Index

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

ABORT option

SHUTDOWN statement, 15.2.3.1

access control, 20.4.2

discretionary, definition, 1.2.9.1

fine-grained access control, 20.5.1

password encryption, 20.3.3.1

privileges, 20.4.2

roles, definition, 20.1.3

ACMS processes, 9.3.2.10

administrator privileges, 12.1.2

ADR

See Automatic Diagnostic Repository

Advanced Queuing, 9.3.2.7

event publication, 22.3.5.1

publish-subscribe support, 22.3.5.1

queue monitor process, 9.3.2.7, 9.3.2.7

advisor framework, 14.2.5

advisors

Buffer Cache Advisor, 14.5

Java Pool Advisor, 14.5

Logfile Size Advisor, 14.8.2

memory, 14.5

MTTR Advisor, 14.8.2

Segment Advisor, 14.2.5, 14.6.6

Shared Pool Advisor, 14.5

SQL Access Advisor, 14.2.5, 14.4, 16.3, 18.3.1

SQL Tuning Advisor, 14.2.5, 14.4

Streams Pool Advisor, 14.5

Undo Advisor, 14.2.5

AFTER triggers, 22.3.2.2

defined, 22.3.2.2

alert log, 9.3.3

definition, 1.1.3.6

redo logs, 9.3.2.5

alias

qualifying subqueries (inline views), 5.3.7

ALL_ views, 7.2.2.2

ALL_UPDATABLE_COLUMNS view, 5.3.5

ALTER SESSION statement, 24.2.4

SET CONSTRAINTS DEFERRED clause, 21.5.2

transaction isolation level, 13.2.5.1

ALTER statement, 24.2.2

ALTER SYSTEM statement, 24.2.5

ARCHIVE ALL option

using to archive online redo logs, 15.2.3.2

dynamic parameters

LOG_ARCHIVE_MAX_PROCESSES, 9.3.2.1

ALTER TABLE statement

CACHE clause, 8.2.1.2

DEALLOCATE UNUSED clause, 2.3.4

disable or enable constraints, 21.1.3

triggers, 22.2.1

validate or novalidate constraints, 21.1.3

ALTER USER statement

temporary segments, 2.4.3.3.1

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

datatypes

conversion to Oracle datatypes, 26.8

ANALYZE statement

shared pool, 8.2.3.1.3

anonymous PL/SQL blocks, 25.3, 25.3.4.3

applications, 25.3.1.2

contrasted with stored procedures, 25.3.4.3

dynamic SQL, 25.3.2.4

performance, 25.3.4.3

ANSI SQL standard

datatypes of, 26.8

ANSI/ISO SQL standard

data concurrency, 13.1.1

isolation levels, 13.2.6.1

application administrators, 20.6.3.5

application context, 20.6.2

application developers

privileges for, 20.6.3.4.1

roles for, 20.6.3.4.1

applications

context, 20.5.2

data dictionary references, 7.2.1.3

data warehousing, 5.8.12.1

database access through, 9.1

dependencies of, 6.9, 6.10

enhancing security with, 20.4.3

online transaction processing (OLTP)

reverse key indexes, 5.8.11

processes, 9.2

program interface and, 9.7

roles and, 20.4.3.1.1

security

application context, 20.5.2

sharing code, 8.5

transaction termination and, 4.2

ARBn process, 9.3.2.10

archived redo log files

definition, 1.1.3.4

archived redo logs

ALTER SYSTEM ARCHIVE ALL statement, 15.2.3.2

backups, 15.2.4.3

ARCHIVELOG mode

archiver process (ARCn) and, 9.3.2.1

archiver process (ARCn)

