Test: Indexing Tables of Records: Quiz

1. To declare an INDEX BY table, we must first declare a type and then declare a collection variable of
that type. True or False?
True (*)
False

Correct

2. Which of the following methods can be used to reference elements of an

INDEX BY table? (Choose three.) Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
PREVIOUS
EXISTS (*)

COUNT (*)
FIRST (*)
DROP

3. Which of the following successfully declares an INDEX BY table of records

which could be used to store copies of complete rows from the departments Mark for Review
table? (1) Points

DECLARE
TYPE t_depttab IS TABLE OF departments%ROWTYPE
INDEX BY NUMBER;
DECLARE
TYPE t_depttab IS INDEX BY TABLE OF departments%ROWTYPE
INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;
DECLARE
TYPE t_depttab IS TABLE OF departments%TYPE
INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;
DECLARE
TYPE t_depttab IS TABLE OF departments%ROWTYPE
INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;

(*)
Correct

4. What is the largest number of elements (i.e., records) that an INDEX BY table
of records can contain? Mark for Review
(1) Points
100

4096

32767
Many millions of records because a BINARY_INTEGER or PLS_INTEGER
can have a very large value (*)
None of the above

5. Which of these PL/SQL data structures could store a complete copy of the
employees table, i.e., 20 complete table rows? Mark for Review
(1) Points
 An INDEX BY table

An explicit cursor based on SELECT * FROM employees;

An INDEX BY table of records (*)

A record

Correct

6. Which of these PL/SQL data structures can NOT store a collection?

Mark for Review
(1) Points
A PL/SQL record (*)

An INDEX BY table of records

An INDEX BY table indexed by BINARY_INTEGER

An INDEX BY table indexed by PLS_INTEGER

Correct
Section 7

Test: Handling Exceptions: Quiz

Section 1
(Answer all questions in this section)
1. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of including an exception handler in a
PL/SQL block? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Code is more readable because error-handling routines can be written in the
same block in which the error occurred
Avoids costly and time-consuming correction of mistakes

Prevents errors from being propagated back to the calling environment

Prevents errors from occurring (*)

2. Which of the following best describes a PL/SQL exception?

Mark for Review
(1) Points
A user enters an invalid password while trying to log on to the database.
A compile-time error occurs because the PL/SQL code references a non-
existent table.
An error occurs during the execution of the block, which disrupts the normal
operation of the program. (*)
The programmer forgets to declare a cursor while writing the PL/SQL code.

3. Which of these exceptions can be handled by an EXCEPTION section in a PL/SQL

block? Mark for Review
(1) Points
An attempt is made to divide by zero
A SELECT statement returns no rows
 Any other kind of exception that can occur within the block

All of the above (*)

None of the above

4. Only one exception at a time can be raised during one execution of a PL/SQL block.
True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)

False

Correct

5. Which of the following EXCEPTION sections is constructed correctly? (Choose

three.) Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN statement_1;
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN statement_2;
END;
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN statement_1;
END;

(*)
EXCEPTION
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN statement_1;
WHEN OTHERS THEN statement_2;
END;

(*)
EXCEPTION
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN statement_1;
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN statement_2;
WHEN OTHERS THEN statement_3;
END;
EXCEPTION
WHEN TOO_MANY_ROWS THEN statement_1;
END;

(*)

6. The following EXCEPTION section is constructed correctly. True or False?

Mark for Review
EXCEPTION (1) Points
WHEN ZERO_DIVIDE OR TOO_MANY_ROWS OR NO_DATA_FOUND
THEN statement_1;
statement_2;
WHEN OTHERS
THEN statement_3;
END;
True (*)
False

Correct
 7. Which of the following are NOT good practice guidelines for exception handling?
(Choose two.) Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
Use an exception handler whenever there is any possibility of an error
occurring.
Handle specific named exceptions where possible, instead of relying on WHEN
OTHERS.
Test your code with different combinations of data to see what potential errors
can happen.
Allow exceptions to propagate back to the calling environment. (*)
Include a WHEN OTHERS handler as the first handler in the exception section.
(*)

8. Examine the following code. Why does this exception handler not follow good
practice guidelines? (Choose two.) Mark for Review
(1) Points
DECLARE
v_dept_name departments.department_name%TYPE;
BEGIN
SELECT department_name INTO v_dept_name FROM departments
WHERE department_id = 75;
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('A select returned more than one row');
END;
(Choose all correct answers)
The exception section should include a WHEN TOO_MANY_ROWS exception
handler. (*)
You should not use DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE in an exception handler.

