Relational Database Engine Architecture

The topics in this section describe the server component of SQL Server 2005. The server receives SQL statements from clients and performs all the actions required to complete the statements.

In This Section

Topic	Description
Query Processor Architecture	Describes statement processing, stored procedure execution, query plan caching and reuse, and parallel query processing.
Memory Architecture	Provides information about virtual memory, dynamic memory management, using Address Windowing Extensions (AWE), and the SQL Server memory pool.
Managing Memory for Large Databases	Contains information about specialized memory settings, such as Address Windowing Extensions (AWE) memory, that allow you to take advantage of the latest hardware.
Thread and Task Architecture	Provides information about batch and task scheduling, and thread and fiber execution.
Understanding Non-uniform Memory Access	Describes NUMA and how SQL Server 2005 uses NUMA.
Buffer Management	Describes how SQL Server 2005 uses buffer management to make reading and writing pages highly efficient.
Distributed Query Architecture	Describes how SQL Server 2005 references heterogeneous data sources.

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Advanced Database Engine Details
Physical Database Architecture

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