Re: DBA Exams

My feeling is that your previous experience will dictate which exam is easiest for you. If you spent time as an Oracle developer and worked with (PL)SQL a lot, then the first exam should be too difficult. I know one guy who taught DBA Administration concepts. So the second exam would probably be easy for him, but he's not too confident in PLSQL. So it all depends on experience.

At this stage, you might not want to get Oracle 7 certified. Oracle has announced that Oracle 7 certification expires on Aug 31, 2000. You need to be upgraded to Oracle 8 to keep your certification after that date. If you can pass all four Oracle 7 exams and the upgrade by Aug 31st, then go ahead with that route. But if you can't get all five exams passed by that date, then just work on Oracle 8. My 2 cents..

HTH,
Brian

Joseph Cherian wrote:
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> What about SQL/PLSQL. Should I take this before the others?
>
> Also - Should I get Oracle 7.3 certified and then upgrade to 8.0 or should
> I just concentrate on 8.0?
>
> Van Messner <vmessner_at_netaxis.com> wrote in message
> news:hAvc4.2367$%67.205808_at_tw11.nn.bcandid.com...
> > Concepts is easiest followed by backup and recovery. The only reason
> backup
> > and recovery is easier than the others is because it is tightly focused.
> I
> > had everything I needed to know in twenty-five pages of notes.
> >
> > Van
> >
> > Joseph Cherian <jcherian_at_freewwweb.com> wrote in message
> > news:84tr0m$eev$1_at_news.smartworld.net...
> > > Which of the Oracle DBA exams is the easiest to take?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
Received on Thu Jan 06 2000 - 09:17:14 CST