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Exam Type: MySQL
Exam Code: 005-002 Total Questions 140
Question: 1
Will the following SELECT query list all of the tables in the INFORMATION_SCHEMA database?
If not, why? SELECT TABLE_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = 'INFORMATION_SCHEMA' ORDER BY TABLE_NAME
A. Yes.
B. No; the INFORMATION_SCHEMA database does not contain information on itself.
C. No; the WHERE clause is incorrect. The correct field name is TABLE_SCHEMATA.
D. No; there is no table in the INFORMATION_SCHEMA database called TABLES.
Answer: A
Question: 2
Which of the following are some general capabilites of the mysql client program?
Answer: A, C, E, F
Question: 3
Suppose you have a server that has been started with the --myisam-recover option. When does
the server perform the check on the MyISAM tables?
Answer: C
Question: 4
Consider the following query: DELETE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE table_schema = 'world' AND table_name = 'Country' What would be the result of
executing this query?
Answer: A
Question: 5
Which mysqld command line option disables incoming TCP/IP connections?
A. --Shared-memory
B. --Memlock
C. --No-networking
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D. --Skip-networking
Answer: D
Question: 6
What are some advantages of using the SHOW command rather than using the
INFORMATION_SCHEMA?
Answer: A, C
Question: 7
Index analysis and optimization using ANALYZE and OPTIMIZE statements should...
Answer: D, E
Question: 8
Suppose you have a column in which most records are going to be between 30 and 32
characters. Which of the following column types would be most efficient?
A. VARCHAR
B. CHAR
C. TEXT
D. Either VARCHAR or CHAR
Answer: B
Question: 9
Which of the following APIs/connectors are included in a MySQL distribution?
A. Connector/J
B. Connector/ODBC
C. C API
D. Connector/NET
E. Connector/MJX
Answer: C
Question: 10
Which of the following are some benefits of using MySQL built binaries over binaries built by
yourself?
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C. Many are built using commercial compilers that produce a better quality build than with freely
available compilers.
D. They will work with tools such as MySQL Administrator and MySQL Query Browser.
E. They may include libraries not available in the standard operating system library.
Answer: A, C, E
Question: 11
Assume you compile MySQL from source and invoke configure with the following options. --with-
charset=latin1 --with-extra-charsets=utf8,ucs2 Compared to a standard binary installation that
contains many more character sets, which of the following statements is/are true?
A. The compiled version will use less disk space, because only a few character sets will be
installed on disk.
B. The compiled version will use less memory, because only a few character sets will be loaded
by the server.
C. The compiled version will use less file handles, because only a few files need to be opened
when the server is started.
Answer: A, B
Question: 12
Which of the following are true for how BTREE and HASH index types should be used for
MEMORY tables?
A. HASH index types are only for use with equality comparisions such as those using the = and
<=> operators.
B. BTREE index types are preferable for use with comparisons that do not just use equality
operators such as = and <=>
C. BTREE index types are only for use with equality comparisons such as those using the = and
<=> operators.
D. HASH index types are preferable for use with comparisons that do not just use equality
operators such as = and <=>
Answer: A, B
Question: 13
Which of the following are some general properties of the mysqlimport client program?
Answer: A, C, D
Question: 14
Which of the following statements are true?
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Answer: A, C, E
Question: 15
In a standard MySQL installation which of following files are stored below the data directory?
Answer: A, B, C, D
Question: 16
Which of the following statements is true for mysqldump?
Answer: C
Question: 17
Which of the following best describes the scope of explicitly and implicitly set locks?
Question: 18
MySQL is a multi-threaded database server. Every connection to the database server is handled
by it's own thread.
A. True
B. False
Answer: A
Question: 19 Which of the following are true regarding the table cache?
Answer: B, E, F
Question: 20
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A. When you need to find out why a query is taking a long time to execute.
B. To improve performance by updating index distribution statistics.
C. After large amounts of table data have changed.
D. To check a tables structure to see if it may have been damaged and needs repair.
Answer: B, C
Question: 21
Which of the following statements are true regarding the InnoDB storage engine?
Answer: A, D
Question: 22
What are some properties of using LOCK TABLE?
Answer: A, C, D
Question: 23
mysqldump can be instructed to include commands to drop and recreate tables before trying to
create or load data.
