Examine the command:
SQL>DBMS_STATS.SET_TABLE_PREFS(‘SH’,’CUSTOMERS’,’PUBLISH’,’false’); Which
statement describes the effect of the above command?
A.
Automatic statistics collection is stopped for the CUSTOMERS table
B.
Statistics for the CUSTOMERS table are locked and cannot be overwritten
C.
Existing statistics for the CUSTOMERS table become unusable for the query optimizer
D.
Subsequently, statistics gathered on the CUSTOMERS table are stored as pending
statistics
13.5.1 Pending Statistics
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e41573/stats.htm#PFGRF94751
“Starting with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2), you have the following options when gathering statistics:
Publish the statistics automatically at the end of the gather operation (default behavior)
Save the new statistics saved as pending
Saving the new statistics as pending allows you to validate the new statistics and publish them only if they are satisfactory. “