described, 9.3.2.1

multiple processes, 9.3.2.1

archiving

after inconsistent closed backups, 15.2.3.2

after online backups, 15.2.3.2

ALTER SYSTEM ARCHIVE ALL statement, 15.2.3.2

ARCn background process, 9.3.2.1

array processing, 24.7.2.8

ASM

See Automatic Storage management

atomic control file to memory service process 0

See ACMS

AUDIT statement, 24.2.2

locks, 13.3.5.2

auditing

audit options, 20.7.1

audit records, 20.7.1.1

audit trails, 20.7.1.1

database, 20.7.1.1.1

operating system, 20.7.1.1.3, 20.7.1.1.5

database and operating-system user names, 20.3.1

described, 20.7

distributed databases and, 20.7.1.1.2

fine-grained, 20.5.3

policies for, 20.6.5

privilege use, 20.7.1

range of focus, 20.7.1

schema object, 20.7.1, 20.7.1

security and, 20.7.1.1.3

statement, 20.7.1

transaction independence, 20.7.1.1.6

when options take effect, 20.7.1.1.6

authenticating database administrators

operating system authentication, 20.3.6

password file authentication, 20.3.6

strong authentication, 20.3.6

authentication

database administrators, 20.3.6

described, 20.3

multitier, 20.3.4

network, 20.3.2.1

operating system, 20.3.1

Oracle, 20.3.3

password policy, 20.6.3.1

public key infrastructure, 20.3.2.2

remote, 20.3.2.3

users, 20.6.1.2

Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor, 1.2.3.7, 14.3

Automatic Diagnostic repository, 14.2.3.1

automatic maintenance tasks, 1.2.3.2, 14.2.2

automatic memory management, 1.2.3.5, 8.4

automatic segment space management, 2.2.2

automatic shared memory management, 8.4

Automatic SQL Tuning Advisor, 14.4

Automatic Storage Management, 14.7

disk groups, 14.7

Automatic Storage Management (ASM)

