1z0-144 PL/SQL Programming Recommended books

Hello everybody,
I am studying for the 1z0-144 exam, and I need a few suggestions on the study materials.
I have already downloaded the PL/SQL Language Reference guide and Matthew Morris certification guide, and I am wondering whether it is worth investing on one of these two books:
1) Oracle PL/SQL Programming by Steven Feuerstein and Bill Pribyl (It has very good reviews on Amazon)
2) Oracle Database 11g PL/SQL Programming (Oracle Press) by Michael McLaughlin (It does not have good reviews as many readers complain about typos and redundant content)
Alternatively I have also seen the Oracle Database 12c PL/SQL Programming book also by Michael McLaughlin.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Michele

user6714349 wrote:
Hello everybody,
I am studying for the 1z0-144 exam, and I need a few suggestions on the study materials.
I have already downloaded the PL/SQL Language Reference guide and Matthew Morris certification guide, and I am wondering whether it is worth investing on one of these two books:
1) Oracle PL/SQL Programming by Steven Feuerstein and Bill Pribyl (It has very good reviews on Amazon)
2) Oracle Database 11g PL/SQL Programming (Oracle Press) by Michael McLaughlin (It does not have good reviews as many readers complain about typos and redundant content)
Alternatively I have also seen the Oracle Database 12c PL/SQL Programming book also by Michael McLaughlin.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Michele
Good Luck,
Well I have both at McLaughlin(11g) and Feuerstein (5th edition) .... my Feuerstein is more ragged from use. Neither of these are exam oriented but are more for learning the language; which is actually what in the end you need to do even more than learning the exam. McLaughlin has stuff in it which usually at any point in time I really don't what to know. I'm reluctant to recommend Mclaughim over Feuerstein for the versions I have if for no other reason than the font, layout and structure works better from Feuerstein for me.
Both of these books have editions are out for 12cR1 and consider getting the latest. Getting an earlier edition cheap second hand might work as well. At present on Amazon UK the latest Feuerstein on kindle is just over half the price of the paperback ... sometimes I find some books are not on good on kindle etc but Feuerstein is a lump to cart around.
Don't discount putting funnel's the concise expert guide to PL/SQL on your kindle either.
See what others say anyway.

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Books for 1Z0-047 and 1Z0-144

Hello all,
I'm planning to study for "Oracle PL/SQL Developer Certified Associate" certification. I was planning to prepare for 1Z0-047 and 1Z0-144 as both of those exams are validated against Oracle Database 11g.
I was wondering if any of guys here can help me out with the couple of questions that I have.
1. Which one would you recommend among the two of the below exams?
1Z0-047 (Oracle Database SQL Expert)
or
1Z0-051 (Oracle Database 11g: SQL Fundamentals I)
2. What books should I refer for 1Z0-047 and 1Z0-144? I read a lot of threads about this topic. But, I haven't found a proper answer yet, which is why I'm posting this question again.
For 1Z0-047, I saw people recommending the following:
OCA Oracle Database SQL Expert Exam Guide: Exam 1Z0-047 (Osborne Oracle Press Series) by Steve O'Hearn
OCA Oracle Database 11g SQL Fundamentals I Exam Guide: Exam 1Z0-051 (Osborne ORACLE Press Series) by John Watson and Roopesh Ramklass
For 1Z0-144, I saw people recommending the following:
Oracle PL/SQL Programming: Covers Versions Through Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (Animal Guide) by Steven Feuerstein and Bill Pribyl
OCP Developer PL/SQL Program Units Exam Guide by Steve O'Hearn
I kindly request you guys to help me out as I don't have much idea about these books. It would be really great if someone who has passed the exams or read these books throw some light on these.
Thanks in advance.

