The only study guide in the market for those taking the Oracle Database 10g: New Features for Administrators exam!
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Better Than Nothing...:
I had already begun using Oracle 10g, but had not used many of the new features before buying this book. I found this book useful in learning some of these new features, but frequently found myself flipping back and forth when contradictions appeared. Most often, there were contradictions and inaccuracies right next to each other on the same page. Even the Self-Tests had questions written wrong with respect to answers. I found that I had to consult the Oracle documentation over and over again to figure... more info
I failed the exam by reading this book:
Not to blame the book as the reason I failed, I realized when I went to the testing room, there are alot of items that this book doesn't cover. I recommend you read some other books for your upgrade exam.
Good book:
This is the only guide you need to pass the exam. It may not have the depth, but it covered the objectives well. Then again, what kind of depth does one require for ASM? I've not seen it in use yet here.
10g Certification:
If you are planning on taking the Oracle 10g upgrade exam this is the book I used to take the test, and I passed. A few questions on the test on nowhere to be found in the book and that could be because they are new questions or something along those lines. The practice exams are ok and may be a bit easier than the questions on the exam. I looked at some other publishers for Oracle exams and I say Sybex are the ones I am most comfortable with. I purchased this book and scheduled the exam for 6 weeks out. If... more info
