Exam 1Z0-084 Topic 8 Question 4 Discussion

Big Table caching is a feature that allows frequently accessed large tables to be cached in memory to improve I/O performance. From the parameter settings provided, Big Table caching is not occurring because DB_BIG_TABLE_CACHE_PERCENT_TARGETis set to 10, which is the minimum threshold for enabling the feature, but the size of the cache is too small for the big tables to be effectively cached.
To enable Big Table caching, one of the following actions could be taken:
* C (Correct):IncreasingDB_BIG_TABLE_CACHE_PERCENT_TARGETto at least 25. This action would allocate a larger percentage of the buffer cache for storing big tables, which could allow for caching large tables and thus improve I/O performance.
* D (Correct):IncreasingDB_CACHE_SIZEto 1G. Since the size of the buffer cache is a determining factor for how much data can be cached, increasing this parameter would provide more memory space for big tables to be cached.
Options A, B, E, and F will not enable Big Table caching because:
* A:IncreasingDB_BIG_TABLE_CACHE_PERCENT_TARGETto 50 without adjusting the overall size of the cache might still not be sufficient if theDB_CACHE_SIZEis not large enough to hold the big tables.
* B:SettingDB_KEEP_CACHE_SIZEto at least 50M only specifies a separate buffer pool for objects with the KEEP cache attribute and does not affect Big Table caching.
* E:andF:Changing thePARALLEL_DEGREE_POLICYtoADAPTIVEorAUTOinfluences the behavior of parallel execution but does not directly enable or influence Big Table caching.
References:
* Oracle Database Performance Tuning Guide:Big Table Caching
* Oracle Database Reference:DB_BIG_TABLE_CACHE_PERCENT_TARGET
* Oracle Database Reference:DB_CACHE_SIZE