Part II

Oracle Database Architecture

Part II describes the basic structural architecture of the Oracle database, inclu ding physical and logical storage structures. Part II contains the following chapters:

• Chapter 2, " Data Blocks, Extents, and Segments"

• Chapter 3 , " Tablespaces, Datafiles, and Control Files"

• Chapter 4, " Transactio n Management "

• Chapter 5, " Schema Objects "

• Chapter 6, " Dependencies Among Schema Objects "

• Chapter 7, " The Data Dictionary"

• Chapter 8, " Memory Archite cture"

• Chapter 9, " Process Architecture "

• Chapter 10, " Application Architecture"

• Chapter 11, " Oracle Utilities"

• Chapter 12, " Database and Instance Startup and Shutdown"