Memory and process structures used by an Oracle server to manage a database. Among other things, the architectural FEATURES DISCUSSED in this section provide an understanding of the capabilities of the Oracle server to support:

•Many USERS concurrently ACCESSING a single database
•The high performance required by concurrent multi-user, multi-application database systems
An Oracle server uses memory structures and processes to manage and access the database. All memory structures exist in the main memory of the computers that constitute the database system.

Memory and process structures used by an Oracle server to manage a database. Among other things, the architectural features discussed in this section provide an understanding of the capabilities of the Oracle server to support:

•Many users concurrently accessing a single database
•The high performance required by concurrent multi-user, multi-application database systems
An Oracle server uses memory structures and processes to manage and access the database. All memory structures exist in the main memory of the computers that constitute the database system.