OCP is Oracle’s certification program for database administrators, application developers, and financial consultants. The DBA (database administrator) track is the most popular, with more than 8,000 DBAs being certified each year. Sybex’s OCP DBA Study Guides provide complete coverage of exam objectives for the five exams in the DBA track: SQL and PL/SQL, Database Administration, Backup & Recovery, Performance Tuning, and Network Administration. The books are fully up-to-date for Oracle8i and include all the new features of Sybex’s best-selling Study Guides. The companion CDs contain exclusive self-testing software. The DBO (database operator) exam is a new offering from Oracle, which prepares students for the full DBA track. It is fully supported by Oracle’s partners: Sun, Novell, Compaq, and HP. Sybex’s Study Guide provides complete coverage of the exam objectives and includes a companion CD with exclusive self-testing software. Author Lance Mortensen is the a (more…)
3.0 out of 5 stars
Inconsistent writing styles but worth it.
Oracle 9i has been out for some time now so I’m sure most folks starting their certification path will be going that route.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Well Oraganized Book
It is a good book , helped me to prepare for Archecture and Admin and as well for Backup & Recovery. I used this book + my work exp. which helped to succeed in the test.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book, a few comments
10/28/2002First of all, I used this book as the only source and passed both the exams. Backup = 48/60 (3 weeks prep), Arch+Admin = 50/64 (3 weeks prep).
3.0 out of 5 stars
5 stars for A&A, 2 stars for B&R, Overall 3.5 stars
I completed my OCP exam last December 2001 and this book helped me passed A&A with a high mark. Part I covers around 99% of the exam objectives.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book for Arch. and Admin. Exam
I am a person with limited exposure to Oracle DBA stuff and this book was wonderful as far as the Part I is concerned.
5.0 out of 5 stars
BEST BOOK ever seen for OCP
Best book for passing IZ0-023, without any hands-on experience. Must read. Have not read the part 2 yet, but must be good.
1.0 out of 5 stars
part 2 is horrible
I passed IZ0-023, and I will do IZ0-025 next weekend. Part two is rubbish, and includes much more errors than oracle doc.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Backup and Recovery is garbage
Backup and Recovery part is garbage. It is full of logs. This is poorest book I ever read. Not only did it waste my money, but also my time.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not nearly as good as the Net Admin / Performance Tuning vol
I have used this series of books along with the STS software to prepare for my DBA certifications and passed them all. This one was very weak for the backup and recovery.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Will it work for you?
I am in the process of becoming an Oracle DBA and have attended the DBA Architecture & Administration course run by Oracle.