Does Practice Test help in Oracle Certification

Dear Friends,
Does Practice Test help in Preparing for Certification .I have ordered a Practice test on OCA from Self test Software does this help in preapring for the certification.Also do i have to go through Oracle Books and Oracle documentation also......
Please give your valuable suggestions.
Thanks and regards

user631071 wrote:
Dear Friends,
Does Practice Test help in Preparing for Certification .Yes ..... but I like to do them as late in the preparation cycle as possible. (100% with Aman here).
Each practice test is of most value the first time you see it, after that retaking it is of less value as one may remember the answer.
And go over your correct and and incorrect answers to improve your understanding.
Take your last test just before your last opportunity to reschedule your exam and with enough time to go over it!
I have ordered a Practice test on OCA from Self test Software does this help in preapring for the certification.Good , that is an official supplier (though there are some who try to immitate the name).
Also do i have to go through Oracle Books and Oracle documentation also...... Yes Yes Yes! This is more important that practice tests. And you need to practice what you are leaning on databases.
Longer term this is how you get and retain your skills.
I am worried by your question (hopefully incorrectly) that your are trying to get by on practice tests only ... this is not the way to go.
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Please give your valuable suggestions.
Thanks and regardsRgds - bigdelboy. (I'm only re-iterating Aman's comments)

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Help..Oracle could not trace my WDP hands on course for OCP 10g

Dear All,
Can somebody on Oracle (OTN team) could help me to validate & check my WDP hands on course as below detail :
Class Name :
ORACLE DATABASE 10G: ADMINISTRATION WORKSHOP II RELEASE 2 - WDP (D17092GC31S)
Location : CV Informit Indonesia
Student Id : 62156
Student Name : Zulfirman
Schedule : 25 March 2011 - 10 April 2011
(10 sessions @ 3 Hours)
I have put above information on VUE, but then come up an email response from oracle asking my hardcopy certificate course.
I have contacted the INFORMIT, they said it takes 2 up to 3 month to get the certification from OU indonesia.
Since it take long time to get the training certification, I come back emailing the oracle to ask for speed up, then they said they need to check further about my training detail.
FInally they come up with an email that asking me to ask INFORMIT to email the oracle confirming that i have already completed that course.
Worstly, i have not in that city anymore where the INFORMIT located, but i drop informit an email just now to forward oracle request to them.
Question :
1. Can someone help me to validate my training instead of waiting oracle with the emailing back - forward ?
2.Why ORacle unable to trace my detail WDP class above ? Is it because of a cheap WDP training so they dont provide a connected server between WDP training provider & OU or Oracle headquarter ?
3. The Hardcopy certification for WDP student take too long. What is the std lead time for WDP student to have thier training certifiaction ?
Thank You,
Zulfirman,PMP,OCA

