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"