The name of the Oracle data dictionary consists of a prefix and a suffix, using the _ connection, meaning the following:
Dba_: Contains all object information for a DB instance
V$_: Dynamic view of the current instance, including views used by system management and system optimization
User_: Recording user's object information
GV_: Dynamic view of all instances in a distributed environment, including views for system management and system optimization use
All_: Record the object information that the user is authorized to access to the object information machine
Basic Data dictionary
A table describing the logical storage structure and the physical storage structure, including tables that describe information about other data objects:
Data dictionary Name |
Description |
Dba_tablespaces |
Information about the Tablespace |
Dba_ts_quotas |
All user table space limits |
Dba_free_space |
Free partitioning in all table spaces |
Dba_segments |
Describe the storage space for all segments in the database |
Dba_extents |
Information for all partitions in the database |
Dba_tables |
Description of all data tables in the database |
Dba_tab_columns |
columns for all tables, views, and clusters |
Dba_views |
Information for all views in the database |
Dba_synonyms |
Information about synonyms |
Dba_sequences |
All user sequence Information |
Dba_constraints |
Constraint information for all user tables |
Dba_indexs |
Description of all indexes in the data table |
Dba_ind_columns |
Columns with compressed indexes on all tables and clusters |
Dba_triggers |
Trigger information for all users |
Dba_source |
All user stored procedure information |
Dba_data_files |
Querying information about database files |
Dba_tab_grants/privs |
Querying for information about object authorization |
Dba_objects |
Database All Objects |
Dba_users |
Information about all users in the database |
Common Dynamic Performance views
Provides information about memory and disk operations that users can read only and cannot modify
Data dictionary Name |
Description |
V$database |
Describe relevant information about the database |
V$datafile |
Data file information used by the database |
V$log |
Extracting information about redo log groups from a control file |
V$logfile |
Information about the instance resetting the log group file name and its location |
V$archived_log |
Record basic information for archived log files |
V$archived_dest |
Log path information for archived log files |
V$controlfile |
Describe information about the control file |
V$instance |
Record the basic information of an instance |
V$system_parameter |
Displays the parameter information that is currently valid for the instance |
V$sga |
Show the size of the SGA area of an instance |
V$sgastat |
Statistical information about SGA usage |
V$parameter |
Record values for all items in the initialization parameter file |
V$lock |
Set all information for an object lock by accessing a database session |
V$session |
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V$sql |
Log details of SQL statements |
V$sqltext |
Record statement information for an SQL statement |
V$bgprocess |
Show background process information |
V$process |
Information about the current process |
Oracle 11g Architecture-Data dictionary