user4761616 wrote:
Hi Brandye Barrington,
No,
they didnt provide me an exam voucer. For your info, i have already passed all the exam required for OCP track.Which is an indicator of something not right. Mabe not your fault. Maybe the Institution. Maybe WDP.
My goal to get this training is to refresh me about the topic & to claim my OCP status.
you can check my exam history using my ORacle Testing ID (or Oracle Certification Program ID): XXXXXXXXXXWell you've just 3.2 (iv) No Misconduction of the http://education.oracle.com/education/pdf/ocp_candidate_agreement_V0810.pdf of the agreement you make before taking this exam by disclosiing your Oracle Testing Id to another person ... aka the whole internet!
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For your info,
I hve just got confirmation from my WDP training centre (Informit). They have emailed "[email protected]" to confirm that i have officialy registered with WDP training centre by showing to them (them = oracle) the screen shot or print screen of regsitration form from WDP website, where my name alrady been registered inside the WDP system.
Ho Ho Ho !! The WDP training center are well enoughton the ball to know that email address have been withdrawn. ( http://blogs.oracle.com/certification/2011/03/email_alias_ocpexam_wworacleco.html ).
Perhaps that document does show a registration number.
Now i can only wait, wheter oracle still could not accpet that email from INFORMIT as a proof or i have to wait for my certification hardcopy (take 2 or 3 months ahead)
Emails can be faked. And I am reasonably certain a percentage of WDP Training centers would not apply the rules properly if they could get away with it.
If i still have to wait for the scan hardcopy certification, then for sure, i really upset with ORACLE, due they could not manage best communication & sychronization database between ORACLE - WDP TRanining Centre, & me as a unlucky candidate due to their bad communication on both system.
IMHO I can see from this and other threads that WDP or the training centers fail to publish clear and precise information of what is involved so the students can authoratively check on an oracle website. IMHO The WDP Traiing centers have a degree of control which they can use to mislead students.
And I assume you have access to the following :: https://workforce.oracle.com/pdf/html_rd/wdp_stu_reg.html?wdp0 ... and if not why not ? ( I dont .. i am not WDP).
If ORACLE is a great database company, then they must already predict such issue in early as possible instead of waiting such complaint raised in.
Oracle is Great. Larry is Great. Any Oracle RDBMS version with a zero in it may be a bad vintage.
But IMHO you may be right wrt WDP.
Again, Pls help me on this..
Besr Regards,
Zulfirman,PMP,OCAWhen one does training at OU the attendance is properly recorded and there are nless real issues with attendance not being recorded.
With WDP institutions as far as I can tell this is not perhaps as well auditted and there is perhaps room for shenanigans; faked attendance, etc.
As far as i know when WDP was started (oracle 9i) the students used to have to attend the whole track of a specially constructed coiurse to get the credi ( I used to call it a never mind the quality feel the width training). And the training was spread to ensure the pupil had time to absorb the training. And it might be taught by non Oracle Professionals. WDP can however now be used for a single session set of part of track being sufficient for the training requirement (This may be simply a never mind the quality appreciatethe cheapness approach).
This may all seem off topic for you.
However please realise Oracle Certification (whcih operates independently of WDP who do there own thing) need to establish training has been properaly attended. And if there is a loophole many WDP candidates wll rush towards it.
This however does give me a chance to kick Oracle to ensure WDP has its house in order.
bigdelboy.

Can I get job after doing Oracle certification at this age?

Hi
I am 37 yrs old man from Calcutta,India. I am presently jobless for 3 years now .I am a BSc(PCM) . I was earlier working as a salesman in a sales based company. I have no experience in IT though I have done lots of IT courses. Can I get job after doing Oracle certification at this age?
Please advice.
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Can I get job after doing Oracle certification at this age?
Can you get a job if you become certified in Oracle? Certainly!
Will you get a job if you become certified in Oracle? Who knows?
Professional certifications are not magic wands. You cannot wave a certificate and cause employers to come running to hire you. Certifications can help you to learn some of the skills required to administer Oracle, or develop in Oracle, or use various Oracle software products. There are companies that need people with this knowledge. I have written a number of articles about the topic:
Oracle Certification Prep: What is Certification?
Oracle Certification Prep: Oracle Certified but not Oracle Employed
Oracle Certification Prep: I know nothing about Oracle... but I want to be a DBA.
DBA or Developer? Deciding which one suits you best - Certification Magazine
If you decide to pursue a certification, you can find materials to help you study here:
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Oracle Certification : Help needed

Hi friends !
I want to prepare for Oracle certification. But I am in dilemma as there are two versions of Oracle : 9i and 10g for which the certification exams exists.
10g is the latest one and I think it will be better to prepare for it. But in my project we are using 9i and I wud b able to do all the practice on it.
Moreover 10g has only one paper for OCA whereas for 9i I need to clear 2 exams for OCA.
Can anybody tell me the differences between the two ?
And will all 10g commands necessary for certification run on 9i platform ?
Plz suggest which one should I go for !!

If you just want the OCP title then do 10G. If you want to be a better DBA, do the 9i OCP and then upgrade to 10G. I am 10G OCP and I could clearly see that the level of detail of the 9i study material is far superior to that of the 10G study material.
For 10G OCP they seem to assume that the database will tune itself and that you can backup and recover your database but clicking around in Enterprise Manager. This is all good in theory but if those tools fail then you still need to know what to do to get your database working.

