Oracle Exam 1Z0-084 Topic 1 Question 27 Discussion

Regarding space usage in temporary tablespaces, the following statements are true:

A (Correct): When a global temporary table or a sort operation exceeds the available memory, Oracle Database allocates space in a temporary tablespace to store the temporary data or intermediate results.

E (Correct): Using temporary tablespace groups can prevent insufficient temporary tablespace for sort operations by providing a collective pool of space from multiple temporary tablespaces, which can be used for user sorting operations.

The other options provided have inaccuracies:

B (Incorrect): Oracle does not provide a mechanism for setting quotas on temporary tablespaces. Quotas can be set for permanent tablespaces but not for temporary ones.

C (Incorrect): A sort operation may fail due to insufficient space, but Oracle will attempt to allocate space in the temporary tablespace dynamically. If no space can be allocated, an error is returned rather than a sort failure.

D (Incorrect): If a session consumes all available temporary tablespace storage, Oracle will not hang the session; it will return an error to the session indicating that it has run out of temporary space.

Oracle Database Administrator's Guide: Managing Space for Schema Objects

Oracle Database Concepts: Temporary Tablespaces