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danimonio
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Hi,

im planning to enroll myself in an IT school that offers ORACLE certification courses. i need an expert's advice on what are the prerequisites that i need to learn? what is my starting procedure? should i have any specific programming language to learn in order to understand oracle? should i enroll in an IT school or i could self study ORACLE by reading "FOR DUMMY' BOOKS.. sorry i don't have any background on any programming language... please help me! i would really appreciate it! thanks in advance

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Re: NOOB HERE!!! [message #293681 is a reply to message #293670] Mon, 14 January 2008 10:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
ThomasG
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A good start would be to download Oracle, read the installation instructions, install it and take it from there.

You don't really need programming language for the, but you should know your way around your operating system of choice somewhat.

When it's installed start with some basic SQL tutorials.

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Re: NOOB HERE!!! [message #293682 is a reply to message #293670] Mon, 14 January 2008 10:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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A good start would be to read OraFAQ Forum Guide.

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Michel

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Re: NOOB HERE!!! [message #293685 is a reply to message #293681] Mon, 14 January 2008 10:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
danimonio
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basically what operating system oracle runs with? what is the most common operating system experts use?

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Re: NOOB HERE!!! [message #293689 is a reply to message #293685] Mon, 14 January 2008 10:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Almost all. Almost all among the previous ones.

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Re: NOOB HERE!!! [message #293690 is a reply to message #293685] Mon, 14 January 2008 10:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Oracle run on Unix, Linux, Windows, VMS, zOS, OS/390, MVS, etc..... Wink

Most server installations I have worked with or seen were on Unix or Linux.

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Re: NOOB HERE!!! [message #293692 is a reply to message #293690] Mon, 14 January 2008 10:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
danimonio
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wow thanks.... another question: if i were to study oracle what are the major specializations that i could choose from? (eg. administration / programming?) i really don't have any idea... the main reason that i'm showing interest in oracle is that my friends who studied IT recommends this software, they said i could land a good job abroad if i were to be an expert in oracle.... so that's why i would really like to learn. sorry if i'm asking too much questions

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Re: NOOB HERE!!! [message #293693 is a reply to message #293692] Mon, 14 January 2008 10:37 Go to previous message
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What do you like? Administrating or programing? IT or project? Business view or IT one?

Have a look at these books, this will help you to choose:
Database Concepts
SQL Reference
Application Developer's Guide - Fundamentals
PL/SQL User's Guide and Reference
Read the Introduction chapter of each one.

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Michel

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