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What is the difference between Instance and a Database?

  
Total Answers and Comments: 1 Last Update: April 29, 2007     Asked by: Mohammed Abdul Afroze 
  
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April 29, 2007 05:29:13   #1  
pkjayan Member Since: April 2007   Contribution: 2    

RE: What is the difference between Instance and a Data...
Instance is the memory structures and background processes used to interact with Database.
Instance = SGA + Background Process

Database is the physical files used to store information. the 3 types of physical files are: Datafiles, Control File and Redo-Log fileS(minimum 2).
 

 
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