Understanding Oracle Database 12c Architecture: Part 2

(Read Part 1 of this article here.) Not everything stored in a database and schema is data. Oracle also manages source modules and supporting structures (such as sequences) that are used to populate new unique and primary key values when inserting data into the database. These objects belong to a schema and are stored in […]

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3 Key Features of Oracle Database 12c Architecture

This topic could fill an entire book, but for our purposes here, we’ll focus on the most important aspects. This article highlights concepts and provides a general overview of the players that deliver this proprietary database management system. These players fall into three main categories: Shared memory   A section of the host server’s memory through which all […]

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