the following code:

DECLARE
v_bool BOOLEAN := FALSE;
v_counter NUMBER(4) := 0;
BEGIN
... Line A

END;
Which of the following is NOT valid at line A?

Mark for Review

(1) Points
WHILE NOT v_boolean LOOP
 WHILE v_boolean AND v_counter < 6 LOOP

WHILE v_counter > 8 LOOP

WHILE v_counter IN 1..5 LOOP (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 4.

16. You want to assign a value to v_result which depends on the value of v_grade: if v_grade
= 'A' set v_result to 'Very Good' and so on.

DECLARE
v_grade CHAR(1);
v_result VARCHAR2(10);
BEGIN
v_result :=
CASE v_grade

The next line should be

Mark for Review

(1) Points
WHEN v_grade = 'A' THEN 'Very Good'

WHEN 'A' THEN 'Very Good';

WHEN 'A' THEN v_result := 'Very Good';

WHEN 'A' THEN 'Very Good' (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 4.

17. What value will v_answer contain after the following code is executed?

DECLARE
v_age NUMBER:= 18;
v_answer VARCHAR2(10);
BEGIN
v_answer :=
CASE
WHEN v_age < 25 THEN 'Young'
WHEN v_age = 18 THEN 'Exactly 18'
ELSE 'Older'
END CASE;
END;

Mark for Review

(1) Points
Exactly 18
 Young (*)

Null

Older

Correct
18. What will be the value of v_result after the following code is executed?

DECLARE
v_grade CHAR(1) := NULL;
v_result VARCHAR2(10);
BEGIN
CASE v_grade
WHEN 'A' THEN v_result := 'Very Good';
WHEN 'F' THEN v_result := 'Poor';
ELSE v_result := 'In Between';
END;
END;

Mark for Review

(1) Points
Poor

In Between (*)

Null

Very Good

Correct
19. What will be the value of v_sal_desc after the following code is executed?

DECLARE
v_salary NUMBER(6,2) := NULL;
v_sal_desc VARCHAR2(10);
BEGIN
CASE
WHEN v_salary < 10000 THEN v_sal_desc := 'Low Paid';
WHEN v_salary >= 10000 THEN v_sal_desc := 'High Paid';
END CASE;
END;

Mark for Review

(1) Points
High Paid
 Low Paid

Null

The code will fail and return an exception (*)

Correct
20. You want to display a message which depends on the value of v_grade: if
v_grade = 'A' display 'Very Good', if v_grade = 'B' then display 'Good', and so on.

DECLARE
v_grade CHAR(1);
BEGIN
CASE v_grade

The next line should be

Mark for Review

(1) Points
WHEN 'A' THEN (*)

WHEN v_grade = 'A' THEN

WHEN 'A' THEN;

IF 'A' THEN

Correct
21. Which of these constructs can be used to fetch multiple rows from a cursor's active set?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
A CASE statement

An IF .... ELSE statement

A basic loop which includes FETCH and EXIT WHEN statements (*)

A basic loop which includes OPEN, FETCH and CLOSE statements

Incorrect. Refer to Section 5.

22. An explicit cursor must always be declared, opened and closed by the PL/SQL
programmer. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
 False (*)

Correct
23. Examine the following code:

DECLARE
CURSOR emp_curs IS
SELECT last_name, salary
FROM employees
ORDER BY salary;
v_last_name employees.last_name%TYPE;
v_salary employees.salary%TYPE;
BEGIN
...
Which of the following statements successfully opens the cursor and fetches the first row of
the active set?

Mark for Review

(1) Points
OPEN emp_curs;
FETCH emp_curs INTO v_last_name, v_salary;

(*)

OPEN emp_curs;
FETCH emp_curs INTO v_salary, v_last_name;

OPEN emp_curs;
FETCH FIRST emp_curs INTO v_last_name, v_salary;

OPEN emp_curs;
FETCH emp_curs;

Correct
24. Which of these statements about implicit cursors is NOT true? Mark for
Review
(1) Points
They are declared automatically by Oracle for single-row SELECT statements.

They are declared automatically by Oracle for all DML statements.

They are declared by the PL/SQL programmer. (*)

They are opened and closed automatically by Oracle.

