Tests Three and Four (Oracle DBA Exam Cram) - Softcover

Ault, Margaret R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1576103315 ISBN 13: 9781576103319

Publisher: Coriolis Group,U.S., 1998

Synopsis

Oracle DBA Exam: Test 3 and Test 4 is the only book available to help DBAs improve their chances of becoming certified. Covers all required topics, concepts, and terminology. Helps readers make use of the best study materials available with end-of-chapter resource sections. Features practice exam questions formatted like those encountered on the actual exam. Provides a special tear-out Cram Sheet with tips, acronyms, and memory joggers that readers can review just prior to taking an exam.

About this title

From the Author

Response to reviews
This book (second in a series) was not designed for the beginning DBA. In the authors opinion(I believe I speak for all four of us) you shouldn't be trying for a DBA certification until you've had at least 1-2 years experience in the trenches. Knowledge without the experience to use it properly is a dangerous thing.

This is not to say that this isn't a good book for beginners, as a study guide and touch point (a place to go to see if you understand a topic) it is excellent. Indeed, other than to provide a review source for a QUALIFIED DBA, the books secondary purpose is to help guide a beginning DBA towards Certification, not to provide everything a computer savy person off the street needs to know about Oracle.

As to not covering Oracle 8, we never said we did and never intended to. Once the full suite of Oracle 8 tests is released we will undoubtably update the series.

The ExamCram series is not intended to be the sole source for exam materials, it is intended as a "pocket" guide (more or less) and is limited by the publisher to less than 400 pages. Within this framework it is the best book to buy for this purpose.

About the Author

Michael R. Ault (Alpharetta, GA) is Chief Technical Officer and part owner of DBMentors, International, Inc., an Oracle consulting and training firm, and was a quality control expert for the OCP exams. Michael is the author of Oracle DBA Exam Cram: Test 1 and Test 2, and the co-author of Oracle DBA Exam Cram: Test 3 and Test 4. His books have been translated into German, Portuguese, and Chinese.

Paul Collins (Fulton, MO) is a senior Oracle consultant for Skyler-Marks Consulting, where he specializes in Oracle database design and administration. He has been a speaker at both Oracle Open World and the IOUG-Alive conferences. Paul was one of the DBAs who worked with Oracle and the Chauncy Group to develop the Oracle 7 Database Administrator certification test. He is Oracle8 certified, and the co-author of Oracle DBA Exam Cram: Test 3 and Test 4with Michael Ault, as well as a contributor on the Oracle DBA Exam Cram: Test 1 and Test 2.

Barbara Ann Pascavage, Chauncey Oracle 7, OCP 7.3, OCP 8.0 (Alexandria, VA) has been working with Oracle since 1987, and has been a full-time Oracle DBA since 1991. She has taught several Oracle SQL and relational database classes. Barbara is currently a Senior Oracle DBA with the Washington Post, and is the co-author of Oracle DBA Exam Cram Test 3 and Test 4with Michael Ault.

Edition details

• Publisher: Coriolis Group,U.S.
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1576103315
• ISBN 13: 9781576103319
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 300