1 Introduction to Oracle Database
This chapter provides an overview of the Oracle database server. The topics include: Oracle Database Architecture Oracle Database Features Oracle Database Application Development Oracle Database Architecture A database is a collection of data treated as a unit. The purpose of a database is to store and retrieve related information. A database server is the key to information management. In general, a server reliably manages a large amount of data in a multiuser environment so that many users can concurrently access the same data. A database server also prevents unauthorized access and provides efficient solutions for failure recovery. Oracle Database is the first database designed for enterprise grid computing, the most flexible and cost-effective way to manage information and applications. Enterprise grid computing creates large pools of industry-standard, modular storage and servers. With this architecture, each new system can be rapidly provisioned from the p