Oracle9i: A Beginner's Guide

Get Full Details on the Latest Release from Oracle

Prepare for the future of e-business with Oracle9i and the comprehensive information contained in this volume. Packed with insider tips and real-world examples, Oracle9i: A Beginner's Guide starts with an overview of Oracle's history and product strategy, moves on to beginner-level PL/SQL and DBA concepts, and concludes with in-depth coverage of more advanced data management and manipulation techniques. It's all here—from setting up, querying, and managing your database to creating forms, reports, and tables, securing users and objects, and partitioning data. Plus, you'll get unique, all-new coverage of SQL*Plus, Oracle Enterprise Manager, and the Oracle Summary Machine.

• Get a detailed look at the Oracle9i Database and an overview of Oracle9i Application Server
• Exploit Oracle Support Services and resources—TARs, MetaLink, iTARs, Oracle Technology Network, and AppsNet
• Create tables, generate reports, and develop applications with SQL, SQL*Plus, and PL/SQL
• Understand the part played by data files, redo logs, and control files
• Interconnect vast numbers of computers using distributed processing, Oracle Net, and database links
• Manage larger tables using data warehousing and the Oracle Summary Machine
• Build database objects using DDL and DML statements