Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Types of Metadata Views in Oracle 10g

Metadata indicates data about the database. As a DBA we need frequently access the metadata in oracle database. There are two types of metadata views.

1)Data dictionary views.
2)Dynamic performance views.

Comparison between these Two:

A)Data dictionary views have names that begin with DBA_,ALL_, and USER_.Dynamic performance views have names that begin with V$.

B)The DBA_ views are available only when the database is open and running.Some V$ views are available even when the database is not fully open and running.

C)The data contained in the DBA_ views is generally uppercase.The data contained in the V$ views is usually lowercase.

D)The data contained in the DBA_ views is static and is not cleared when the database is shut
down.The V$ views contain dynamic statistical data that is lost each time the database is shut
down.

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