RelationalDBDesign

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This website discusses Normalization, Relational Database Design, SQL and Oracle Technology.

 
Oracle SQL Tuning
Advanced Oracle Tuning - Glossary
High Water Mark PCTFree Optimal Performance Monitoring Tuning  
Object Oriented Database Abstract Data Type    
Concatenated Indexes STAR Transformation Queries B-Tree Bitmapped Indexes Function Based Indexed

 
Advanced SQL
Characteristics of SQL PUBS Database explained Group By Clause Subquery Equals Clause
GETDATE, SYSDATE, TODAY   

 
Backup Recovery Methods
Backup Recovery Methods - Glossary
Physical Archiving Physical vs Logical OS Backup Options Closed DB Backup
 
Backup Recovery Concepts
Backup Recovery Considerations Business Considerations Operational Considerations Technical Considerations
Oracle Memory Processes Instance Structure Instance Memory Structure DBWR Arch Process
What Causes Checkpoint

 
Basic SQL
SQL Approaches - Quiz SQL-92 Relational DB Analogy Three Normalization Levels
Customer Table Example Flatfile Database Relational vs Flatfile Normalization Example Table

 
Database Admin
Database Admin-Glossary
DBA Tablespace Resource MGT Large DB Features Security Features
 
DBA Admin -Tasks
DBA Admin Tasks-Glossary
DB Monitoring Alert Log Info Alert Log Contents License Compliance

 
Database Architecture
Oracle Describe Command Oracle Spool Command desc Oracle command Archive Log List Command
Checkpoint process (CKPT) (DBW0) Database Writer Instance vs. Database Oracle Large Pool


 
Extended DB Features
Database Features - Glossary
Partitioned Tables Partitioning Tables Partitioning Advantages Table Range Partitioning
 
Managing Objects
Managing Objects - Glossary
Coalesce Tablespace Operating System Blocks Describing Columns View Oracle Extents
Oracle free Space Oracle Segment Role Oracle Storage Concepts Fragmented TableSpace
Alter extent size Table Oracle Dictionary Extents Describing Table Columns Data Dictionary Constraints
 
Managing Users
Managing Users - Glossary
Configuring Oracle SID List Listener Configuring listener.ora Stop Restart Listener
Admin Privileges Oracle Connect Database Remote Login Password Oracle DBA Roles

 
Config Management
Internet Directory Directory Naming Oracle Names Local Filesystem

 
Oracle Backup Recovery
Oracle Backup Recovery - Glossary
Database Backup Recovery Manager Features Backup Strategies Enterprise Manager

 
Database Backup
Database Backup Recovery - Glossary
Import Export Utilities Export/Import Overview Running Export Complete Backup

 
Network Admin
Network Administration - Glossary
Network Services Scalability Features Partitioned Tables Security Features
 
Network Topology
Network Topology - Glossary
Transparent Network Substrate Database Local Autonomy Location Independence Distributed Fragmentation
Oracle Networked Computers   Evolution Network Protocols sqlnet.ora Location



 
SQL Extensions
Oracle SQL - Glossary
Union, Intersect, Minus Hierarchical Retrieval via Connect Advanced Group Operators Oracle Pseudo Columns
Decode NVL Functions Concat substr, length Character, String Functions to_char, round, trunc

 
SQL Tuning
SQL Tuning - Glossary
Oracle Explain Plan Utility Decode ANSI SQL Heuristics Based Optimizer SQL Tuning Quiz
SQL Optimizer Modes Non-correlated Subquery Analyze Explain Plan SQL Optimizer Modes

 
Oracle PL/SQL
Oracle PL/SQL - Glossary
Querying Object Tables Oracle Objects Two Types Object Tables Collections | varrays
 
Performance Tuning
Performance Tuning - Glossary
Optimizer/Query Improvements Optimizer Functions Stored Outlines Behavior dbms_stats package

