Section 2 Quiz

(Answer all questions in this section)

1. When declared using %TYPE, a variable will inherit ____ from the
column on which it is based. Mark for Review
(1) Points

The value of the column

The data type and size of the column (*)

The name of the column

Correct Correct

2. You need to declare a variable to hold a value which has been

read from the SALARY column of the EMPLOYEES table. Which of the following is an
advantage of declaring the variable as: employees.salary%TYPE ? Mark for Review
(1) Points

It allows the software to perform implicit data type conversions.

It is shorter than coding NUMBER(8,2)

It executes much faster than using NUMBER(8,2)

If the SALARY column is ALTERed later, the PL/SQL code need not be changed.
(*)

Correct Correct

3. What symbol is used to comment a series of lines? Mark for

Review
(1) Points

/ / before and after the comment

* * before and after the comment

/* */ before and after the comment (*)

Correct Correct

4. Which of the following is an example of using a case convention

for good programming practice? Mark for Review
(1) Points

Include an exception handler in every PL/SQL block.

Declare data types in uppercase. (*)

Assign variables by using functions.

Declare variables in the DECLARE section.

Correct Correct

5. A movie is an example of which category of data type? Mark for

Review
(1) Points

Scalar

Composite

LOB (*)

Reference

Correct Correct

Section 2 Quiz
(Answer all questions in this section)

6. A datatype may specify a valid range of values. True or False?

Mark for Review
(1) Points

True (*)

False
Correct Correct

7. Variables may be reused. True or False? Mark for Review

(1) Points

True (*)

False

Correct Correct

8. Identify which of the following assignment statements are valid.

(Choose three.) Mark for Review
(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

v_music_type := 'ROCK'; (*)

v_blackout_date := '31-DEC-2006'; (*)

v_last_name := Chandra;

v_population := 333444; (*)

Correct Correct

9. PL/SQL can convert a VARCHAR2 value containing alphabetic

characters to a NUMBER value. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True

False (*)

Correct Correct

10. Using implicit conversions is good programming practice. Mark

for Review
(1) Points
 True

False (*)

Correct Correct
Section 2 Quiz
(Answer all questions in this section)

11. TO_NUMBER, TO_CHAR, and TO_DATE are all examples of: Mark for
Review
(1) Points

Character functions

Implicit conversion functions

Operators

Explicit conversion functions (*)

Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to Section 2 Lesson 5.

12. Delimiters are _____ that have special meaning to the Oracle
database. Mark for Review
(1) Points

symbols (*)

identifiers

variables

Correct Correct

13. Which of the following symbols can be used to enclose a comment

in PL/SQL? Mark for Review
(1) Points

? ?
 :: ::

*/ / *

/* */ (*)

Correct Correct

14. Examine the following code. At Line A, we want to assign a value

of 25 to the outer block's variable (V1). What must we do?
DECLARE
v_myvar NUMBER; -- This is V1
BEGIN
DECLARE
v_myvar NUMBER := 8;
BEGIN
-- Line A
END;
END;

Mark for Review

(1) Points

At Line A, code:
v_myvar := 25;

Label both blocks and at line A, code:

v_myvar := 25;

It cannot be done because the outer block's v_myvar is in scope but not
visible at Line A.

Label the outer block and (at Line A) dot-prefix v_myvar with the block
label.
(*)

It cannot be done because the outer block's v_myvar is out of scope at Line
A.

Correct Correct

15. A variable defined in an outer block is global to the outer block

and local to the inner block. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
 True

False (*)

Correct Correct