Responsibilities of a Database Administrator:

• Installing and upgrading the Oracle Server and application tools.
• Allocating system storage and planning future storage requirements for the database system.
• Managing primary database structures (tablespaces)
• Managing primary objects (table, views, indexes)
• Enrolling users and maintaining system security.
• Ensuring compliance with Oracle license agreement
• Controlling and monitoring user access to the database.
• Monitoring and optimizing the performance of the database.
• Planning for backup and recovery of database information.
• Maintain archived data on tape
• Backing up and restoring the database.
• Contacting Oracle Corporation for technical support.