Mock exams for 1Z0-047

Does anyone know of any official mock exams for the SQL Expert exam (1Z0-047)? All I can find are dodgy brain dump sites...
Also how realistic are the questions in the Master Exams that come with OCA Oracle Database SQL Certified Expert Exam Guide (Exam 1Z0-047) (Osborne Oracle Press Series) - Steve O'Hearn? The questions at the end of each chapter seem far too simple to me and are much easier than the 7 or so sample questions on the Oracle page for this exam. Any thoughts from those who have taken the exam and used this book?
Willy

WillyM wrote:
Does anyone know of any official mock exams for the SQL Expert exam (1Z0-047)? All I can find are dodgy brain dump sites...
Wll Kaplan the official Oracle Partner appears to be offering them here ....
http://certification.oracle.com - Preparation - Practice Tests .....
http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=208
Also how realistic are the questions in the Master Exams that come with OCA Oracle Database SQL Certified Expert Exam Guide (Exam 1Z0-047) (Osborne Oracle Press Series) - Steve O'Hearn? The questions at the end of each chapter seem far too simple to me and are much easier than the 7 or so sample questions on the Oracle page for this exam. Any thoughts from those who have taken the exam and used this book?What follows if thru memory
( The questions the the end of the first few chapters are trivial ... they then become more relevant ).
Well I found the book helpful and from what I can remember the practice tests helped point some gaps I had.
Typically I think I find real exams sometimes need a bit longer than that on some of the practice tests.
I personally only use practice tests when i think i have learnt all material as a check to where i'm at and to identify gaps.
I will even leave the end of chapter tests under i think i have grasped everything.
And I will never take end of chapter tests if i have read that chapter earlier in the day!
( If i get tempted must take end of chapter tests early then i choose a reasonably meaty chapter about 1/3 into the book).
The book was enough for me .... but it may not be so for everyone ... we can be different and start from different places.
Someone mentioned they got rhu the test easily in an hour .... well i was pushing time the whole way through!
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WillyRgds

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Whether it is good to take training for 1z0-047 exams or self studies?

What is the good option among bottom two for 1z0-047:
Take training from Oracle partner training institute which cost me approximately 9000 rupees i.e apprx $195.
Or
Self study is better one???
If self study is better then from which material I can start preparing???
Please guide me..........

hardik wrote:
What is the good option among bottom two for 1z0-047:
Take training from Oracle partner training institute which cost me approximately 9000 rupees i.e apprx $195.
Or
Self study is better one???
If self study is better then from which material I can start preparing???
Please guide me..........I think its unwise to think about going straight for '1z0-047' in one go.
IMHO Really to get to 1z0-047 you need to get some SQL practice first ... and from other than a classroom. To get to 1z0-047 in one hop simply isn't reasonable for most people.
The praice quoted there seems cheap for a OEAC .... and i would be beware exactly what 'Oracle partner training institute' means .... ( I think you are proably talking about an offering from the workforce program). The are unauthorised trainers out there ... which is a problem for people aiming for a certification needing validiated authorised training (eg DBA OCP) .... but not so important for PL/SQL OCP's who don;t.

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.

Need help for 1Z0-047

Hi,
I want to take my first exam as 1Z0-047.
I have just completed my b-tech and have some basic knowledge about sql.
I have "OCA Oracle Database
SQL Certified Expert
Exam Guide
(Exam 1Z0-047)"
is this book is sufficent to crack this?
if not please suggest something.
Thanks,
Praveen