failure groups, 17.4.1

high availability against storage failures, 17.4.1

automatic undo management, 2.4.4, 14.6.1

Automatic Workload Repository

about, 14.2.1

baselines, 14.2.1

snapshot, 14.2.1

AutoTask, 14.2.2

availability

definition, 17.1

B

back-end of client/server architecture, 10.1

background processes, 9.3.2, 9.3.2

described, 9.3.2

diagrammed, 9.3.2

MMON, 9.3.2.10

trace files for, 9.3.3

backing out a transaction, 17.4.2.2

backup mode, 15.2.4.1

backups

archived redo log, 15.2.4.3

control files, 15.2.4.2

datafile, 15.2.2

inconsistent

whole database, 15.2.3.2, 15.2.3.2

online datafiles, 15.2.4.1

online tablespaces, 15.2.4.1

overview, 1.2.5

whole database, 15.2.2

base tables

definition, 1.1.5.3

BEFORE triggers, 22.3.2.1

defined, 22.3.2.1

BFILE datatype, 26.5.3

bigfile tablespaces, 1.1.4.4, 3.2.1

benefits, 3.2.1.1

considerations, 3.2.1.2

binary data

BFILEs, 26.5.3

BLOBs, 26.5.1

RAW and LONG RAW, 26.6

BINARY_DOUBLE datatype, 26.3.2.2

BINARY_FLOAT datatype, 26.3.2.1

bitmap indexes, 1.2.7.1, 5.8.12, 16.4

cardinality, 5.8.12.2

nulls and, 5.2.3, 5.8.12.4

parallel query and DML, 5.8.12.1, 16.4, 16.4

bitmap tablespace management, 3.2.7.1

bitmaps

to manage free space, 2.2.2

BLOBs (binary large objects), 26.5.1

block recovery

using Flashback logs

Flashback technologies, 17.4.2.2

block recovery using Flashback logs, 17.4.2.2

blocking transactions, 13.2.6.1

block-level recovery, 13.3.4.1

blocks

anonymous, 25.3, 25.3.4.3

database, 2.2

BOOLEAN datatype, 26.1

branch blocks, 5.8.7.2

B-tree indexes, 5.8.7.2

compared with bitmap indexes, 5.8.12, 5.8.12.2

index-organized tables, 5.9

buff, 9.3.2.3

Buffer Cache Advisor, 14.5

buffer caches, 8.2.1

database, 8.2.1, 9.3.2.3

buffers

database buffer cache

incremental checkpoint, 9.3.2.3

redo log, 8.2.2

business rules

enforcing in application code, 21.2.1

enforcing using stored procedures, 21.2.1

enforcing with constraints

advantages of, 21.2.1

byte semantics, 26.2.3

C

CACHE clause, 8.2.1.2

Cache Fusion, 13.2.4

cache, query result, 1.2.2.3

caches, 1.2.2.3

buffer, 8.2.1

cache hit, 8.2.1.1

cache miss, 8.2.1.1

data dictionary, 7.2.1.2, 8.2.3.2

location of, 8.2.3

library cache, 8.2.3, 8.2.3.1, 8.2.3.2

object cache, 25.2.1, 25.2.4

private SQL area, 8.2.3.1.1

shared SQL area, 8.2.3, 8.2.3.1.1

calls

Oracle call interface, 9.7.1

cannot serialize access, 13.2.6.1

cardinality, 5.8.12.2

CASCADE actions

DELETE statements and, 21.3.4.3.2

cascading invalidation, 6.4

century, 26.4.3

certificate authority, 20.3.2.2

chaining of rows, 2.2.2.2, 5.2.1.1

Change Data Capture, 16.2.5, 23.3.1.5

CHAR datatype, 26.2.1

blank-padded comparison semantics, 26.2.1

character semantics, 26.2.3

character sets

CLOB and NCLOB datatypes, 26.5.2

column lengths, 26.2.3

NCHAR and NVARCHAR2, 26.2.4.2

check constraints, 21.3.5

checking mechanism, 21.4

defined, 21.3.5

multiple constraints on a column, 21.3.5.2

subqueries prohibited in, 21.3.5.1

checkpoint process (CKPT), 9.3.2.2

checkpoints

checkpoint process (CKPT), 9.3.2.2

control files and, 3.4.1

DBWn process, 9.3.2.2, 9.3.2.3

incremental, 9.3.2.3

statistics on, 9.3.2.2

CKPT background process, 9.3.2.2

client result cache, 8.2.3.3

clients

in client/server architecture, definition, 1.1.2.1.1

client/server architectures, 10.1

definition, 1.1.2.1

diagrammed, 10.1

distributed processing in, 10.1

overview of, 10.1

program interface, 9.7

CLOB datatype, 26.5.2

clone databases

mounting, 12.2.2.2

cluster keys, 5.11

CLUSTER_DATABASE parameter, 12.2.2.1

clustered computer systems

Oracle Real Application Clusters, 12.1.1

clusters

cannot be partitioned, 18

definition, 1.1.5.4

dictionary locks and, 13.3.5.5

hash, 5.12

contrasted with index, 5.12

index

contrasted with hash, 5.12

indexes on, 5.8

cannot be partitioned, 18

keys, 5.11

affect indexing of nulls, 5.2.3

overview of, 5.11

scans of, 8.2.1.2

storage parameters of, 5.2.1

coalescing extents, 2.3.4.1

coalescing free space

extents

SMON process, 9.3.2.9

within data blocks, 2.2.2.1