Is there any Recommended Tools by Oracle for doing Penetration Testing

Is there any Recommended Tools by Oracle for doing Penetration Testing in Oracle CRM On Demand (Single Tenant Environment.)

HI,
as far as I know Oracle not encouraged customers to perform this kind of tests.

1Z0-051 Oracle Certification - OCA

Hi. I am in a fix and so need your help.
I am planning to give 1Z0-051 Oracle Certification exam(Oracle Database 11g- SQL fundamentals). However, I will be unable to give my 1Z0-052 exam(Oracle Database 11g- Administration-I) at this time. So, if I give only 1Z0-051 exam, then will it carry some weightage in my resume? Also, if I pass the 1Z0-051 exam, then how should I put it in my resume? That I am a Oracle Certified individual?

806538 wrote:
Hi. I am in a fix and so need your help.
I am planning to give 1Z0-051 Oracle Certification exam(Oracle Database 11g- SQL fundamentals). However, I will be unable to give my 1Z0-052 exam(Oracle Database 11g- Administration-I) at this time. So, if I give only 1Z0-051 exam, then will it carry some weightage in my resume? Also, if I pass the 1Z0-051 exam, then how should I put it in my resume? That I am a Oracle Certified individual?If you pass the 1z0-051 you may put that in your resumé.
(If you need proof of this copy the report from the test center ... you cannot really get from of this from Oracle. Certview will publish certifcations, not exam passes). If you take this online there is no proof it was you you actually took the exam).
However you are not Oracle certified and must not put that in your resume ... you may only put it in your resumé when you have proof from Oracle you have been awarded a Certification.
The weight of this exam pass, and indeed any exam pass or certification, can depend on the reader(s) of the resumé; and the nature of job you are applying for; and the strength of the other candidates for the job. Suppose an employer was looking for CV's for a DBA job. Assuming the HR/agencies let the CV's through they might get (in practice a higher number of DBA OCPs might be expected):
Person with a 1z0-051 pass and degree and no experience.
5 with 9i DBA OCP, most with MA degrees, with no experience
10g DBA OCA obtained 3 years ago with no experience.
Apparently experienced DBA with no formal qualifications and no degree.
Now the first and last candidates have a high probability of being what they say they are, but the first wuld be no good if an experienced DBA was needed. It would be necessary at interview to be careful to check the others had the experience level claimed due to certifications being obtained though cheating and fraud. Its also worth noting DBA OCA does not cover backups / restores in depth.
However if what was needed was someone to query database results as a result of some tests the first candidate might acutally be the most suitable .. assuming he has studied the 1z0-051 carefully. The 10g OCA might not have done SQL ... the experienced DBA might feel that was not a suitable job for him, and the 9i DBA OCPs may have rushed (or cheated) their way through 1z0-007 as quickly as possible and would not be interested / capablle of this work.
(Please note this article is biased against 9i DBA OCP ... at one point my understanding is there was a particularly high level of cheating/fraud against this certification and some poor training from some WDP institutions ... which is a pity for those achieving the certification through due work and good training).

Are the Authorized Practice Test Suppliers supplying identical Materials?

There appear to be certain concerns that the authorized Practice Test Providers Self Test Software and Transcender are supplying identical materials (at least for recent exams).
Both organizations are now, to my best understanding, part of Kaplan IT Learning
By identical materials I mean identical Practice Tests (or where a substantial number of Questions are similar or one is a subset of the other).
The problem arises when a candidate, understandably wishing to maximize the number of practice questions they have, and trying to stay on the right path by using authorized providers, understandably buys practice tests from both only to find they have bought a lot of duplicate material.
This in my opinion a very bad outcome from trying to use the authorized practice test providers.
While the unauthorized sites in the+illegal+ end of he practice exam market are forever supplying the same materials it is bad if the authorized suppliers doing the same. (It is not enough IMHO for one to supply 20% more than the other but the rest of the questions in common and with a little extra additional notes beside).
I have emailed Transcender and Self Test Software to confirm this is the case or to explain/refute any allegations.
Please note all due acknowledgements for the poster of Re: OCP practice exam question for bringing this to attention.
PLEASE BE AWARE I HAVE NO FIRST HAND EVIDENCE THIS DUPLICATION OF MATERIAL SUPPLIED HAS IN FACT OCCURRED. It is actually possilble this poster may have accidently obtained material from a spoof site by mistake. But I certainly believed they were acting in good faith.
I have started a new question on this as the purpose if the other thread was which is the better supplier for 1z0-007.
Edited by: bigdelboy on 02-Oct-2009 09:52 : Overwrite Placehold with question.
Edited by: bigdelboy on 02-Oct-2009 10:16 (Minor alterations to add clarity, correct some typos and to make gender neutral).

