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:
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Chapter 2, " Data Blocks, Extents, and Segments"
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Chapter 3, " Tablespaces, Datafiles, and Control Files"
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Chapter 4, " Transaction Management "
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Chapter 5, " Schema Objects "
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Chapter 6, " Dependencies Among Schema Objects "
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Chapter 7, " The Data Dictionary"
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Chapter 8, " Memory Architecture"
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Chapter 9, " Process Architecture "
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Chapter 10, " Application Architecture"
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Chapter 11, " Oracle Utilities"
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Chapter 12, " Database and Instance Startup and Shutdown"