 
Tuning Basics 
OCP Exam Preparation
Oracle Performance Tuning
 
Stored Objects
PL/SQL Objects - Glossary
User Defined Objects Function Syntax Function Return Values Function Boolean Value
 
PL/SQL Programming 
Programming PL/SQL - Glossary
Petstore DB Schema Creating Naming Conventions non-PL/SQL VAR bind host DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE
PL/SQL Block Conclusion Adding PL/SQL Comments Explicit/Implicit Data Conversions Variables Nested Blocks

 
Database Analysis
Database Analysis - Glossary
DB Tables Characteristics Concatenated Keys Define Primary Key Defining Foreign Keys
Referential Integrity Relational Theory Notation Database Null Values Relational Notation
Normalization Defined Normalization Objective Identify Functional Dependencies Normalization Process - Quiz
Achieving 2nd Normal Form Functional Dependencies - Exercise Normalization Database - Quiz Reduce Data Redundancy
Third Normal Form 1st, 2nd, 3rd Normal Form Second NF Limitations Transitive Dependencies
Table Joins User Views Permissions Roles DB Permissions Requirements SQL Inner Join
Downside Horizontal Partitioning Downside Vertical Partitioning Horizontal Partitioning Database Partitioning


 
Database Design
Database Design - Glossary
Linking Tables Relational Database Model Relationally Complete Relational Database Quiz
RDBMS Functions Database LifeCycle Design Stages in DBLC Three Schema Architecture
Application Approach Design Post Database Design Stages Top Down Design Database Design Strategy
Business Rules Importance Purpose Requirements Analysis Define Business Objects Business Object Characteristics
Entities Attributes Conceptual Model Multi-valued Attribute Resolve Entity Identifier Attribute Attribute Domain Types
Three Relationship Types Many to Many to One-to-Many Optional Participation Relationship One-to-one Relationship

 
DB2 Interview Questions 
Outer Joins, Subselect Questions
DB2 Lock Contention Questions

 
Tuning Oracle Instance
Tuning Instance - Glossary
Instance Tuning SGA Components Shared Pool Library Cache

 
Tuning External Environment
DB Monitoring Tune OS Components Architecture Related Performance Disk I/O DB Performance

 
Building Access Database
Building Access Database - Glossary
MS Access Window Access Help Systems
How Data Is Stored Database Concepts - Quiz Design Tables Conclusion Create Access Database

 
Access Data Manipulation
Access Data Manipulation- Glossary
Filter Records Display Subset Filter-records using Complex Criteria Sorting Access-Records Finding Data Table
Multiple Queries in Access Access Queries-Conclusion Refine Query Specifying Sort Order Using Query Design View
Access Form Controls Toolbox Buttons AddControls Form Form Datasheet-View Creating-editing Forms

 
Tables Queries
Input Mask Mechanics
Specifying Input Mask Input Masks - Exercise  
Multiple Access Queries Different Types Access Queries Query Field Properties Filtering Multiple Criteria - Quiz
 
Working with Option Groups Create Multipage Forms Subform Control Calendar Activex Control

 
Access Features
Cascade Update Delete Different Table Relationship Types Many-to-many Relationship Database Relationships - Quiz
Access Web
Access Macros Create Macros Macro Builder Running Macro Queries


 
Database Web Apps
Database Web - Glossary
Database Web Applications
Database Concepts Conclusion Table-Structures Databases ODBC Middleware Solutions Database Concepts - Quiz
 
Enterprise Business Rules
Enterprise Business Rules - Glossary
Transaction Isolation - Quiz Transaction Locks-Quiz Error Handling-testing Deadlock-Transaction Blocking
Declare, assign, use variables
Testing SQL Server Triggers Creating Triggers-Exercise Sql Triggers - Quiz Enforcing-Business Rules
Stored Procedure - Quiz Stored Procedure - Exercise Modifying Stored Procedure Error Handling
 