The exception handler should COMMIT the transaction.

department_id 75 does not exist in the departments table.

The exception handler should test for the named exception NO_DATA_FOUND.
(*)

Test: Trapping Oracle Server Exceptions: Quiz

1. Which of the following is

NOT a predefined Oracle Mark for Review
Server error? (1) Points

e_sal_too_high EXCEPTION; (*)

ZERO_DIVIDE

NO_DATA_FOUND
TOO_MANY_ROWS

DUP_VAL_ON_INDEX

Correct
2. Which of the following best describes a predefined Oracle Server error?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
Has a standard Oracle error number and a standard name which can be
referenced in the EXCEPTION section (*)
Is associated with an Oracle error number using PRAGMA
EXCEPTION_INIT
Has a standard Oracle error number but must be declared and named
by the PL/SQL programmer
Is not raised automatically but must be declared and raised explicitly by
the PL/SQL programmer

3. Which kind of error can NOT be handled by PL/SQL?

Mark for Review
(1) Points
Syntax errors (*)

Non-predefined Oracle Server errors

User-defined errors
Predefined Oracle Server errors

4. Examine the following code. At Line A, you want to raise an exception if the
employee's manager_id is null. What kind of exception is this? Mark for Review
(1) Points
DECLARE
v_mgr_id employees.manager_id%TYPE;
BEGIN
SELECT manager_id INTO v_mgr_id FROM employees
WHERE employee_id = 100;
IF v_mgr_id IS NULL THEN
-- Line A
END IF;
...
A user-defined exception (*)
A non-predefined Oracle server exception
A NO_DATA_FOUND exception

A predefined Oracle Server exception

A constraint violation

5. How would you trap Oracle Server exception ORA-01403: no data found?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
WHEN ORA-01403 THEN ...
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN ... (*)

WHEN NO DATA FOUND THEN ...

WHEN SQL%ROWCOUNT=0 THEN ...

Correct

6. No employees exist whose salary is less than 2000. Which exception

handlers would successfully trap the exception that will be raised when the Mark for Review
following code is executed? (Choose two.) (1) Points
 DECLARE
v_mynum NUMBER := 10;
v_count NUMBER;
BEGIN
SELECT COUNT(*) INTO v_count FROM employees
WHERE salary < 2000;
v_mynum := v_mynum / v_count;
EXCEPTION ...
END;
(Choose all correct answers)
OTHERS (*)
OTHER

NO_DATA_FOUND
SQL%ROWCOUNT = 0

ZERO_DIVIDE (*)

7. What is the correct syntax to associate an exception named EXCEPNAME

with the non-predefined Oracle Server error ORA-02292? Mark for Review
(1) Points
WHEN (-2292, excepname) THEN ﾅ
SQLCODE (-2292, excepname);

PRAGMA EXCEPTION_INIT (excepname, -2292) (*)

RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR (-2292, excepname);

Correct

8. An ORA-1400 exception is raised if an attempt is made to insert a null value

into a NOT NULL column. DEPARTMENT_ID is the primary key of the Mark for Review
DEPARTMENTS table. What will happen when the following code is (1) Points
executed?

DECLARE
e_not_null EXCEPTION;
BEGIN
PRAGMA EXCEPTION_INIT(e_not_null, -1400);
INSERT INTO departments (department_id, department_name)
VALUES(null, 'Marketing');
EXCEPTION
WHEN e_not_null THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Cannot be null');
END;
The exception will be raised and "Cannot be null" will be displayed.
The code will not execute because the syntax of PRAGMA
EXCEPTION_INIT is wrong.
The code will not execute because PRAGMA EXCEPTION_INIT must be
coded in the DECLARE section. (*)
The code will not execute because the syntax of the INSERT statement
is wrong.

9. Examine the following code. The UPDATE statement will raise an ORA-02291
exception. Mark for Review
(1) Points
BEGIN
 UPDATE employees SET department_id = 45;
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
INSERT INTO error_log_table VALUES (SQLCODE);
END;

What will happen when this code is executed?

