Re: Best Oracle DBA Certification Study Guide

The New Riders Guide does not have enough information to get you to the point where you could pass the test.
The Exam Cram books are a good cram AFTER you have done your other studying. The Exam Cram sample tests are easier than the actual tests. The Couchman book has a lot of information but very, very many typos and script errors.
For the concepts test, download the Oracle concepts guide from their web site.
For the backup and recovery test use the Oracle Press backup and recovery book.

I have a set of four CDs from Oracle/Netg - one for each test. The sample test questions on these CDs closely match the actual test questions. I'm asking $1100 for the four which is significantly less than they cost. A lot of money, but I wanted to pass the tests and they really helped.

Van

mark zaman wrote in message
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>Hi:
>
>I was about to buy the Exam Cram and the New Riders title too but the
>reviews in Amazon were not too encouraging. Especially lot of readers who
>were expecting a lot from the exam cram book were disappointed. They wrote
>on the online reviews that the book contained several mistakes. I skimmed
>through the New Riders book which was o.k but I think it lacked details.
>
>From my understanding from reading through many Oracle book reviews on
>Amazon.com and newsgroups plus www.orafaq.org is that the OCP tests are
>derieved from two sources. Oracle Instructor Led courses which run $2500
and
>above (studybooks are provided by Oracle; these books are not available
>outside these courses) and the Computer Based Training CD's which Oracle
>sells in a partnership with NETG. These CD's run around $1400 for three
>courses combination or $600 each. Pretty steep but hey they have no
>competition. CBT Systems sells them too, pretty much the same price.
>
>I did see an auction on Amazon.com today regarding the Official Training CD
>for the OCP Exam 1. Just go to Amazon.com Auctions and search for Oracle
>Training. Its not cheap though but far better price then the offical store
>at Oracle.
>
>good luck with your exam
>
>mark
>lee_liddell_at_my-dejanews.com wrote in message
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>>I am studying for my Oracle DBA certification, What are some good
>>books people have use to gain there certifications? I would really
>>appreciate any help possible.
>>Lee
>>
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Received on Tue May 18 1999 - 16:30:40 CDT