INFORMATICA SET 1

1.Which one is not correct about filter transformation?

Explanation: Filter generally parses single condition. For multiple condition we can use
router
a. Act as a 'where' condition
b. Can't passes multiple conditions
c.

Act like 'Case' in pl/sql

d. If one record does not match condition, the record is blocked

2.Can we calculate in aggrigator ?

Explanation:
a. No
b. Yes

3.Which one is not a type of fact?

Explanation:
a. Semi-aditive
b. Additive
c.

Confirm fact

d. Not additive

4.Which one is not a type of dimension ?

Explanation:
a. Conformed dimension
b. Rapidly changing dimension
c.

Junk dimension

d. Degenerated dimension

5.Which of these not correct about Code Page?

Explanation:
a. A code page contains encoding to specify characters in a set of one or more languages
b. A code page contains decoding to specify characters in a set of one or more languages
c.

In this way application stores, receives, and sends character data.

d. Non of these

6.What is a mapplet?
Explanation:
a. Combination of reusable transformation.
b. Combination of reusable mapping
c.

Set of transformations and it allows us to reuse

d. Non of these

7.What does reusable transformation mean?

Explanation:
a. It can be re-used across repositories
b. I can only be used in mapplet.
c.

It can use in multiple mapping only once

d. It can use in multiple mapping multiple times

8.Which one is not an option in update strategy?

Explanation:
a. dd_reject
b. 4

c.

d. dd_delete

9.Can we update records without using update strategy?

Explanation:
a. Yes
b. No

10.How to select distinct records form Source Qualifier?

Explanation:
a. Choose 'non duplicate' option
b. Choose 'select distinct' option
c.

Choose 'Select non duplicate'

11.What type of repository is no available in Informatica Repository Manager?

Explanation:
a. Standalone Repository
b. Local Repository
c.

User Defined

d. Versioned Repository
e. Manual Repository

12.Joiner does not support flat file.

Explanation:
a. False
b. True

13.How to execute PL/SQL script from Informatica mapping?

Explanation:
a. Lookup
b. Store Procdure
c.

Expression

d. Non of these

14.NetSal= bassic+hra. In which transformation we can achive this?

Explanation:
a. Aggrigator
b. Lookup
c.

Filter

d. Expression

15.Which one is not an active transformation?

Explanation:
a. Sequence generator
b. Normalizer
c.

Sql

d. Store Procedure

INFORMATICA SET 2
1.A lookup transformation is used to look up data in
Explanation:
a. flat file
b. Relational table
c.

view

d. synonyms
e. All of the above

2.Which value returned by NewLookupRow port says that Integration Service does not update
or insert the row in the cache?
Explanation:
a. 3
b. 2
c.

d. 0

3.Which one need a common key to join?

Explanation:
a. source qualifier
b. joiner

c.

look up

4.Which one support hetrogeneous join?

Explanation:
a. source qualifier
b. joiner
c.

look up

5.What is the use of target loader?

Explanation:
a. Target load order is first the data is load in dimension table and then fact table.
b. Target load order is first the data is load in fact table and then dimensional table.
c.

Load the data from different target at same time.

6.Which one is not tracing level?

Explanation:
a. terse
b. verbose
c.

initialization

d. verbose initialization
e. terse initialization

7.Which output file is not created during session running?

Explanation:

a. Session log
b. workflow log
c.

Error log

d. Bad files
e. cache files

8.Is Fact table is normalised ?

Explanation:
a. yes
b. no

9.Which value returned by NewLookupRow port says that Integration Service inserts the row
into the cache?

a.0
b.1
c. 2
d. 3

10.Which transformation only works on relational source?

Explanation:
a. lookup
b. Union
c.

joiner

d. Sql

11.Which are both connected and unconnected?

Explanation:
a. External Store Procedure
b. Stote Procedure
c.

Lookup

d. Advanced External Procedure Transformation

12.Can we generate alpha-numeric value in sequence generator?

