Ryan - I took the 8i OCP for Tuning. I used Couchman to study with, and don't recall any big differences with the exam. The exam is prepared from the Oracle Education Student Guide for Oracle 8i. That would have been a couple of years ago, and if Oracle Education was teaching hit ratios back then, then you better know the answers on the exam. I thought Cary put it best in quoting his father: "There is the right answer and the answer the teacher expects, and I expect you to know them both". When I took the 9i version of the Oracle Tuning class, they were in the process of shifting away from hit ratios. I expect by the time 10g rolls around Cary's book will have had a deep impact on Oracle Education.
Dennis Williams DBA Lifetouch, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 8:09 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Im reading the Sybex OCP book on tuning and it is absolutely loaded with inaccuracies. Is the test the same way? If so do they improve it in 9i? The book is loaded with all types of hit ratios, discussions about committing frequently to IMPROVE performance, and other garbage. anyone know the guys who wrote this book? I dont want to write their names. Did they just write it to the test? -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS 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).
