RE: Brainbench Oracle certifications

>Does OCP, MCP, etc. allow open book or open computer exam?
>BrainBench does. While you are answering a question at
>BrainBench, you can verify your answer on the same computer by
>running the program. Still you will not find it easy to get the
>required score.

FWIW--I'd call this a strength of BB's tests. It's much closer to real life tasks. I'm almost never deprived of manuals or a test environment when I need to figure something out... I've taken several of the MCP tests & always resented having to memorize useless arcana that's easily found in the documentation.

Cheers,

-Roy

Roy Pardee
Programmer/Analyst
SWFPAC Lockheed Martin IT
Extension 8487

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Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 9:28 PM
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Well!

What's the criteria for a degree being of some value? I think at least these 3
1- How many people know about that degree 2- How hard the issuing authority works to maintain its standards for passing score, exam questions, etc.?
3- How has one obtained it,

The sites like cramsession, braindump, etc. have contributed a lot in producing more "Certified Professionals" at the same time have damaged the credibility of certification by providing possible questions.

If degrees/certifications are of some worth then am I right to say that you will hire any graduate from the best university of your country without interviewing him/her? No you wouldn't, then what is the worth of the degree/certification he/she holds?

Does OCP, MCP, etc. allow open book or open computer exam? BrainBench does. While you are answering a question at BrainBench, you can verify your answer on the same computer by running the program. Still you will not find it easy to get the required score.

Aleem

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Sent:	Friday, April 12, 2002 3:09 AM
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Subject:	Re:Brainbench Oracle certifications

Nope.

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Author: Andrey Bronfin <andreyb_at_elrontelesoft.com>
Date:       4/11/2002 1:23 PM

Dear gurus !
May i ask for your opinions regarding the value of the Brainbench Oracle 8i Administration certifications.
I understand that it can not be compared t othe OCP, but is there any value at all for it ?
Thanks a lot in advance.
Andrey.

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