1Z1-451 - Oracle SOA Foundation Practitioner

Question

Hi,
I'm going to attend this exam in januari and Im wondering if any of you are also preparing for this one.
Some questions I have so far :
- is this exam a multiple choice exam;
- where did you find your study material;
- are there mock tests available.
Regards,
Melvin

Answer 1

Melvin van der Kuijl wrote:
Hi,
I'm going to attend this exam in januari and Im wondering if any of you are also preparing for this one.
I'm answering these questions below on the basis of a recent beta (and other exams) I have taken.
Some questions I have so far :
- is this exam a multiple choice exam;Basically yes; however be prepared that not all questions will be a simple answer 1 from 4.
- Some may require drag and drop
- Some may require a specified number of answers from several, some may require you to specify which answers are correct without telling you which numbers are correct.
- For some you will probably needed to view exhibits.
As far as I am aware there are not FITB (Fill in the blank) type questions.
As this is a beta exam you are asked to fill in comment on questions (eg if you felt there was an ambiguity ... typo). However you may also find it especially difficult to do this as you may find you may be pressed for time.
- where did you find your study material;I have not taken this.
If I were to have take it I would examine:
[http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=41&p_org_id=1080544&lang=US&p_exam_id=1Z0_451#1] ... recommended training and preparation.
ths leading to the training course:
[http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getCourseDesc?dc=D53946GC10]
Ideally do the training course.
If I decided i didnt fancy the training course I would then seek oracle online manuals (or other books) to cover the topics on the training couse and the exam for which a gap analysis shows I was deficient.
I believe there may also be a couple of books from Oracle Press / Apress that might help (but they won't focus on the exam) ... but I'll leave that for you to decide,
- are there mock tests available.1z1 means this is a beta exam and it is unlikely there are authorised practice tests available. If you think you find mock tests they are almost certainly unauthorised learning material [http://blogs.oracle.com/certification/2009/05/the_route_you_choose.html]. For non beta exams Oracle usually gives a list of 10 sample questions linked from the exam page ... this is not the case while they are in beta.
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Regards,
MelvinOther References:
[http://blogs.oracle.com/certification/2008/10/beta_exams_why_should_i_take_a.html]
[http://blogs.oracle.com/certification/2009/08/0096.html]
[http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=182]
[http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=82#5Q1A] - Taking Beta Exams