RE: OCP Test on Oracle 8i New features Upgrade : study

Robert,
 Very good response. I guess that is why some people write books and others read books. I normally don't have time for either but I have learned lately that you have to make time to keep up with the changes.  I have used you book to pass the Oracle 7 to 8 upgrade. The content was complete and the knowledge learned , along with the Oracle OCP 7 exam book OCP 8 upgrade section, help tremendiously. Using both sources and an Oracle 8i database,(besides 7.3.4 that's all I have available) I learned and understood the concepts presented. I was able to acheive a little over 84 on the score. All of the knowledge needed was presented some more detailed than others. Now that I look back on the experience and start moving forward towards my 8i OCP and eventually 9i OCP, I will study and practice more with the concepts that Oracle uses. Initially for the OCP 7 exam the answers were testing your knowledge needed for each test and the tests were "comfortable" and pleasent to take. With the 8 OCP upgrade I found myself having to dig into the deep trenches of my mind to understand what they wanted and pick the multiple answers needed. A real test of your understanding of Oracle concepts. I know the test has to be short. They can't ask 240 questions and allow 6 hours to take the test. The test has to do a complimentary job of asking complex questions about a vast subject.
  I don't know how you find time to write with a full time job. I know Mike Ault and with his work and seminal schedule I never could figure out how he wrote his books.
 Thanks again for taking the time to share your knowledge and help the other DBA's of the world.
Ron Rogers
DBA OCP
ROR mª¿ªm

>>> Robert_Freeman_at_csx.com 03/12/02 02:33PM >>>
Ron,

I have one DBA lined up to ask that same question for the next 6 months for
that
very purpose. I have an opening on September 27th, would you like to take
it??

My personal rule is that I don't just fashion a message that will shamelessly plug
my book, in and of itself. For example I would never post a message here
that says:

Hey buy my Oracle9i New Features book by Oracle Press and my Mastering Oracle8i book
by Sybex and also buy my Oracle 8 to 8i Upgrade Exam Cram book by Coriolis
and finally
you can also get my Oracle 7.3 to 8 Upgrade Exam Cram book by Coriolis as
well!!!!

I'd never do a shameless plug like that, ever.

But to help someone, well then I will gladly offer the services of my hard
work.

And I've said it before and I'll say it again, to anyone, if you don't like
the book
after you buy it, please return it and get your money back. If you like it,
please do
let me know... (and a nice word on Amazon or bookpool is always appreciated!)

RF

Robert G. Freeman - Oracle8i OCP
Oracle DBA Technical Lead
CSX Midtier Database Administration

The Cigarette Smoking Man: Anyone who can appease a man's conscience can
take his freedom away from him.

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