enables Oracle database to schedule which processes execute on which processors in a multiple CPU environment
enables Oracle database to do patches according to a DBA-defined schedule
enables you to schedule the execution of jobs based on time
enables you to execute jobs in a clustered environment
enables you to periodically execute operating systemscript files located on the same server as the database
enables you to create a job that makes use of saved programs and schedules
enables you to automate the management of the jobs that are created using the DBMS_JOB package