Logical Storage Blocks Data Block is the smallest unit of logical storage for a database object. Extents Extends is the next level of logical grouping in the database. An extent contains one or more database blocks. Segments The next level of logical grouping in a database in the segments. A segment is a group of extents from a database object that Oracle treats as a unit. Data Segments: Every table in the database resides in a single data segment, consisting of one or more extents. Index Segments: Each index is stored in its own index segment. As with partitioned tables, each partition of a partitioned index is stored in its own segment. Temporary Segments: When a user's SQL statement needs disk space to complete an operation such as a sorting operation that cannot fit in memory, Oracle allocates a temporary segment . Temporary segments exist only for the duration of SQL execution . Rollback Segments: Rollback Segments only exists in the SYSTEM ...