SQL terminology

  • i'm trying to analyses and simplifies the DBMS terminology to get a clear idea of it.

    what "Platform" means in database terms?

    what platforms do both ORACLE and SQL Server support and how ?

    Thank you 

    =Pat=

  • Platform is usually the OS a database server runs on. It's quite self-explaining that SQL Server runs only on Windows platforms, while Oracle supports some others, too.

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    Frank Kalis
    Microsoft SQL Server MVP
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  • platform=operating system

     

    Supportde Oracle 'platforms' off of the top of my head are:

    Unix (Solaris, HP, AIX, and others)

    Linux

    Windows (NT4, 2000, ?2003?)

    IBM Mainframe

     

     

    RegardsRudy KomacsarSenior Database Administrator"Ave Caesar! - Morituri te salutamus."

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