This chapter will not fix a slow query by itself, but it will help you see what Oracle is planning to do. The goal is simple, learn to read an execution plan well enough to spot where the time is likely being spent, even if you are not a DBA.
You will start with a small before-and-after example (a missing index), then learn how to generate plans in common tools, and finally learn the handful of numbers and ...
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