Oracle Database Foundations

The world of IT is always evolving, but in every area there are stable, coreconcepts that anyone just setting out needed to know last year, needs to knowthis year, and will still need to know next year. The purpose of the Foundations series is to identify these concepts and present them in a waythat gives you the strongest possible starting point, no matter what yourendeavor. Oracle Database Foundations provides essentialknowledge about installing, configuring, maintaining, and querying Oracle9 i and 10 g databases. What you learn here will benefit you in theshort term, as you acquire and practice your skills, and in the long term, as youuse them. Topics covered include: Basic relationaldatabase concepts Reporting and querying using SQL*Plus andiSQL*Plus Creating and maintaining a database Managing user access andsecurity Understanding Oracle database functions Using multiple tables ina query Restricting, sorting, and grouping data Optimizing databaseperformance Creating backups Troubleshooting database errorsBryla, Bob is the author of 'Oracle Database Foundations', published 2004 under ISBN 9780782143720 and ISBN 0782143725.