Comments on: Oracle8i DBA: Backup and Recovery Exam Cram

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:06:29 +0000

I am a beginner in Oracle and I don’t have an hands on experience. This book is a very good book to prepare for the test, I pass 55/60. The lack of this book is that some of its discussion are overlapping, for example some definitions are redefined again in later chapter with difference, some are okay some are confusing. Sybex books are better for reading, but on this area exam cram will prepare you better.

My 5 wrong answers are all from the RMAN section !! , so you may need to get deeper source on this one, because it’s just covers up the characteristics and options available for RMAN.

However, this book combined with selftest preparation software are GOOD COMBO to pass the test as long as you learn them well. I prepare myself 3 months only for this test. Don’t buy Jason S Couchman book !! <- this book is really2 bad for the test, okay for further reading but very bad for the test. So good luck guys…
Rating: 4 / 5

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:33:50 +0000

Have very little experience. I read only, I repeat, only this book, and I scored 90%. It has everything you need for the exam. Just believe in yourself, read it twice and you are all set.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: akihiko sasaki

akihiko sasaki — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:28:05 +0000

This is one of the worst books I 've ever read.
As other said, you may be able to pass the OCP test, but
learn nothing.

- Syntax written here is extremely haphazard.
If you are a programmer, you will get angry wiht her.

- No proofreading. Nobody seems to have done proofreading.
Lots of misspelling, wrong English grammer
(She speaks Oranglish instead of English.),
and the sentences themselve do not make sense.

Just frastrating. Networking book on this series is good.

Basically, this kind of book should be written by c or c++ programmers who are familiar with Oracle RDBMS I/O Oranglish speaking
stupid DBA. Rating: 1 / 5

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:16:57 +0000

Hello!

I am Oracle 8i certified. All of these exam cram books are very good. I have used those for all me exams. Now I am looking for Oracle 9i upgrade ( upgrade from 8i to 9i – new features for admin) book. When it will be available????????????

Thanks,

Priti Patel
Rating: 4 / 5

By: akihiko sasaki

akihiko sasaki — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:48:16 +0000

Lots of strange expressions, wrong syntax, misspelling.
This is a kind of disease for stupid Oracle DBAs,
called Oranglish cyndorome. They can not speal English.

Do not buy this book.
Rating: 1 / 5