I think you are replying to my earlier post, and thank-you for your time if
you are . Just to clarify things, I have the Oracle 8 per. edition and have
also purchased the following books from the Oracle library the DBA Handbook,
Oracle 8 A Beginners Guide, Oracle DBA Exam Guide and Oracle 8 PL/Sql along
with a couple of books on SQL. As I mentioned before I have about 12 hours a
day to work/study Oracle and PL/SQL . I don't plan on taking any exams till
at least next September and was just wondering if it was possible to pass
using all these resources. Any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks
again for your time.
D Parent
dgparent_at_hotmail.com
JoeZ53 <joez53_at_aol.com> wrote in message
news:19990120152342.22195.00000097_at_ng-fi1.aol.com...
>Is it possible? maybe. Is it practical? probably not. I would advise two
>things. First, obtain a trial version of the software from Oracle. This
will
>work as long as you have access to a computer. The only way to learn this
>stuff is hands on. Experience means a lot in Oracle. I wouldn't recommend
>taking the exams until you have had practical experience. They are
expensive
>and many of the questions can only be answered with experience. You cannot
use
>any notes during the exam.
>
>I would equate this with someone taking the medical boards without going to
med
>school or ever have worked in the lab. You can learn from the books but in
>reality, the practical experience is most important.
>
>I wish you luck in your endeavors.
>
>Joe Zafian
>co-author Oracle Unleashed and Oracle 7.3 Developer's Guide
Received on Thu Jan 21 1999 - 19:55:13 CST