Well I have received a email frm Kaplan IT Selftestsoftware saying according to their recording my complaint has been resolved.
and I have received a email frm Kaplan IT Transcender saying according to their recording my complaint has been resolved.
Both were from the same person.
They did give a link for their discussion board: my.kaplanit.com/Support/IT/itsweb/Lists/Service Desk complaints and suggestions/AllItems.aspx (requires username/password).
I think I can reasonably make the following statement:-
If you buy practice tests from both SelfTestSoftware and Transcender for a particular exam you risk disappointment in finding a lot of the tests and answers you recieve are duplicated.
IMHO Probably if you want slightly fewer answers and cheaper, go for SelfTestSoftware; higher quality and slightly more questions go for Transcender.
I think there's a big trap here for the unwary. There's nothing strictly wrong in Oracle saying they have two providers and not indicating they may have a comon provision source. Anyway there's some marketing guy somewhere dining well on some certification candidate's disappointments :-(
The would DISHONOURABLE springs to mind.
Edited by: bigdelboy on 19-Oct-2009 12:56 (Compliments to actions taken by Certification forum moderator about two posts down on this issue and truthful answers by Kaplan and actions being taken to advise Candidates to only purchase one set of testo only. I dont want to add a thankyou post at the end of thread as it obscures the correct answer slightly)

Oracle certification Planning/essbase

Gurus,
I am thinking about getting oracle training/certification, which my company is planning to sponsor. I was wondering if someone can suggest some sites or some resources that helps in the certification exams. For example, there seems to be some vendors that sell some kind of preparation sample tests, etc. Any suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks

Hi ,
As John mentioned , posting any questions in forum will means cheating.
I will proabbaly suggest you couple of things to clear it.
1. make sure you have good basic concept.
2. With basic try to have some practical knowledge with some excercices solved as per Bootcamp.
3. From admin part try to explore folders and hierarchy of Hyperion.
4. Have fair knowledge about the logs and what all that it contains.
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Thanks,
KKT

SCWCD practice test!?

Greetings,
Does somebody try a practice test for SCWCD1.4 exam? I used to buy from selftestsoftware.com, however they don't have one. A one with online mentor, answers explaination, and similar featurs will be perfect. I think Sun.com's one is good however, it's not interactive, it's just a PDF file, furthermore, too much expensive.
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Dear Al Mamun,
I guess there is a reason why no one "shares" SAP copyright related stuff.
Here's a short extract from the [SAP exam policies|http://www.sap.com/usa/services/education/certification/policies.epx]
Infringements of the Examination Rules
In the event of a serious infringement of the examination rules, all certificates that have been awarded to the candidate will be revoked and the candidate will be excluded from further examinations. The candidate will be requested to return all certificates to SAP without delay.
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Ouch...

