Few questions on PARALLEL option.........
Would be greatful for all your input on each of these questions below.


Can I use PARALLEL option in the CREATE TABLE or ALTER SESSION for an OLTP application OR is this advised only for DSS or DSD applications?


Is is mandatory to use PARALLEL option only if there are more than one CPUs?


Is PARALLEL option same as PARALLEL QUERY (we specify some init.ora parameters to TRUE) option or different? If different, in what way?



Thanks in advance!