user12176855 wrote:
Hi, I am planning to give the same exams were u able to successfully complete them?
Any updates on the books / practice exams that will be of help?
ThanksWRT .... Any updates on the books / practice exams that will be of help? ....
Thisi usually a prompt for braindump providers to spam a couple of messages on a thread like this ... and I have to waste time reporting them and some else removing them, as I have had to to this afternoon.
Therefore the 2 links I shall give are:
http://blogs.oracle.com/certification/entry/0477
http://blogs.oracle.com/certification/entry/question_of_the_day_how_to_pre
http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=208
Ucertify does have a 1z0-144 practice test ... quality may or may not be poor. Ucertify currently remains certifcation safe AFAIK.
http://www.ucertify.com/exams/Oracle/1Z0-144.html
( I feel like I am advertising Ucertify ... which I dont want to be. I feel if I dont do this people will end up with braindump providers). Some may even find a poor quality practice test more harm than good, time may have been better sent learning from the online manuals and practicing what is there.

What are the best books to purchase for pl/sql programming?

What are the best books to purchase for pl/sql programming?
I am new to this field and I am looking for the best books to help me in pl/sql programming. Can someone please suggest?
Thanks

In my opinion one of the best to start
Oracle PL/SQL Programming, Third Edition
Steven Feuerstein

What Book for the new 1Z0-117 '11gR2 SQL Tuning' ? No OPC available yet.

Since 1Z0-117 '11gR2 SQL Tuning' is a new exam on beta yet, except Mathew Morris's summary is there a comprehensive Exam Reference Guide like OPC Oracle Experts Exam Guide ?
Is the +"*Oracle Press Database 11g Release 2 Performance Tuning Tips & Techniques*"+ sufficient ?
Or I just can look at the Covered Topics and study them from it and other resources ?
Thank you

Hmm understood.I will have to map the Sources Topics to the Exams Topics than just having a "served food", like an ordinary exam, its fair enough.
Its just the concepts concerned are many and many are complex, so specifially here I would require a specially fit OPC book like for SQL Expert.
Luckily I'd oredered yours at least.
See SQL Experts, I found the topics quite affordable and I advance quick about 1-2 chapters + Sumed Revision per day, and without questions or errors.
I guess because of
1.the OPC Book
2. since my curent internship is on SQL Analysis
3. my Thesis was creating an essential DBMS in C++ with embeded SQL Parser and PhP ODBC driver from Scratch
So I may try start having a look at SQL Tunning also, thus I dont think I could really achieve in paralel preparing for both and with the Internship also.
Thank you very much once again.

Please recommend a SQL / PLSQL training book

Anybody could recommend a SQL / PLSQL training book:
1. problem-solution style,
2. from beginner to advanced level
Or do we have any website which have this function ?
I want to practice, practice, practice....
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It has that part also.
But, this is a good book to learn oracle.
Perhaps, your requirement make me nostalgic about my childhood days when we are solving dummy question and answers from Question Bank. ;)
If you are really hungry for such oracle problem and it's solution. Then why not join regularly in OTN forum here? ;)
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Is the Oracle Database Express Edition 11g Release 2 enough for preparing for the 1Z0-051 and 1Z0-144 Exams?

I am planning on getting certified as an OCA PL\SQL developer. I will be teaching myself and I have all the material needed to prepare.
Except, I don't have a database that I can solve exercises on and practice commands.
The two exams I will be taking are the :
1Z0-051 exam: Oracle Database 11g: SQL Fundamentals I
1Z0-144 exam: Oracle Database 11g: Program with PL/SQL
So is the Oracle Database Express Edition 11g Release 2 is enough ?
If it is not what other options do I have (I am running Windows 8.1) ?

