OCP: Oracle9i DBA Fundamentals II Study Guide [Hardcover]

Doug Stuns (Author), Matthew Weishan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 24, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0782140645 | ISBN-13: 978-0782140644

Here's the book you need to prepare for Exam 1Z0-032: Oracle9i Database: Fundamentals II.

• 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:

• Identifying solutions included with Oracle9i for managing complex networks
• Using Oracle Net Services and client server connections
• Establishing web client connections through Oracle networking products
• Troubleshooting database connections
• Using and configuring the Oracle Shared Server
• Backing up, restoring, and recovering databases
• Configuring the database archiving mode
• Using Recovery Manager (RMAN)
• Loading data into, and transporting data between databases

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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From the Back Cover

Here’s the book you need to prepare for Exam 1Z0-032: Oracle9iDatabase: Fundamentals II.

• In-depth coverage of officialexam objectives
• Practical information on implementing and managing Oracle9idatabases
• Hundreds of challenging review questions, in the book and on theCD

Authoritative coverage of all exam objectives, including:

Identifying solutions included with Oracle9i for managingcomplex networks

Using Oracle Net Services and client serverconnections

Establishing web client connections through Oracle networkingproducts

Troubleshooting database connections

Using and configuring theOracle Shared Server

Backing up, restoring, and recoveringdatabases

Configuring the database archiving mode

Using Recovery Manager(RMAN)

Loading data into, and transporting data between databases

About the Author

Doug Stuns is an OCP with 12+ years of experience as an Oracle DBA, developer, and trainer. Currently, he is the founder and owner of Stuns Consulting Services. Doug was the coauthor of OCP: Oracle8i Architecture & Administration and Backup/Recovery Study Guide. Matthew Weishan is a senior OCP instructor for Greenbriar & Russel's Oracle-Approved Education Centers. He was a coauthor of OCP: Oracle8i Performance Tuning and Network Administration Study Guide.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 576 pages
• Publisher: Sybex (April 24, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782140645
• ISBN-13: 978-0782140644
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.6 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,066,546 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of Money, October 4, 2004

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This review is from: OCP: Oracle9i DBA Fundamentals II Study Guide (Hardcover)

If you use only this book, you will not pass the exam. The practice exams include topics that are not covered anywhere in the book. The level of detail provided by both the exams and the content is not sufficient to pass the real exam. I scored 95% - 100% consistently on all exams in this book including the 3 bonus exams on the cdrom and still did not pass the real exam. I found that the real exam covered several topics that either were not covered at all in this book or did not provide the level of detail or understanding necessary to pass the exam.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not enough to pass the exam, August 30, 2002

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CREFCOEUR PHILIPPE (Brussels Belgium) - See all my reviews

This review is from: OCP: Oracle9i DBA Fundamentals II Study Guide (Hardcover)

I passed the exam and used this book during my study but fortunately not only this book.

Pros
- The book is clear and quite pleasant to read
- You certainly need to know what's in this book to pass the exam

Cons
- All subjects in the test list are covered but not in depth
- During this Oracle certification exam, you will have basic questions about backup/recovery and Oracle networks concepts. You will certainly be able to answer these questions if you have a good understanding of the content of this book. On the other hand, you will also have "mastery" questions which required an in depth knowledge of the subject (mainly of commands). The answer to these questions is simply not in this book. Approximatively 1 question out of 3 are concerned which in my opinion is too much.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Lite on the subject matter, February 12, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: OCP: Oracle9i DBA Fundamentals II Study Guide (Hardcover)

Having used the previous two study guides in the set for Oracle 9i DBA OCP, I found the third book (this one) to be missing the depth the first two had. I've been using Oracle's online documentation to supplement my study. This book gave me a good overview for starting, but the authors seem to pick a few examples for mostly illustrative purposes, and the questions just didn't do the subject material justice. I expect more from a study guide than just that. Organization could be better too. (Same goes for Oracle's docs.) There are so many convoluted ways to backup/restore/recover that a study guide needs to bring it all together in a concise summary. Of course that's a good exercise left to the student, along with the some hands-on stuff, which I need to get back to. I just wish I had a study guide that made better sense of it all.