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Review: The Big Picture

Notes:

Before we look at the individual processes that make Oracle work, take a moment to review the “big picture”. (We first presented this in the lesson Architecture Part I: Operating System Files)
Remember that the background processes (ovals in the diagram) and the memory areas (boxes) together make up the Oracle instance. The files make up the Oracle database.
OK, let’s turn our attention to the background processes…