| Use Oracle Documentation for OCP Prep? [message #650049] |
Wed, 13 April 2016 09:18  |
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ChuckHennet
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First off, I have tons of respect for people like Matt Morris who spend so much time helping others learn Oracle. Kudos.
But I'm wondering if it wouldn't be possible to prepare for the OCP tests simply by using the Oracle documentation from docs.oracle.com?
For instance, it would seem that everything you need to know for 1Z0-061 should be in the Database SQL Language Reference for 12c.
Am I missing something obvious?
Thanks,
Chuck
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| Re: Use Oracle Documentation for OCP Prep? [message #650060 is a reply to message #650049] |
Wed, 13 April 2016 13:06  |
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matthewmorris68
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Location: Orlando, FL
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Quote:First off, I have tons of respect for people like Matt Morris who spend so much time helping others learn Oracle. Kudos.
Thank you.
Quote:But I'm wondering if it wouldn't be possible to prepare for the OCP tests simply by using the Oracle documentation from docs.oracle.com?
Certainly it's possible. To a significant degree, that's what *I* do. That said, I don't restrict myself to the docs. There are Oracle white papers, articles by people like Tim Hall of Oracle-Base, and other sources that you can also use to learn the material. Mind you -- actually practicing the material on a test database is also important. The links on my Oracle Certification Prep website for each exam are in large part the materials I used when researching for the associated study guide.
I would never tell anyone that it is a requirement that they use my books to pass the exams -- or anyone else's book for that matter. I would hope that my study guides make it easier for candidates to pass the exams as well as reducing the time they must spend studying because I have gathered together much of the information they need to become familiar with. Also, without some outside source, it's not always easy to determine what the Oracle test development team means by their topics. 1Z0-061 is more straightforward than most, but you might wonder exactly what they mean by topics like "Explain the table structure" or "Describe how schema objects work". Seriously... what were they smoking when they made up those topics?
My goal (and hope) is that the materials I create add enough value in making the study process faster, easier, and more likely to be successful that candidates feel it was worth the price of purchasing one of my study guides (or practice tests or flash card apps).
Before I started creating my series, I generally bought one of the books from Oracle Press. I always felt that my time was valuable enough that the hours this saved me in studying for the exam was well worth the cost.
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| Re: Use Oracle Documentation for OCP Prep? [message #650082 is a reply to message #650053] |
Thu, 14 April 2016 11:54 |
John Watson
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Registered: January 2010
Location: Global Village
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Quote:But if you have 15 years as DBA you won't have any problem to pass the SQL exam, even without reading the SQL Reference
Be careful! An ex-colleague of mine (I won't name him - he still works for Oracle Corp, based fairly close to the person who owns this website) thought "I'm a DBA - I don't need to study this SQL stuff". He failed the SQL exam 3 times. That was a shocking. He was a team leader for Oracle Support. Perhaps he wasn't as good a DBA as he likes to think he is. You do need to study - just go through the course topics, and make sure you could answer half a dozen questions on each.
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| Re: Use Oracle Documentation for OCP Prep? [message #650087 is a reply to message #650085] |
Thu, 14 April 2016 12:55 |
John Watson
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The Oracle world is full of hackers who call themselves "DBA". I know - I used to be one. All those people who say "I'm a great DBA - I've administered this DB for years, no problems" when all they've done is watch Oracle administering itself.
The database is so fantastically intelligent and reliable that you can do that. That is why it it is so expensive, and why people will pay so much.
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