Oracle Feature Survey

 
How many years have you been an Oracle DBA (Select all that apply)? *
  0-5
  6-10
  11+

With which Oracle database versions have you worked (Select all that apply)? *
  7.0.x
  8.0.x
  8.1.x
  9.x
  10.x

Which DBA certifications do you currently hold (Select all that apply)? *
  OCP 8i
  OCP 9i
  OCP 10g
  I hold an DBA certification, but it is not listed.
  I do not hold an DBA certification.

Do you have experience with SQL Server (Any version)? *
  Yes
  No
  Hell no!

Do you consider yourself a programmer? *
  Yes
  No

What is the highest level of education that you have achieved? *
  Some High School
  High School
  Some College
  Bachelor's Degree
  Multiple Bachelor Degrees
  Master's Degree
  Ph.D.

If you have a degree, is it in the Computer Science, Computer Information Science, or Engineering fields (Optional)?
  Yes
  No
  I do not hold a degree

What is your age?
  18 - 25
  26 - 30
  31 - 35
  36 - 40
  41 - 50
  51 - 65
  66 and over

If your degree was not in the Computer Science, Computer Information Science, or Engineering fields, in which field did you get your degree (Optional)?
 

What is your salary range? *
  $20,000 to $60,000
  $60,001 to $80,000
  $80,001 to $100,000
  $100,001 to $120,000
  $120,001 to $160,000
  $160,001 to $200,000
  $200,001 and above

Do you also consult?
  Yes
  No

Now I will start asking about database features you use and how important you rate them. How important do you consider using RAID for database files?
If you do not use the feature, rate it as 0. If you think the feature is not important at all, rate it a 1. If you think the feature is very important, rate it a 5.
  0
  1
  2
  3
  4
  5

How useful do you consider ASM?
If you do not use the feature, rate it as 0. If you think the feature is not useful at all, rate it a 1. If you think the feature is very useful, rate it a 5.
  0
  1
  2
  3
  4
  5

How useful do you consider Transportable Tablespaces?
If you do not use the feature, rate it as 0. If you think the feature is not useful at all, rate it a 1. If you think the feature is very useful, rate it a 5.
  0
  1
  2
  3
  4
  5

How useful do you consider Online Redefinition?
If you do not use the feature, rate it as 0. If you think the feature is not useful at all, rate it a 1. If you think the feature is very useful, rate it a 5.
  0
  1
  2
  3
  4
  5

How important do you consider the Flashback features of the database?
If you do not use the feature, rate it as 0. If you think the feature is not important at all, rate it a 1. If you think the feature is very important, rate it a 5.
  0
  1
  2
  3
  4
  5

How much of a use do you have for Bigfile Tablespaces?
If you do not use the feature, rate it as 0. If you think the feature has not much use at all, rate it a 1. If you think the feature is very useful, rate it a 5.
  0
  1
  2
  3
  4
  5

Which tool is more useful, Datapump or the Import / Export utilities?
  Datapump
  Import / Export

Will you use Transparent Data Encription?
  Yes
  No

Do you believe DBMS_SCHEDULER is better than DBMS_JOB?
  Better
  Not better

Do you believe that the Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor (ADDM) is helpful?
  It is helpful
  It is not helpful

And finally, On what platform do you run Oracle?
  UNIX
  Windows
  Other / Don't Know