1.Creates the datafiles for the database
2.Creates the control files for the database
3.Creates the redo log files for the database and establishes the ARCHIVELOG mode.
4.Creates the SYSTEM tablespace
5.Creates the SYSAUX tablespace
6.Creates the data dictionary
7.Sets the character set that stores data in the database
8.Sets the database time zone
9.Mounts and opens the database for use