A. True
B. False
Answer: A
Question: 24
Which of the following are requirements for MyISAM binary portability?
Answer: C, D
Question: 25
Another user has issued the statement LOCK TABLE pets FOR WRITE You can...
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Answer: D
Question: 26
Which of the following actions are performed during an RPM installation of the MySQL server
package?
Answer: A, B, C
Question: 27
Which of the following steps should be taken to restore an InnoDB table to a consistent state
without having to shutdown the server?
Answer: B
Question: 28
Which of the following best describes why table locking is often not desirable compared to page
or row locking?
Answer: B, C
Question: 29
Which of the following statements are true regarding table locks?
Answer: A, C
Question: 30
Which of the following correctly defines dirty reads, non-repeatable readsand phantom row?
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C. A non-repeatable read occurs when a transaction performs the same retreival twice but gets
a different result each time.
D. A non-repeatable read is a row that appears where it was not visible before.
E. A phantom is a row that appears where it was not visible before.
F. A phantom is a read by one transaction of uncommitted changes made by another
transaction.
Answer: A, C, E
Question: 31
Which of the following statements are true for MyISAM tables?
A. By default, write requests (such as UPDATE and DELETE statements) take priority over read
requests (such as SELECT statements).
B. By default, read requests (such as SELECT statements) take priority over write requests
(such as UPDATE and DELETE statements) .
C. With the LOW_PRIORITY option, a write request will wait for any other read request to finish.
D. With the LOW_PRIORITY option, a read request will wait for any other write request to finish.
E. With the HIGH_PRIORITY option, a read request will be moved ahead of other requests
waiting to be executed.
Answer: A, C, E
Question: 32
Which of the following best describes how MySQL utilizes the grant table buffers?
A. The grant table buffer loads grant table information into memory for fast access.
B. The grant table buffer loads what users are currently logged in and performing queries.
C. The grant table buffer holds requests waiting to check the grant table to perform access-
control
Answer: A
Question: 33
Which of the following is true for the command-line programs mysqlcheck and myisamchk?
A. Mysqlcheck must run on the server to perform checks and repairs and myisamchk can
perform checks and repairs on a remote server.
B. Mysqlcheck can perform checks and repairs on a remote server, and myisamchk must run on
the server.
C. Both mysqlcheck and myisamchk can perform checks and repairs on a remote server.
D. Neither mysqlcheck or myisamchk can perform checks and repairs on a remote server.
Answer: B
Question: 34
Which of the following correctly describes the differences between explicitly and implicitly set
locks?
A. Implicitly set locks are locks set and released on behalf of the client, by the server.
B. Explicitly set locks are locks set and released on behalf of the client, by the server.
C. Implicitly set locks are locks acquired and released by the client.
D. Explicitly set locks are locks acquired and released by the client.
Answer: A, D
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Question: 35
Which of the following storage engines cannot be disabled?
A. InnoDB
B. MyISAM
C. FEDERATED
D. MEMORY
E. MERGE
Answer: B, D, E
Question: 36
The CHECK TABLE command should be used...
Answer: A, C
Question: 37
Suppose you want queries that are not using indexes to be logged to the slow log. How would
you enable this?
Answer: C
Question: 38
On a Unix host with the host name "sakila", where will mysqld write errors to?
A. Stdin
B. Stdout
C. Sakila.out
Answer: B
Question: 39
Which of the following best describe what the mysql_tzinfo_to_sql script is needed for and how to
use it?
A. The script is used to convert Unix-type timezone files into SQL statements that can be loaded.
B. The script is used to insert timezone files into MySQL.
C. Shell> mysql_tzinfo_to_sql /usr/share/zoneinfo | mysql -u root mysql
D. Shell> /usr/share/zoneinfo mysql_tzinfo_to_sql | mysql -u root mysql
Answer: A, C
Question: 40
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Exam Code: 005-002 Total Questions 140
Which of the following best describes the processing model for how the MySQL server handles
queries?
A. The server uses a one-tier processing model in which each storage engine optimizes and
processes each query issued against it.
B. The server uses a two-tier processing model: a SQL/optimizer tier and a storage engine tier.
C. The server uses a three-tier processing model: a SQL/optimizer tier, a formatting tier and a
storage engine tier.
