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Exam Code PostgreSQL-Essentials
Exam Name EnterpriseDB PostgreSQL Essentials Certification v13
Vendor EnterpriseDB
Total Questions 71
Last Updated 07-Nov, 2026
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Free PostgreSQL-Essentials Practice Questions

Explore 5 free practice questions for the EnterpriseDB PostgreSQL-Essentials exam and review the answers and explanations to support your preparation.

  1. Question 1

    Single answer

    You are connected to a PostgreSQL database. After executing a complex query an error message is displayed. You want to edit and rerun the previously executed query. Which command can be used to edit the query buffer?

    • Option A:

       L

      Correct
    • Option B:

       R

      Correct
    • Option C:

       \e

      Correct
    • Option D:

      e

      Correct
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    Correct Answer: C

  2. Question 2

    Single answer

    You are working as a Postgres DBA. Due to an increase in transactional load on your Postgres

    instance, the server is experiencing frequent checkpoints. You have decided to increase the WAL area

    size. You have also decided to upgrade your database instance to PostgreSQL 13. While initializing

    your database cluster in PostgreSQL 13, you have decided to increase the WAL segment size. Which

    of the following options can be used with the initdb command to set a custom WAL segment size?

    • Option A:

      =- waldir

      Correct
    • Option B:

      --wal-segsize

      Correct
    • Option C:

      -x

      Correct
    • Option D:

      No such option is available in PostgreSQL

      Correct
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    Correct Answer: B

  3. Question 3

    Single answer

    SERIAL and IDENTITY columns can be used to add an auto-incrementing column in a Postgres table.

    Which of these two column types are SQL standard compliant?

    • Option A:

      Serial

      Correct
    • Option B:

      Identity

      Correct
    • Option C:

      None

      Correct
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    Correct Answer: B

  4. Question 4

    Single answer

    You want to list all available databases in your PostgreSQL cluster using psql. Which command should

    you use?

    • Option A:

       \list

      Correct
    • Option B:

      \l

      Correct
    • Option C:

      SHOW DATABASES;

      Correct
    • Option D:

      SELECT databases();

      Correct
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    Correct Answer: B

  5. Question 5

    Single answer

    Which PostgreSQL backup utility can create backupsin custom compressed format?

    • Option A:

      pg_dump with -Fc option

      Correct
    • Option B:

      pg_restore

      Correct
    • Option C:

      pg_basebackup

      Correct
    • Option D:

      psql

      Correct
    Show Answer & Explanation Hide Answer & Explanation

    Correct Answer: A