When a package is first called, all the procedures and functions in that package are brought into memory and will run quickly when they are used in the same session.
2)
A
3)
B
Procedures and functions that are not declared in the package specification will be private.
4)
C
5)
B
A package specification is a database object and must be compiled prior to compiling the package body. This can be done in one or two scripts.
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