Part II

Oracle Database Architecture

Part II describes the basic structural architecture of the Oracle database, including 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, "Transaction Management"

• Chapter 5, "Schema Objects"

• Chapter 6, "Dependencies Among Schema Objects"

• Chapter 7, "The Data Dictionary"

• Chapter 8, "Memory Architecture"

• Chapter 9, "Process Architecture"

• Chapter 10, "Application Architecture"

• Chapter 11, "Oracle Utilities"

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