The single best starting point for a new Oracle user or manager, Oracle8: A Beginner's Guide offers an excellent introduction to the database and its most critical products. This edition is fully revised to cover Oracle8 and emphasizes how Oracle operates on Windows NT. Covers all key elements of Oracle8, including startup, developer basics, advanced topics, and DBA issues. Updated product information and new coverage on important topics for beginners, including object-oriented databases issues, data warehousing, and Oracle's network computing architecture.