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OCA/OCP Oracle Database 11g All-in-One Exam Guide with CD-ROM: Exams 1Z0-051, 1Z0-052, 1Z0-053 (Oracle Press)

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The book does not have enough details. It is ok if you just want to get introduced to features, otherwise I doubt if it will help people pass the exam. For most part it skims over topics without real information.

It does not have enough detail to pass the OCA or OCP by itself. You will need better testing software to do that. It does make a good building block and reference to get your certifications.

It's a good book for preparing for the OCP exams...It builds gradually as new material is introduced. With detailed and clearly presented material it's easy to get familiar with Oracle products and also pass the exams on which the book is based.

Its sad that for the 11g OCP DBA Upgrade Exam prep - this book stands alone. Unfortunately, its not because of greatness but rather - it just stands alone because there are no other 'books' on this exam available. Sybex did a brilliant job for their 10g OCP DBA upgrade but they have not published anything for this exam.

That said - I did use this book to prepare for my exam together with Kaplan Self Test Software preparation reading material and did Ace the test...which incidentally for those who have ever done these exams will know it is never easy !

The good thing is that - while there are typically errors - there does exist an errata for most of these and while it is truly annoying you can work through it. What I found most annoying was that some of the the books own questions have the wrong answer ! And when you're learning new things - the only thing worse than no documentation is incorrect documentation - particularly on a quiz that is intended to test your understanding - and your answer is correct - you double check that with independent references and find that the books answer is wrong !

Again - since it's the only reference out there - it is still a valuable time saver and can be very useful to get you through this exam.

On the topic of New features for DBAs for 11g there are other books available one in particular also from Apress by the same author Sam R. Alapati and Charles Kim that is a lot better edited and also rather useful for preparation for this exam...should you have the time to read both - that is ideal (recommended) but again time consuming.

What this book does achieve is the ability to focus on the salient material that is covered by the exam and when pared together, especially with Kaplan Self Test which also has it's own material on this exam along with their self test questions. The combination of all these is a winning recipe. Using this book alone is not enough.

Good luck.
Cristian Speranta
Oracle Certified Professional OCP DBA - Oracle 7, 8, 8i, 9i, 10g, 11g
Oracle Database 10g: Real Application Clusters - RAC Certified Expert

Gone through most of the book, seems like it's just enough to pass the exams but not good enough to do much more. No real details that I could find, so you'll have to do other research in order to fully understand all the topics. I would recommend using this as a study aide only, mainly to help clarify points and give a differing perspective on issues.

As far as the CD. Lets just say you're better off not installing the test program. Some of the answers for the questions are incorrect, and could very easily lead to a misunderstanding if you're not all that familiar with the topics (Which you might not be if you've just read this book). You also might note, as the book is not detailed, any correct answers from the questions are even less detailed. Just enough information that you can look it up in the book, or better yet, allow you to do some research on your own say via google.

Over all it's worth the purchase if your looking for an extra study aide. I would NOT recommend this book if this is the only book your going to study from, it will get you their, but just barely..

Edit: After a few bit more looking, I really can ONLY recommend this book as a secondary study aide. Anything else and you will probably fail the actual exam.

Its so didactic and very pleasant to read.

You save time reading the entire book and then doing the tests.

The book was delivered to me on time. It was packaged in a box with air pillows.

I like this book so far. I am yet to finish studying it and take the certification exam. The approach is good though some readers ( perhaps intermediate and advanced SQL users) may find it a bit redundant, for it is also made for the n00bs.

The tips, exam tips, two minute drills and self test are really helpful for reviewing the material. I like that the CD has e-book in it along with practice exams, extra material in it.

I am taking this opportunity to thank the authors for their excellent book OCA/OCP Oracle Database 11g All-in-One Exam Guide. It helped me a lot as I passed 1Z0-052 with great score. As an intermediate-level Oracle DBA professional and OCP Developer, I found the 1Z0-052 exam very challenging and this book was enormously helpful during my prep time.
This book exposes the candidates to the breadth and depth of the subject stimulating rapid growth in knowledge and guiding study effort for the optimum of results. An extensive range of highly relevant practice questions ensure that the coherent and detailed theory preparation is harnessed in the most appropriate way for the subsequent exam.
Designed to meet corporate schedules, this book effectively bridges the conflicting demands of IT professional and helped me to outperform when it was needed the most. The book revealed the many bottlenecks in my knowledge and ensured these were suppressed in the most time effective way. Special added value is provided in the shape of a clear, concise, focused writing style as the book is structured in manageable and digestible chunks.
Beginners are introduced to concepts in a logical manner while practitioners can use the book as a reference to jump to relevant concepts directly.
This book drastically reduces the learning curve for the exam by many practical examples and excellent questions. They were all very brain teasing, rich and well thought. Well done!

I am very happy. It is not another book. It's what i was looking for.

It was a very special buy on amazon is the best and safest, keep buying.OCA/OCP Oracle Database 11g All-in-One Exam Guide with CD-ROM: Exams 1Z0-051, 1Z0-052, 1Z0-053 (Osborne ORACLE Press Series)