collections

index-organized tables, 5.9.1

key compression, 5.8.10.3

columns

cardinality, 5.8.12.2

default values for, 5.2.4

described, 5.2

integrity constraints, 5.2, 5.2.4, 21.3

maximum in concatenated indexes, 5.8.3

maximum in view or table, 5.3

nested tables, 5.2.6

order of, 5.2.1.3

prohibiting nulls in, 21.3.1

pseudocolumns

ROWID, 26.7.1

COMMENT statement, 24.2.2

COMMIT comment

deprecation of, 4.2.4.2

COMMIT statement, 24.2.3

ending a transaction, 4.1

fast commit, 9.3.2.5

implied by DDL, 4.1

two-phase commit, 4.2.5

committing transactions

defined, 4.1

fast commit, 9.3.2.5

group commits, 9.3.2.5

implementation, 9.3.2.5

compiled PL/SQL

advantages of, 25.3.4.1

procedures, 25.3.4.3

pseudocode, 22.4.3

shared pool, 25.3.1.2

triggers, 22.4.3

complete recovery, 15.4.3.3

definition, 15.4.3.3

composite indexes, 5.8.3, 5.8.3

COMPRESS, 19.3

compression, index key, 5.8.10

concatenated indexes, 5.8.3, 5.8.3

concurrency

data, definition, 1.2.2.1

described, 13.1

limits on

for each user, 20.4.1.1.5

transactions and, 13.3.1

configuration of a database

process structure, 9.1.2

configuring

parameter file, 12.1.3

process structure, 9.1

connection pooling, 20.3.4

connections

defined, 9.2.1

embedded SQL, 24.2.6

listener process and, 9.4.1.1, 10.3.2

restricting, 12.2.1.1

sessions contrasted with, 9.2.1

with administrator privileges, 12.1.2

consistency

read consistency, definition, 1.2.2.2

constants

in stored procedures, 25.3.2.1

constraints

CHECK, 21.3.5

default values and, 21.4.1

defined, 5.2

DELETE CASCADE, 21.3.4.3.2

enforced with indexes, 5.8.4

PRIMARY KEY, 21.3.3.2

FOREIGN KEY, 21.3.4

integrity

types listed, 1.2.10.1

integrity, definition, 1.2.10.1

mechanisms of enforcement, 21.4

NOT NULL, 21.3.1

on views, 5.4.1

PRIMARY KEY, 21.3.3

referential

effect of updates, 21.3.4.3

self-referencing, 21.3.4.1

triggers cannot violate, 22.4

triggers contrasted with, 22.1.1.2

UNIQUE key, 21.3.2

partially null, 21.3.2.2

what happens when violated, 21.2

when evaluated, 5.2.4

contention

for data

deadlocks, 13.3.2

lock escalation does not occur, 13.3.1.3

control files, 3.4

backups, 15.2.4.2

changes recorded, 3.4.1

checkpoints and, 3.4.1

contents, 3.4.1

definition, 1.1.3.2

how specified, 12.1.3

multiplexed, 3.4.2

overview, 3.4

used in mounting database, 12.2.2

converting data

program interface, 9.7

correlation names

inline views, 5.3.7

CPU time limit, 20.4.1.1.3

crash recovery

overview, 12.2.3.1

crash recovery time

bounding database, 17.3.2

CREATE CLUSTER statement

storage parameters, 2.4.1

CREATE INDEX statement

storage parameters, 2.4.2

temporary segments, 2.4.3.1

CREATE PACKAGE statement

locks, 13.3.5.2

CREATE PROCEDURE statement

locks, 13.3.5.2

CREATE statement, 24.2.2

CREATE SYNONYM statement

locks, 13.3.5.2

CREATE TABLE statement

CACHE clause, 8.2.1.2

enable or disable constraints, 21.1.3

locks, 13.3.5.2

storage parameters, 2.4.1

triggers, 22.2.1

CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE statement, 5.2.7

CREATE TRIGGER statement

compiled and stored, 22.4.3

locks, 13.3.5.2

CREATE USER statement

temporary segments, 2.4.3.3.1

CREATE VIEW statement

locks, 13.3.5.2

cursors

and SQL areas, 8.3.1.2.1

creating, 24.7.2.1

defined, 24.3

embedded SQL, 24.2.6

maximum number of, 24.3

object dependencies and, 6.11

opening, 24.3

private SQL areas and, 8.3.1.2.1, 24.3

recursive, 24.3

recursive SQL and, 24.3

scrollable, 24.3.1

stored procedures and, 25.3.2.2

D

data

access to

concurrent, 13.1

fine-grained access control, 20.5.1

concurrency, definition, 1.2.2.1

consistency of

locks, 13.1.2

manual locking, 13.3.7

read consistency, definition, 1.2.2.2

repeatable reads, 13.2.3

transaction level, 13.2.3

underlying principles, 13.3

how stored in tables, 5.2.1

integrity of, 5.2

CHECK constraints, 21.3.5

locks on, 13.3.4

security of, 20.6.2

data block corruption

prevention and detection, 17.4.2.4.3

data blocks, 2.1

cached in memory, 9.3.2.3

coalescing free space in blocks, 2.2.2.1

controlling free space in, 2.2.3

definition, 1.1.4.1

format, 2.2.1

free lists and, 2.2.3.3

overview, 2.1

row directory, 5.2.1.1

shared in clusters, 5.11

shown in rowids, 26.7.2.1, 26.7.2.2

space available for inserted rows, 2.2.3.3

stored in the buffer cache, 8.2.1

writing to disk, 9.3.2.3

data conversion

program interface, 9.7

data corruption

lost writes, 17.4.2.4.2

data definition language

definition, 1.3.1.1

described, 24.2.2

embedding in PL/SQL, 25.3.2.4

locks, 13.3.5

parsing with DBMS_SQL, 25.3.2.4

processing statements, 24.7.3.1

data dictionary

access to, 7.1.1

ALL prefixed views, 7.2.2.2

cache, 8.2.3.2

location of, 8.2.3

content of, 7.1, 8.2.3.2

datafiles, 3.2.2.1

DBA prefixed views, 7.2.2.3

defined, 7.1

dictionary managed tablespaces, 3.2.7.3

DUAL table, 7.2.2.4

dynamic performance tables, 7.3

locks, 13.3.5

owner of, 7.1.2

prefixes to views of, 7.2.2

public synonyms for, 7.2.1.1

row cache and, 8.2.3.2

structure of, 7.1.1

SYSTEM tablespace, 3.2.2.1, 7.1, 7.2.2

USER prefixed views, 7.2.2.1

uses of, 7.2

data failures

overview of storage failures, 17.4.1

protecting against human errors, 17.4.2

protection against, 17.4

data integrity, 21.1

complex integrity checking, 21.1.1

enforcing, 21.1.2, 21.2.1

null rule, 21.1.1

primary keys, 21.1.1

referential integrity rules, 21.1.1

cascade, 21.1.1

no action, 21.1.1

restrict, 21.1.1

set to default, 21.1.1

set to null, 21.1.1

unique column values, 21.1.1

data loading

with external tables, 5.2.8.2

data locks

conversion, 13.3.1.3

duration of, 13.3.1

escalation, 13.3.1.3

data manipulation language

definition, 1.3.1.1

described, 24.2.1

locks acquired by, 13.3.4.3

processing statements, 24.7.2

serializable isolation for subqueries, 13.2.7.2

triggers and, 1.2.10.2, 22.1.1, 22.4.2

data mining, 16.8

algorithms, 16.8

APIs, 16.8

documentation, 16.8

models, 16.8

new features, 16.8

predictive analytics, 16.8

SQL functions, 16.8

supermodel, 16.8

data object number

extended rowid, 26.7.2.1

Data Pump Export, 11.2.1

dump file set, 11.2.1

Data Pump Import, 11.2.2

Data Recovery Advisor, 15.4.1

diagnosing data corruption, 17.4.2.4.4

data security

definition, 1.2.9

data segments, 2.4.1, 5.2.1

data warehouse, 16.1.1.4

data warehousing

architecture, 16.1.3

bitmap indexes, 5.8.12.1

dimension schema objects, 5.5

ETL, 1.2.7.1

hierarchies, 5.5

materialized views, 1.2.7.2, 5.4

OLAP, 1.2.7.1

summaries, 5.4

database

bounding database crash recovery time, 17.3.2

staging, 16.1.1.4

database administrators

application administrator versus, 20.6.3.5

roles

for security, 20.6.3.3

security for, 20.6.3.3

security officer versus, 20.6.1

database administrators (DBAs)

authentication, 20.3.6

data dictionary views, 7.2.2.3

password files, 20.3.6

database buffers

after committing transactions, 4.2.1

buffer cache, 8.2.1

clean, 9.3.2.3

committing transactions, 9.3.2.5

defined, 8.2.1

dirty, 9.3.2.3

free, 8.2.1.1

pinned, 8.2.1.1

writing of, 9.3.2.3

Database Change Notification, 23.3.1.4

Database Creation Assistant, 14.1.1

database object metadata, 7.4

database objects

comparing, 23.4

Database Replay, 1.2.1.1

database resident connection pooling

described, 9.6

Database Resource Manager

introduction, 14.10.1

terminology, 14.10.1.1

database resource manager

E

editing stored outlines, 24.8.2.2

embedded SQL, 24.2.6

dynamic SQL in PL/SQL, 25.3.2.4

EMNC processes, 9.3.2.10

ENCRYPT, 19.3

enterprise directory service, 20.6.3.2

Enterprise Grids

with Oracle Real Application Clusters, 17.3.1

Enterprise Manager

alert log, 9.3.3

checkpoint statistics, 9.3.2.2

executing a package, 25.3.5

executing a procedure, 25.3.4

lock and latch monitors, 13.3.6

PL/SQL, 25.3.1.2

shutdown, 12.3, 12.3.3.1

SQL statements, 24.1

startup, 1.1.8.2, 12.2

statistics monitor, 20.4.1.2.2

enterprise roles, 20.6.3.2

enterprise users, 20.6.3.2

errors

in embedded SQL, 24.2.6

tracked in trace files, 9.3.3

ETL. See extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL), 1.2.7.1, 16.2