The code will fail because SQLCODE has not been declared.
The code will fail because we access error message numbers by using
SQLERRNUM, not SQLCODE.
The code will execute and insert error number 02291 into
error_log_table.
The code will fail because we cannot use functions like SQLCODE
directly in a SQL statement. (*)

10. Which type of exception MUST be explicitly raised by the PL/SQL

programmer? Mark for Review
(1) Points
User-defined exceptions (*)

Predefined Oracle server errors such as TOO_MANY_ROWS

Non-predefined Oracle server errors such as ORA-01203

All of the above

11. A PL/SQL block executes and an Oracle Server exception is raised. Which of
the following contains the text message associated with the exception? Mark for Review
(1) Points
SQL_MESSAGE_TEXT
SQL%MESSAGE

SQLCODE

SQLERRM (*)

12. Which one of the following events would implicitly raise an exception?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
A SELECT statement returns exactly one row.

The PL/SQL programmer mis-spells the word BEGIN as BEGAN.

An UPDATE statement modifies no rows.
A database constraint is violated. (*)

Test: Trapping User-Defined Exceptions: Quiz

1. What is a
user- Mark for Review
defined (1) Points
exception?
An exception which is not raised automatically by the Oracle server, but
must be declared and raised explicitly by the PL/SQL programmer. (*)
 A predefined Oracle server exception such as NO_DATA_FOUND.

An exception which has a predefined Oracle error number but no

predefined name.
An exception handler which the user (the programmer) includes in the
EXCEPTION section.
Correct

2. What is the datatype of a user-defined exception?

Mark for Review
(1) Points
BOOLEAN

VARCHAR2

EXCEPTION (*)
NUMBER
None of the above

Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 3.

3. What is wrong with the following code?

Mark for Review
BEGIN (1) Points
UPDATE employees SET salary = 20000
WHERE job_id = 'CLERK';
IF SQL%ROWCOUNT = 0 THEN
RAISE NO_DATA_FOUND; -- Line A
END IF;
EXCEPTION
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('No employee was updated');
END;
You cannot use SQL%ROWCOUNT in conditional control statements
such as IF or CASE.
NO_DATA_FOUND has not been DECLAREd.

Nothing is wrong; the code will execute correctly. (*)

Line A should be: HANDLE NO_DATA_FOUND

You cannot explicitly raise predefined Oracle Server errors such as
NO_DATA_FOUND.
Correct

4. What will be displayed when the following code is executed?

Mark for Review
DECLARE (1) Points
e_myexcep EXCEPTION;
BEGIN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message 1');
RAISE e_myexcep;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message 2');
EXCEPTION
WHEN e_myexcep THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message 3');
RAISE e_myexcep;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message 4');
END;
The code will not execute because it contains at least one syntax error.
 Message 1
Message 2
Message 3
Message 4
The code will execute but will return an unhandled exception to the
calling environment.

(*)
Message 1
Message 3
Message 4
Message 1
Message 3
Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 3.

5. The following line of code is correct. True or False?

RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR(-21001,'My error message'); Mark for Review
(1) Points
True

False (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 3.

6. How are user-defined exceptions raised ?

Mark for Review
(1) Points
By PRAGMA EXCEPTION_INIT
By DECLARE e_my_excep EXCEPTION;

By RAISE exception_name; (*)

None of the above. They are raised automatically by the Oracle server.

Correct

7. The following three steps must be performed to use a user-defined

exception: - Raise the exception - Handle the exception - Declare the Mark for Review
exception In what sequence must these steps be performed? (1) Points

Declare, Raise, Handle (*)

Handle, Raise, Declare

The steps can be performed in any order.

Raise, Handle, Declare

Correct

8. You want to display your own error message to the user. What is the correct
syntax to do this? Mark for Review
(1) Points
RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR('My own message', -20001);

RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR (-20001, 'My own message'); (*)

RAISE application_error;

RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR(20001, 'My own message');

Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 3.

