dperez_at_juno_nospam.com wrote:
>
> I've noticed a few notes in here about the OCP testing materials, but NOTHING
> about the actual use of the materials and/or the testing process...
>
> Has anyone using the SelfTest Software practice tests noticed some rather
> glaring inaccuracies? For example, a question may ask which dictionary table
> contains the source code for an object, and give as the correct answer a table
> that contains NO source code.
>
> There also appear to be quite a few spelling inaccuracies and references to
> objects with different names than those used in the answers.
>
> Now, none of this would be particularly important EXCEPT that the nature of
> quite a few of these questions is so deep in minutae rather than determining
> whether you know how to use SQL or write PL/SQL code that what would normally be
> ignorable inconsistencies become significant...
>
> I printed out several of the more curious questions that seemed innacurate and
> attempted to contact STS to have them either correct my probable
> misunderstandings...
>
> Unfortunately, all I could get was a receptionist who told me anything that was
> a possible error would have to be sent by e-mail. She then gave me an address,
> which when sent an e-mail rejected it! So, I made a second phone call with the
> same results, although I got a different e-mail address. BUT, in retrospect, if
> they don't care enough to put a live human on the phone to check these out, then
> they don't care a whole lot.
>
> I'd suggest that anyone using these tests NOT believe the answers without
> checking them out......... Review EVERY question it says you got wrong and GET
> CONFIRMATION using the actual Oracle interface.
>
> BUT, when the same question shows up on the actual test, do you put the wrong
> answer that the practice test thinks is right, or do you put the actual correct
> answer on the test and HOPE someone figured out the practice was wrong and
> corrected it for the test? Did anybody from Oracle check these tests out to
> VERIFY the accuracy of the questions and answers? Knowing Oracle, is that a
> really DUMB question?
>
>
The question you refer to appears on the SQL PL/SQL exam and you are
correct, the incorrect answer is given in the STS practice test.
As with everything else "BUYER BEWARE".....
Received on Fri Dec 04 1998 - 12:28:37 CST
