Expert Oracle Database Architecture: Oracle Database 9i, 10g, and 11g Programming Techniques and Solutions

This fully revised second edition covers the developments up to Oracle Database 11g. Each feature is taught in a proof-by-example manner, not only discussing what it is, but also how it works, how to implement software using it, and the common pitfalls associated with it.
Don’t treat Oracle Database as a black-box. Get this book. Get under the hood. Turbo-charge your career.

• Fully revised to cover Oracle Database 11g
• Proof-by-example approach: Let the evidence be your guide
• Dives deeply into Oracle Databases’s most powerful features

What you’ll learn

• Develop an evidence-based approach to problem solving
• Manage transactions in highly concurrent environments
• Speed access to data through table and index design
• Manage files and memory structures for performance and reliability
• Scale up through partitioning and parallel processing
• Load and unload data to interface with external systems
• Think for yourself; don’t take Tom’s word for it!

Who this book is for

This book is aimed at Oracle Database administrators, at PL/SQL and Java developers writing code to be deployed inside the database, and at developers of external applications who use Oracle Database as a data store. It is the go-to book for those wishing to create efficient and scalable applications.

Table of Contents

1. Developing Successful Oracle Applications   
2. Architecture Overview  
3. Files   
4. Memory Structures  
5. Oracle Processes  
6. Locking and Latching  
7. Concurrency and Multi-versioning  
8. Transactions 
9. Redo and Undo  
10. Database Tables   
11. Indexes   
12. Datatypes  
13. Partitioning  
14. Parallel Execution  
15. Data Loading and Unloading 
16. Data Encryption 

Expert Oracle Database Architecture: Oracle Database 9i, 10g, and 11g Programming Techniques and Solutions

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LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell 3rd Edition

If you're seeking a job-based certification from the Linux Professional Institute (LPI), this updated guide will help you prepare thoroughly for the technically challenging Level 1 LPI exams, which test basic knowledge of Linux installation, configuration, and command-line skills. In LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell, you'll find a summary of the core skills you need, as well as sample exercises, test questions, and hints to help you focus.

The third edition of this book is a meticulously researched reference to these exams, written by trainers who work closely with LPI. You'll find an overview of each exam, a summary of the core skills you need, review questions and exercises, as well as a study guide, a practice test, and hints to help you focus.

Major topics include:

• Critical GNU and Unix commands
• Linux installation and package management
• Devices and filesystems
• Text editing, processing, and printing
• The X Window System
• Networking and security
• Mail transfer agents
• Email, FTP, and web services

These exams are for junior to mid-level Linux administrators with about two years of practical system administration experience. You should be comfortable with Linux at the command line and capable of performing simple tasks, including system installation and troubleshooting

LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell 3rd Edition

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The Linux® Kernel Primer: A Top-Down Approach for x86 and PowerPC Architectures

This book Covers Linux on PPC -Top-down approach traces functionality from user space into the kernel -Lots of code commentary and examples. It walks you through the actual source code implementation. -Side by side comparison of x86 and PPC -Hands on Examples and Projects -Covers the kernel build system. The "Linux Kernel Primer" offers a comprehensive view of the underpinnings of the Linux kernel. This book starts with a guide of the necessary tools a developer needs to be able to understand and manipulate the source code including cryptic programming fundamentals found throughout the kernel code. It then follows up with an in depth analysis of the major subsystems including process management, memory management, scheduling, I/O, and filesystems. This book also provides information necessary to get started developing on the Linux kernel. The specifics of Intel and PowerPC architecture implementations are covered side by side providing perspective on architecture specific features and how Linux make use of them. Similar in approach to Kernighan's "Practice of Programming" 020161586.

The Linux® Kernel Primer: A Top-Down Approach for x86 and PowerPC Architectures

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