Re: oracle 01Z0-001 exam

Hans Forbrich wrote:

> Sad to see you repeating this drivel again, Daniel.

May be sad and may be repeated but it isn't drivel. Look at the number of times you agree with it.

> I agree with your premise that OCP is not justifiably an end-result.

That's 1

> And I agree that certifications, for the sake of certifications, are a waste
> of employers effort and money.

That's 2

> And I agree that some people have the
> knack for getting certification without being truly qualified for that.

That's 3
>
> I also know that a number of people who have significant experience in
> our field would never have looked at RMAN, Stand By, OEM and a few of
> the other capabilities, had they not decided to get (or upgrade) their
> OCP.
That may be true but it does not give the OCP value ... except perhaps as a generator of fear.

  > Your advice (of firing up a PC and checking out the answers) is bang on.

That's 4

> But what questions are people supposed to ask?

What are the test questions? Open an OCP prep book and it asks you a question such as:

"You want to grant user TIMOTHY the ability to update data in the EMP table as well as the ability to administer that access for others. Which of the following commands would you issue?" (from Oracle OCP Introduction to Oracle 9i: SQL Exam Guide 1Z0-007)

Well you could do as the OP requested, find a booklet copy of the answers and memorize it.

Or you could get off your ...., fire up Oracle, create a table named EMP. Try the four possibilities and actually learn something.

The OCP is valueless in my opinion ... because those that pass have proven one and only one capability ... the ability to memorize.

This is just my opinion so lets not start a religious war over it.

-- 
Daniel Morgan
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