Oracle 9i Database Parameters - Reference

A lot of times we've come across a few init.ora parameters which we are not exactly aware of what it actually does, what is its default value, whether it is static / dynamic and all that jazz. Here is a quick link to parameter descriptions for Oracle 9iR2 and a link to the parameters that can be changed at session level using an ALTER SESSION statement. Here is also a link to the explanation of all the v$ views.