Test: Recognizing the Scope of Exceptions: Quiz

1. Predefined Oracle
Server exceptions Mark for Review
such as (1) Points
NO_DATA_FOUND
can be raised
automatically in
inner blocks and
handled in outer
blocks. True or
False?
True (*)
False

Correct

2. Non-predefined Oracle Server errors (associated with Oracle error

numbers by PRAGMA EXCEPTION_INIT) can be declared and raised Mark for Review
in inner blocks and handled in outer blocks. True or False? (1) Points

True

False (*)

Correct

3. What will happen when the following code is executed?

DECLARE Mark for Review
e_outer_excep EXCEPTION; (1) Points
BEGIN
DECLARE
e_inner_excep EXCEPTION;
BEGIN
RAISE e_outer_excep;
END;
EXCEPTION
WHEN e_outer_excep THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Outer raised');
WHEN e_inner_excep THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Inner raised');
END;
The code will fail to compile because e_inner_excep cannot be
referenced in the outer block. (*)
The code will propagate the e_outer_excep back to the calling
environment (Application Express).
The code will execute successfully and 'Outer Raised' will be
displayed.
The code will fail to compile because e_inner_excep was
declared but never RAISEd.
Correct

4. What will happen when the following code is executed?

Mark for Review
DECLARE (1) Points
e_excep1 EXCEPTION;
 e_excep2 EXCEPTION;
BEGIN
RAISE e_excep1;
EXCEPTION
WHEN e_excep1 THEN BEGIN
RAISE e_excep2; END;
END;
It will fail to compile because you cannot have a subblock inside
an exception section.
It will compile successfully and return an unhandled e_excep2
to the calling environment. (*)
It will fail to compile because you cannot declare more than one
exception in the same block.
It will fail to compile because e_excep1 is out of scope in the
subblock.
Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 4.

5. There are three employees in department 90. What will be displayed

when this code is executed? Mark for Review
(1) Points
DECLARE
v_last_name employees.last_name%TYPE;
BEGIN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message 1');
BEGIN
SELECT last_name INTO v_last_name
FROM employees WHERE department_id = 90;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message 2');
END;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message 3');
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Message 4');
END;
Message 1
Message 3
Message 4
Message 1
Message 4

(*)
Message 1
An unhandled exception will be propagated back to the calling
environment.
None of the above

Correct

6. What will be displayed when the following code is executed?

Mark for Review
<<outer>> (1) Points
DECLARE
v_myvar NUMBER;
BEGIN
v_myvar := 25;
DECLARE
v_myvar NUMBER := 100;
BEGIN
outer.v_myvar := 30;
v_myvar := v_myvar / 0;
outer.v_myvar := 35;
 END;
v_myvar := 40;
EXCEPTION
WHEN ZERO_DIVIDE THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(v_myvar);
END;
25
100
30 (*)
40

35

Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 4.

Section 8

Test: Creating Procedures: Quiz

1. Which of the
following are Mark for Review
characteristics (1) Points
of anonymous
PL/SQL blocks
but not
PL/SQL
subprograms?
(Choose
three.)
(Choose all correct answers)
Can take parameters

Are compiled every time they are executed (*)

Can begin with the keyword DECLARE (*)

Are unnamed (*)

Are stored in the database

Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 1.

2. Subprograms and anonymous blocks can be called by other applications.

True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True

False (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 1.

3. Which of the following are benefits of using PL/SQL subprograms rather

than anonymous blocks? (Choose three.) Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
Better data security (*)
 Stored externally

Easier code maintenance (*)

Do not need to define exceptions

Code reuse (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 1.

4. PL/SQL subprograms, unlike anonymous blocks, are compiled each time

they are executed. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True

False (*)

Correct

5. Procedures are generally used to perform what?

Mark for Review
(1) Points
A SELECT statement
An action (*)
A return of values
All of the above

None of the above

Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 1.

6. A programmer wants to create a PL/SQL procedure named MY_PROC.

What will happen when the following code is executed? Mark for Review
(1) Points
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE my_proc IS
v_empid employees.empid%TYPE;
BEGIN
SELECT employee_id INTO v_empid FROM employees
WHERE region_id = 999;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('The salary is: ' || v_salary);
The statement will raise a NO_DATA_FOUND exception because
region_id 999 does not exist.
The statement will fail because you cannot declare variables such as
v_empid inside a procedure.
The statement will fail because the last line of code should be END
my_proc; (*)
Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 1.

7. Which of the following keywords MUST be included in every PL/SQL

procedure definition? (Choose two.) Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
END (*)

DECLARE

BEGIN (*)
REPLACE

EXCEPTION
 Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 1.

8. A stored PL/SQL procedure can be invoked from which of the following?

Mark for Review
(1) Points
A. A PL/SQL anonymous block
B. A calling application
C. A SELECT statement
D. Another PL/SQL procedure

A and C
B and C
A, B, and D (*)
A and B

A only

Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 1.

