Oracle Database 11g A Beginner's Guide [Paperback]

Ian Abramson (Author), Michael Abbey (Author), Michael Corey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 18, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0071604596 | ISBN-13: 978-0071604598 | Edition: 1

Get a Solid Foundation in Oracle Database Technology

Master Oracle Database 11g fundamentals quickly and easily. Using self-paced tutorials, this book covers core database essentials, the role of the administrator, high availability, and large database features. Oracle Database 11g: A Beginner's Guide walks you, step by step, through database setup, administration, programming, backup, and recovery. In-depth introductions to SQL and PL/SQL are included. Designed for easy learning, this exclusive Oracle Press guide offers:

• Core Concepts--Oracle Database 11g topics presented in logically organized chapters
• Critical Skills--Lists of specific skills covered in each chapter
• Projects--Practical exercises that show how to apply the critical skills learned in each chapter
• Progress Checks--Quick self-assessment sections to check your progress
• Notes--Extra information related to the topic being covered
• Mastery Checks--Chapter-ending quizzes to test your knowledge

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About the Author

Ian Abramson is the executive vice president for the Independent Oracle User Group (IOUG).

Michael Abbey serves on the board of directors of the IOUG and is a frequent speaker at user group and vendor conferences.

Michael J. Corey is a past president of the IOUG and a frequent speaker at technology conferences. He is the coauthor, with Abramson and Abbey, of Oracle Database 10g: A Beginner's Guide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (December 18, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071604596
• ISBN-13: 978-0071604598
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,845 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor Quality -Very patronizing and worthless., August 18, 2009

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Critical Eye (Corn valley, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oracle Database 11g A Beginner's Guide (Paperback)

This book is one of the worst books I have read on databases. The quality of this book is worst than a term report from a Junior in college. It has fill-in the blanks at the end of each chapter; Seriously what were they thinking?

Midway in the book page 208 of 410 pages total the author talks about

"LEARN What a DBA does" and marks that as a critical skill, in the same section the author encourages readers to take Oracle Certification. Buy this book if you are Freshmen or grade school student trying to use Oracle, better google and find some decent getting started guides. It is full of fluff.

Not worth the paper it's written on.

-Very disappointed.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Extremely superficial, waste of time and paper, February 16, 2011

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Riccardo Audano (Chiavari, Italy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oracle Database 11g A Beginner's Guide (Paperback)

Some people really do not understand the difference between an introductory text aimed at beginners and a superficial, worthless and cheap pseudo-introduction. The author, editors and whoever else worked on this book are clearly members of this category. This text is extremely thin and nonetheless padded with lots of useless chatter and "fluff". When it treats a serious subject it does so in a completely superficial and cursory manner. The "practice session" are actually just a numb & dumb enumeration of steps to take with no explanation or discussion whatsoever. The result is a total waste of time for the beginner who's left to wonder if he didn't get anything from this book because of his lack of skills or inclinations..until he's given the chance to meet a decent book or a decent instructor. Writing an introductory text is actually a harder and more "important" task than writing for advanced readers.. first because it's always the foundation of a building that always matter most, and second because it's often on of the tools which an aspiring practitioner in the field uses to find out whether he 's got any true talent and interest for that field.

It's a shame for a well respected company like McGraw-Hill Osborne to publish rubbish like this.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beginner's guide to 11g, April 6, 2009

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JaeSmith "JaeBird" (Walworth, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oracle Database 11g A Beginner's Guide (Paperback)

The book was comprehensive enough for a junior dba and skilled enough for a 15 yr veteran. The incorporation of the 11g concepts and OEM was a welcome addition. The pace was good for the expected audience and the book captured the fundamentals of a dba and some concepts of 11g. I found the Mastery Checks at the end of the chapters were challenging enough. The PL/SQL will help me get feedback to development on better ways to write loops, which we all know can be done better. A topic on statistics would enhance the overall skill set for this book. Overall the book was and will be helpful going forward.