Ocp Oracle9i Database: Fundamentals II Exam Guide [With CD-ROM]

by Rama Velpuri and VELPURI

Book Overview

This authorized text on Oracle certification exam preparation for database administration, backup/recovery, network administration exams, has been developed in conjunction with Oracle University. It... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0072195436
• ISBN13: 9780072195439
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 3.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 7.6" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Good Exam Guide

I used this book for my exam (1z0-032). It is a good book, well-organized and detailed. It is far better than the sybex book that I used as supplement. The contents of the oraclepressbook are very closed to the Exam questions. The practice exams on the CD were very helpfull especially those questions related to recovery scenarios. I would recommend this book to candidates taking the OCP. But my advice would be to use the oracle online documentation to clear some doubts you might have or get more information. Very often, the oracle online documentation provides you the best expalanation. This exam is really challenging with a lot things to know. You will probably have different recovery scenarios questions.I will also advise you to spend time on the Oracle Networking part to master the concepts correctly before taking the exam. I will finish by thanking Rama Velpuri for the great job he did putting this Exam Guide together. Other than a bug in the software the guide deserves 4 stars from me. Thanks R. Velpuri DeKalb, IL 60115

A good preparation tool

I have just passed the exam using this book as the main reference. On the 73 questions (63 were scored), the answers to 3-4 questions were not in the book.I am not a network specialist but I found the first part of the book (Oracle Networking) unclear. I had to read quite a lot from other sources (books, Oracle online documentation) just to understand.On the other hand, I found the Backup and Recovery part very clear. Just what you need to know to pass the exam.

Passed first time

I took the OCP Oracle9i Database: Fundamentals II exam last Tuesday and passed easily. Although this book has grammatical errors, it completely covers all the topics for the exam. If you have 1 to 2 years experience as an Oracle DBA, you will find this book is all you need to pass the exam the first time. Thank you Rama.

Strengths and weaknesses

While this book does a reasonable job of explaining the key knowledge areas of the Fundamentals II exam, I found "OCP: Oracle9i DBA Fundamentals II Study Guide" by Doug Stuns and Matthew Weishan to be more complete and in depth. I used that book during my OCP training as a primary reference for Fundamentals II.I've read through this book, which I got when I purchased the OCP Oracle9i DBA Certification Boxed Set, and found it to be reasonably accurate and adequately written. I would say that both books have unique strengths and weaknesses and choosing one over the other is more a matter of personal preference. The advantage to this one, however, is the value if you get it as part of the boxed set. Among the strong points of this book are the self tests and practice exam questions. Weaknesses include poor editing, which seems to plague this series, and the inconsistent writing that is at times extremely clear and others quite obtuse.

i passed my OCP

This book is really great, after reading the book i was very confident about passing the Fundamentals II exam. I have passed my OCP 2 days back.