Managing Tables Storing User Data There are several methods of storing user data in an Oracle database: Regular tables Partitioned tables Index-organized tables Clustered tables Note: Partitioned tables, index-organized tables, and clustered tables are covered in other courses. Regular Table A regular table (generally referred to as a “table”) is the most commonly used form of storing user data. This is the default table and is the main focus of this lesson. A database administrator has very limited control over the distribution of rows in a table. Rows can be stored in any order depending on the activity in the table