Answer: B
Question: 41
Which one of the following statements can be used to start MySQL 5.0 manually from the
command line on windows?
Answer: B
Question: 42
Which of the following steps should be performed in order to secure a MySQL server freshly
installed from a binary tarball.
A. All initial accounts should have passwords set and unused accounts should be removed.
B. The MySQL server should be set to run as it's own user, not as an administrative account.
C. The data directory and it's contents should be strictly accessible only to the user MySQL runs
as.
D. The server should be started with the mysqld_secure script.
Answer: A, B, C
Question: 43
Which of the following are some trade-offs between binary and text backups?
Answer: A, C, D
Question: 44
When running the MySQL server under Windows, the --console option is used to display server
errors in the console window.
A. True
B. False
Answer: A
Question: 45
In which of the following locations can sample .cnf or .ini files be found in any distribution?
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Answer: B
Question: 46
When working with MyISAM tables, which of the following statements are true regarding
deadlocks?
Answer: B
Question: 47
Which of the following should be done before upgrading the mysql server to a newer version?
A. Read and understand the appropriate "Upgrading MySQL" section of the online manual.
B. Read through the online change notes and understand the changes made between the
versions.
C. Prepare the datadir to be read in by a new version by running the mysqlupgrade –prepare
command on it.
D. Nothing; MySQL data files are binary compatible between all versions and the server will
automatically perform any conversions needed.
Answer: A, B
Question: 48
Which of the following statements best describe the purpose of the general query log and how
you enable it?
A. The purpose is to record when a client connects or disconnects and record every SQL
statement issued to the server.
B. The purpose is to record SQL statements that are issued to the server for use when restoring
backups.
C. The general query log is enabled with the --general-log or --general-log=file_name option.
D. The general query log is enabled with the --log or --log=file_name option.
Answer: A, D
Question: 49
You want to lock the three tables a, b and c, and issue the following statements:
mysql> LOCK TABLES a READ; mysql> LOCK TABLES b READ; mysql> LOCK TABLES c
READ; Which tables are now locked?
A. Tables a, b and c
B. Table a only
C. Table c only
D. None of the tables are locked
Answer: C
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Question: 50
LOCK IN SHARE MODE should be used...
A. When you need a lock that does not allow other transactions to read, update or delete the
same data until released.
B. When you need a lock that allows other transactions to read the same data, but not update or
delete until released.
C. When you need a lock that allows other transactions to read, update and delete the same
locked data.
Answer: B
Question: 51
Using mysqldump, which of the following commands are used to backup one database?
Answer: B
Question: 52
Which of the following happens when BEGIN TRANSACTION or START
TRANSACTION command is issued?
Answer: C
Question: 53
Some statements implicitly commit pending transactions and start a new one.
A. True
B. False
Answer: A
Question: 54
Suppose you install a server with a service name of "MySQL5" rather than the default. What
sections in the option files will the server use for configuration?
A. [Service]
B. [MySQL5]
C. [Service MySQL5]
D. [Mysqld]
E. [Mysqld MySQL5]
Answer: B, D
Question: 55
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Which of the following best describe a replication setup with regard to backup procedures?
A. 24 by 7 operations can be maintained but backups may not consist of a full snapshot
B. 24 by 7 operations can be maintained but may be halted at backup time.
C. 24 by 7 operations can be maintained without interruptions.
D. 24 by 7 operations can be maintained with backups from a slave server.
E. 24 by 7 operations can be maintained with a slave being the "hot spare".
F. None of the above.
Answer: C, D, E
Question: 56
When specifying options, which of the following are valid advantages of using options files over
parameters on a command line?
A. Options will not need to be specified every time the server starts.
B. All options can be consolidated to one file and a single point of reference.
C. Certain options can be specified only in options files but not on the command line
Answer: A, B
Question: 57
When starting the mysqld program, which of the following statements are true?
Answer: E
Question: 58
What three data components are needed for data recovery?
Answer: D, E, F
Question: 59
Which of the following statements are true for tables using the FEDERATED storage engine?
A. Each FEDERATED table is represented on disk by a .frm format file in the database directory
of the local server.
B. For each FEDERATED table, the content of the referenced table is stored in a .FED file on
the local server.
C. The FEDERATED storage engine does not support transactions.
D. The FEDERATED storage engine supports transaction if the storage engine of the
referenced table supports transactions.
