An extent is a logical unit of database storage space allocation made up of contiguous data blocks.
Data blocks in an extent are logically contiguous but can be physically spread out on disk because of RAID striping and file system implementations.
An extent is a logical unit of database storage space allocation made up of contiguous data blocks.
Data blocks in an extent are logically contiguous but can be physically spread out on disk because of RAID striping and file system implementations.