1Z0-051 Certification

Dear master blaster of oracle . I am here to start my discovery in the galaxy of oracle.
I am currenly working on Java application using oracle database 10g .
I would like to go for 1Z0-051 certification . I am using McGraw.Hill.Osborne .SQL.Fundamentals.I.Exam.Guide.Exam.1Z0-051 as referernce
I had read the book once , It covers general ascpect and few hidden thing which we will never untill peolple has spend years working on oracle OR if oracle source code is made open.
What other reference material is availble from oracle documentation which could be relevant before I appear in the examination
Thanks in advance for kind people in this forum

I believe that book is fairly good, as are many of the Oracle press books. It covers most of the exam topics and it's failry readable.
You could always look at the Oracle Database SQL Language Reference 11g Release 2 if you want to reveiw specific topics. It's definitely not something I would read start to finish though as it is more of a reference. It also covers a lot more than what you'll need for the Fundamentals exam. It can be downloaded at: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e17118.pdf
Good luck!
-Joey
Edited by: Joey on Oct 8, 2010 5:16 AM

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  • 1z0-051 Certification - Advice Needed

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  • Certification topics for 1z0-051

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    mango_boy wrote:
    bigdelboy wrote:
    sayantan chakraborty wrote:
    Sir
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  • 1Z0-051 Oracle Certification - OCA

    Hi. I am in a fix and so need your help.
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  • Is the only 1Z0-051 SQL Fundamentals I certification useful/recognised in the international labour market?

    Hi,
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  • 1Z0-051 without OCA certification

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    ... I am not really interested in becoming a DBA later, I can see myself as a developer instead.
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  • Does 1Z0-001 fit the requirement of 11g DB OCP requirement (1Z0-051)?

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    Q1:
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    Q2:
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    Q3:
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  • Training for 1z0-051?

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  • Passed 1Z0-051 -- is the score final?

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    My understanding is:
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  • OCA - Choice between  1Z0-144,1Z0- 047 and 1Z0- 051

    Hello everyone,
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    Thanks for the replies, guys !
    Just to prevent the fragmentation of the information, I am posting my further question in this thread itself.
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    OCA: Oracle Database 11g Administrator Certified Associate Study Guide: (Exams1Z0-051 and 1Z0-052) ISBN-13: 978-0470395127 sybex.
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  • How to pass 1Z0-051 exam

    I prepared to this exam well by reading and implementing the book topics of "OCA Oracle Database 11g:SQL Fundamentals I Exam Guide (Exam 1Z0-051)" + plus articles reads from Oracle website itself; but unfortunately i failed twice, the reason isn't that i did not digest the SQL material or found hard topics to understand, but it is more about the timing of the exam which it limit my thinking process and make me confuse to select the right answer; as you have 70 questions to read, understand, deduce and then answer, as in average time for each question is one minutes and twenty seconds.
    I admitted that sometimes i have problem in calculation, but i believe if time is aloud more to me i would easily figure out the question.
    I need some advice and instruction here if that possible.
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    Edited by: user12108967 on Feb 15, 2010 1:56 PM
    Edited by: user12108967 on Feb 15, 2010 2:02 PM

    user12108967 wrote:
    I prepared to this exam well by reading and implementing the book topics of "OCA Oracle Database 11g:SQL Fundamentals I Exam Guide (Exam 1Z0-051)" + plus articles reads from Oracle website itself; but unfortunately i failed twice, the reason isn't that i did not digest the SQL material or found hard topics to understand, but it is more about the timing of the exam which it limit my thinking process and make me confuse to select the right answer; as you have 70 questions to read, understand, deduce and then answer, as in average time for each question is one minutes and twenty seconds.
    I admitted that sometimes i have problem in calculation, but i believe if time is aloud more to me i would easily figure out the question.
    I need some advice and instruction here if that possible.
    Thanks in advance
    Edited by: user12108967 on Feb 15, 2010 1:56 PM
    Edited by: user12108967 on Feb 15, 2010 2:02 PMI guess first check this: [http://blogs.oracle.com/certification/2008/10/question_of_the_day_how_to_pre.html]
    and this [http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=179]
    You don't mention if you took this test online .... for various reason my personal opinion is people may be under more time pressure taking it online. I have read somewhere also that if you retake an exam within 5 days you are statisitically almost highly likely to fail it again.
    The time element is obviously one part of these exams. 1z0-051 can be done within the time with a little to spare.
    Not all questions will take the same amount of time.
    In a proctored exam you have the following aids available to you:-
    - A timer indicating time left
    - The ablility to mark a question for review later.
    - The ability to leave a question blank.
    - The ability to make notes on wipe board.
    Decide a strategy of how you are going to approach questions. For instance i may choose to:
    - If I know the answer to a question straight away, mark it, double check then move to next question.
    - If I am unsure mark the question, make best possilble answer, note on my wiprepad any certaily wrong answers.
    - If I think I am going to take too long on a question (more than 2 mins) make notes of where I'm at, mrk it for review and move on.
    Basically you should be able to get through some questions fairly quickly. Others may take longer.
    You may also be resented with exhibits and things ..... its very easy to take too much time looking at all the information and getting overwhelmed.
    Read the question, elminate wrong answers and move on as quickly as possilbe.
    The should already have been practice exams on the CDROM with the book you have bought. These are less useful the more you use them, as you remember the answers.
    Additional practice tests can be purchased from [http://www.oracle.com/global/us/education/certification/sts.html] (Either buy transcender or SelftestSoftware, not both).
    You may be able to speed up your calculations with time, however if you are having trouble with them permanently then perhaps this is not the career for you, as you may have trouble if you get a job also.
    However you may find with practice it all comes into place and you speed up.
    Rgds - bigdelboy

