Re: OCP exam reading list

Mark,

Thank you very much for your quality of recommendations. I totally agree with you.
But I wonder if there are people really pass the DBA exams by reading FREE manuals.
Maybe I should just take ORACLE courses to take the exams. I hope I have money to do that.
Thanks!

yuchinc_at_yahoo

markp7832_at_my-deja.com wrote:

> The best reference for any of the OCP examinations is the student notes
> from the Oracle class for that topic. I have seen a couple of the
> manuals and they appear to cover everything on the examination for that
> topic. If you can not go to Oracle's class or borrow a student manual
> then I recommend what I studied.
>
> Basic SQL and PL/SQL - SQL Manual ch 1 - 3 plus review most used
> commands in ch 4, i.e., create table, index, etc...; Read all of select
> command; For pl/sql read how to declare variable and about looping.
> There is very little pl/sql on the exam.
>
> DBA Admin - The Concepts manual; It would also not hurt to take this
> test after the SQL and Backup tests since there is some overlap on this
> test. If you have time read DBA Admin manual also.
>
> Backup and Recovery - The backup and recovery manual; Also the Utility
> manual on imp, exp, and sqlldr. If memory serves me correctly these
> last three items appeared on the DBA exam also.
>
> Performance and Tuning - The Performance and Tuning Manual
>
> Net 8 - Net 8 Administration Manual
>
> I do not think after the student notes that there is any better souce
> than the manuals. I have purchased one of the OCP prep books by Ault
> and do not think it was worth the money. I made the effort to read the
> manuals.
>
> In article <h7vG4.932$5e.82721_at_newshog.newsread.com>,
> "Van Messner" <vmessner_at_bestweb.net> wrote:
> > For 8i, the Oracle concepts documentation is great for the
 concepts
> > test. Unfortunately there really isn't an outstanding source for
 backup and
> > recovery. On the older test the Oracle Press book was good, but it
 doesn't
> > really do much of anything with RMAN. Even the Oracle Backup and
 Recovery
> > documentation has many more errors and typos than you'd normally
 expect.
> > But it's probably the best you can do.
> > There are a million choices for SQL and PL/SQL - let your personal
> > preference decide.
> >
> > Van
> >
> > oracle8i <yuchinc_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:38EA44C5.93BEB72A_at_yahoo.com...
> > > I would love to hear from oracle fellows how you prepare the OCP
 exam.
> > > Especially a reading list you think might be useful based on your
> > > experiences.
> > > I am preparing for ORACLE 8i DBA exams, thought there are only three
> > > tests available so far.
> > > The first test is old, so I think there are many people have
> > > experiences.
> > > I would appreciate it if you could share your experiences with me.
> > > Thanks in advance!
> > >
> > > Eric C.
> > > yuchinc_at_yahoo.com
> > >
> >
> >
>
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Received on Sat Apr 08 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT