Oracle8 DBA: Network Administration Exam Cram (Exam: 1Z0-016) [Paperback]

Barbara Ann Pascavage (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 10, 1999 | Series: Exam Cram (Coriolis Books)

Specially designed and written to help you pass the Oracle8: Network Administration (1Z0-016) exam, Oracle8 DBA: Network Administration Exam Cram is packed with time-saving study tips, test-taking strategies, and warnings on how to deal with trick questions. Includes a sixty-two question sample test with answer key and a special CRAM SHEET with tips, acronyms, and memory joggers with help you pass the exam the first time.Oracle8 DBA: Network Administration Exam Cram will helpyou learn how to use the Net8 Assistant; configure local naming; configure host naming; configure an Oracle Names Server; set up connection pooling; configure LISTENER processes; set up multiple LISTENER processes on a server; configure client profiles; set parameters fir MTS; monitor MTS processes; set up connection; start, stop, and monitor LISTENER; configure Intelligent Agent; start, stop, and monitor Intelligent Agent; implement security with Net8; troubleshoot Net8 problems on the client and the server, use the Connection Manager.

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About the Author

Barbara Ann Pascavage, Chauncey Oracle 7, OCP 7.3, OCP 8.0 (Alexandria, VA) has been working with Oracle since 1987, and has been a full-time Oracle DBA since 1991. She has taught several Oracle SQL and relational database classes. Barbara is currently a Senior Oracle DBA with the Washington Post, and is the co-author of Oracle DBA Exam Cram Test 3 and Test 4with Michael Ault.

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Coriolis Group Books (December 10, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576105784
• ISBN-13: 978-1576105788
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,990,752 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I am sorry I cannot rate it 6 stars, July 5, 2000

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Andre Whittick Nasser - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oracle8 DBA: Network Administration Exam Cram (Exam: 1Z0-016) (Paperback)

I am an IT consultant and Oracle DBA with 8 years of experience in high-end technology, working for a large international bank in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I have decided to become Oracle certified because it would certainly give me more visibility in my work. Now, I am an Oracle8 OCP DBA with an average score of 97% in the five exams of the Oracle8 DBA track.

I must admit it was very difficult at first to find out what the best way would be to prepare for the tests. It took me some time to understand that the exams are entirely based on the original Oracle course books and that the practice tests offered by Self Test Software are a superset of the real exams. Now I have a keen perception of what the whole process is all about. The real trick to get a 90+% score is to attend the Oracle classes and cram with the STS practice tests. However, this is a rather expensive way to study, since each course costs around US$ 1,000 and each practice test costs US$ 99, not to mention the exam price itself (US$ 125).

When I fist set off my study, I bought Mr. Jason Couchman's Oracle8 DBA Certification Guide by Oracle Press. Bad choice... It was completely out of synch with the real exam contents and had a lot of typos and gross conceptual errors. I do feel sorry for those people who were caught unawares buying the big red book. I wonder how Oracle signed off on it.

I also bought the 'Oracle 7 Exam Cram Tests 1 and 2' by Mr. Michael Ault and 'Oracle 7 Exam Cram Tests 3 and 4' by Mr. Ault and others. They were both better than Mr. Couchman's, but a bit confusing, especially because they mixed two tests in each book. Besides, they did not cover Oracle8.

As a last resort, I borrowed the original course materials from an acquaintance, with the exception of the Network Administration book. I read the reviews on Mrs. Pascavage's 'Oracle8: Network Administration', and decided to order it from Amazon.

I was surprised. This book is really great ! It was evident that the author was careful to study the original oracle course material and practice test, giving priceless tips and accurately separating the chapters according to those of the course books and the exams sections. Also, the questions in the book are very close to the real ones one would encounter. Congratulations, Mrs. Pascavage !

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What you need to pass, February 29, 2000

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Arild Grønnesby (Oslo, Norway) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oracle8 DBA: Network Administration Exam Cram (Exam: 1Z0-016) (Paperback)

Got this book 1 week ago. At that time i scored about 50 % on the Self Test software test. Today I passed the real thing, scoring 82 %, the only difference having read this book. In addition to covering everything you need to know about Oracle Networking to pass, it also contains invaluable hints about test-taking-strategies. Too many typos, though

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good content marred by errors, June 13, 2001

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GeekPriest (Central Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oracle8 DBA: Network Administration Exam Cram (Exam: 1Z0-016) (Paperback)

I bought this book as a complement to Couchman's Oracle 8i DBA Certification Guide (from Oracle Press), because the latter's networking coverage was clearly a rushed effort. The Exam Cram book does an admirable job covering the bases needed for the Oracle networking exam. In general, the material is explained well and concisely. Overall the test questions in the book matched the breadth of those on the real test. There are a couple of notable exceptions. My test had FOUR "fill in the blank with the name of the parameter or view" questions. (Giving V$SHARED_SERVERS instead of V$SHARED_SERVER is wrong). There are no questions of this type in the book. Additionally, the actual test generally asked more demanding questions regarding CMAN and MTS than are in this book (in my opinion).

If you're taking the 8i exam, be sure to look over the Oracle docs on load balancing, which is not fully covered in this volume (which is designated for 8).

This book loses a star due to the sheer volume of silly typos and cut-and-paste errors. A look at Coriolis's errata page (on their web site) for this book reveals over 50 reported errors. I found many more, about one every other page. And on the web site errata page the utility "lsnrctl" is spelled, in multiple places, as "1snrct1" (digit 1 instead of letter l)! Doesn't anyone proofread this stuff? (The author works at the Washington Post!)