Here are tips to passing this test:
To pass any of the OCP-DBA exams, you need a combination of
reading (exam-oriented books or study guides), hands-on experience, and practice
test questions. If you are experienced, you will not require classroom
training. However, if you are new to Oracle or this exam topic, a course would
be beneficial.
Reading:
The main Oracle manual to study for this test is the Oracle
8i Backup and Recovery Guide.
The manual for the Recovery Manager (RMAN) is Oracle 8i
Recovery Manager User’s Guide.
Some recommended books on backup and recovery are:
Oracle8i Backup and Recovery Handbook, Velpuri and
Adkoli (Oracle Press, 2000).
Oracle8i DBA: Backup and Recovery Exam Cram, by
Debbie Wong (Coriolis, 2001).
Recommended books that cover backup and recovery as well as
other DBA topics include:
Oracle8i DBA Handbook, Theriault and Loney (Oracle
Press, 1999).
Oracle8i DBA 101, by M.L. Theriault (Osborne
McGraw-Hill, 1999).
Oracle8i Administration and Management, by Michael
Ault (Wiley, 1999).
Hands-on:
Preferably you can get this experience at work. If not, you
can get a copy of Oracle with a limited license to install under Windows, Linux,
or Unix from any number of books you’ll see on the shelves at B.
Dalton’s or Barnes and Noble.
You can also download the Oracle database from Oracle Corp at
www.oracle.com by selecting the Downloads
option. You can also get it from Oracle Corp’s TechNet website at
http://technet.oracle.com.
Sample questions:
You get 15 sample tests with over 1,000 questions for all the
OCP-DBA exams in the book Oracle 8i: Certified Professional DBA Practice
Exams, by J. Couchman (Oracle Press, 2001).
Self Test Software has excellent exam-specific questions you
can order for less than $99 per exam from
www.selftestsoftware.com.
Classroom training:
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