Yes -- 11gXE should be sufficient for practicing the vast majority of the skills required for those two exams. I *think* that PARALLEL is not enabled in XE, so you could not test the functionality referred to in the "Use NOCOPY hint, PARALLEL ENABLE hint and DETERMINISTIC clause" topic of 1Z0-144. I don't consider that to be a significant problem, however. The material from the manual should suffice for the questions you'll see.
As for what other options you have, you could download and install VirtualBox (free from Oracle). You could then make a virtual machine on your Windows 8.1 machine and install Oracle Linux (free from Oracle). You could then download and install Oracle Enterprise for Linux and install it on your virtual machine (allowable under the licensing when used for learning purposes only). I have a similar setup on my Windows 7 laptop that I use when I absolutely have to test some feature that requires Oracle Enterprise. Mind you, when I have the VM running on my system... it is ssssslllllloooooowwwwww because of the memory requirements. I talk about using virtual machines as a certification aid in the following article:
There is virtually no excuse to lack hands-on experience - CertMag

1z0-147 or 1z0-144

Please tell me, i will go with which exam 1z0-147 or 1z0-144?
i never worked on oracle higher then 10g, but my Senior says go with 1z0-144.
please help.

1Z0-144 is the better test. I wrote an article comparing the two and explaining why I recommend taking 144 here:
Oracle PL/SQL Developer Certification: 1Z0-147 or 1Z0-144?

Practice questions for 1Z0-147 PL/SQL Exam

Hi,
Oracle 9i Developer: PL/SQL programming by Joan Casteel is the only book I have used to prepare for this Exam.
(Some Topics from Oracle PL/SQL Ref from Oracle site.)
Can someone suggest a site or any other resource from where I get the practice test for 1Z0-147 Exam.
Thanks for your help in advance.
Siva.

Sivakumar,
Check this out.
http://www.selftestsoftware.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=1Z0%2D147

Help : Study material for 1Z0-144 ?

Hi
Please give your comments regarding the study material for exam 1Z0-044.
Is there some standard book for the same ?
What about book Oracle 11g : Working with Oracle Pl/SQL ?
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user12474219 wrote:
how can i get it all the way from nigeria, and what is it going to cost meOkay so you arer not on this list:
[http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/help/topic/HelpId/3/Which-countries-do-you-deliver-to#helpContent]
Which means probably no bookseller will sent it internationally to you.
(Nigeria seems unfortunately to have gained a bad fraud reputation from a few individuals, though I have worked with Nigerians who have been pleasure to work with).
You live in the country so you may have the best contacts for determine how to obtain books there. Or you could ask someone to bring it in from abroad.
Alternatively if you have no other option then search Oracle PL/SQL Programming, 5th Edition at [http://my.safaribooksonline.com/] ... this is a suggestion and I haven't used it myself.

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Oracle pl/sql programming - Steven

Hi,
I have the book names Oracle Pl/SQL programming by Steven ( from Oreilly ).
I want to run the scripts provided in the book and learn myself.
But where do i get the test data required to execute the scripts on database. Without test data, i am not sure how could i run the scripts provided in the book.
I appreciate if someone can guide me in this case.
Lot of authors have test scripts ( to load test data ) on their website. But i dont see the test scripts on Steve's website.

Most of the examples are just using the tables that are part of the HR schema. When you install the database, you're asked whether you want to install the sample schemas (which includes HR). Just indicate that you want the sample schemas when you install your database.
The supplementary examples are online
http://examples.oreilly.com/9780596514464/
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Prerequisites for 1Z0-047 (Certified SQL Expert)?

I know a lot of the Oracle certification paths require that you take Oracle-sponsored training. the 1Z0-047 one however lists "recommended" training. I can't find anywhere that says whether the training is explicitly required, or whether it's acceptable to have learned the material other ways (private training, on-the-job learning). I don't want to waste money taking (and presumably passing) an exam when that won't be sufficient to earn the certification.

