ORACLE Database - SQL Expert
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Working knowledge of SQL.
  • Retrieving Data Using the SQL SELECT Statement
  • List the capabilities of SQL SELECT statements
    Execute a basic SELECT statement
    Describe how schema objects work
    Restricting and Sorting Data
  • Limit the rows that are retrieved by a query
    Sort the rows that are retrieved by a query
    Using Single-Row Functions to Customize Output
  • Describe various types of functions that are available in SQL
    Use character, number, and date functions in SELECT statements
    Describe the use of conversion functions
    Reporting Aggregated Data Using the Group Functions
  • Identify the available group functions
    Describe the use of group functions
    Group data by using the GROUP BY clause
    Include or exclude grouped rows by using the HAVING clause
    Displaying Data from Multiple Tables
  • Write SELECT statements to access data from more than one table using equijoins and nonequijoins
    Join a table to itself by using a self-join
    View data that generally does not meet a join condition by using outer joins
    Generate a Cartesian product of all rows from two or more tables
    Using Subqueries to Solve Queries
  • Define subqueries
    Describe the types of problems that subqueries can solve
    List the types of subqueries
    Write single-row and multiple-row subqueries
    Using the Set Operators
  • Describe set operators
    Use a set operator to combine multiple a single query
    Control the order of rows returned
    Manipulating Data
  • Describe each data manipulation language (DML) statement
    Insert rows into a table
    Update rows in a table
    Delete rows from a table
    Control transactions
    Using DDL Statements to Create and Manage Tables
  • Categorize the main database objects
    Review the table structure
    List the data types that are available for columns
    Create a simple table
    Explain how constraints are created at the time of table creation
    Creating Other Schema Objects
  • Create simple and complex views
    Retrieve data from views
    Create, maintain, and use sequences
    Create and maintain indexes
    Create private and public synonyms
    Managing Objects with Data Dictionary Views
  • Use the data dictionary views to research data on your objects
    Query various data dictionary views
    Controlling User Access
  • Differentiate system privileges from object privileges
    Grant privileges on tables
    View privileges in the data dictionary
    Grant roles
    Distinguish between privileges and roles
    Managing Schema Objects
  • Add constraints
    Create indexes
    Create indexes using the CREATE TABLE statement
    Creating function-based indexes
    Drop columns and set column UNUSED
    Perform FLASHBACK operations
    Create and use external tables
    Manipulating Large Data Sets
  • Manipulate data using subqueries
    Describe the features of multitable INSERTs
    Use the following types of multitable INSERTs (Unconditional, Conditional and Pivot)
    Merge rows in a table
    Track the changes to data over a period of time
    Generating Reports by Grouping Related Data
  • Use the ROLLUP operation to produce subtotal values
    Use the CUBE operation to produce crosstabulation values
    Use the GROUPING function to identify the row values created by ROLLUP or CUBE
    Use GROUPING SETS to produce a single result set
    Managing Data in Different Time Zones
  • Use Various datetime functions
    Retrieving Data Using Subqueries
  • Write a multiple-column subquery
    Use scalar subqueries in SQL
    Solve problems with correlated subqueries
    Update and delete rows using correlated subqueries
    Use the EXISTS and NOT EXISTS operators
    Use the WITH clause
    Hierarchical Retrieval
  • Interpret the concept of a hierarchical query
    Create a tree-structured report
    Format hierarchical data
    Exclude branches from the tree structure
    Regular Expression Support
  • Using Meta Characters
    Regular Expression Functions
    Replacing Patterns
    Regular Expressions and Check Constraints
  • 4 weeks
  • 2 hr a day –including Theory and Practical

Exam Number: 1Z0-047
Associated Certifications: Oracle Database SQL Certified Expert
Exam Product Version: SQL and PL/SQL,
Exam Price: US$ 245 More on exam pricing
Duration: 120 minutes
Number of Questions: 70
Passing Score: 66%  View passing score policy
Validated Against: This exam has been validated against Oracle Database 10g and Oracle Database 11g Release 2 version 11.2.0.1.0
format: Multiple Choice