Those suggested answers are "designed" to make you *fail* the exam. A and F are the correct answers. Hemant K Chitale http://hemantoracledba.blogspot.com sent from my smartphone On Jan 14, 2011 6:57 PM, "Remigiusz Sokolowski" < remigiusz.sokolowski@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: hi, just preparing to some exams and found some typical queries on internet with answers for example TK 2: Which two steps are performed the first time any Update statement is issued after the instance is started ? Choose two A. Creating the parse tree of the statement B.Writing the modified data blocks to data files C.Writing the modified data to the archived redo log files D.Updating the control file to indicate the most recent checkpoint E.Updating the data file header to indicate the most recent checkpoint F. Reading the blocks to database buffer cache if they are not already there 答案:C,D. ------------------------- The answer is provided as C and D. But IMHO every query is a subject to parse before execution, and I would rather tell that blocks to be modified need to be read to buffer cache before modification and thus prior to writing the modified data to archived redo logs. Concluding A and F Or may be I do not understand the question well as English is not my primary language. TIA Remigiusz -- Pole nakazi ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Remigiusz Sokolowski <remigiusz.sokolowski@xxxxxxxxxx> pos : DBA at DIiUSI addr : Nordea Bank Polska SA, Luzycka 6A Street, 81-537 Gdynia, Poland phone : +48 58 667 17 43 mobile: +48 602 42 42 77 Nordea Bank Polska S.A. z siedzib? w Gdyni, ul. Kielecka 2, 81-303 Gdynia, wpisan? do Rejestru Przedsi?biorców Krajowego Rejestru S?dowego pod numerem: 0000021828, dla której dokumentacj? przechowuje S?d Rejonowy Gda?sk - Pó?noc w Gda?sku, VIII Wydzia? Gospodarczy Krajowego Rejestru S?dowego, o kapitale zak?adowym i wp?aconym w wysoko?ci: 227.593.500,00 z?otych, NIP: 586-000-78-20, REGON: 190024711 -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l