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RE: Speaking the same language

From: Mark Leith <mark_at_cool-tools.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 09:16:09 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.003B484F.20011025090029@fatcity.com>

Hi Djordje,

You are right in saying that the terminology within SQLServer and Sybase are very similar - in fact I don't know of any differences.. They are both bred from the same monster back in the days of Ashton Tate :)

I would make one change with your list:

In SQLServer and Sybase, an Oracle Tablespace is called a Database, not a filegroup. So an Oracle schema is not a Database.


Oracle                  SqlServer
DB2                     Sybase
=============================================================
Database                        Server
Sys schema                      Primary File group
Tablespace                      Database
SYSTEM tablespace               Master database
other schemas           "Data" File group
Temp tablespace         TempDB database
Redo log file           Log file
Database block          Page
Extent                  Extent (8 pages -> 64K).

(multiple of blocks) Can be shared by logical objects.
Sessions Processes Data dictionary System catalogue =============================================================
Data dictionary views System catalogue tables
dba_objects                     sysobjects
dba_tab_columns         syscolumns
dba_indexes                     sysindexes
dba_users                       sysusers
dba_data_files          sysfiles
v$lock                  syslocks
v$session                       sysprocesses

There are a few more, but they don't jump to mind at the moment, and I'm off home now to spend some time with my little girl :)

I'd be interested in a more complete list if you do come up with one. Maybe I could post it to a web site? hmmm..

HTH Mark

-----Original Message-----
Jankovic
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 23:10
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

We need to communicate inside a team made of DBAs that support different database platforms: oracle, sql*server, Sybase, adabase (Am I wrong that sql*server and sybase terminology is pretty much the same?). There are some terminology differences between different databases (to start with the word "database" that means different in oracle and sql*server world). I have tried to compile a start terminology difference list. If you could contribute to the list you can send an e-mail to me directly, I would compile the list and send the compiled version to the list. If you don't hear back from me that probably means that the list was not very responsive :-(. Also, please let me know if you think some terminology is wrong in this list.

Thanks.

Djordje Jankovic
djordjej_at_attcanada.ca

Oracle                  SqlServer

DB2
Database                        Server
Schema                  Database
Sys schema                      Master database
Tablespace                      File group
SYSTEM tablespace               Primary data file
other tablespaces               Secondary data files
Redo log file           Log file
Database block          Page
Extent                  Extent (8 pages -> 64K).

(multiple of blocks) Can be shared by logical objects.
Data dictionary System catalog Data dictionary views System catalog tables dba_objects sysobjects dba_tab_columns syscolumns dba_indexes sysindexes
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