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TCS Oracle Database Administrator Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 18 Oct 2024

Top TCS Oracle Database Administrator Interview Questions and Answers

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TCS Oracle Database Administrator Interview Experiences

17 interviews found

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How do you set up ha and Dr in your environment?
  • Ans. 

    Setting up HA and DR involves configuring high availability and disaster recovery solutions to ensure data availability and continuity.

    • Implementing clustering and failover mechanisms for high availability

    • Setting up replication and backup strategies for disaster recovery

    • Testing failover and disaster recovery procedures regularly

    • Utilizing technologies like Oracle Data Guard for DR solutions

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Database related basics
  • Q2. Rman related basics

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be ready to face challenges and learn absolutely everything.

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. What is checkpoint, Issues faced during datapatch, questions related to physical stand-by database, Restoration in RAC using backup
  • Q2. Issues faced during datapatch
  • Ans. 

    Issues faced during datapatch include conflicts with existing patches, errors during patching process, and compatibility issues.

    • Conflicts with existing patches can cause datapatch to fail

    • Errors during the patching process may require troubleshooting and reapplying the patch

    • Compatibility issues with the database version or components can lead to issues with datapatch

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What is physical stand-by& snapshot standby
  • Ans. 

    Physical stand-by is a standby database that is an exact replica of the primary database, while snapshot standby is a read-only standby database that allows for testing and reporting.

    • Physical stand-by is an exact replica of the primary database, maintained through redo apply.

    • Snapshot standby is a read-only standby database that allows for testing and reporting.

    • Snapshot standby can be converted back to a physical stand-

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Restoration steps in RAC
  • Ans. 

    Restoration steps in RAC involve restoring the database files, recovering the database, and reconfiguring the RAC environment.

    • Restore the database files from backup using RMAN

    • Recover the database using RMAN

    • Reconfigure the RAC environment by starting the instances and services

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Configuration parameters in data guard setup
  • Ans. 

    Configuration parameters play a crucial role in setting up Data Guard for Oracle databases.

    • LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1 and LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_2 are used to specify the locations where archived redo logs are stored.

    • FAL_SERVER and FAL_CLIENT parameters are used for automatic recovery in case of a failover.

    • DB_UNIQUE_NAME parameter is used to uniquely identify each database in a Data Guard configuration.

    • LOG_ARCHIVE_CONFIG parameter i...

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is transaction log?
  • Ans. 

    Transaction log is a file that records all changes made to a database, allowing for recovery in case of system failure.

    • Records all changes made to the database

    • Allows for recovery in case of system failure

    • Helps maintain data integrity

    • Can be used for point-in-time recovery

    • Examples: redo log in Oracle, transaction log in SQL Server

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is smon process?
  • Ans. 

    SMON (System Monitor) process is a background process in Oracle database responsible for instance recovery and cleanup tasks.

    • SMON process performs crash recovery when an instance crashes

    • It coalesces free space in the database by merging adjacent free extents

    • SMON process also cleans up temporary segments that are no longer in use

    • It updates the data dictionary cache with the latest information

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

TCS interview questions for designations

 Oracle Application Database Administrator

 (1)

 SQL Database Administrator

 (10)

 Junior Database Administrator

 (1)

 DB2 Database Administrator

 (1)

 SQL Server Database Administrator

 (1)

 Database Administrator DBA

 (1)

 Oracle Developer

 (2)

 Database Admin

 (6)

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What pmon will do
  • Ans. 

    PMON (Process Monitor) is a background process in Oracle database that performs process recovery and cleanup tasks.

    • PMON performs process recovery when a user process fails

    • It cleans up resources used by failed processes

    • PMON releases locks held by dead processes

    • It reclaims temporary segments that are no longer in use

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Pmon will check the database is up and running fine or not and will give us update

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Apr 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Roles which you perform daily Question from the Oracle Architecture, Export /Import Parameters Pga and Sga Components Performance Tuning questions as stats gathering, index creation and rebuild Types of rm...
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why are you switching to another company? Why are trying for our company if you have offer from other company

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be calm and smile should be on face.
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Common topic like, SDT, P&L, SI & CI, Percentage, series.

Round 2 - Coding Test 

SQL, C++, Java, error detection,

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - always be positive, prepare as per the Job description.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Nov 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. DR related questions asm related questions
  • Q2. Basic oracle architecture
  • Q3. Overall interview is simple

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please refer arun kumar dba genesis for basic understanding of oracle

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jan 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. From Basic architecture to RAC Up-gradation Managerial round - about why TCS?
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Behavioral Discussion with salary discussion

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Kindly refer and prepare yourself from basic

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in May 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. As Usal, Related Past experience
  • Q2. Try to focus on good analysis skills
  • Q3. Explain top faced issue
  • Ans. 

    Top faced issue is the most common and critical problem faced in a particular field.

    • Examples: database crashes, data loss, security breaches, performance issues

    • It is important to have a plan in place to address top faced issues

    • Regular monitoring and maintenance can help prevent top faced issues

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Related Backup scenarios

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Try to more focus what you learning in your weekly basis. Then convert it interview point of view

TCS Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in TCS Oracle Database Administrator interview?
TCS interview process usually has 1-2 rounds. The most common rounds in the TCS interview process are Technical, Resume Shortlist and HR.
How to prepare for TCS Oracle Database Administrator interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at TCS. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at TCS expect are Oracle DBA, RAC, Oracle Database, Database Administration and Dataguard.
What are the top questions asked in TCS Oracle Database Administrator interview?

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