Prawin62 wrote:
Hi,
I want to take my first exam as 1Z0-047.
I have just completed my b-tech and have some basic knowledge about sql.
I have "OCA Oracle Database
SQL Certified Expert
Exam Guide
(Exam 1Z0-047)"
is this book is sufficent to crack this?
if not please suggest something.
Thanks,
PraveenTo make a steam locomotive go one needs fire, water and steam. You can struggle by for a bit with a shortage of one of these.
And I think a better way to think about your question is:
IMHO To pass 1z0-047 you need knowledge practice and experience.
- And you can something squeeze through if one of these is a little weaker and the others very strong.
From the book you can gain knowledge (as indeed can the oracle documentation). IMHO If you gain it all, the knowledge from the book is sufficient for passing the exam.
You can also use the book to get a little test practice. (And perhaps a little practice of the SQL itself).
The book however doesn't give experience.
- Having said all this I feel starting from zero trying to pass 1z0-047 is likely to result in failure.
Better in my opinion is study for 1z0-051 first. It's a lot gentler on the brain. And take that. It's a lot cheaper if you fail it and need to retake. And the exam is easier (though you might have to learn more detail in places, which perhaps isn't a bad. thing).
........... But if after studying for 1z0-051 you elect to skip it and go for 1z0-047 direct that is your choice. 1z0-051 is a subset of 1z0-047 HOWEVER there will be more detail on some 1z0-051 topics on the 1z0-051 exam.

Where can I buy an authentic prartice test material for 1z0-047?

Hello friends,
I am planning to take the 1Z0-047 (Oracle Database SQL Expert) test by next month. I would like to buy the practice test kit that would be available in India to practice for the exam.
I have searched on the internet for the test kits, and am confused about their authenticity.
Please help.
Thanks in Advance.
Murli

The officially recognised Kaplan IT practice tests are here on the oracle certification website
( http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=208 )
Trascender is essentially a superset of SelftestSoftware. Beware of fake immitations.
About the only other independent supplier is Ucertify, pretty well everthing else google provides will be braindump. Transcender/Selftestsoftware standard will typically be higher than Ucertify IMHO.
Steve O'Hearns book also has practice exams on the cdrom.
- I always caution against people studying for 1z0-047 without being above 1z0-051 standard first. 1z0-047 is really there for experienced SQL people.
Edited by: bigdelboy on 22-Jan-2012 09:45

Practice Exam for 1z0-050

Hi,
I am preparing for 1z0-050 exam to get 11g OCP. I am thinking of buying 'Transcender' - 1z0-050 Practice Exam.
Has anyone used these practice exams and Flash Cards from Transcender for 1z0-050? If yes, do you recommend the material from Transcender?
I have used the Transcender practice exams for 042, 043 and 047 in the past and I found them very useful.
However for all those exams I used a very good Study Guide to supplement the Practice exams.
For 050 exam, based on the Web Search there are only 2 books, Sam Alapati and Freeman. Reviews for both the books are not that great.
Looks like Sam Alapati book has lot of errors.
Can someone please post there experience regarding the Transcender practice exam for 1z0-050?
Thanks in advance.

I used a practice test from SelfTest Software, which is produced by the same company, Kaplan. I thought their practice test for that exam was very good. I only have one complaint: Some of their referenced materials (websites, etc) were illegal materials found on sites like docstoc. I hope they've removed those. Anyway, I also had heard that Alapati's book was not so good, but it was the only book I used. When I heard that, I decided to glean through the book quickly & try to learn elsewhere. This site is helpful:
http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/11g/Articles11g.php#ocp
and also this:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/sql/index-099021.html

Mock exams for Oracle EJB cerficication (CX-310-093)?

Hello,
Can you please help me by posting existing commercial or free mock exams for CX-310-093?
The full name of the certification is: Oracle Certified Expert, Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 6 Enterprise JavaBeans Developer
Thanks

875304 wrote:http://www.epractizelabs.com/certification/sun/oce-ejb-exam-6.html
You can try Java EE 6 EJB OCE Certification Training Lab.
Please when suggesting material give some indication of the material's providence and your providence
(ie are you a spammer or forum points seeker).
As it happens certguard.com regards www.epractizelabs.com as certifcation safe (at least when last verified 2008) at time of post.
This post looks like spam ... however your other two current posts indicate you appear to be something other than a spammer ... just and only just.