Correct
 25. After a cursor has been closed, it can be opened again in the same PL/SQL
block. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)

False

Correct
26. The employees table contains 20 rows. What will happen when the following code is
executed?

DECLARE
&nbspCURSOR emp_curs IS
&nbspSELECT job_id FROM employees;
v_job_id employees.job_id%TYPE;
BEGIN
OPEN emp_curs;
LOOP
FETCH emp_curs INTO v_job_id;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(v_job_id);
EXIT WHEN emp_curs%NOTFOUND;
END LOOP;
CLOSE emp_curs;
END;

Mark for Review

(1) Points
20 job_ids will be displayed.

The block will fail and an error message will be displayed.

21 rows of output will be displayed; the first job_id will be displayed twice.

21 rows of output will be displayed; the last job_id will be displayed twice. (*)

Correct
27. What will happen when the following code is executed?

DECLARE
CURSOR emp_curs IS
SELECT salary FROM employees;
v_salary employees.salary%TYPE;
BEGIN
FETCH emp_curs INTO v_salary;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(v_salary);
CLOSE emp_curs;
END;
 Mark for Review
(1) Points
The first employee's salary will be fetched and displayed.

All employees' salaries will be fetched and displayed.

The execution will fail and an error message will be displayed. (*)

The lowest salary value will be fetched and displayed.

Correct
28. For which type of SQL statement must you use an explicit cursor? Mark for
Review
(1) Points
DML statements that process more than one row.

Queries that return more than one row. (*)

Data Definition Language (DDL) statements.

Queries that return a single row.

Correct
29. When using multiple nested cursors, what kinds of loops can you use? Mark
for Review
(1) Points
Cursor FOR loops only.

Basic loops only.

WHILE loops only.

None of the above.

All of the above. (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 5.

30. How many explicit cursors can be declared and used in a single PL/SQL block?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
One or two.

Only one.
 As many as needed. (*)

Up to eight cursors.

None of the above.

Incorrect. Refer to Section 5.

31. What is wrong with the following code?
DECLARE
CURSOR emp_curs(p_dept_id NUMBER) IS
SELECT * FROM employees WHERE department_id = p_dept_id;
BEGIN
FOR dept_rec IN (SELECT * FROM departments) LOOP
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(dept_rec.department_name);
FOR emp_rec IN emp_curs(dept_rec.department_id) LOOP
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(emp_rec.last_name);
END LOOP;
END LOOP;
END;
Mark for Review
(1) Points
The DEPARTMENTS cursor must be declared with a parameter.

You cannot use a cursor with a subquery in nested loops.

You cannot use two different kinds of loop in a single PL/SQL block.

EMP_CURS should not be DECLAREd explicitly; it should be coded as a subquery in a

cursor FOR loop.

Nothing is wrong. The block will execute successfully and display all departments and
the employees in those departments. (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 5.

32. Examine the following code:
BEGIN
FOR i IN 1..5 LOOP
FOR j IN 1..8 LOOP
EXIT WHEN j = 7;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(i || j);
END LOOP;
END LOOP;
END;
How many lines of output will be displayed when this code is executed? Mark for
Review
(1) Points
35
 6

30 (*)

40

Incorrect. Refer to Section 4.

33. What kinds of loops can be nested? Mark for Review
(1) Points
BASIC loops

WHILE loops

FOR loops

All of the above (*)

Correct
34. A PL/SQL block contains the following code:

v_counter := 1;
LOOP
EXIT WHEN v_counter = 5;
v_counter := v_counter + 1;
END LOOP;

What is the value of V_COUNTER after the loop is finished?

Mark for Review

(1) Points
5 (*)

This is an infinite loop; the loop will never finish.

Correct
35. What kind of statement is best suited for displaying the multiplication table for
"sixes": 6x1=6, 6x2=12 ... 6x12=72? Mark for Review
(1) Points
CASE expression
 IF statement

CASE statement

LOOP statement (*)

Correct
36. Which one of these is NOT a kind of loop? Mark for Review
(1) Points
ASCENDING loop (*)

FOR loop

Basic loop

WHILE loop

Correct
37. A PL/SQL block contains the following code:
v_counter := 1;
LOOP
EXIT WHEN v_counter=5;
END LOOP;
v_counter := v_counter + 1;

What is the value of V_COUNTER after the loop is finished?