Explanation:
a. yes
b. no

13.Which transformation is used by cobol source?

Explanation:
a. Advanced External Procedure Transformation

b. Cobol Transformation
c.

Unstructured Data Transformation

d. Normalizer

14.What is VSAM normalizer transformation?

Explanation:
a. The VSAM normalizer transformation is the source qualifier transformation for a COBOL
source definition.
b. The VSAM normalizer transformation is the source qualifier transformation for a flat file
source definition.
c.

The VSAM normalizer transformation is the source qualifier transformation for a xml source
definition.

d. Non of these

15.What is VSAM normalizer transformation?

a. The VSAM normalizer transformation is the source qualifier transformation for a COBOL
source definition.
b. The VSAM normalizer transformation is the source qualifier transformation for a flat file
source definition.
c.

The VSAM normalizer transformation is the source qualifier transformation for a xml source
definition.

d. Non of these

Quiz: Informatica Set 3

1.Which are lookup caches?

Explanation:
a. Persistent cache
b. Dynamic cache
c.

Pre-build lookup cache

d. Shared Cache
e. Non of these

2.What are the different values returned by NewLookupRow port?

Explanation:
a. 0,1,3
b. 0,1,2
c.

1,2,3

d. 2,3,4

3.Which value returned by NewLookupRow port says that

row in the cache?

Integration Service updates the

Explanation:
a. 0
b. 1
c.

d. 4

4.What are the types of SQL queries you can specify in the SQL transformation?
Explanation:
a. strict
b. Dynamic

c.

Cached

d.
e.

5.What is meanig of tracing level?

Explanation:
a. Data store in cache
b. Data store in database
c.

Data store in logfile

d. Data store in buffer

6.Which command has 60seconds time out period?

Explanation:
a. stop
b. abort
c.

kill session

7.Which command is similar to'kill'command in unix?

Explanation:
a. stop
b. abort
c.

kill session

8.Which one contains contains input and output transformations?

Explanation:
a. maplet
b. reusable transformation
c.

reusable mapping

9.Which one can test multiple condition?

Explanation:
a. decode
b. else if
c.

if

d. non of these

10.Which dimension is collection of random transactional codes, flags and/or text attributes ?
Explanation:
a. degenerated
b. scd
c.

junk

d. confirmed

11.Which one is not a target Option for file on the Servers?

a. FTP
b. Loader
c.

MQ

d. ERP

12.Which one is not a designer tool creating tranformations?

a. Transformation developer
b. Mapping designer
c.

Mapplet designer.

d. target designer

13.Which one is not a scheduling options to run a sesion?

Explanation:
a. Run only on demand
b. Run once
c.

Run in sixmonth

d. Run every
e. Customized repeat

14.Which one manages connections to the repository from client application.?

Explanation:
a. Informatica Repository
b. Informatica Server
c.

Repository manager

d. All of these

15.How to Generate the Metadata Reports in Informatica?

Explanation:
a. From a browser on any workstation
b. Form repository

c.

From Work flow manager

Whis one is not Target Types on the Server?

a. File
b. Relational
c.

ERP

d. vsam

Quiz: Informatica Set 4

1.What are the proceses to do join the tables if the tables have no primary and forien key
relation and no matchig port to join?
Explanation:
a. Add one dummy port in two sources.
b. Use Joiner transformation to join the sources using dummy port
c.

Use Union

d. In expression trans assign '1' to each port

2.Can start and stop single session in concurent batch?

Explanation:
a. yes
b. no

3.Can you copy the batches?

Explanation:

a. yes
b. no

4.What are the processes that informatica runs the session?

Explanation:
a. DTM
b. Server Manager Process
c.

Load Manager Process

d. Server Configuration Process

5.What is the default source option for update stratgey ?

Explanation:
a. Update or Delete
b. Update or Insert
c.

