Start on OCP

[nirasha]

Hello there,

I have just over 5 years of Oracle experience, but not a varied one, since we are normally stuck/limited with the configuration at a site.

I figure that I would love to get a start on the OCP but doubt I could convince my small company to pay for training. I would appreciate any help as to where to start. List of books to buy etc, free papers (or not free) etc.

I am extremely nervous about this but want to try an exam per month. Does this sound reasonable?

Thanks fopr all advice in advance.
Nirasha

[marist89]

An exam per month is perfectly reasonable, that's the schedule I tried to keep with when I got my OCP. Jason Couchman's book, IMHO, is good ( [url]http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072120878/qid=982361707/sr=1-6/ref=sc_b_6/103-7908700-2906245[/url] ). I used it almost exclusively and passed each test the first time. I didn't waste money on the Self Test Software questions. If you download the sample test from Oracle you will get a good feeling about how the tests are structured.

I would stay away from any Exam Cram books by Michael Ault, they are filled with errors and will have you second guessing yourself.

[hrishy]

hi nirasha

here are some of the sites where you can practice out ocp for free like [url]http://www.brainbench.com[/url] registration is free only fora few more days.

recommended books are
a)oracle exam guides by corolios press
b)oracle administration and architecture & backup and recovery guide by biju thomas and doug stans
c)oracle performance tuning & network administration from sybex presss.
d)also refer to oracle documentation from oarcle(this is very important)

hope this helps

hrishikesh

[nirasha]

Thanks alot.

I did attempt quite a few sample tests and think I am ready. I read a few of the exam carm books and I liked them, but of course I may not have known any better. Is it just the ones by Michael Ault I should avoid,?? and have these errors been corrected in the new versions.??

Can you suggest any reading material.?? I am thinking of buying the OCP guide from Oracle.

Thanks,
Nirasha