  • 1Z0-047 vs 1Z0-051

    Hi every one,
    i have IT background but I am a beginner in Oracle Database, and intend to go for OCP DBA,
    which one of the exam is better or worth to go for , as my target is DBA,
    i have seen exam topics and 1z0-047 covers almost all the topics of 1z0-051, would it be beneficial for me doing 1z0-47 keeping in my mind my role as DBA in practical world?
    you response would highly appreciated,
    Regards,
    Edited by: 905510 on May 2, 2012 8:14 PM

    1Z0-047 is a much harder test and for that reason, the more valued to have. It 'covers' all of the topics from 1Z0-051 largely in that questions from any of those areas is fair game, but it concentrates more on those topics that are unique to it. I've written study guides for both tests. My 1Z0-047 guide devotes a bit under 40% of the book to reviewing the topics from 1Z0-051 and the rest on the new material for 047. I'd say that the test itself was weighted more like 25% or less to the 051 topics to 75%-plus to the 047 ones. That's very much a ballpark estimate, though.
    Both tests have a very high percentage of questions that involve SQL as either part of the question or part of the answer. In the 051 test, the SQL is more straightforward, and 'bad' SQL generally has reasonably obvious flaws. In 047, the difference between 'right' and 'wrong' answers is often much more subtle. the 047 questions are also much trickier in that they will present perfectly functional SQL that 'looks' flawed because it has been presented in a weird fashion. Which test is better for you is something I can't answer. 047 will automatically get you a certification -- namely the SQL Expert even before you get your OCP. There is no similar 'interim' certification for 051.
    As a beginner in Oracle, I'd have to suggest that you take the 1Z0-051 exam. It's a better foundation in the essentials. The 1Z0-047 exam was written specifically to try to pass only people with several years of experience in Oracle SQL. While I won't argue that it's not possible to study sufficiently to pass the 047 exam without that experience, I will say that it's going to be consderably harder to do.
    Both of my guides are available in Kindle or paperback. If you have a Kindle and are an Amazon Prime member, you can borrow them for free.
    http://www.amazon.com/Study-Guide-1Z0-051-Fundamentals-Certification/dp/1475204663/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1336018405&sr=1-3
    http://www.amazon.com/Study-Guide-1Z0-047-Database-Certification/dp/1475152434/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1336018405&sr=1-5

  • Contents of 1z0-051 exam in all-in-one book?

    Hello everyone,
    I am new at this community and I am thinking off doing de OCA exam. For this reason I have recently bought the "oca/ocp oracle database 11g all-in-one exam guide" but I don't know which part refers to de SQL Fundamentals (1z0-051). It is possble to know what chapters refers to each exam 1Z0-051, 1Z0-052, 1Z0-053 ? Maybe it is a foolish question but I have been looking for the answer unsuccessfully for hours.
    Thank you very much in advance,
    Ferran

    978037 wrote:
    Hello everyone,
    I am new at this community and I am thinking off doing de OCA exam. For this reason I have recently bought the "oca/ocp oracle database 11g all-in-one exam guide" but I don't know which part refers to de SQL Fundamentals (1z0-051). It is possble to know what chapters refers to each exam 1Z0-051, 1Z0-052, 1Z0-053 ? Maybe it is a foolish question but I have been looking for the answer unsuccessfully for hours.
    Thank you very much in advance,
    FerranWelcome.
    It is really important to find the authorative source for the exam topics:
    Goto:
    http://certification.oracle.com
    .... and look up those exams and their associated topics there. Exam topics can sometimes change after books are published, so it is important to double check on Oracle's Website.
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    Edited by: bigdelboy on 20-Dec-2012 06:42 re: but the first part will realate to the SQL topics of 1z0-051 .... okay I can see from Matthews answer below it doesn't ... well teaches me not to guess!

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    1.I want to know the level of difficulty to expect. I plan to study for the same from the official guide for 1.5 -2 months. Will it turn out to be enough?
    2.Is the helping material like the simulation exam absolutely necessary given ?
    3.Does a OCA certification with relatively lesser experience useful?
    Thanks in advance.\_/

    845910 wrote:
    What are your thoughts about the simulation exams provided in the cd with 1Z0-051 watson guide?Well there is a couple of mistakes, the exam, particular the downloaded bonus one, can seem a little clunky and even annoyingly buggy.
    My view on smulation exams and test questions are that i regard them to be rare golddust. I only use them after all my other preparations are complete. And even then only one at a time. In other words I use them to confirm my skills and identifiy gaps at the end of my preparation.
    Generally the question set can be used for exams or for learning. If you use them for learning you may get to the exam point quicker, but there is danger of learning the questions and not the exam topics.
    Apart from that can we also take help from the exams on the cd's for exams 1Z0-007,1Z0-047, while preparing for 1Z0-051?1z0-007 will cover a comparable topic set and level to 1z0-051 therefore sample questions and anwers will generally be valid.
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    If you really are massively into simulations, and have the money, Oracle have a Kaplan IT as a practice exam provider. See http://certification.oracle.com/ - Preparation - Practice Tests.
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