Book excerpt: Here's the book you need to prepare for Exam 1Z0-033: Oracle9i Database: Performance Tuning. This Study Guide provides: In-depth coverage of official exam objectives Practical information on optimizing Oracle9i databases Hundreds of challenging review questions, in the book and on the CD Authoritative coverage of all exam objectives, including: Using Diagnostic and Tuning Tools Monitoring and Managing the Buffer Cache Optimizing Sort Operations Detecting and Resolving Lock Contention Diagnosing Shared Server Performance Issues Using Oracle Blocks Efficiently Tuning SQL Statements Configuring Resource Manager Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.