Oracle Database 10g: A Beginner's Guide

CRITICAL SKILL 1.6

Become Familiar with Other Important Items in the Oracle Database 10g

So far, we have had a brief look at tables, views, tablespaces, and a handful of stored objects—views, triggers, procedures, packages, and functions. Let’s round out this introduction to Oracle Database 10g architecture by covering a few other items commonly encountered from day one. This discussion is a hodge-podge of things that are necessary for a person’s understanding of the Oracle Database 10g architecture and operations. We must spend a bit of time first looking at the database administrator, affectionately called the DBA, the gatekeeper of the database and the person responsible for its smooth operation. There is a more detailed look at the DBA in ...