Part III
Application Design Tools for Designers and DBAs

Part III discusses how to tune your database and the various methods you use to access data for optimal database performance. The chapters in Part 3 are:

• Chapter 12, "Overview of Diagnostic Tools"

• Chapter 13, "Using EXPLAIN PLAN"

• Chapter 14, "The SQL Trace Facility and TKPROF"

• Chapter 15, "Using Oracle Trace"

• Chapter 16, "Dynamic Performance Views"

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