RE: RE: Oracle Press OCP exam guide frustrations

Not really, most of DBA on this list did their OCP without any Oracle formal training. Use your experience on that version, study relevant material or available books/docs, do practice of STS test questions and then you are pretty much ready for exam.

I did my OCP from 7. to 9i without attending and formal course and passed in first attempt....

Regards
Rafiq

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To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 19:04:40 -0800

Does anyone other than Oracle truely believe that a course is necessary if you can pass the exam?

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Sent: Wednesday, 17 September 2003 8:50 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

One may as well get used to putting forth some extra expenditure when getting certified now.

The publisher, Coriolis, went under.

And now Oracle is requiring that you complete at least one of their prep courses (irrespective of whether you believe you need it or not) in order to become OCP-certified for 9i.

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Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 11:00 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

they are not outstanding. they are ok? They are also expensive. I have found the Coriolis books to be better than the Osborne books in quality. They dont have 9i ones. you can get the 8.0/8i ones for $9/each at maryland-merchant.com

Im using those myself, then the docs. I didnt like the osborne books.
>
> From: "Rajesh Dayal" <rajesh_at_iitcoman.com>
> Date: 2003/09/16 Tue AM 10:09:24 EDT
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> Subject: RE: Oracle Press OCP exam guide frustrations
>
> Try out self study materials from http://www.selftestsoftware.com they
are simply outstanding.
> I have always found them helpful for all my exams. But at same time I
never totally rely on them,
> I first complete my ground work with standard syllabus (available on
Oracle OCP site) and Oracle
> Documentation then only I Open them ;-).
>
> HTH,
>
> Rajesh Dayal
> Senior Oracle DBA (OCP 8,8i,9i)
> International Information Technology Company LLC
>
>
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> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 2:14 PM
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> Subject: Fwd: Oracle Press OCP exam guide frustrations
>
> All,
>
> I just purchased a Oracle9i Fundamentals I exam guide published by
Oracle
> Press and am very disappointed with the quality of the publication.
There
> seems to be quite a few mistakes, misleading sentences and typos (not
in
> the Errata) which is very frustrating.
>
> Also, there is a question in the "Managing Tablespaces and Datafiles"
> chapter that replies on the order of the multiple-choices, however the
quiz
> software randomises the choices so the question no longer makes sense
- and
> is impossible to answer as presented.
>
> For those that have completed the OCP exam, is this what I am to
expect?
>
> Does anyone know of any other resources I might be able to use? How
are
> the OCP exam guides published by Sybex?
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Craig.
>
>
>
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