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OCP: Oracle 10g Certification Kit (1Z0-042 and 1Z0-043)

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i have got my oca last year and my ocp just last month, utilizing these two books and the ocp 10g all-in-one exam guide from john & damir. these two books have a quite complete coverage of the materials in oca and ocp 10g exams, which means it sometimes covers more than needed to pass the exam. in one way it is good for our knowledge, but it sometimes could be frustating because of the long chapters (need two books to pass ocp instead of one book with john/damir book). i would suggest however to still get the john/damir book in addition to this one to pass the oca/ocp exam (like i did), for the sake of completeness and chapter organizations. these two books have rather unique chapter structures (not aligned with oracle admin I and admin II training materials), for instance there are three chapters in the admin II training that combined into one chapter of the second book. overall it is still a good reference not just for 10g oca/ocp exam, but also for your oracle 10g knowledge in general.

I read these 2 books in their entirety... they are excellent. Explanations are clear and well-written. I found VERY few errors (only one or two typos that do not in any compromise the material), which is way above the norm for certification books.

I see keeping these books on my shelf for quick reference going forward.

There are a lot of Oracle`s books , but if you need a material to get the OCP , this is the way. Try to study it by yourself during 2 months. It has a lot of examples and exercises, practical scenarios and a lot of tips from DBAs experts.

Very useful.

Well written, clear and easy to read.
Sample tests are accurate and helpful in preparing for the real thing.

Good books, well written and organized. I am preparing for my certification and hopefully will get it done soon.

Overall, the book does a fair job of introducing you to the features, aspects and functionality of Oracle 10gR1. A word of warning: Don't take anything they say as completely true. Often the material is cut & pasted from previous incarnations of the book and, it would seem, they didn't have a third party give it a thorough reading before publication.

Case in point: When discussing the init.ora parameter DB_BLOCK_CHECKING, the text states the default is "false" except for the SYSTEM tablespace with the implication you can even turn that off. (A question at the end of the chapter reinforces this implication.) In reality, the parameter is always in effect the SYSTEM tablespace and your only choice as a DBA is whether you wish to apply it to non-SYSTEM tablespaces.

If you're looking to get certified on 10g, these books will be an OK resource and it would be in your best interest to consult other references as Oracle's tests are on only on 10gR2 now.

I am about 1/3 through this book. I am supplementing the book with an online OCA course. So far, the book seems to provide comprehensive assistance for the OCA test. Of course, the acid test, will be the test itself. At this point, my only criticism is that the many code examples provided in the book, are apparently not available on-disk.

i consider it a good idea for studing to OCA exam test. Even if you have not experience with Oracle databae, it is recommended for beginers.

i recommend to read it more than one time, because there are so much details to know at the exam... practice a lot

the book cover all the topics presented by the Exam

This is a good book in many ways, but I have to subtract a star for the unacceptable hoops you have to jump thru if you want the electronic version. And even if you do install it, there are serious limits as to how you may use the material you just paid for.

Sybex is one of these outfits that feel their customers are crooks, and they never let you forget it.

Too bad, because some of their material is good. It's really tough to justify this product as a new purchase. If you can find it used, maybe then.

I was unable to install the ebook from the cd rom to my computer due to the permission set on it. I tried all the installation guides that was provided to no avail. it's a pain because i can't read the ebook on my computer, for this reason i'm giving ZERO RATING! because this is part of the services that i paid for, it's not convenient reading text book in the office.