Chapter 2
Understanding Oracle Database Architecture
In This Chapter
Structuring memory
Checking the physical structures
Applying the irreducible logic of the logical structures
Understanding the Oracle architecture is paramount to managing a database. If you have a sound knowledge of the way Oracle works, it can help all sorts of things:
Troubleshooting
Recovery
Tuning
Sizing
Scaling
As they say, that list can go on and on. That’s why a solid knowledge of the inner workings of Oracle is so important.
In this chapter, we break down each process, file, and logical structure. Despite the dozens of different modules in the database, you should come away with a good understanding of what ...
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