Measured data
Oracle Database Administration I
We scored 72 real Oracle Database Administration I exam questions 1-10 on question complexity and broke the result down by exam domain.
- 72 questions scored
- 8 domains
- 1.9/10 overall complexity
certilumComplexity by exam domain
Higher scores mean more demanding question formats. The exam score is computed over the whole bank, not averaged across domains.
- Configuring Oracle Net Services7 questions · complexity 1.7/10 · Gentle
29% multi-select · 0% scenario · 29% interactive
- Managing Database Instances11 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
36% multi-select · 0% scenario · 27% interactive
- Managing Storage11 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
36% multi-select · 0% scenario · 27% interactive
- Managing Undo7 questions · complexity 1.7/10 · Gentle
29% multi-select · 0% scenario · 29% interactive
- Managing Users, Roles and Privileges11 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
36% multi-select · 0% scenario · 27% interactive
- Moving Data7 questions · complexity 1.7/10 · Gentle
29% multi-select · 0% scenario · 29% interactive
- SQL Fundamentals for DBA7 questions · complexity 1.7/10 · Gentle
29% multi-select · 0% scenario · 29% interactive
- Understanding Oracle Database Architecture11 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
36% multi-select · 0% scenario · 27% interactive
Full per-domain breakdown
Blueprint weight, bank size and question format mix for every domain of the exam.
| Domain | Blueprint | Questions | Single | Multi | Interactive | Complexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Configuring Oracle Net Services | 10% | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.7/10Gentle |
| Managing Database Instances | 15% | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2.0/10Gentle |
| Managing Storage | 15% | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2.0/10Gentle |
| Managing Undo | 10% | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.7/10Gentle |
| Managing Users, Roles and Privileges | 15% | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2.0/10Gentle |
| Moving Data | 10% | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.7/10Gentle |
| SQL Fundamentals for DBA | 10% | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.7/10Gentle |
| Understanding Oracle Database Architecture | 15% | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2.0/10Gentle |
How the score is calculated
The formula is fixed and public, so anyone can reproduce these numbers from the same bank.
Every question in the Oracle Database Administration I bank is measured on four signals that can be read directly from the database. Each signal is expressed as a share of the questions in the domain, and the four shares are combined with fixed weights:
- Multi-select questions (40% weight). Items with more than one correct answer. The candidate has to find all of them, which is the single hardest format in the bank.
- Scenario questions (30% weight). Questions longer than 150 characters, which describe a situation instead of a definition and therefore test reasoning rather than recall.
- Interactive questions (20% weight). Items that require reading code or a configuration snippet.
- Deep explanations (10% weight). Questions whose explanation runs past 300 characters, which signals a concept with real nuance behind it.
The combined share is multiplied by ten to produce a 1-10 score. The exam-level score is computed over the whole bank rather than averaged across domains, so a small domain cannot distort the total. Figures on this page are recomputed from the live bank on every crawl.
Data set: Certilum Oracle Database Administration I Foundation question bank, 72 questions, 8 domains. Published by CERTILUM. This is Certilum’s own measurement of its own question bank and is not an official Oracle statistic.
- Questions analysed
- 72
- Exam domains
- 8
- Hardest domain
- Managing Database Instances (2.0)
- Most approachable domain
- Configuring Oracle Net Services (1.7)
- Question mix
- 28 single · 24 multi · 20 interactive
- Measured on
- Foundation
Frequently asked questions
What our Oracle Database Administration I complexity numbers mean and how they are produced.