Professional Oracle database administrator Carol McCullough covers all the essential topics, including
- Using SQL Worksheet, a utility that uses industry-standard SQL (Standard Query Language) to let you get at your data, wherever it may reside
- Working with a diagram to make sense of an existing database or to make your own new database sensible from the get-go
- Thinking in terms of objects and realizing their relational potential for your data
- Creating tables and controlling security and data sharing
- Generating precise, useful reports that transform mere data into valuable information
- Optimizing Oracle8 and your SQL programs for quick, as well as accurate, results
Plus, Oracle8 For Dummies comes complete with a bonus Windows NT 4 CD-ROM containing a sample database along with sample scripts to experiment with and adapt for your own projects.