Oracle 1z0-184-25 - Oracle AI Vector Search Professional

AI Smart Scan in Exadata System Software 24ai (B) accelerates AI workloads, including vector search, by offloading processing to storage servers using Exadata’s RDMA Memory (XRMEM), Smart Cache, and on-storage capabilities. This enhances performance for large-scale vector operations. Real-time monitoring (A) isn’t its focus; that’s for management tools. Queryoptimization (C) is a general Exadata feature (Smart Scan), but AI Smart Scan specifically targets AI tasks. Oracle’s 24ai documentation emphasizes its role in speeding up AI computations.

The VECTOR_EMBEDDING function in Oracle Database 23ai generates a vector embedding from input data (e.g., a text string) using a specified model, such as an ONNX model loaded into the database. It’s designed for in-database embedding creation, supporting vector search and AI applications. Options A, B, and C (GENERATE_EMBEDDING, CREATE_VECTOR_EMBEDDING, EMBED_TEXT) are not valid SQL functions in 23ai. VECTOR_EMBEDDING integrates seamlessly with the VECTOR data type and is documented as the standard method for embedding generation in SQL queries.

VECTOR_MEMORY_SIZE in Oracle 23ai controls memory allocation for vector operations (e.g., indexing, search) in the SGA. For a PDB, ALTER SYSTEM adjusts parameters, andSCOPE=BOTH (A) applies the change immediately and persists it across restarts (modifying the SPFILE). Syntax: ALTER SYSTEM SET VECTOR_MEMORY_SIZE=1G SCOPE=BOTH sets it to 1 GB. Option B (ALTER DATABASE) is invalid for this parameter, and SCOPE=VECTOR isn’t a valid scope. Option C (SCOPE=SGA) isn’t a scope value; valid scopes are MEMORY, SPFILE, or BOTH. Option D (RESET) reverts to default, not sets a value. In a PDB, this must be executed in the PDB context, not CDB, and BOTH ensures durability—key for production environments where vector workloads demand consistent memory.

Similarity search in Oracle 23ai (C) uses vector embeddings in VECTOR columns to retrieve entries semantically similar to a query vector, based on distance metrics (e.g., cosine, Euclidean) via functions like VECTOR_DISTANCE. This is key for AI applications like RAG, finding “close” rather than exact matches. Optimizing relational operations (A) is unrelated; similarity search is vector-specific. Exact matches in BLOBs (B) don’t leverage vector semantics. Grouping by scores (D) is a post-processing step, not the primary purpose. Oracle’s documentation defines similarity search as retrieving semantically proximate vectors.

IVF (Inverted File) indexes in Oracle 23ai partition vectors into clusters, probing a subset during queries for efficiency. Incomplete results suggest insufficient partitions are probed, reducing recall. The TARGET_ACCURACY clause (A) allows users to specify a desired accuracy percentage (e.g., 90%), dynamically increasing the number of probed partitions to meet this target, thus improving accuracy at the cost of latency. Switching to HNSW (B) offers higher accuracy but requires re-indexing and may not be necessary if IVF tuning suffices. Increasing VECTOR_MEMORY_SIZE (C) allocates more memory for vector operations but doesn’t directly affect probe count. EFCONSTRUCTION (D) is an HNSW parameter, irrelevant to IVF. Oracle’s IVF documentation highlights TARGET_ACCURACY as the recommended tuning mechanism.

Oracle Data Pump in 23ai natively supports the VECTOR data type (C), allowing export and import of tables with vector columns without conversion or plug-ins. This facilitates vector search application migrations, preserving dimensional and format integrity (e.g., FLOAT32). BLOB storage (A) isn’t required; VECTOR is a distinct type. Data Pump doesn’t treat vectors as text (B), avoiding corruption; it handles them as structured arrays. No specialized plug-in (D) is needed; native support is built-in. Oracle’s Data Pump documentation confirms seamless handling of VECTOR data.

Oracle 23ai supports two main vector indexes: IVF and HNSW. HNSW (D) is renowned for its speed and accuracy, using a hierarchical graph to connect vectors, enabling fast ANN searches with high recall—ideal for latency-sensitive applications like real-time RAG. IVF (C) partitions vectors for scalability but often requires tuning (e.g., NEIGHBOR_PARTITIONS) to match HNSW’s accuracy, trading off recall for memory efficiency. BT (A) isn’t a 23ai vector index; it’s a generic term unrelated here. IFS (B) seems a typo for IVF; no such index exists. HNSW’s graph structure outperforms IVF in small-to-medium datasets or where precision matters, as Oracle’s documentation and benchmarks highlight, making it a go-to for balanced performance.