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Answer: A, C, E, F
Question: 60
When working with InnoDB, which of the following are true of a parent / child foreign key
relationship?
Answer: B
Question: 61
You have created a dump using mysqldump with the --extended-insert option. Will you be able to
use this dump on any MySQL server instance?
A. Always
B. Yes, provided that --max-allowed-packet is set correctly
C. Yes, provided that binary logging is turned off during the re-reading of the dump.
D. No, the new server instance must be the same version as the one which created the dump
for everything to work
Answer: B
Question: 62
Consider the three binary log files bin.00010, bin.00011 and bin.00012 which you want to restore
data from. How should you process these files when using mysqlbinlog to satisfy inter-file
dependencies?
Answer: B
Question: 63
When working with the InnoDB storage engine, which of the following correctly defines the READ
COMMITTED isolation level?
Answer: B
Question: 64
Which of the following statements are true for locks established by the InnoDB storage engine?
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Answer: D
Question: 65
When you set up per-table tablespace files for InnoDB...
Answer: C
Question: 66
Which of the following features are supported by MyISAM tables?
Answer: C, D, E, G
Question: 67
Which of the following are effects of defining foreign keys in InnoDB tables without specifying
either ON UPDATE or ON DELETE?
A. InnoDB will disallow foreign keys without specifying either ON UPDATE or ON DELETE.
B. InnoDB will disallow any delete or update on the primary key regardless if there is a
corresponding child record or not.
C. InnoDB will disallow any delete or update on the primary key on a parent record that may
have corresponding child records.
D. InnoDB will allow both deletes and updates on the primary key on a parent record even if
they have corresponding child records.
Answer: C
Question: 68
Which of the following steps describe how to do a proper binary backup of InnoDB data?
Answer: A, C, E, F
Question: 69
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Which of the following are characteristics of the MyISAM fixed-row storage format as compared to
the dynamic row format?
Answer: A, C, E
Question: 70
Which of the following methods can be used to determine the storage engine of your table named
"Country"?
Answer: A, C, D
Question: 71
Which of the following is true for how the InnoDB storage engine uses diskspace?
A. It stores its data, index and undo information in .MYD and .MYI files, in the respective
database directory.
B. It stores its data and index in .MYD and .MYI files, in the respective database directory, and
undo information in its own tablespace.
C. It stores its data in .MYD files, in the respective database directory, and its index and undo
information in its own tablespace.
D. It stores its data, index and undo information all in its own tablespace.
Answer: D
Question: 72
Which of the following statements regarding the SHOW command and the
INFORMATION_SCHEMA database are true?
A. The INFORMATION_SCHEMA database exceeds the domain of information that the SHOW
command can provide.
B. The SHOW command exceeds the domain of information that the INFORMATION_SCHEMA
database can provide.
C. Both the SHOW command and the INFORMATION_SCHEMA provide the same domain of
information.
Answer: B
Question: 73
In order to use SELECT INTO OUTFILE backups, the output file
A. Must be created afresh; can be viewed by the world; and will reside on the server
B. Need not be created afresh; can be viewed by the world; and will reside on the server
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C. Must be created afresh; can not be viewed by the world; and will reside on the client or the
server
D. Need not be created afresh; can not be viewed by the world; and will reside on the server
Answer: A
Question: 74
Besides specifying the column names and data types, which connection parameters may be
defined when defining a FEDERATED table?
Answer: A, B, C
Question: 75
Which of the following commands can be used to stop a MySQL server on a UNIX system?
A. Mysqladmin shutdown
B. Mysqld_multi stop
C. Mysql shutdown
D. Mysql.server stop
E. Mysqld shutdown
Answer: A, B, D
Question: 76
Which of the following storage engines will ignore foreign keys if they are specified?
A. MyISAM
B. InnoDB
C. HEAP
D. MERGE
E. FEDERATED
Answer: A, C, D, E
Question: 77
In which of the following files must the base directory be specified if MySQL is not installed in the
default directory for the platform?
A. Config.cnf
B. Config.ini
C. My.cnf
D. My.ini
E. Basedir.cnf
F. Basedir.ini
Answer: C, D
Question: 78
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You are using a multi-byte character set with variable-length encoding. You need to store records
whose values are always 20 characters. Which of the following column types would be the most
efficient to use in terms of storage space?
