Part III
The Oracle Instance

Part III describes the architecture of the Oracle instance and explains the different client/server configurations it can have in a network environment. Part III also explains the Oracle startup and shutdown procedures.

Part III contains the following chapters:

• Chapter 5, "Database and Instance Startup and Shutdown"
• Chapter 6, "Application Architecture"
• Chapter 7, "Memory Architecture"
• Chapter 8, "Process Architecture"
• Chapter 9, "Database Resource Management"