CNC Robotics or Oracle Database 11g Administration

CNC Robotics: Build Your Own WorkshopBot

Author: Geoff Williams

Here's the FIRST book to offer step-by-step guidelines that walk the reader through the entire process a building a CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machine from start to finish. Using inexpensive, off-the-shelf parts, readers can build CNC machines with true industrial shop applications such as machining, routing, and cutting--at a fraction of what it would cost to purchase one.

* Great for anyone who wants to automate a task in their home shop or small business
* Easy-to-use Windows-based software controls the robotic automation
* Builders can scale and customize the machine to suit their own industrial needs
* Numerous tips, tricks, and pictorials walk the reader through every step--design, construction, and completion

Geoff Williams is a woodworking enthusiast who owns and operates an athletic flooring company in Ontario, Canada. Also a professional photographer, he has extensive experience troubleshooting and repairing printed circuit boards.

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Oracle Database 11g Administration

Author: Sam R Alapati

Sam Alapati’s Expert Oracle Database 11g Administration is a comprehensive handbook for Oracle database administrators (DBAs) using the latest release of the Oracle Database (Oracle Database 11g). All key aspects of database administration are covered, including backup and recovery, day–to–day administration and monitoring, performance tuning, and more. This is the one book to have on your desk as a continual reference. Refer to it frequently. It’ll help you get the job done.

Comprehensive handbook for Oracle DBAs. Covers all major aspects of database administration.

Tests and explains in detail key DBA commands.

Offers primers on Linux/Unix, data modeling, SQL, and PL/SQL.

What you’ll learn

Prepare an environment for Oracle. Configure the system. Install the software. Create a database.

Monitor your database environment day–to–day with confidence that you will detect and resolve problems before they become emergencies.

Get the most out of Oracle Database 11g by taking full advantage of its management features and cutting–edge technologies.

Back up your database and be able to recover it if needed.

Secure your database, in terms of both regulatory compliance and user management.

Troubleshoot and resolve connectivity, network, and performance problems.

And more!

Who is this book for?

Expert Oracle Database 11g Administration is written for Oracle database administrators who want a comprehensive reference to refer to during their day–to–day work. It’sclearly written in a way that is accessible to both intermediate and beginning administrators. Readers can easily and quickly find the content they need.

Table of Contents:

Pt. 1 Background, Data Modeling, UNIX/Linux, and SQL*Plus

Ch. 1 The Oracle DBA's World 3

Ch. 2 Relational Database Modeling and Database Design 19

Ch. 3 Essential UNIX (and Linux) for the Oracle DBA 43

Ch. 4 Using SQL*Plus and Oracle Enterprise Manager 97

Pt. 2 Oracle Database 11g Architecture, Schema, and Transaction Management

Ch. 5 Oracle Database 11g Architecture 165

Ch. 6 Managing Tablespaces 215

Ch. 7 Schema Management 261

Ch. 8 Oracle Transaction Management 337

Pt. 3 Installing Oracle Database 11g, Upgrading, and Creating Databases

Ch. 9 Installing and Upgrading to Oracle Database 11g 391

Ch. 10 Creating a Database 443

Pt. 4 Connectivity and User Management

Ch. 11 Connectivity and Networking 511

Ch. 12 User Management and Database Security 543

Pt. 5 Data Loading, Backup, and Recovery

Ch. 13 Loading and Transforming Data 625

Ch. 14 Using Data Pump Export and Import 677

Ch. 15 Backing Up Databases 725

Ch. 16 Database Recovery 801

Pt. 6 Managing the Database

Ch. 17 Automatic Management and Online Capabilities 877

Ch. 18 Managing and Monitoring the Operational Database 947

Pt. 7 Performance Tuning

Ch. 19 Improving Database Performance: SQL Query Optimization 1041

Ch. 20 Performance Tuning: Tuning the Instance 1129

Appendix Oracle Database 11g SQL and PL/SQL: A Brief Primer 1221

Index 1255