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1Z0-052 · Question #146

Identify the memory component from which memory may be allocated for: Session memory for the shared serverBuffers for I/O slavesOracle Database Recovery Manager (RMAN) backup and restore operations

The correct answer is A. Large Pool. The Oracle Large Pool is the SGA component specifically designed to allocate memory for shared server session memory, I/O slave buffers, and RMAN backup and restore operations.

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Question

Identify the memory component from which memory may be allocated for:

Session memory for the shared serverBuffers for I/O slavesOracle Database Recovery Manager (RMAN) backup and restore operations

Options

  • ALarge Pool
  • BRedo Log Buffer
  • CDatabase Buffer Cache
  • DProgram Global Area (PGA)

How the community answered

(23 responses)
  • A
    96% (22)
  • B
    4% (1)

Why each option

The Oracle Large Pool is the SGA component specifically designed to allocate memory for shared server session memory, I/O slave buffers, and RMAN backup and restore operations.

ALarge PoolCorrect

The Large Pool is an optional SGA region created to handle large memory allocations for shared server UGA (User Global Area), parallel query message buffers, I/O server processes, and RMAN operations, preventing fragmentation of the shared pool by offloading these large allocations.

BRedo Log Buffer

The Redo Log Buffer is a circular SGA buffer that temporarily holds redo entries before they are written to online redo log files; it is not used for shared server sessions or RMAN operations.

CDatabase Buffer Cache

The Database Buffer Cache caches copies of data blocks read from disk to reduce physical I/O; it is not allocated for session memory management or RMAN backup and restore purposes.

DProgram Global Area (PGA)

The Program Global Area (PGA) is a non-shared memory region private to each individual server process and is associated with dedicated server connections, not shared server architecture or RMAN batch operations.

Concept tested: Oracle Large Pool SGA component and its use cases

Source: https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/19/cncpt/memory-architecture.html

Topics

#Large Pool#SGA components#shared server#RMAN memory

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