Help on Oracle streams 11g configuration

Hi Streams experts
Can you please validate the following creation process steps ?
What is need to have streams doing is a one way replication of the AR
schema from a database to another database. Both DML and DDL shall do
the replication of the data.
Help on Oracle streams 11g configuration. I would also need your help
on the maintenance steps, controls and procedures
2 databases
1 src as source database
1 dst as destination database
replication type 1 way of the entire schema FaeterBR
Step 1. Set all databases in archivelog mode.
Step 2. Change initialization parameters for Streams. The Streams pool
size and NLS_DATE_FORMAT require a restart of the instance.
SQL> alter system set global_names=true scope=both;
SQL> alter system set undo_retention=3600 scope=both;
SQL> alter system set job_queue_processes=4 scope=both;
SQL> alter system set streams_pool_size= 20m scope=spfile;
SQL> alter system set NLS_DATE_FORMAT=
'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS' scope=spfile;
SQL> shutdown immediate;
SQL> startup
Step 3. Create Streams administrators on the src and dst databases,
and grant required roles and privileges. Create default tablespaces so
that they are not using SYSTEM.
---at the src
SQL> create tablespace streamsdm datafile
'/u01/product/oracle/oradata/orcl/strepadm01.dbf' size 100m;
---at the replica:
SQL> create tablespace streamsdm datafile
---at both sites:
'/u02/oracle/oradata/str10/strepadm01.dbf' size 100m;
SQL> create user streams_adm
identified by streams_adm
default tablespace strepadm01
temporary tablespace temp;
SQL> grant connect, resource, dba, aq_administrator_role to
streams_adm;
SQL> BEGIN
DBMS_STREAMS_AUTH.GRANT_ADMIN_PRIVILEGE (
grantee => 'streams_adm',
grant_privileges => true);
END;
Step 4. Configure the tnsnames.ora at each site so that a connection
can be made to the other database.
Step 5. With the tnsnames.ora squared away, create a database link for
the streams_adm user at both SRC and DST. With the init parameter
global_name set to True, the db_link name must be the same as the
global_name of the database you are connecting to. Use a SELECT from
the table global_name at each site to determine the global name.
SQL> select * from global_name;
SQL> connect streams_adm/streams_adm@SRC
SQL> create database link DST
connect to streams_adm identified by streams_adm
using 'DST';
SQL> select sysdate from dual@DST;
SLQ> connect streams_adm/streams_adm@DST
SQL> create database link SRC
connect to stream_admin identified by streams_adm
using 'SRC';
SQL> select sysdate from dual@SRC;
Step 6. Control what schema shall be replicated
FaeterBR is the schema to be replicated
Step 7. Add supplemental logging to the FaeterBR schema on all the
tables?
SQL> Alter table FaeterBR.tb1 add supplemental log data
(ALL) columns;
SQL> alter table FaeterBR.tb2 add supplemental log data
(ALL) columns;
etc...
Step 8. Create Streams queues at the primary and replica database.
---at SRC (primary):
SQL> connect stream_admin/stream_admin@ORCL
SQL> BEGIN
DBMS_STREAMS_ADM.SET_UP_QUEUE(
queue_table => 'streams_adm.FaeterBR_src_queue_table',
queue_name => 'streams_adm.FaeterBR_src__queue');
END;
---At DST (replica):
SQL> connect stream_admin/stream_admin@STR10