Queries Cursors Views
Queries Cursors Views - Glossary
SQL Basic Conclusion Sysprocesses Table Executing SQL Server-Queries
Using Subqueries - Exercise Selecting Data Conclusion
Using SubQuery Statements SQL Statement-Punctuation
 
SQL Monitoring
SQL Monitoring - Glossary
Trace Flags DTS Limitations DTS Package Designer
 
SQL-Database Creation
SQL Server Database Creation - Glossary
What is Relational Database SQL-Client/Server-Architecture SQL Server Services Administer SQL Servers
Database DeNormalization Data Normalization - Exercise  
    


 
Oracle SQL Tuning
High Water Mark PCTFree Optimal Performance
Monitoring Tuning  
Object Oriented Database Abstract Data Type
Concatenated Indexes STAR Transformation Queries
B-Tree Bitmapped Indexes Function Based Indexed

 
Advanced SQL
Characteristics of SQL PUBS Database explained
Group By Clause Subquery Equals Clause
GETDATE, SYSDATE, TODAY  

 
Basic SQL
SQL Approaches - Quiz SQL-92
Relational DB Analogy Three Normalization Levels
Customer Table Example Flatfile Database
Relational vs Flatfile Normalization Example Table

 
Database Architecture
Oracle Describe Command Oracle Spool Command
desc Oracle command Archive Log List Command
Checkpoint process (CKPT) (DBW0) Database Writer
Instance vs. Database Oracle Large Pool

 
Managing Objects
Coalesce Tablespace Operating System Blocks
Describing Columns View Oracle Extents
Oracle free Space Oracle Segment Role
Oracle Storage Concepts Fragmented TableSpace
Alter extent size Table Oracle Dictionary Extents
Describing Table Columns Data Dictionary Constraints

 
Network Topology
Transparent Network Substrate Database Local Autonomy
Location Independence Distributed Fragmentation
Oracle Networked Computers
Evolution Network Protocols sqlnet.ora Location

 
SQL Extensions
Union, Intersect, Minus Hierarchical Retrieval via Connect
Advanced Group Operators Oracle Pseudo Columns
Decode NVL Functions Concat substr, length
Character, String Functions to_char, round, trunc

 
SQL Tuning
Oracle Explain Plan Utility Decode ANSI SQL
Heuristics Based Optimizer SQL Tuning Quiz
SQL Optimizer Modes Non-correlated Subquery
Analyze Explain Plan SQL Optimizer Modes

 
PL/SQL Programming 
Petstore DB Schema Creating Naming Conventions
non-PL/SQL VAR bind host DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE
PL/SQL Block Conclusion Adding PL/SQL Comments
Explicit/Implicit Data Conversions Variables Nested Blocks

 
Database Design
Linking Tables Relational Database Model
Relationally Complete Relational Database Quiz
RDBMS Functions Database LifeCycle
Design Stages in DBLC Three Schema Architecture
Application Approach Design Post Database Design Stages
Top Down Design Database Design Strategy
Business Rules Importance Purpose Requirements Analysis
Define Business Objects Business Object Characteristics
Entities Attributes Conceptual Model Multi-valued Attribute Resolve
Entity Identifier Attribute Attribute Domain Types
Three Relationship Types Many to Many to One-to-Many
Optional Participation Relationship One-to-one Relationship

 
Database Analysis
DB Tables Characteristics Concatenated Keys
Define Primary Key Defining Foreign Keys
Referential Integrity Relational Theory Notation
Database Null Values Relational Notation
Normalization Defined Normalization Objective
Identify Functional Dependencies Normalization Process - Quiz
Achieving 2nd Normal Form Functional Dependencies - Exercise
Normalization Database - Quiz Reduce Data Redundancy
Third Normal Form 1st, 2nd, 3rd Normal Form
Second NF Limitations Transitive Dependencies
Table Joins User Views Permissions Roles DB
Permissions Requirements SQL Inner Join
Downside Horizontal Partitioning Downside Vertical Partitioning
Horizontal Partitioning Database Partitioning