What are Oracle background processes?
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What are Oracle background processes?
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Oracle background processes are responsible for handling functions that would otherwise require multiple, independent Oracle programs for each user process. By default, Oracle consists of the following five background processes:
- System monitor (SMON)
- Process monitor (PMON)
- Database writer (DBWn)
- Log writer (LGWR)
- Checkpoint process (CKPT)
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