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What is the use of control file?

ORACLE Interview Questions and Answers (Part 4)


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719. What is the use of control file?

When an instance of an Oracle database is started, its control file is used to identify the database and redo log files that must be opened for database operation to proceed. It is also used in database recovery.

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