A. CHAR
B. VARCHAR
C. The storage requirements for CHAR or VARCHAR would be the same
Answer: B
Question: 79
Another user has issued LOCK TABLES pets READ You can...
Answer: B
Question: 80
Which of the following can be influenced by the choice of character set?
Answer: A, C, D
Question: 81
When making connections to a MySQL server on a Unix platform, which of the following is true?
Answer: B
Question: 82
Which of the following variables specify the default storage engine to use if no storage engine is
specified when creating a table?
A. Default_engine
B. Storage_default
C. Storage_engine
D. Default_storage_engine
Answer: C
Question: 83
Which of the following are some general capabilities of the mysqladmin client program?
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C. Create users.
D. Create and drop databases.
E. Dump the contents of a table.
F. Set passwords
Answer: A, B, D, F
Question: 84
Another user has gotten a lock using GET_LOCK. You inquire on the status of the lock by using
A. RELEASE_LOCK
B. IS_FREE_LOCK
C. IS_USED_LOCK
D. Another GET_LOCK
E. LOCK TABLES
Answer: B, C
Question: 85
The myisamchk command-line program must not be run on a set of tables if...
Answer: B
Question: 86
Which of the following package types are provided specifically for UNIX-style OS installations?
A. Essentials
B. RPM
C. Source
D. Tar-packaged binary
Answer: B, C, D
Question: 87
Which of the following is/are properties of the mysqldump client program?
Answer: A
Question: 88
The CHECK TABLE command...
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Answer: E
Question: 89
Which of the following steps describe how to do a proper binary backup of MyISAM tables?
Answer: B, D
Question: 90
When working with InnoDB, which of the following is true when trying to create foreign key
references?
Answer: C, E
Question: 91
What are some advantages of using the INFORMATION_SCHEMA database rather than using
the SHOW command?
Answer: B, C, E
Question: 92
Which of following list the default order in which option files are read on UNIX?
Answer: B
Question: 93
mysqldump can be instructed to dump...
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Answer: C
Question: 94
Which of the following is true of the mysqldump client program?
Answer: D
Question: 95
After a server crash, some InnoDB tables need to be repaired. However, when the server is
restarted, auto-recover failed. How would you repair the InnoDB tables?
Answer: A
Question: 96
A windows binary installation includes several servers in the MySQL installation directory. What is
the purpose of the mysqld-nt server?
Answer: B
Question: 97
Which of the following list the difference between mysqld, mysqld_safe and mysql.server
respectively?
A. Mysqld is the server; mysqld_safe is a shell script that invokes mysqld; mysql.server is a
wrapper for mysqld_safe.
B. Mysqld is a shell script that starts mysql.server; mysqld_safe is a shell script that invokes the
server in safe mode; mysql.server is the server.
C. Mysqld is the server; mysqld_safe is a shell script that invokes mysqld in safe mode, and
mysql.server is a wrapper for mysqld_safe.
Answer: A
Question: 98
Of the following mechanisms available to connect a MySQL client to a MySQL database server,
which types of connections are only available on Windows based systems?
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A. TCP/IP
B. Sockets
C. Shared Memory
D. Named Pipes
Answer: C, D
Question: 99
Which of the following is true of a MySQL client and server?
Answer: C, D
Question: 100
What are some general principles of making a good MySQL backup?
Answer: B, C, D, F
Question: 101
The OPTIMIZE TABLE command should be used...
Answer: A, B, C
Question: 102
Complete the following sentence. The INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SCHEMATA table contains
information about ...
Answer: C
Question: 103
With MyISAM table locking, deadlocks do not occur because
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B. If a table is locked with a read lock and a write lock, the write lock is set before the read lock
C. Tables are locked one table at a time until the thread gets all the locks
D. None of the above
Answer: D
Question: 104
Which of the following statements correctly describes the way to enable and use shared memory
connections to the MySQL database server?
A. Shared memory connections are available by default on all platforms, but must have TCP/IP
networking disabled by using the --skip-networking option.
B. Shared memory connections are supported on all windows binaries, and is enabled by
default.
C. Shared memory connections are supported on all windows binaries, and must be enabled by
using the --shared-memory command line option.
