best 9i new features doc i have seen is written by howard rogers. do a google search for "howard Rogers" "lydian third". there will be a link on the site for 'books'.
very well written. lots of good stuff on that site.
>
> From: "Gary W. Parker" <garywp_at_ev1.net>
> Date: 2003/10/17 Fri PM 02:42:07 EDT
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> Subject: RE: Passed Net8 OCP Exam
>
> Now you can get the 9i OCP with just the 1 New Features exam! Congratulations...
> it's a satisfying feeling, isn't it?
>
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> DENNIS WILLIAMS
> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 2:24 PM
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>
>
> I just passed the Net8 Administration OCP exam. This was my last exam, so I
> suppose I am now an OCP for Oracle8i.
> Thanks to everyone for their helpful tips. Some people said (or implied)
> that this is a very easy exam. I would dispute that. I found it just like
> the other exams, in that if you have quite a bit of on-the-job experience in
> the area, then it is easy. If not, you'll have to study more. In my case,
> - I don't like networking, and hate to drop everything to configure or
> debug someone's tnsnames.ora file.
> - Never had an Oracle networking class.
> - Our site has only needed local naming, so that is pretty much all my
> networking experience. Found all the questions related to local naming
> pretty easy. Never used Oracle Names, Connection Manager, MTS, Advanced
> Security. With the trend toward application servers with their connection
> pooling feature, I don't foresee us using any of those Oracle tools. I may
> need to use LDAP in the future, but that wasn't covered in the Oracle8i Net8
> exam
> My goal was just to study and practice enough to practice the exam, and I
> accomplished the goal. Not a very lofty goal, but sometimes you do what you
> gotta do. Thanks everyone for the helpful suggestions.
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