No I can't in deed! Was on hurry to write something to that also ;-)
But if you get 0% correct on the free sample questions given from oracle, then the chances are quite low...
As it is needed to be ready on all the topics in order to get a chance to pass the exam, it was more an advice to try the free sample questions given from oracle.
Personaly I always get through all the topics (with the documentation, training courses and/or books), making excercices on a test installation and get official selftest (if they are existing for this exam.
Cheers,
Hub

Exam guides for 1Z0-144 & 1Z0-146

We have exams guides for 1Z0-051 & 1Z0-052 like
http://www.oracle-base.com/misc/OCPCertification.php
Do we have such books for 1Z0-144 & 1Z0-146 exams too?
If not, please also let me know the best books to study for 1Z0-144 & 1Z0-146 exams?
Thanks,
Gangadhar

GR wrote:
We have exams guides for 1Z0-051 & 1Z0-052 like
http://www.oracle-base.com/misc/OCPCertification.php
Do we have such books for 1Z0-144 & 1Z0-146 exams too?
There are no specifically exam focused books for these exams now or in the pipeline as far as I am aware. (This is the cause in fact for the majority of oracle certification examinations that are available).
If not, please also let me know the best books to study for 1Z0-144 & 1Z0-146 exams?
This has been discsussed previously on the forum.
Some simple searching yields for example : {thread:id=1025815}
The Oracle Documentation itself is in fact quite good, and sometimes IMHO better than the books!
Thanks,
Gangadhar

1z0-144 want study materials

I am planning to appear for 1Z0-144 and I am not getting any material to study for this exam.
Can you please provide me some help regarding this exam.
Please provide me with your mail ID or please send me the study material to [email address removed for security purposes]
Regards,
Varun.
Edited by: Brandye Barrington on Aug 2, 2012 10:45 AM

Good morning,
There are a couple of references you should look at.
First: Oracle Certification Program Fraudulent Activity Policy
Oracle reserves the right to take action against any candidate involved in fraudulent activities, including, but not limited to, fraudulent use of vouchers, promotional codes, reselling exam discounts and vouchers, cheating on an exam, alteration of score reports, alteration of completion certificates, violation of exam retake policies or other activities deemed fraudulent by Oracle.
If Oracle determines, in its sole discretion, that fraudulent activity has taken place, it reserves the right to take action up to and including, but not limited to, decertification of a candidate's Oracle Certified Associate, Oracle Certified Professional and/or OCM credentials, temporary, indefinite or permanent ban of a candidate from Oracle certification programs, notification to a candidate's employer, and notification to law enforcement agencies. Candidates found committing fraudulent activities forfeit all fees previously paid to Oracle, or to Oracle's authorized vendors, and may be required to pay additional fees for services rendered.
Brain Dumps are illegal. Do NOT use them.
Second: www.google.com with the search criteria: 1z0-144 study material
You will find: Study Guide: [url: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1478217995]1Z0-144.
Good luck,
Don.
REWARDS: Please remember to mark helpful or correct posts on the forum, not just for my answers but for everyone! :)

"Associated Certifications" incorrect on OE page for 1Z0-144

Brandye:
The associated certification currently displayed for 1Z0-144 is "Oracle Forms Developer Certified Professional" rather than "Oracle PL/SQL Developer Certified Associate".
http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=5001&get_params=p_exam_id:1Z0-144&p_org_id=1001&lang=US

matthew_morris wrote:
Brandye:
The associated certification currently displayed for 1Z0-144 is "Oracle Forms Developer Certified Professional" rather than "Oracle PL/SQL Developer Certified Associate".
http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=5001&get_params=p_exam_id:1Z0-144&p_org_id=1001&lang=US
Good Spot Matthew ....
The associated link under Associated Certifications: Oracle Forms Developer Certified Professional goes to: http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=458&get_params=p_track_id:PLSQL
Which is page describing Oracle PL/SQL and Oracle Forms Developer entertwined:
..... So it would either be necessary to give the same link twice under Oracle Forms Developer Certified Professional and Oracle PL/SQL Developer Certified Professional ..... or caption the link something like:
Oracle PL/SQL Certified Professional and Oracle Forms Certified Professional.
.... Might be an issue if these are being auto-generated and the underlying model is not correct.
.... the Oracle PL/SQL Certified Professional is certainlky missing .... think of the revenue loss for the certification programme ;-)

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