Mark for Review

(1) Points
5

This is an infinite loop; the loop will never finish. (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 4.

38. Which one of these tasks is best done using a LOOP statement? Mark for
Review
(1) Points
Assigning a letter grade to a numerical score

Calculating and displaying the sum of all integers from 1 to 100 (*)
 Testing if a condition is true, false or null

Fetching and displaying an employee's last name from the database

Correct
39. What is the correct form of a compound IF statement? Mark for Review
(1) Points
IF condition
THEN statement1
ELSE statement 2;

IF condition
THEN statement1
ELSE statement 2;
END IF;

IF condition;
THEN statement1;
ELSE statement2;
END IF;

IF condition THEN statement1;

ELSE statement2;
END IF;

(*)

Correct
40. Examine the following code:

DECLARE
v_salary NUMBER(6);
v_constant NUMBER(6) := 15000;
v_result VARCHAR(6); := 'MIDDLE';
BEGIN
IF v_salary != v_constant THEN
v_result := 'HIGH';
ELSE
v_result := 'LOW';
END IF;
END;

What is the final value of v_result?

Mark for Review

(1) Points
HIGH
 LOW (*)

MIDDLE

Null

Incorrect. Refer to Section 4.

41. What is the correct form of a simple IF statement? Mark for Review
(1) Points
IF condition THEN statement;

IF condition THEN statement;

END IF; (*)

IF condition;
THEN statement;
END IF;

IF condition
THEN statement
ENDIF;

Incorrect. Refer to Section 4.

42. What is the correct name for CASE, LOOP, WHILE, and IF-THEN-ELSE
structures ? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Control structures (*)

Array structures

Memory structures

Cursor structures

Correct
43. There are 12 distinct JOB_IDs in the EMPLOYEES table. You need to write
some PL.SQL code to fetch and display all the employees with a specific JOB_ID. The
chosen JOB_ID can be different each time the code is executed.
What is the best way to do this? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Write 12 separate PL/SQL blocks, each declaring a cursor with a different JOB_ID in the
WHERE clause.

Write a single PL/SQL block which declares 12 cursors, one for each distinct value of
JOB_ID.
 Write a single PL/SQL block which declares one cursor using a parameter for the
JOB_ID. (*)

Write a single PL/SQL block which uses a cursor to fetch all the employee rows, with an
IF statement to decide which of the fetched rows to display.

Correct
44. Examine the following declaration of a cursor with a parameter. What should be
coded at Point A? DECLARE
CURSOR emp_curs(-- Point A --) IS
SELECT * FROM employees
WHERE job_id = p_job_id;
Mark for Review
(1) Points
p_job_id

ST_CLERK'

p_job_id VARCHAR2(25)

p_job_id VARCHAR2 (*)

job_id VARCHAR2

Correct
45. Examine the following code. To display the salary of an employee, what must be
coded at Point A?

DECLARE
CURSOR emp_curs IS SELECT * FROM employees;
BEGIN
FOR emp_rec IN emp_curs LOOP
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE( -- what goes here ? );
END LOOP;
END;

Mark for Review

(1) Points
salary

emp_curs.salary

emp_rec.salary (*)

employees.salary
 emp_rec.salary IN emp_curs

Correct
46. When using a cursor FOR loop, OPEN, CLOSE and FETCH statements should not be
explicitly coded. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)

False

Correct
47. What is wrong with the following code?

DECLARE
CURSOR dept_curs IS SELECT * FROM departments;
BEGIN
FOR dept_rec IN dept_curs LOOP
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(dept_curs%ROWCOUNT || dept_rec.department_name);
END LOOP;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(dept_rec.department_id);
END;

Mark for Review

(1) Points
The cursor DEPT_CURS has not been opened.

The implicitly declared record DEPT_REC cannot be referenced outside the cursor FOR
loop. (*)

You cannot use %ROWCOUNT with a cursor FOR loop.

The cursor DEPT_CURS has not been closed.

Nothing is wrong, this code will execute successfully.

Incorrect. Refer to Section 5