Re: what is OCP good for?

I do agree with BM Lam. I feel only REal Field experience will make oneself a great DBA . But examinations like these may help in broadening the Theoretical knowledge overall.

-Thiru

rdong_at_my-deja.com wrote:

> In article <376BB983.B69BE8A7_at_online.de>,
> BM Lam <1116-530_at_online.de> wrote:
> > I am a freelance with some working experience with Oracle. I wonder if
> > it is worth to invest in becoming an OCP. One possible benefit I see
> is
> > going thru the exam preparation does help to deepen one's expertise.
> > What else?
> >
> > It would be also interesting to know how many OCP's are out there,
> just
> > to get an idea.
>
> More and more people are getting their OCP so one could take the view
> that its value as a means of differentiating yourself from others in
> the job market is depreciating; or you could take the view that OCP is
> a necessity since so many others are getting it.
>
> If anything, the exam preparation will expand your knowledge. I felt
> that too many questions dealt with command syntax; isn't that what
> manuals are for?
>
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Received on Mon Jun 21 1999 - 11:30:39 CDT