SQL> BEGIN
DBMS_STREAMS_ADM.SET_UP_QUEUE(
queue_table => 'stream_admin.FaeterBR_dst_queue_table',
queue_name => 'stream_admin.FaeterBR_dst_queue');
END;
Step 9. Create the capture process on the source database (SRC).
SQL> BEGIN
DBMS_STREAMS_ADM.ADD_SCHEMA_RULES(
schema_name =>'FaeterBR',
streams_type =>'capture',
streams_name =>'FaeterBR_src_capture',
queue_name =>'FaeterBR_src_queue',
include_dml =>true,
include_ddl =>true,
include_tagged_lcr =>false,
source_database => NULL,
inclusion_rule => true);
END;
Step 10. Instantiate the FaeterBR schema at DST. by doing export
import : Can I use now datapump to do that ?
---AT SRC:
exp system/superman file=FaeterBR.dmp log=FaeterBR.log
object_consistent=y owner=FaeterBR
---AT DST:
---Create FaeterBR tablespaces and user:
create tablespace FaeterBR_datafile
'/u02/oracle/oradata/str10/FaeterBR_01.dbf' size 100G;
create tablespace ws_app_idx datafile
'/u02/oracle/oradata/str10/FaeterBR_01.dbf' size 100G;
create user FaeterBR identified by FaeterBR_
default tablespace FaeterBR_
temporary tablespace temp;
grant connect, resource to FaeterBR;
imp system/123db file=FaeterBR_.dmp log=FaeterBR.log fromuser=FaeterBR
touser=FaeterBR streams_instantiation=y
Step 11. Create a propagation job at the source database (SRC).
SQL> BEGIN
DBMS_STREAMS_ADM.ADD_SCHEMA_PROPAGATION_RULES(
schema_name =>'FaeterBR',
streams_name =>'FaeterBR_src_propagation',
source_queue_name =>'stream_admin.FaeterBR_src_queue',
destination_queue_name=>'stream_admin.FaeterBR_dst_queue@dst',
include_dml =>true,
include_ddl =>true,
include_tagged_lcr =>false,
source_database =>'SRC',
inclusion_rule =>true);
END;
Step 12. Create an apply process at the destination database (DST).
SQL> BEGIN
DBMS_STREAMS_ADM.ADD_SCHEMA_RULES(
schema_name =>'FaeterBR',
streams_type =>'apply',
streams_name =>'FaeterBR_Dst_apply',
queue_name =>'FaeterBR_dst_queue',
include_dml =>true,
include_ddl =>true,
include_tagged_lcr =>false,
source_database =>'SRC',
inclusion_rule =>true);
END;
Step 13. Create substitution key columns for äll the tables that
haven't a primary key of the FaeterBR schema on DST
The column combination must provide a unique value for Streams.
SQL> BEGIN
DBMS_APPLY_ADM.SET_KEY_COLUMNS(
object_name =>'FaeterBR.tb2',
column_list =>'id1,names,toys,vendor');
END;
Step 14. Configure conflict resolution at the replication db (DST).
Any easier method applicable the schema?
DECLARE
cols DBMS_UTILITY.NAME_ARRAY;
BEGIN
cols(1) := 'id';
cols(2) := 'names';
cols(3) := 'toys';
cols(4) := 'vendor';
DBMS_APPLY_ADM.SET_UPDATE_CONFLICT_HANDLER(
object_name =>'FaeterBR.tb2',
method_name =>'OVERWRITE',
resolution_column=>'FaeterBR',
column_list =>cols);
END;
Step 15. Enable the capture process on the source database (SRC).
BEGIN
DBMS_CAPTURE_ADM.START_CAPTURE(
capture_name => 'FaeterBR_src_capture');
END;
Step 16. Enable the apply process on the replication database (DST).
BEGIN
DBMS_APPLY_ADM.START_APPLY(
apply_name => 'FaeterBR_DST_apply');
END;
Step 17. Test streams propagation of rows from source (src) to
replication (DST).
AT ORCL:
insert into FaeterBR.tb2 values (
31000, 'BAMSE', 'DR', 'DR Lejetoej');
AT STR10:
connect FaeterBR/FaeterBR
select * from FaeterBR.tb2 where vendor= 'DR Lejetoej';
Any other test that can be made?

