Ebook: Oracle Essentials

Oracle Essentials, 4th Edition; Audience for This Book; About the Fourth Edition (Oracle Database 11g); Structure of This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; How to Contact Us; Using Code Examples; Safari® Books Online; Acknowledgments; 1. Introducing Oracle; How Oracle Grew; The Oracle Database Family; Summary of Oracle Database Features; Database Application Development Features; Pl/Sql; Java; Oracle and web services; Large objects; Object-oriented programming; Third-generation languages (3Gls); Database drivers; The Oracle Call Interface; National Language Support; Database Extensibility.;Oracle is an enormous system, with myriad technologies, options, and releases. Most users-even experienced developers and database administrators-find it difficult to get a handle on the full scope of the Oracle database. And, as each new Oracle version is released, users find themselves under increasing pressure to learn about a whole range of new technologies. The latest challenge is Oracle Database 11g. This book distills an enormous amount of information about Oracle into a compact, easy-to-read volume filled with focused text, illustrations, and helpful hints. It contains chapters on:Oracl.