Re: OCP test resources... SOLVED!!!

I chose 8 track. Worked on 7.x and 8.0 extensively. I haven't worked on 8i Production Database. I have only worked on lot of development (DBA of team of 25 developers) using 8i.
Also, I had all my books for 8.
8i I know many things only theoritically.

Better safe than sorry. I chose 8 path. I would spend $100 extra I know...

-Rahul

• Original Message ----- From: <RanganathK_at_lgcommerznow.com> To: "Rahul Dandekar" <orcldba_at_hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 7:44 AM Subject: Re: OCP test resources... SOLVED!!!

>
> Dear Rahul,
>
> Hi! By the by, which track did you take? Oracle8/8i. Please let me
> know.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ranganath
>
>
>
>
> "Rahul
> Dandekar" To: "L"
<ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>, "L"
> <orcldba_at_hotm <oracledba_at_quickdoc.co.uk>
> ail.com> cc:
> Subject: Re: OCP test
resources... SOLVED!!!
> 11/27/00
> 05:54 PM
>
>
>
>
>
> DBAs,
>
> Following are my experiences about OCP paper 2.
> I would not like to attract OCP Police so I won't be disclosing
> any questions from the exam...
>
> I passed.
> I scored 59 / 63 wherein passing was 43.
>
> 1. This exam was pretty simple. Simpler than SQL - PL/SQL exam.
> Practical experience would take you a long way and should
> be enough to 'pass' this exam.
> 2. Some areas which are not commonly touched in routine admin work,
> are covered.
> 3. Testing environment was similar to Self Test Software Sample test.
> 4. I highly recommend the pdf guide at cramsession.com. That was a great
> resource.
> 5. There were a couple of questions meant just to ensure that noone passes
> 100% :)
> Questions were very simple and answers I knew for sure. But the
> alternatives were
> so confusing... After using that stuff in almost all 5-6 projects I
have
> worked on,
> I couldn't have gone wrong. But none of the alternatives were 100%
> correct and more
> than 1 appeared to be 'best answer'.
> 6. I missed one question, which was a jinx, I missed it all the times in
> practice
> exams also and when I saw it I knew I am gonna miss. Bad preparation.
> Worse to know
> that you made this mistake 5-6 time and you are making it again.
> 7. I missed one question which I could not understand how. ;-)
>
> Rating of preparation material used...
> 1. Notes at cramsession.com - Excellent resource. Very close.
> 2. dbasupport.com sample questions - Too simple
> 3. Brainbench.com test - Okay, buy not close though
> 4. STSware sample test - Good simulation of exam environment
> 5. Text Books -
> DBA Handbook by Loney - Was useful
> Backup and Recovery - Rama Velapuri
> I studied this mainly for understanding Rollback segments. Great
> text. But
> not much useful for OCP
> 6. As always Oracle Manuals were of good reference.
> 7. Take a printout of OCP checklist and keep on refering it all the time.
>
> But let me warn you guys. These are my views and from my experiene.
> I have heard that STSware complete test set and Oracle ILT notes or CDROM
> are supposed to be too good. (Were just too expensive for me ;-(. And I
did
> not
> want to study just for the sake of passing the exam. But passing is
> important
> for those HR people who want to see 'Buzzwords' on our resume.)
>
> I would like to tell one more thing. I approached this exam not just to
> pass
> it
> but also to understand Oracle better. And let me tell you that I read
about
> many many
> small small features which I never used and did not know very well. And it
> expanded
> my vision and I got better understanding of Oracle.
>
> All the best to you who are appearing.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> -Rahul
>
> ------------------------
> DBAs,
>
> Probably its too late. But better late than never.
> I am appearing for my OCP Paper 2 today.
> Any useful hints / tricks / suggestions?
>
> I prepared from :
> 1. DBA Handbook : Kevin Loney
> 2. Oracle Manuals
> 3. Cramsession.com
> 4. STSware 40 sample questions
> 5. DBASupport.com OCP Preparation
>
> I could NOT get:
> 1. Oracle CDROM or ILT notes
> 2. STSWARE full question set
>
> Have some good practical experience and testing lab practice to back me
up.
>
> TIA,
>
> -Rahul
>
>
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