After you have completed Chapter 1. "Designing Your Logical Database" and before Chapter 3. "Implementing Your Design", there are a number of factors you should consider about the physical environment in which your database and tables will be implemented. These factors include understanding the files that will be created to support and manage your database, understanding how much space will be required to store your data, and determining how you should use table spaces that are required to store your data.
The following topics are discussed: