Re: Simple favor from the guru's

Maybe those guys were attending the classes at Oracle but were enjoying the break from work [being at some other place, but not an Oracle Education Centre].
Hemant

At 11:18 AM 15-08-02 -0800, you wrote:
>Everyone:
>
> I am looking to all of my esteemed peers and gurus to clarify something
>that I know is blatantly wrong. Here is the scenario. I have a co-worker
>that is preparing for the DBA OCP debacle. They have completed a
>significant portion of the training and are preparing to take the first set
>of exams.
>
> To see what they have learned, I asked them to define what comprises an
>Oracle Instance and what comprises an Oracle database. Here are the
>responses I got:
>
>An Oracle Instance
> The database instance contains storage areas that allow users to use
>the database, data dictionary, redo log buffers and various processes that
>help to maintain, tune and run the database
>
>An Oracle Database
> The Database files consist of the parameter file or init.ora file,
>the physical data files, the control file and the redo log files and
>archived log files if the database is run in archive log mode
>
> Now, we all know that an Oracle instance comprises the background
>processes, the memory processes, memory storage areas, the and INIT.ORA
>parameters whereas the database comprises the physical files, data
>dictionary, users, objects, etc.
>
> The problem I have is the education is being supplied by our favorite
>vendor, Oracle. Did I go on vacation too long or is Oracle professing
>incorrect information in the OCP. Can one of the people that has taken the
>exam the classes look this up in the manuals for me?
>
> This proves my theory of refusing to take this exam unless hogwhipped and
>tied down (Rachel, sit down please and thanks for volunteering). If bad
>information is being given, then what's the use of the exam?
>
> Thank You
>
> Stephen P. Karniotis
> Product Architect
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