After completing Oracle8: Building Databases, the user should be able to:
 

	Plan and design a database
	Prepare for a new database
	Create a new database and catalog
	Modify a database
	Create and modify tablespaces
	Manage tablespaces

Database Planning and Design
 

	Understanding the process of creating a database
	Designing a database

Creating a New Database and Catalogs
 

	Creating a database
	Creating catalogs

Modifying Databases
 

	Modifying with the Enterprise Manager
	Modifying with DDL statements
	Monitoring databases

Creating Tablespaces
 

	Creating tablespaces with Enterprise Manager
	Creating tablespaces with Storage Manager

Modifying Tablespaces
 

	Bringing a tablespace offline
	Modifying a tablespace for backup
	Adding datafiles
	Altering tablespace properties

Managing Tablespaces
 

	Using the storage clause
	Making a tablespace read-only
	Creating a temporary tablespace
	Monitoring tablespaces

This course is distributed with:
 

	Exercises that allow users to practice in Oracle8
	A file containing the text of the exercises
	Simulations that allow users to practice course skills, even if they don't have access to the Oracle8 product
	An Oracle8 glossary