Part I

Basic Database Administration

Part I provides an overview of the responsibilities of a database administrator. This part describes the creation of a database and how to start up and shut down an instance of the database. Part I contains the following chapters:

• Chapter 1, " Overview of Administering an Oracle Database"

• Chapter 2, " Creating an Oracle Database"

• Chapter 3, " Starting Up and Shutting Down "

• Chapter 4, " Managing Oracle Database Processes"