Describe the init parameter used to make use of an Oracle database optimizer?

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"An initialization parameter, or init parameter file is an ASCII text file containing parameters used to perform functions within an Oracle database. You can use these parameters and values to specify which optimizer you will use to tune the database. The format for this is optimizer mode rule---RBO cost--CBO choose-----First CBO otherwise RBO."