Re: Re[1]: OCP question from Boson practice tests

the pl/sql exam is really bad too. It got worse from 8i to 9i. 10% of the exam was on DBMS_LOB and no other packages were touched? I had about 6-7 questions on parameter ordering.

Its accurate, just useless.

I thought the architecture test wasn't bad at all. The 8i backup and recovery one was 'ok' also.
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> Yes, I was the one. I was just wondering whether the OCP performance
> exam was really as bad as it used to be. I haven't seen it since
> whatever the things were called back in the early 90s. From some of what
> I've seen here, the answer is that yes it is the same. Not just
> philosophically the same, but probably some of the same release 7
> questions are still on the test.
>
>
> Cary Millsap
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> -----Original Message-----
> Carel-Jan Engel
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 11:05 AM
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> Wasn't it you, Cary, who got tought by his parents that every question
> has
> two answers: The right one and the one the teacher wants to hear? And
> you
> had to learn them both?
>
> That's merely what OCP is about, I think. Get a certificate to get
> hired,
> and get the proper knowledge to remain hired ;-)
>
>
> Regards, Carel-Jan
>
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> At 07:59 7-1-04 -0800, you wrote:
> >My question, Richard, is can a person pass the exam just by studying
> >what is correct? Or is it necessary to work harder to acquire some
> >"veneer of false knowledge" specifically in order to pass the exam?
> >
> >
> >Cary Millsap
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> >-----Original Message-----
> >Prem Khanna J
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 8:39 AM
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> >
> >Hi Richard ,
> >
> >Many a thanx for both of your replies .
> >All my worry is : do such questions appear in the real exams also ?
> >
> >And your reply has increased my self-confidence.
> >particularly the line :
> ><RF>Trust what you *see*, not what you *read*. </RF>
> >
> ><RF>You actually proven this yourself and yet you still have doubts?
> ></RF>
> >yes Richard : (
> >hope i will not repeat this as time goes and my experience grows.
> >i.e., i will be more confident with my answers .
> >
> >okay , coming back to the sizing of temp tablespace question .
> >if suppose , such a question appears in the exam too ( my bad luck ) ,
> >what will be your two best answers ?
> >
> >Thanks and Regards,
> >Prem.
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