Check the metalink doc 301431.1 and validate
How To Setup One-Way SCHEMA Level Streams Replication [ID 301431.1]
Oracle Server Enterprise Edition - Version: 10.1.0.2 to 11.1.0.6
Cheers.

Which is the best Oracle certification for a programmer

Hi,
I have been doing web development in java for about 2 years now. I already have a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science but I want to stay competitive and am considering an Oracle Certification. The problem is that I am having trouble deciding which one to pursue. I am trying to keep emerging technologies in mind and I know that cloud computing and mobile devices are taking over. But I still know that there are many other companies out there that aren't ready for all that. I have found certifications such as:
Oracle Certified Professional Java Programmer
Oracle Certified Professional, Java EE 5 Web Component Developer
Oracle Certified Professional, Java EE 5 Business Component Developer
Oracle Certified Professional, Java EE 5 Web Services Developer
Oracle Certified Master, Java EE 5 Enterprise Architect
Oracle Certified Expert,Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 6 JavaServer Pages and
Servlet Developer
Personally, I think that "Oracle Certified Master, Java EE 5 Enterprise Architect" looks the most attractive because it seems to wrap everything into one. But the prep time and costs for this are both pretty high. Does anyone have any good information or experience that can help me make a better decision?
Thanks a bunch!

maheshguruswamy wrote:
user2571097 wrote:
But I also doubt whether the question raised was clear enough for the person to be answered! - just my two cents ....Even if my question was not clear enough (which it was), i would expect someone applying for a senior position such as technical architect position to ask clarifying questions. My point from the beginning was, you absolutely are not qualified to become a technical architect with just a certification. Here is how the interview went
Me - How do you find out what your browser is submitting to the server from a purely client perspective?
Candidate - I will put the receiving server in debug mode and print out values.
Me - What if you don't have access to that server?
Candidate - Well, its my server.
Me - Okaay, you open your browser and go to CNN.com and click on a link, how do you find out details about that request?
Candidate - You can't.
Me - So you are saying you can't inspect what your browser is sending in http requests?
Candidate - yeah....i guess.
Me - Have you heard of tools such as wireshark, firebug, httpfox, http analyzer, tcpmon etc
Candidate - No, never heard of it.
I ended the interview after that.Hmm. Probably this guy didn't know what he was talking about, but still I wouldn't necessarily demand from someone applying for an architect position to know the gritty details of development; that's too low level for someone who should be focusing on the big picture. I'd rather have someone that knows how to design and guide people to build maintainable systems in stead of someone that knows how to sniff packets.
But then again you'd have to define what the architect role in this case exactly means. For all I know it is actually a senior developer position with a slightly better ring to the title ;)

Query regarding Oracle certification for Admin path

hi I have the below certifications under my belt :- 1. Oracle Certified PL/SQL Developer Associate 2. Oracle Certified PL/SQL Developer Professional I would like to give Oracle Database 11g administration Associate certification. For which I can see I need to give 1Z0-051 and 1Z0-052 exams. So my question is whther I need to give Z051 exam??Keeping in mind I have OCP level path cleared for PL/SQL developer track. Thanks in advance..

How can i get confirmation on this officially?
Go to the FAQ:
https://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=82
Search for 'SQL Fundamentals'. One of the questions will be: "How long can I use a passed exam to earn a certification? Do exam results expire?"
The answer is: "Exam results do not expire, but certifications retire, and this affects whether or not your older exam result will help you earn a certification.
If a specific exam meets a requirement in a current certification path, it does not matter when you passed the exam. For example, if you took SQL exam #1Z0-001 in 1997, you can still use it to meet the SQL requirement for a current Oracle Database certification."
If you don't trust that -- the forum moderator, Brandye, may come along in a day or so to confirm what I said. However, there is no doubt. The question comes up fairly often. For that matter, I wrote a blog post about it over a year ago (although this would still not be 'official', of course):
Oracle Certification Prep: Oracle's SQL Fundamentals Exams and Database Releases

Simulation Test - Help Please

Hello Everyone,
I am planning in taking my certification exam in BW3.5 next week and wish to get a feel on the simulation test.
I downloaded the SAP Tutor player from https://websmp107.sap-ag.de/certification.
But I am unable to run the player. Do I need to download anything else. If so please let me know.
In a previous post I read someone asking to change the file extension to '.sim'. but which file should I change the extension.
Your help will be really appreciated with full points.
Please help its urgent.
Thanks,
Raadika.

Rad
I don't think that such tutorials exist well in fact I have never seen them. Maybe SAP will think about it.
What I have eard about is the book called SAP BW Certification : A Business Information Warehouse Study Guide
here is an extract of its content
"An introduction to the BW certification exam
An overview of the exam's topics, including such features as "On the Exam," "Optimization Tips," "Note," "Restrictions," "Unique to SAP," and "New to SAP"
Exercises that can be performed with a small test-BW server
Practice test questions and answers that assess the reader's knowledge of current exam topics
A complete simulated certification exam"
Otherwise you have the SAP web site providing you with information related to the exam.
The exam is based on the courses BW305 310 etc... till 370.
You also have got plenty of posts in the forum.
hope this could help you
regards

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