Re: OCP Tests...what's the best order

I had no intention of implying that the Network course was a mere matter of editing three text files, as though that were trivial. *HOW* you edit those files is pretty damn tricky, and you need to understand a lot to make it work, and to understand what it is that you are switching on or off.

It also happens to be the last course that any Oracle DBA Instructor is allowed to teach. Pretty tricky, evidently.

My point was simply that the course *does* consist of text file editing, largely. That there is no need to know the intricate workings of rollback segments or deferred constraints before you can make sense of it; that an in-depth knowledge of the arguments surrounding the choice of a db_block_size are not necessary; that wondering whether PCTUSED and PCTFREE have been set correctly is redundant.

The course does not require that sort of knowledge, and can thus be taken (as far as I can work out) pretty much whenever you feel like it. I'd recommend the DBA Part 1 course first (so you know what it is you are trying to connect to!), but it isn't strictly necessary.

Regards
HJR "Chris Boyle" <cboyle_at_no.spam.hargray.com> wrote in message news:9if441$904i$1_at_news3.infoave.net...
> I am currently studying for the network exam using the Sybex book and STS
> test. I wish it were as simple as editing 3 text files. I am finding a
 lot
> of questions related to the Net8 assistant and what do you click on next
 at
> a particular step (for 8i it is recommended that you do not directly edit
> the text files.). I think most of this type of stuff is garbage rote
> memorization. Who cares? I don't see having to constantly change network
> settings being a big issue. Chances are I will do it at the initial setup
> with a manual near by. There are also a LOT of questions about MTS and
> connection manager configuration. Do any of you DBAs have to play with
 this
> stuff enough that you have the steps memorized? Am I just being naive?
>
>
> Howard J. Rogers <howardjr_at_www.com> wrote in message
> news:3b48c494$1_at_news.iprimus.com.au...
> >
> > "VWP914" <vwp914_at_aol.com> wrote in message
> > news:20010706223804.11563.00005517_at_ng-fc1.aol.com...
> > > I just passed the SQL/PSQL test and was about to start
> > > studying for the Architecture and Administration test.
> > > However, my Sybex study guide stated that it is generally recommended
> > > that the Architecture/Admin. & the Backup/Recovery test be the last
 ones
> > > taken. They didn't give any reasons. Does anyone know why they would
> > > recommend this change in the order? Any recommendations would be
 helpful.
> > >
> > > Thomas
> > > Sun Certified, OCP wannabe (just wanna be cool)
> >
> > Are you certain that's what it says???! The order in which people
 generally
> > attend the courses is: DBA, followed swiftly (within a few weeks) by
 Backup
> > and Recovery, followed by Performance Tuning after several months of
 real,
> > hands-on experience. The networking course is generally taken last, but
> > frankly, it's two days spent editing three text fles, and I reckon you
 could
> > take it pretty well any time you like.
> >
> > DBA and BUR are actually called Part 1a and Part 1b of the Enterprise
 and
> > Administration course, so that gives you some idea that even Oracle
> > considers them to be closely related. Oh, and incidentally, Performance
> > Tuning is actually called Part 2 of the Enterprise and Administration
> > course. And (surprise, surprise) Networking Administration is actually
> > called Part 3.
> >
> > I'll vouch for the fact that DBA and BUR are at about the same level of
> > difficulty to teach, and that both assume the students are practically
> > beginners. Networking is in a class of its own, but has very little to
 do
> > with the RDBMS engine itself. Performance Tuning is a swine to teach by
> > comparison, and is most definitely the one you want to leave till last,
> > until you know basic Oracle backwards.
> >
> > I'd be interested in hearing their explanation for the proposed shift in
 the
> > order of things, too!!
> >
> > Regards
> > HJR
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Received on Wed Jul 11 2001 - 23:47:42 CDT