Paula, Your experience sounds very similar to mine which I documented on http://www.hcresources.co.uk/ocp.htm <http://www.hcresources.co.uk/ocp.htm> . I used the Exam Cram series and was very happy with them. I am booked for the 8i upgrade next week but despite using 8i for however long it has been available I cannot believe how much there is to learn. I can see myself putting off the exam once again John
-----Original Message----- Sent: 30 September 2002 04:48 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Sorry I didn't respond sooner - been up to my neck recovering from a bad controller. Anyway - 8i. If Mike Ault wrote a cram book for 9i upgrade I would get that one too. Please don't tell me that 8i ceritfication is retired. -----Original Message----- <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 5:28 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Which version you are talking about? 8i or 9i upgrade certification Regards Rafiq Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 08:53:19 -0800 Well, Given the IT market I felt that it was worth getting certified even though I haven't had any problems and been working with Oracle as DBA for over 8 years. However, I decided that I didn't want to spend a lot of money or time to do it. I have 2 small children, work, - yadayadayada(sp?). I got the self-test for the first test, studied using that and read Mike Ault's Exam cram book from front to back (excellent resource, concise, straightforward, good examples - just a couple of errors in whole book). Total test time was about 30 hours. Took the exam this morning in 60 minutes (120 alloted), got 49 out of 57 questions correct and passed. I really want to thank Mike Ault for the excellent concise Cram book and intend to continue on this same path for the other exams. Unfortunately, Mike didn't write all of them - however, I am hoping they are all of the same level of quality. I haven't taken a course in Oracle (any) for about 5 year and SQL/PLSQL in about 10-12. Total hours to prepare : 30 hours Resources: Exam Cram by Mike Ault and self-test exam Any additional costs - none Didn't want to study on clients time so ended up studying mostly between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. in the morning. Hope the others go well and can get this done before Oracle changes the criteria. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx <http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx> -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com <http://www.orafaq.com> -- Author: Mohammad Rafiq INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com <http://www.fatcity.com> San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
