The single most important picture in all of Oracle: it isn't one thing, it's two. In this chapter we break down the instance (memory + background processes) vs the database (the files on disk), follow one query from client to listener to server process to disk, and cover why memory-first is the key to speed. Ends with the one-sentence architecture answer you can deliver in any interview. Oracle 19c. #OracleDBA #OracleDatabase #Oracle19c