This course provides thorough instruction in the operations of an Oracle database using Oracle9i, the client/server database and application development utility of choice in industry and academia. It covers the day-to-day duties of the database administrator, from initialization parameters and table-space storage to data integrity; constraints; starting up and shutting down an Oracle instance and database; managing users, privileges, and resources; managing table spaces, segments, extents, and blocks; managing Oracle database files; and creating an operational database and user profiles. It also prepares users for the Oracle certification exam, Database Fundamentals. Part of the Database and Internet Technologies specialization.