event monitor coordinator process

See EMNC

exceptions

raising, 25.3.2.3

stored procedures and, 25.3.2.3

exclusive locks

row locks (TX), 13.3.4.1

RX locks, 13.3.4.2.2

table locks (TM), 13.3.4.2

execution plans, 24.8.2

EXPLAIN PLAN, 24.2.1

location of, 8.2.3.1.1

EXPLAIN PLAN statement, 24.2.1

explicit locking, 13.3.7, 13.3.7

extended rowid format, 26.7.2.1

extents

allocating, 2.3.3

as collections of data blocks, 2.3

coalescing, 2.3.4.1

deallocation

when performed, 2.3.4, 2.3.4

defined, 2.1

definition, 1.1.4.2

dictionary managed, 3.2.7.3

incremental, 2.3.1

locally managed, 3.2.7.1

materialized views, 2.3.4.3

overview of, 2.3

external procedures, 25.3.4.6

external tables

parallel access, 5.2.8.3

extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL), 1.2.7.1, 16.2

overview, 1.2.7.1, 16.2

F

failure groups

ASM, 17.4.1

failures

database buffers and, 12.2.3.1

instance

recovery from, 12.2.3.1, 12.3.1.1

internal errors

tracked in trace files, 9.3.3

media, 15.3.1

statement and process, 9.3.2.6

fast commit, 9.3.2.5

fast refresh, 5.4.2

fast-start

rollback on demand, 12.2.3.1.2

FBDA process, 9.3.2.10

features

new, 1.2.7.7

fetching rows in a query, 24.7.2.9

embedded SQL, 24.2.6

file management locks, 13.3.6.2.2

files

ALERT and trace files, 9.3.3

alert log, 9.3.2.5

initialization parameter, 1.1.8.2, 12.1.3, 12.2.1

password, 20.3.6

administrator privileges, 12.1.2

server parameter, 1.1.8.2, 12.1.3, 12.2.1

trace files, 9.3.2.5

filtering data

using Data Pump import, 11.2

fine-grained access control, 20.5.1, 20.6.2

fine-grained auditing, 20.5.3

fixed views, 7.3

flash recovery area, 15.1.1

description, 1.2.6

Flashback Data Archive, 17.4.2.2

flashback data archiver process

See FBDA

Flashback Query, 13.4

overview, 13.4

uses, 13.4.2

Flashback row history, 13.4

Flashback technology

block recovery using Flashback logs, 17.4.2.2

Flashback Transaction

description, 17.4.2.2

Flashback transaction history, 13.4

floating-point numbers

datatypes, 26.3.2

foreign key constraints

changes in parent key values, 21.3.4.3

constraint checking, 21.4

deleting parent table rows and, 21.3.4.3.2

maximum number of columns in, 21.3.4

nulls and, 21.3.4.2

updating parent key tables, 21.3.4.3

updating tables, 21.3.4.4, 21.3.4.4.1

fractional seconds, 26.4.5

free lists, 2.2.3.3

free space

automatic segment space management, 2.2.2

coalescing extents

SMON process, 9.3.2.9

coalescing within data blocks, 2.2.2.1

free lists, 2.2.3.3

managing, 2.2.2

section of data blocks, 2.2.1.6

free space management, 14.6.3

in-segment, 2.2.2

front-ends, 10.1

full table scans

LRU algorithm and, 8.2.1.2

parallel exe, 16.5.1

function-based indexes, 5.8.6

dependencies, 5.8.6.3

DISABLED, 5.8.6.3.2, 5.8.6.3.3

privileges, 5.8.6.3, 5.8.6.3.2

UNUSABLE, 5.8.6.3.3

functions

function-based indexes, 5.8.6

PL/SQL, 25.3.4, 25.3.4

contrasted with procedures, 25.3.4

DETERMINISTIC, 5.8.6.3.1

SQL

COUNT, 5.8.12.4

in CHECK constraints, 21.3.5.1

in views, 5.3.3.1

NVL, 5.2.3

G

Generic Connectivity, 23.1, 23.5.1

global database names

shared pool and, 8.2.3.1.3

global partitioned indexes

maintenance, 18.2.2.3

