b-tree indexes, 244–246, 244
Backup Wizard, 285, 285
backups, 267–287
database failures, 268
DBA backup and recovery methods, 276–285
cold backups, 281
export and import, 276–281, 277
hot backups, 281–282
Log Miner, 282–284, 283–284
Recovery Manager (RMAN), 284–285, 285
user backup and recovery methods, 268–275
Export utility (EXP), 269–271
flashback query, 273–275
Import utility (IMP), 271–273
BETWEEN operator, and WHERE clause, 76–78
bitmap indexes, 246–247, 246
branch blocks, defined, 244, 244
BREAK command, 189–191
BTITLE command, 187–188
buffer cache
basics of, 163–164, 163
buffer cache advisories, 262–263
built-in single-row functions, 52–65
conversion functions, 60–62
date functions, 58–60
general functions, 62–65
numeric functions, 55–58
string functions, 52–55