Insert or Update

d. Date Driven

6.Which one not in the types of maping in " getting started wizard"?
Explanation:
a. Slowly Growing target
b. Simple Pass through mapping
c.

Simple Pass through target

d. Non of These

7.Waht is default join of joiner?

Explanation:

a. Full Outer
b. Detail Outer
c.

Normal

d. Master Outer

8.What are the types of joins that Joiner transformation supports ?

Explanation:
a. Full Outer
b. Master Outer
c.

Normal

d. Detail Outer

9.What is the default join of Source Qualifier?

Explanation:
a. Left Outer join
b. Equi Join
c.

Inner-equi join

d. Outer join

10.What are the types of batches?

Explanation:
a. Concurrent
b. Dependant
c.

Sequential

d. Circular

11.What are the types of groups in Router transformation?

Explanation:
a. User defined group
b. Multiple Group
c.

Default Group

d. Single Group

12.Which one of these create log files?

Explanation:
a. process manager
b. Informatica Server
c.

Load Manager

d. Non of these

13.Dimenstion tables are denormalized in nature ? True or False.

Explanation:
a. true
b. false

14.Which of these are the types of metadata that stores in repository?

Explanation:
a. Reusable transformations
b. Source definitions
c.

maplet

d. Sessions and workflows

e. Target definitions
f.

15.In the Type2 mapping we have three options to recognize the newly added rows. Which
one is not belongs to them?

Explanation:
a. Version number
b. Effective time range
c.

Effective date Range

d. flag value

15.How to Generate the Metadata Reports in Informatica?

Explanation:
a. From a browser on any workstation
b. Form repository
c.

From Work flow manager

Quiz: Informatica Set 5

1.How can we load time dimension?
Explanation:
a. Through Sql transformation
b. Through Dimensional Loader
c.

Through Lookup

d. Through Store Procdure

2.Which of these are true about look-up cache?

Explanation:
a. We use dynamic cache only for connected lookup

b. We use dynamic cache to check whether the record already present in the target table are
not
c.

We use dynamic cache only for un-connected lookup

d. All of these

3.Which are the load types in Informatica session?

Explanation:
a. Bulk
b. Terse
c.

Normal

d. All of these

4.In which load type in session we can't recover the session, or can't rollback .
Explanation:
a. bulk
b. terse
c.

normal

d. 1 and 2
5.Which load type we should use in case of less amount of data and recover session?
Explanation:
a. verbose
b. normal
c.

bulk

d. All of these

6.Which of these are measure objects?

Explanation:
a. min
b. max

c.

ltrim

d. avg

7.Can you start a batch within a batch?

Explanation:
a. yes
b. no

8.If you want to save the lookup cache files and reuse them the next time the informatica
server , which cache you'll use?
Explanation:
a. Dynamic cache
b. Static cache
c.

Shared cache

d. Persistent cache
9.For look-up , which one is default informatica server cache?
Explanation:
a. Static cache
b. shared
c.

dynamic

d. re-cache

10.If you want to insert new rows into cache and the target,you should use which cache?
Explanation:
a. static
b. dynamic
c.

Persistent

d. Re-cache

11.What are the settings that you have to configure in joiner transformation?
Explanation:
a. Master and detail source
b. Condition of the join
c.

Type of Source

d. Type of join

12.Which lookup cache is read-only?

Explanation:
a. dynamic
b. shared
c.

static

d. Persistent cache
13.Which cache allows you to share lookup cache among multiple transaction?
Explanation:
a. shared
b. persistence
c.

static

d. dynamic

14.If you want to configure the lookup transformation to rebuild the lookup cache,then which
cache you should use?
Explanation:
a. Dynamic
b. Shared
c.

Re-cache from database

d. Re-cache from target

16.While importing the relational source definition from the database, which of thse are the
metadata of source that will be imported?
Explanation:
a. Source name
b. Database location
c.

Data type

d. Key constraints
e. Column name