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This chapter will examine the file structure layers of Oracle Database and the logical structures within the Oracle database controlling and utilizing the file structures. An Oracle database in its simplest form is made up of files stored in the file system of an operating system such as Unix, Linux, or Windows. The management, controlling and linking of all those files together is what is called the Oracle Instance. The Oracle Instance is effectively an instantiation on a server of the shared global area (the memory structures) and a number of processes.
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