Product DescriptionHere's the book you need to prepare for Exam 1Z0-031: OCA/OCP: Oracle9i DBA Fundamentals I Study Guide
In-depth coverage of official exam objectives
Practical information on implementing and managing Oracle9i databases
Hundreds of challenging review questions, in the book and on the CD
Authoritative coverage of all exam objectives, including:
Understanding Oracle architecture and its main components
Identifying DBA administrative tools
Setting up password file authentications
Creating and managing Initialization Parameter Files
Configuring OMF
Create a database using Oracle Database Configuration Assistant
Creating a database manually
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Will help you pass, but it won't be easy....
Don't kid yourself. The 1Z0-031 is not an easy test, but reading this book helped me pass the test. If you are new to the profession, like me, then this book alone will not be enough.
I read this book once, understood MOST of what I read and then tried the test and failed. I then took an Oracle DBA class at a Community College and read two other books titled "Oracle 8i DBA Bible" and "Oracle 9i DBA Handbook". I also read Biju Thomas' book one more time, fully understood it and then I ... Read More
Rating: - Good for certification and great for on the job Reference!
My objective in going to the exam was to learn the basics of database and passing the exam was secondary ( i have a fairly well settled job where certification does not matter much).Anyway, No review on certification books is complete without giving a background of your experiences on the subject :
MY DBA EXPERIENCE :
My experiences on Oracle DBA fundamentals is practically and theoretically zero. I have already passed the Introduction to Oracle9i SQL exam which is a pre-requisite ... Read More
Rating: - Very good test preperation
To pass those Oracle Exams is hard for a newbie anyways because the hand on experience is missing. I am one of these candidates but I have to say that this book is very helpful to get ready for the test. 95% of the topics needed for the exam are completely in this book and explained in a good understandable way. For the other 5% I have used the original Oracle training documents. After you have passed the exam this book is an awesome reference because topics are divided in a very usefully way and all ... Read More
Rating: - Good Reference
I used this book and ILT Oracle's manual for my preparation.
Most of the objectives are covered in the book, I like the way in which information is being presented, the only problem I found is some chapters miss important information such as names of dictionary views, which are clever to exam.
NLS is barely covered and not all views are shown.
The tables chapter enforced too much about types of segments, I spent too much time looking into creating partioned tables which is not ... Read More
Rating: - Very useful. Passed first time.
I purchased this book and downloaded Oracle 9i from the Oracle web site. I spent less than 40 hours reading the book, doing the practice questions and playing around with Oracle and I passed the exam with a 47/60. It's not the greatest of passing margins but considering I haven't had any prior experience or training with Oracle (I have had one year of experience with MS SQL Server 2000) and it took less than 40 hours of my time to prepare for it, I would say the book did its job well.
- Will help you pass, but it won't be easy....