9. A stored procedure add_dept may be invoked by the following command

in Application Express. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
BEGIN
add_dept;
END;
True (*)
False

Correct

10. The following are the steps involved in creating, and later modifying and
re-creating, a PL/SQL procedure in Application Express. Which step is Mark for Review
missing? (1) Points

1. Type the procedure code in the SQL Commands window

2. Click on the "Save" button and save the procedure code
3. Retrieve the saved code from "Saved SQL" in SQL Commands
4. Modify the code in the SQL Commands window
5. Execute the code to re-create the procedure

Enter parameters and data type

Exe ute the procedure from USRE_SOURCE data dictionary view

Execute the code to create the procedure (*)

Invoke the procedure from an anonymous block

Correct

11. When modifying procedure code, the procedure code statement must be
re-executed to validate and store it in the database. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False

Correct
 12. A nested subprogram can be called from the main procedure or from the
calling environment. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True

False (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 1.

13. Why will the following procedure fail?

Mark for Review
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE mainproc (1) Points
...
IS
PROCEDURE subproc (...) IS BEGIN
...
BEGIN
...
subproc (...);
...
END;
Procedure main proc must use the keyword AS not IS
Procedure mainproc does not need the keyword BEGIN

Procedure subproc does not need the keyword BEGIN

Procedure subproc does not have an END; statement (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 1.

Test: Using Parameters in Procedures: Quiz

1. Which of
the Mark for Review
following (1) Points
best
describes
the
difference
between a
parameter
and an
argument?
They are both names of variables. A parameter is passed into the
procedure, while an argument is passed out of the procedure.
A parameter is the name of a variable, while an argument is the
datatype of that variable.
A parameter is a variable that accepts a value that is passed to it, while
an argument is the value that is passed. (*)
There is no difference; parameters and arguments are the same thing.

Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 2.

2. What is the correct syntax to create procedure MYPROC that accepts two
number parameters X and Y? Mark for Review
(1) Points
CREATE PROCEDURE myproc (x NUMBER, y NUMBER) IS ... (*)
CREATE PROCEDURE (x NUMBER, y NUMBER) myproc IS ...
 CREATE PROCEDURE myproc IS (x NUMBER, y NUMBER) ...

CREATE PROCEDURE IS myproc (x NUMBER, y NUMBER) ﾅ

Correct

3. Which of the following can be used as an argument for a procedure

parameter? Mark for Review
(1) Points
The name of a variable
A literal value

An expression

All of the above (*)

None of the above

Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 2.

4. A procedure has been created as:

Mark for Review
CREATE PROCEDURE myproc (1) Points
(p_left NUMBER, p_right NUMBER)
IS BEGIN ....

You want to call the procedure from an anonymous block. Which of the
following calls is valid?
myproc(p_left, p_right);
myproc(v_left, v_right);

myproc(v_left, 30);
All of the above (*)

Correct

5. What is the purpose of using parameters with stored procedures?

Mark for Review
(1) Points
They prevent the procedure from modifying data in the database.

They allow values to be passed between the calling environment and

the procedure. (*)
They count the number of exceptions raised by the procedure.

They speed up the execution of the procedure.

Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 2.

6. Procedure SUBPROC was created as:

Mark for Review
CREATE PROCEDURE subproc (1) Points
(p_param VARCHAR2)
IS BEGIN ...

You invoke the procedure by:

DECLARE
v_param VARCHAR2(20) := 'Smith';
BEGIN
subproc(v_param);
 END;

Which of the following is the actual parameter?

p_param
v_param (*)

Smith'

None of the above

Correct

7. Which one of the following statements about formal and actual parameters is
true? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Formal and actual parameters must have the same name.
Formal and actual parameters must have different names.

A formal parameter is declared within the called procedure, while an

actual parameter is declared in the calling environment. (*)
An actual parameter is declared within the called procedure.

Correct

8. Procedure TESTPROC accepts one parameter P1, whose value is up to 1000

characters in length. Which one of the following declares this parameter Mark for Review
correctly? (1) Points

CREATE PROCEDURE testproc

(p1 VARCHAR2(100) )
IS
BEGIN ....
CREATE PROCEDURE testproc
IS
p1 VARCHAR2(100);
BEGIN ....
CREATE PROCEDURE testproc
DECLARE
p1 VARCHAR2(100);
BEGIN ....
CREATE PROCEDURE testproc
p1 VARCHAR2
IS
BEGIN ....
CREATE PROCEDURE testproc
(p1 VARCHAR2)
IS
BEGIN ....