D. Shared memory is not a supported communication method for the MySQL database server.
Answer: C
Question: 105
The REPAIR TABLE command should be used...
Answer: C
Question: 106
A. --Start-position will read the binlog entries starting at the specified position
B. --End-position will read the binlog entries up to the specified position
C. --Start-datetime will read the binlog entries starting at the specified date and time
D. --End-datetime will read the binlog entries up to the specified date and time
E. --Start-file will read the binlog entries starting with the specified filename
F. --End-file will read the binlog entries ending after the specified filename
Answer: A, B, C, D
Question: 107
When backing up a replication slave, which of the following replication files should also be backed
up?
Answer: A, B, C
Question: 108
Which of the following are some general characteristics of the MEMORY storage engine?
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Answer: A, D, E
Question: 109
Which of the following SQL constructs are not available with all storage engines, i.e. which are
storage engine dependent?
A. BEGIN and ROLLBACK have an effect only for tables managed by transactional storage
engines, such asInnoDB.
B. Some index types are available only for particular storage engines. For example, only the
MyISAM engine supports full-text or spatial indexes.
C. LOAD DATA INFILE only works for tables managed by disk based storage engines, such as
InnoDB or MyISAM.
D. OPTIMIZE TABLE only works for tables managed by storage engines that perform table level
locking, such as MyISAM.
Answer: A, B
Question: 110
Assume you created a backup of the world database by the following statement.
shell> mysqldump --opt world > dump.sql How can you import the data from this dumped file into
the test database?
Answer: A, C
Question: 111
Which of the following statements are true with regard to savepoints in transactions?
Answer: A, B, C, E
Question: 112
Which of the following are true regarding the key buffer cache?
A. The key buffer is used for caching index blocks for MyISAM tables.
B. The key buffer is used for caching index blocks for all MySQL tables.
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Answer: A, C
Question: 113
Which of the following are true with regards to the server SQL mode? Select all that apply.
A. The server SQL mode determines how the server should behave when performing data
validation checks and interpreting different forms of syntax.
B. The server SQL mode determines whether the server should be read-only or accept
commands such as INSERT, UPDATE, etc.
C. The default SQL mode can be set by adding a mode="" to the [mysqld] section of a server
option file.
D. The SQL mode can be changed at the session level with a SET SESSION sql_mode=""
command.
Answer: A, D
Question: 114
Which of the following would be the effect of setting REFERENCES with ON UPDATE
CASCADE?
A. Changes to the parent record would be disallowed if there were any corresponding child
records.
B. Records could only be updated and not deleted regardless if they have any corresponding
child records.
C. Changes made to the parent record are passed down to the corresponding child records.
Answer: C
Question: 115
Which of the following statements are true for InnoDB?
Answer: A, D
Question: 116
Which of the following correctly defines the general difference between a read lock and a write
lock?
A. A read lock allows other clients to read the same data, however will prevent any modification
of the data until the lock is released.
B. A read lock prevents any other client from reading the same data, until the lock is released.
C. A write lock only prevents any other client from modifying the locked data until the lock is
released.
D. A write lock prevents any other client from reading or writing the locked data until the lock is
released.
Answer: A, D
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Question: 117
Which of the following describes how deadlocks may occur and how InnoDB resolves them?
A. Deadlocks happen anytime when more than one lock is placed in a table.
B. Deadlocks happen when two transactions both have locks that the other is waiting for the
release of the lock that the other holds.
C. InnoDB resolves deadlocks by terminating and rolling back one of the deadlocking
transactions.
D. InnoDB resolves deadlocks by terminating and rolling back both of the deadlocking
transactions.
Answer: B, C
Question: 118
When working with InnoDB, for which of the following reasons should you use the FOR UPDATE
locking modifier?
A. You intend to run more than ten UPDATE statements in one transaction.
B. You intend to execute an UPDATE statement on any row.
C. You intend to SELECT a set of rows, then modify those rows.
Answer: C
Question: 119
Which of the following are characteristics of the MyISAM compressed-row storage format?
Answer: A, C, D
Question: 120
Which of the following are requirements for InnoDB binary portability?
Answer: B, C, D
Question: 121
Which of the following (series of) statements will leave the three tables A, B and C locked for
reading, writing and reading respectively once all statements have been executed?
