Title: Identify the advantages of using PL/SQL in database application development.
Course: Java Programming (Oracle) (10055) > Section: Comparing Java and PL/SQL Programming

Identification should include the concept that PL/SQL is a portable, high-performance, transaction-processing language that offers the following advantages:

- Tight integration with SQL
- High performance
- High productivity
- Tight security
- Access to predefined packages
- Support for object-oriented programming
- Support for developing web applications and pages