Oracle Database 11g Documentation

•Oracle Database New Features Guide 11g, Release 1 (11.1)

•Oracle Database Reference 11g, Release 1 (11.1)

•Oracle Database SQL Language Reference 11g, Release 1 (11.1)

•Oracle Database Concepts 11g, Release 1 (11.1)

•Oracle Database SQL Developer User's Guide, Release 1.2

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Additional Resources

For additional information about the Oracle Database 11g, refer to the following:

•Oracle Database 11g: New Features eStudies

•Oracle by Example series (OBE): Oracle Database 11g

–http://www.oracle.com/technology/obe/11gr1_db/index.htm

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned that:

• Oracle Database 11g extends:

– The benefits of infrastructure grids

– The existing information management capabilities

– The capabilities to use the major application development environments such as PL/SQL, Java/JDBC, .NET, XML, and so on

• The database is based on ORDBMS

• Relational databases are composed of relations, managed by relational operations, and governed by data integrity constraints

Oracle Corporation produces products and services to meet your RDBMS needs. The main products

•Oracle Database 11g with which you store and manage i formation by using SQL

•Oracle Fusion Middleware with which you develop, deploy, and manage modular business& Only

services that can be integrated nd reused

•Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control 10g, which you use to manage and automate administrative tasks across sets of systems in a grid environmentUse

SQL Internal

The Oracle server supports ANSI-standard SQL and contains extensions. SQL is the language that is Oracleused to communicate with the server to access, manipulate, and control data.

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Practice I: Overview

This practice covers the following topics:

•Running the Oracle SQL Developer demo

•Starting Oracle SQL Developer, creating a new database connection, and browsing the HR tables

• Run through the Oracle SQL Developer demo.

• Use Oracle SQL Developer to examine data objects in the ORA account assigned to you. The

In any practice, thereInternalmaybe exe cisesUsethat are prefaced with the phrases “If you have time” or “If

you want an extra challenge.” Work on these exercises only if you have completed all other exercises within the allocated time and would like a further challenge to your skills.

Perform the practices slowly and precisely. You can experiment with saving and running command Oraclefiles. If you have any questions at any time, ask your instructor.

Note: All written practices use Oracle SQL Developer as the development environment. Although it is ecommended that you use Oracle SQL Developer, you can also use SQL*Plus that is available in this course.

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Practice I

This is the first of many practices in this course. The solutions (if you require them) can be found in Appendix A. Practices are intended to cover most of the topics that are presented in the corresponding lesson.

Run Through the Oracle SQL Developer Demo: Creating a Database Connection

1.Access the demo “Creating a database connection” at: http://st-curriculum.oracle.com/tutorial/SQLDeveloper/html/module2/mod02_cp_newdbconn.htm

Starting Oracle SQL Developer

2.Start Oracle SQL Developer using the sqldeveloper desktop icon.

Note: When you start SQL Developer for the first time, you need to provide the path to the java.exe file. This is already done for you as a part of the classroom setup. In any case, if you are prompted, enter the following path:

D:\app\Administrator\product\11.1.0\client_1\jdevstudio\jdk\bin

Creating a New Oracle SQL Developer Database Connection

3.To create a new database connection, in the Connections Navigator, right-click Connections. Select New Connection from the menu. The New/Select Database Connection dialog box appears.

4.Create a database connection using the following information: a. Connection Name: myconnection.

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Practice I (continued)

Testing and Connecting Using the Oracle SQL Developer Database Connection

5.Test the new connection.

6.If the status is Success, connect to the database using this new connection.

Browsing the Tables in the Connections Navigator

7. In the Connections Navigator, view the objects available to you in the Tables node. Verify that the following tables are present:

COUNTRIES DEPARTMENTS EMPLOYEES JOB_GRADES JOB_HISTORY JOBS LOCATIONS REGIONS

8.Browse the structure of the EMPLOYEES table.

9.View the data of the DEPARTMENTS table.

Opening a SQL Worksheet

10.Open a new SQL Worksheet. Examine the shortcut icons available for the SQL Worksheet.

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