What you’ll learn in this Chapter
✓ What is Oracle Database?
✓ What is SQL?
✓ What are the tools to access Oracle Database?
✓ Types of Commands in Oracle SQL?
✓ What are the building blocks of Oracle SQL?
Overview
Oracle database is a collection of data treated as a unit. The purpose of a database is to store and retrieve related information.
Oracle is a database commonly used for running online transaction processing (OLTP), data warehousing (DW) and mixed (OLTP & DW) database workloads for small and medium sized businesses to large global enterprises. Visit Oracle database site for more information.