(*)
Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 2.

9. You want to create a procedure which accepts a single parameter. The

parameter is a number with a maximum value of 9999.99. Which of the Mark for Review
following is a valid declaration for this parameter? (1) Points

(v_num NUMBER(6,2))

(v_num NUMBER) (*)

(v_num)
 (v_num NUMBER(4,2))

Test: Passing Parameters: Quiz

1. What are
the three Mark for Review
parameter (1) Points
modes for
procedures?
IN, OUT, IN OUT (*)

R(ead), W(rite), A(ppend)

CONSTANT, VARIABLE, DEFAULT

COPY, NOCOPY, REF

Correct

2. If you don't specify a mode for a parameter, what is the default mode?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
OUT

IN (*)
COPY
DEFAULT

R(ead)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 3.

3. Which of the following statements about IN OUT parameters are true?

(Choose two.) Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
The data type for the parameter must be VARCHAR2.
The parameter value passed into the subprogram is always returned
unchanged to the calling environment.
The parameter value can be returned as the original unchanged value.
(*)
The parameter value can be returned as a new value that is set within
the procedure. (*)
Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 3.

4. When creating a procedure, where in the code must the parameters be

listed? Mark for Review
(1) Points
After the procedure name (*)

After the keyword IS or AS

Before the procedure name
After the keyword PROCEDURE
 Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 3.

5. A procedure is invoked by this command:

Mark for Review
myproc('Smith',100,5000); (1) Points

What is the method of passing parameters used here?

Positional (*)
Named
A combination of positional and named

None of the above

Correct

6. A procedure is invoked by this command:

Mark for Review
myproc('Smith',salary=>5000); (1) Points

What is the method of passing parameters used here?

Positional

Named
A combination of positional and named (*)

None of the above

Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 3.

7. Which kind of parameters cannot have a DEFAULT value?

Mark for Review
(1) Points
OUT (*)
IN

CONSTANT

R(ead)
W(rite)

Correct

8. The following procedure has been created:

Mark for Review
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE myproc (1) Points
(p_p1 NUMBER, p_p2 VARCHAR2)
IS BEGIN ...

Which one of the following calls to the procedure will NOT work?
myproc(80, 'Smith');

myproc(p_p1 => 80, 'Smith'); (*)

myproc(80, p_p2 => 'Smith');

myproc(p_p1 => 80, p_p2 => 'Smith');

Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 3.

 9. Three IN parameters for procedure ADD_EMPLOYEE are defined as:
(p_name VARCHAR2 , Mark for Review
p_salary NUMBER := 1000, (1) Points
p_hired DATE DEFAULT SYSDATE)

The procedure is invoked by:

add_employee('Jones');

What is the value of P_SALARY when the procedure starts to execute?

NULL
1000 (*)

The procedure will not compile because P_SALARY should have been
coded as DEFAULT 1000
The call will fail because P_SALARY is a required parameter

Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 3.

10. What will happen when the following procedure is called as format_phone
(8005551234)? Mark for Review
(1) Points
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE format_phone
(p_phone_no IN OUT VARCHAR2) IS
BEGIN
p_phone_no := SUBSTR(p_phone_no,1,3) ||
'.' || SUBSTR(p_phone_no,4,3) ||
'.' || SUBSTR(p_phone_no,7);
END format_phone;
The phone number 800.555.1234 is printed to the screen.

The phone number (800) 555-1234 is printed to the screen.

The phone number 800.555.1234 is placed into the p_phone_no
variable. (*)
The procedure does not execute because the input variable is not
properly declared.
Incorrect. Refer to Section 8 Lesson 3.

11. Procedure NUMPROC has been created as:

Mark for Review
CREATE PROCEDURE numproc (1) Points
(x NUMBER, y NUMBER := 100, z NUMBER) IS BEGIN ....

You want to call the procedure, passing arguments of 10 for X and 20 for
Z. Which one of the following calls is correct?
numproc(10,,20);
numproc(x=10,z=20);

numproc(10,z=>20); (*)
numproc(x=>10,20);