Answer: C
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Question: 122
The MySQL server host crashes at 10:00 in the morning, and is brought back online at 10:30. In
order to ensure that all data are consistent, a copy is first made of the table, tablespace and log
files currently on the server host, and these files are then restored from a backup made at 03:00
the same morning. What should be done in order to bring the database to the state it was at just
before the server host crashed?
A. The mysql_restore utility should be used to update the server to its last known state.
B. The binary logs recorded after the backup at 03:00 should be re-applied to make the
database file consistent with the state just before the crash.
C. The procedure described is wrong; instead, the mysqlcheck utility should be used and only if
that fails should backup copies be restored.
D. Once the backup files from 03:00 have been restored, there is nothing more that can be done
to restore the database files.
Answer: B
Question: 123
What will the following statement do in a Windows environment? Assume that there are no
conflicts in the pathname definitions. C: mysqld --install MySQL50 --defaults-file=C:opts.cnf
Answer: B
Question: 124
Which of the following describes how READ LOCAL locking works?
Answer: B
Question: 125
Suppose your are adding rows to a MyISAM table and the server runs out of disk space. What
will happen?
Answer: C
Question: 126
When you upgrade from one version of MySQL to another which of these steps are considered
necessary?
A. Check the MySQL Reference Manual upgrading section and read the parts that concern your
upgrade
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Answer: A, B, C, D, E
Question: 127
When you acquire an advisory lock using GET_LOCK(), the lock isreleased if
Answer: A, B, C
Question: 128
Which of the following statements are true for the MERGE storage engine?
Answer: A, C, F, G
Question: 129
When installing a RPM based distribution, the data directory will be set to which of the following
locations?
A. /Var/lib/mysql
B. /Usr/mysql/data
C. /Var/mysql/data
D. /Usr/local/mysql/data
Answer: A
Question: 130
Which of the following are reasons to not just enable all logging?
A. Security risks.
B. More disk space is used.
C. More memory is used.
D. Slower performance.
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Answer: B, D
Question: 131
Where is the data stored for a table that is defined as using the FEDERATED Storage Engine?
Answer: C, F
Question: 132
The my.cnf file contains the following entries: innodb_data_home_dir = innodb_data_file_path =
/ibdata/ibdata1:50M;/disk2/ibdata2:50M:autoextend Which of the following statements are true?
A. The data files will be stored below the default data directory
B. There are two InnoDB data files
C. There are three InnoDB data files
D. The total minimum size of the InnoDB data files is 100MB
E. The total maximum size of the InnoDB data files is 100MB
F. The initial size of the InnoDB data files on server startup will be set to 50MB. If more
space is needed, another 50MB will be allocated.
Answer: B, D
Question: 133
Which of the following statements are true regarding the data directory on a Windows binary
installation?
Answer: B
Question: 134
Which types of startup options can be configured for the server?
Answer: A, B, D, E
Question: 135
When will you be able to copy InnoDB table space files to other systems and use the data there?
A. You can always use them, because InnoDB files are platform independent.
B. Both systems need to be either 32 Bit or 64 Bit platforms.
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Answer: A
Question: 136
Isolation levels can be set...
A. Per transaction
B. Per user name
C. Per session
D. Globally
Answer: A, C, D
Question: 137
Which of the following statements are true?
Answer: A, D
Question: 138
When working with the InnoDB engine, which of the following correctly defines the READ
UNCOMMITTED isolation level?
Answer: C
Question: 139
When choosing a storage engine for each of your tables, which things are to consider?
A. Locking Characteristics: Some storage engines lock on row level, some on page level, some
on table level.
B. Transactions support: Some storage engines support transactions, some don't.
C. Storage media: Some storage engines store data on disk, some in memory.
D. Licenses: Some storage engines cannot be used in commercial environments, others can.
E. Backup methods: Some storage engines support online backup and point in time recovery,
some don't.
Answer: A, B, C, E
Question: 140
Which two of the following statements best describe the purpose of the slow query log and how
you enable it?
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A. The slow log records the timestamps of when the server is performing slowly and when it is
low on resources.
B. The slow log records the text of all queries that exceed the long_query_time variable.
C. The slow log is enabled with the --log-slow-queries or --log-slow-queries=file_name option.
D. The slow log is enabled with the --log-slow or --log-slow=file_name option.
Answer: B, C
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