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Nuno Souto <nsouto_at_optushome.com.au.nospam> wrote in message
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> Exactly! And exactly what is wrong with the format as is. Have seen
> so many "rote" "OCPs" out there it's not even funny!
My objection to the OCP (and MS courses) is that (at least last time I
looked), they ask you to answer questions about things you wouldn't do e.g.
(if I remember the question):
What command creates a set of tables in a single transaction.
The answer is "create schema". I remember reading about the command and immediately deciding to ignore it because you cannot use oracle specific extensions to the create table syntax like the storage clause.
> Eventually IT managers wise-up and realize they're being had.
No one ever lost money underestimating the punters.
> The solution is to make those certificates true tests of DB knowledge
> and reasoning. But that requires a somewhat more sophisticated
> "evaluation facility" than a template for filtering multiple choices!
I wonder where one would start? Received on Wed Jan 30 2002 - 13:30:14 CST