global transaction processes

See GTX0-j

Globalization Development Kit, 1.3.7

globalization support

character sets for, 26.2.3

CHECK constraints and, 21.3.5.1

NCHAR and NVARCHAR2 datatypes, 26.2.4.2

NCLOB datatype, 26.5.2

views and, 5.3.3.1

GRANT statement, 24.2.2

locks, 13.3.5.2

Grid computing

architecture, 17.1

GROUP BY clause

temporary tablespaces, 3.2.11

group commits, 9.3.2.5

GTX0-j processes, 9.3.2.10

guesses in logical rowids, 26.7.3

staleness, 26.7.3.2

statistics for, 26.7.3.2

H

handles for SQL statements, 8.3.1.2.1

hash clusters, 5.12

contrasted with index, 5.12

headers

of data blocks, 2.2.1.1

of row pieces, 5.2.1.1

Health Monitor, 15.4.1

hierarchies, 5.5

join key, 5.5

levels, 5.5

high availability solution

characteristics, 17.1

high water mark

definition, 2.1

hot backups

inconsistent whole database backups, 15.2.3.2

human errors

guarding against human errors, 17.4.2.1

protecting against, 17.4.2

I

immediate constraints, 21.5

incarnations

of databases, 15.4.3.4

incident packaging service, 14.2.3.2

incomplete media recovery

definition, 15.4.3.4

incomplete recovery, 15.4.3.4

inconsistent backups

whole database

definition, 15.2.3.2

incremental checkpoint, 9.3.2.3

incremental refresh, 5.4.2

index segments, 2.4.2

indexes, 5.8

bitmap indexes, 5.8.12, 5.8.12.5

nulls and, 5.2.3

parallel query and DML, 5.8.12.1

branch blocks, 5.8.7.2

B-tree structure of, 5.8.7.2

building

using an existing index, 5.8

cardinality, 5.8.12.2

cluster

cannot be partitioned, 18

composite, 5.8.3

concatenated, 5.8.3

described, 5.8

domain, 5.10

enforcing integrity constraints, 21.3.3.2

extensible, 5.10

function-based, 5.8.6

dependencies, 5.8.6.3

DETERMINISTIC functions, 5.8.6.3.1

DISABLED, 5.8.6.3.3

optimization with, 5.8.6.2

privileges, 5.8.6.3, 5.8.6.3.2

index-organized tables, 5.9

logical rowids, 26.7.3

secondary indexes, 5.9.3

internal structure of, 5.8.7.2

invisible, 5.8.2

key compression, 5.8.10

keys and, 5.8.4

primary key constraints, 21.3.3.2

leaf blocks, 5.8.7.2

location of, 5.8.7

LONG RAW datatypes prohibit, 26.6

nonunique, 5.8.1

nulls and, 5.2.3, 5.8.5, 5.8.12.4

on complex datatypes, 5.10

overview of, 5.8

partitioned tables, 5.8.12.5

partitions, 1.2.7.8, 18.1

performance and, 5.8

reverse key indexes, 5.8.11

rowids and, 5.8.7.2

storage format of, 5.8.7.1

unique, 5.8.1

visible, 5.8.2

when used with views, 5.3.3.2

index-organized tables, 5.9, 5.9.3

benefits, 5.9.1

key compression in, 5.8.10.3, 5.9.1

logical rowids, 26.7.3

secondary indexes on, 5.9.3

in-doubt transactions, 12.2.3.3

initialization parameter file, 1.1.8.2, 12.1.3, 12.2.1

startup, 1.1.8.2, 12.2.1

initialization parameters

basic, 14.1.4

CLUSTER_DATABASE, 12.2.2.1

DB_NAME, 3.4.1

LOG_ARCHIVE_MAX_PROCESSES, 9.3.2.1

MAX_SHARED_SERVERS, 9.4.1.2

NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS, 26.3.1

OPEN_CURSORS, 8.3.1.2.1, 24.3

REMOTE_DEPENDENCIES_MODE, 6.9.1, 6.10.3

SERVICE_NAMES, 10.3.2.1

SHARED_SERVERS, 9.4.1.2

SKIP_UNUSABLE_INDEXES, 5.8.6.3.3

SORT_AREA_SIZE, 2.4.3.1

initially deferred constraints, 21.5.1

initially immediate constraints, 21.5.1

INIT.ORA. See initialization parameter file.

