This chapter lists the limits of values associated with database functions and objects. This appendix describes the enqueues and locks used by the Oracle Server. The following sections describe the conventions used in this manual. Italicized Words Italicized words within text indicate the definition of a term. The general purpose of a database is to store and retrieve related information, as needed.
Italics also call out specific book titles and emphasized words.
All punctuation given in example statements is required. All example statements are terminated with a semicolon. Note that depending on the application being used, a semicolon or other terminator might or might not be required to end a statement. However, note that when issuing statements, keywords are not case sensitive. For example, lowercase words can indicate the name of a table, column, or file.