Oracle Database Foundations (1Z0-006) 

About Oracle Database Foundations (1Z0-006)

1Z0-006 exam is for those that have completed the Database Foundations, Database Design and Programming with SQL (Oracle Academy training), Oracle Database 12c Administration Workshop or Oracle Database Introduction to SQL training. Passing this exam gives the certification credential demonstrating your understanding of the different types of database models and components. And, you will enhance knowledge of database components, concepts and design, implementation of business roles, SQL language and queries, and ERD modelling and languages to manage data and transactions.

Course Structure

The Oracle Database Foundations (1Z0-006) Exam covers the following topics -

Database Concepts               

• Describe the components of a database system               

• Explain the purpose of a database          

Relational Database Concepts  

• Describe the characteristics of a relational database       

• Explain the importance of relational databases in business          

• List the major transformations in database technology  

Gathering Requirements for Database Design  

• Gather requirements to implement a database solution

• Explain business rules   

Using Conceptual Data Modeling

• Describe a conceptual data model

• Explain the components of a conceptual/logical model

Using Unique Identifiers, Primary and Foreign Keys

• Identify unique identifiers and a corresponding primary key

• Define composite and compound primary keys

• Define relationships and corresponding foreign keys

• Define barred relationships and the corresponding primary keys

Documenting Business Requirements and Rules

• Explain the importance of clearly communicating and accurately capturing database information requirements

• Identify structural business rules

• Identify procedural business rules

• Identify business rules that must be enforced by additional programming (eg SQL)

Using Attributes

• Describe attributes for a given entity

• Identify and provide examples of instances

• Distinguish between mandatory and optional attributes

• Distinguish between volatile and nonvolatile attributes

Identifying  Relationships

• Explain  one-to-one,  one-to-many, and many-to-many relationships

• Identify the optionality necessary for a relationship

• Identify the cardinality necessary for a relationship

• Identify nontransferable relationships

• Name a relationship

• Create ERDish sentences to represent ERDs

• Create ERDs to represent ERDish sentences

Identifying Hierarchical, Recursive, and Arc Relationships

• Define a hierarchical relationship

• Define a recursive relationship

• Define an arc relationship

• Identify  UIDs in a hierarchical, recursive and arc relationship model

• Construct a model using recursion and hierarchies

• Identify similarities and differences in an arc relationship and a supertype/subtype entity

Validating Data Using Normalization

• Define the purpose of normalization

• Define the rules of First, Second, and Third Normal Forms

• Apply the rules of First, Second, and Third Normal Form

Mapping Primary, Composite Primary and Foreign Keys

• Identify primary keys from an ERD

• Identify which ERD attributes would make candidate primary keys

• Describe the purpose of a foreign key in an Oracle Database

• Identify foreign keys from an ERD

• Describe the relationship between primary keys, composite primary keys, and foreign keys in an Oracle Database

Using Data Definition Language (DDL)

• Describe the purpose of DDL

• Use DDL to manage tables and their relationships

Defining and using Basic Select statements

• Identify the connection between an ERD and a Relational Database using SQL SELECT statements

• Build a SELECT statement to retrieve data from an Oracle Database table

• Use the WHERE clause to the SELECT statement to filter query results

Defining Table Joins

• Describe the different types of joins and their features

• Use joins to retrieve data from multiple tables

Types of  Databases Models      

• Describe types of database models (relational, object oriented, flat, network…)               

• Compare the differences between the different types of databases      

Defining Levels of Data Abstraction       

• Define the terminology used for database storage          

• Describe levels of data abstraction used in relational databases

• The Language of Database and Data Modeling

Defining a Table in a Database

• Describe the structure of a single table

Defining Instance and Schema in Relational Databases

• Examine examples of an entity and a corresponding table

• Examine examples of an attribute and a corresponding column

• Explain instances and schemas in a relational database

Data Modeling – Creating the Physical Model

• Creating Physical Data Models

• Create a physical data model

• Compare conceptual and  physical data models

Defining Supertype and Subtype Entity Relationships

• Describe an example of an entity

• Define supertype and subtype entities

• Implement rules for supertype and subtype entities

Using Unique Identifiers (UIDs)

• Define the types of unique identifiers

• Select a unique identifier using business rules

• Define a candidate unique identifier

• Define an artificial unique identifier

Resolving Many to Many Relationships and Composite Unique Identifiers

• Resolve a many-to-many relationship using an intersection entity

• Identify the variations of unique identifiers after creation of an intersection entity

• Define a barred relationship

• Identify composite unique identifiers

Tracking Data Changes Over Time

• Explain necessity of tracking data changes over time

• Identify data that changes over time

• Identify the changes in unique identifiers after adding the element of time to an ERD

Mapping the Physical Model

Mapping Entities,Columns and Data Types

• Map entities to identify database tables to be created from an ERD

• Identify column data types from an ERD

• Identify common data types used to store values in a relational database

Introduction to SQL

Using Structured Query Language (SQL)

• Explain the relationship between a database and SQL

Using Data Manipulation Language (DML) and Transaction Control Language (TCL)

• Describe the purpose of  DML

• Use DML to manage data in tables

• Use TCL to manage transactions

Displaying Sorted Data

• Use the ORDER BY clause to sort SQL query results

Exam Pattern 

• Exam Name: Oracle Database Foundations
• Exam Code: 1Z0-006
• Number of Questions: 75
• Length of Time:  150 minutes
• Exam Fee $95 USD 
• Exam Language: English

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