Oracle, a Beginner's Guide

by Michael J. Corey and Michael Abbey

This is the first authorized guide to the world's leading database management system. It gives a clear explanation of all the basics for creating and managing a database, and a demonstration of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0078821223
• ISBN13: 9780078821226
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Osborne Publishing
• Length: 522 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Good introduction to Oracle

I'm into the third chapter and the book is an easy read and explains the topic with good examples. So far I have no bones about the format and I'm not a DBA as of yet so, I can't rip this book apart. What I like about this book are the following: 1.Technical terms/words defined at the start of each chapter 2.Good laymen expamles of subject, terms and functions, 3.Tutorial format, 4.Easy reading.

Very good overview of Oracle 7

As someone starting from ground zero, I found this book easy to read and understand. My one reservation is that the authors sometimes used terms and code examples which had not been previously defined or explained. A more complete explanation of code examples would have been very helpful in some places. However, the book is still very much worth reading.

Excellent to learn from and for quick reference.

Organized in a way uncharactaristically logical for technical documentation, this book is great as a first-time user handbook as well as a reference for those who can't memorize every element of SQL, etc. You will find the information you need quickly and with little aggrivation due to its consistant layout and excellent index. The only thing to watch out for is how it sometimes ignores (or gives little attention to) Oracle's limitations.