inline views, 5.3.7

example, 5.3.7

INSERT statement, 24.2.1

free lists, 2.2.3.3

triggers, 22.2.1

BEFORE triggers, 22.3.2.1

instance PGA

definition, 8.1.1

instance recovery

overview, 12.2.3.1

SMON process, 9.3.2.9

instances

associating with databases, 12.1.1, 12.2.2

definition, 1.1.7

described, 12.1

diagrammed, 9.3.2

memory structures of, 8.1

multiple-process, 9.1.1, 9.1.2

process structure, 9.1

recovery of, 12.3.1.1

opening a database, 12.2.3.1

SMON process, 9.3.2.9

restricted mode, 12.2.1.1

service names, 10.3.2

shutting down, 12.3, 12.3.3

starting, 1.1.8.2, 12.2

terminating, 12.3.1.1

Instant Client, 14.1.2

INSTEAD OF triggers, 22.3.4

integrity constraints, 21.1

advantages of, 21.2.1

CHECK, 21.3.5

default column values and, 5.2.4

definition, 1.2.10.1

types listed, 1.2.10.1

INTERNAL

security for, 20.6.3.3.2

internal errors tracked in trace files, 9.3.3

invalidating dependent objects, 6.4

invisible indexes, 5.8.2

IPS

See incident packaging service

IS NULL predicate, 5.2.3

ISO SQL standard, 26.8

isolation levels

choosing, 13.2.7

read committed, 13.2.5.2

setting, 13.2.5.1, 13.3.7

J

Java

attributes, 25.4.1.2

class hierarchy, 25.4.2

classes, 25.4.1.1

interfaces, 25.4.3

methods, 25.4.1.3

overview, 25.4

polymorphism, 25.4.4

triggers, 22, 22.2.3

Java Messaging Service, 25.4.7.6

Java Pool Advisor, 14.5

Java stored procedures, 25.4.7.1

Java virtual machine, 25.4.5

JDBC

overview, 25.4.7.3

job queue processes, 9.3.2.4

jobs, 9.1

join views, 5.3.5

joins

encapsulated in views, 5.3.2

views, 5.3.5

K

KEEP_DUPLICATES, 19.3

key compression, 5.8.10

keys

cluster, 5.11

defined, 21.3.2.1

foreign, 21.3.4, 21.3.4

indexes and, 5.8.4

compression, 5.8.10

PRIMARY KEY constraints, 21.3.3.2

reverse key, 5.8.11

maximum storage for values, 5.8.3

parent, 21.3.4, 21.3.4.1

primary, 21.3.3

referenced, 21.3.4

reverse key indexes, 5.8.11

unique, 21.3.2

composite, 21.3.2.1, 21.3.2.2

L

large pool, 8.2.4

large-scale clusters

disk affinity, 18.3.2

multiple Oracle instances, 12.1.1

latches

described, 13.3.6.1

leaf blocks, 5.8.7.2

least recently used (LRU) algorithm

database buffers and, 8.2.1.1

dictionary cache, 7.2.1.2

full table scans and, 8.2.1.2

latches, 9.3.2.3

shared SQL pool, 8.2.3.1.1, 8.2.3.1.3

LGWR background process, 9.3.2.5

library cache, 8.2.3, 8.2.3.1, 8.2.3.2

listener process, 10.3.2

service names, 10.3.2

listeners, 9.4.1.1, 10.3.2

service names, 10.3.2

loader access driver, 5.2.8.1

LOB datatypes, 1.2.8.2, 26.5

BFILE, 26.5.3

BLOBs, 26.5.1

CLOBs and NCLOBs, 26.5.2

local indexes, 16.4

bitmap indexes

on partitioned tables, 5.8.12.5

parallel query and DML, 5.8.12.1

locally managed tablespaces, 3.2.7.1

LOCK TABLE statement, 24.2.1

locking

unindexed foreign keys and, 21.3.4.4, 21.3.4.4.1

locks, 13.1.2

after committing transactions, 4.2.1

automatic, 13.3, 13.3.3

conversion, 13.3.1.3

data, 13.3.4

duration of, 13.3.1

deadlocks, 13.3.2, 13.3.2.1

avoiding, 13.3.2.2

dictionary, 13.3.5

clusters and, 13.3.5.5

duration of, 13.3.5.4

dictionary cache, 13.3.6.2.1

DML acquired, 13.3.4.3.2

diagrammed, 13.3.4.3

escalation does not occur, 13.3.1.3

exclusive table locks (X), 13.3.4.2.5

file management locks, 13.3.6.2.2

how Oracle uses, 13.3

internal, 13.3.6

latches and, 13.3.6.1

log management locks, 13.3.6.2.2

manual, 13.3.7

object level locking, 25.2.1

Oracle Lock Management Services, 13.3.8

overview of, 13.1.2

parse, 13.3.5.3

rollback segments, 13.3.6.2.3

row (TX), 13.3.4.1

row exclusive locks (RX), 13.3.4.2.2

row share table locks (RS), 13.3.4.2.1

share row exclusive locks (SRX), 13.3.4.2.4

share table locks (S), 13.3.4.2.3

share-subexclusive locks (SSX), 13.3.4.2.4

subexclusive table locks (SX), 13.3.4.2.2

subshare table locks (SS), 13.3.4.2.1

table (TM), 13.3.4.2

table lock modes, 13.3.4.2

tablespace, 13.3.6.2.3

types of, 13.3.3

uses for, 1.2.2.4

log entries, 1.1.3.3, 12.2.3.1.1

M

maintenance tasks

automatic, 1.2.3.2

maintenance tasks, automatic, 14.2.2

maintenance window, 14.2.2

manual locking, 13.3.7

materialized view logs, 5.4.3

materialized views, 5.4

advisor for, 1.2.3.9

deallocating extents, 2.3.4.3

materialized view logs, 5.4.3

partitioned, 5.4, 18

refresh

job queue processes, 9.3.2.4

refreshing, 5.4.2

uses for, 16.3

MAX_SHARED_SERVERS parameter, 9.4.1.2

media failures

overview, 15.3.1

media recovery

complete, 15.4.3.3, 15.4.3.3

incomplete, 15.4.3.4

definition, 15.4.3.4

methods, 15.4.3.5

overview, 15.4.3, 15.4.3.1, 15.4.3.1

using Recovery Manager, 15.4.3.5.1

using SQL*Plus, 15.4.3.5.2

memory

allocation for SQL statements, 8.2.3.1.3

content of, 8.1

processes use of, 9.1

shared SQL areas, 8.2.3.1.1

software code areas, 8.5

stored procedures, 25.3.4.1

system global area (SGA)

allocation in, 8.2

memory advisors, 14.5

memory management

about, 8.4

automatic, 8.4

automatic shared, 8.4

modes, 8.4

MERGE statement, 24.2.1

message queuing

publish-subscribe support

event publication, 22.3.5.1

queue monitor process, 9.3.2.7

Messaging Gateway, 23.1

metadata

viewing, 7.4

MMAN process, 9.3.2.10

MMNL process, 9.3.2.10

MMON process, 9.3.2.10

mobile computing environment

materialized views, 5.4

modes

table lock, 13.3.4.2

monitoring user actions, 20.7

MTTR, 14.8.2

MTTR Advisor, 14.8.2

multiblock writes, 9.3.2.3

multiple-process systems (multiuser systems), 9.1.1

multiplexing

control files, 3.4.2

recovery and, 15.3.1