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

Documentation for 1Z0-047 Oracle Database SQL Expert

Hi,
Could any one provide the URL for the documentation for the below certificaiton. Please provide the URL for documentation and not the sysllabus.
*1Z0-047 Oracle Database SQL Expert*
Regards

I'm not sure what you mean by the URL to the documentation. Oracle doesn't have documentation that's specifically about the test, but they do have a few SQL books/documentation here:
http://www.oracle.com/pls/db112/portal.all_books#index-SQL
The content of the test is listed here:
http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=41&p_org_id=1001&lang=US&p_exam_id=1Z0_047
You may also want this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Oracle-Database-Expert-Exam-Guide/dp/0071614214
and possibly this practice test:
http://www.selftestsoftware.com/product.aspx?product_id=1Z0-047&dept_id=6083

Newly Added Topics Missing From steve o'hearn Exam Guide (1Z0-047)

Hi,
I am planning to take exam 1Z0-047.
I got to se the exam guide for this,(OCA Oracle Database SQL Certified Expert Exam Guide (Exam 1Z0-047)) by Steve o'hearn in market.
But it seems that syllabus of the exam is modified on 15th september 2014; and newly added topics are NOT present in the exam guide.
Below are the objectives and topics I feel are missing from the book.
Restricting and Sorting Data
Use the SQL row limiting clause**
Create queries using the PIVOT and UNPIVOT clause**
Use pattern matching to recognize patterns across multiple rows in a table**
Displaying Data from Multiple Tables
Use the cross_outer_apply_clause**
Using Subqueries to Solve Queries
Create a lateral inline view in a query**
Using DDL Statements to Create and Manage Tables
Truncate tables, and recursively truncate child tables**
Use 12c enhancements to the DEFAULT clause, invisible columns, virtual columns and identity columns in table creation/alteration**
Manipulating Large Data Sets
Use explicit default values in INSERT and UPDATE statements**
We can find material on these topicsover internet(in fact I have actually worked on few of these topics already as part of my job.)
But i prefer referring to book as it helps to understand the scope.
I just joined the oracle forums,and not sure if I am placing this discussion on correct forum/category.
A humble request to advice if it is at wroing place.

I am just thinking what next course should I take ?
Immediate target will be obviously some PL SQL related test like 1Z0-147.
BUT what to do after that ?
In my work experinece so far, I have worked as a developer, senior developer(mainly in maintenace projects , both OLTP and OLAP projects I have worked for.
that is, small as well as relatively big data volumes.Right from simple DB to DW systems of big enterprise corporation where millions of transactions happen and enter into system each day). I have also participated in database designing when I worked on project where database was being designed from scratch. so, I am aiming/aspiring for a role something like Designer or architect roles in the long run.
I'm glad you found my page useful. I actually recommend 1Z0-144 over 1Z0-147. The two exams are equivalent in their results, but I feel 144 is the better exam. Also, 147 was almost retired at one point. OU backed off, but may put it back on the chopping block at any time. I wrote an article explaining why I prefer 144 here:
Oracle PL/SQL Developer Certification: 1Z0-147 or 1Z0-144?
As to the step after that, 1Z0-146 is the obvious one to gain the PL/SQL OCP. 147/144 will only gain the OCA-level cert.
If you want to end up as a designer or architect, eventually you must get into database design, which would argue pursuing the DBA track.
Millions of transactions implies a significant requirement for performance tuning which would argue for the SQL Tuning (1Z0-117) or performance certifications (1Z0-054/1Z0-064).

Didn't get certificate for 1z0-047 even after 8 weeks

Hi,
It's been 8 weeks since I passed the exam 1z0-047 ( Oracle DB SQL Expert). I haven't yet got the certificate from Oracle. Can anyone tell whom to contact - Prometric or Oracle?
Thanks!

If you can login to Prometric web site and see you exam status as "Passed", then you should Oracle to get information about your certification by sendin an e-mail to "[email protected]"
Kamran Agayev A. (10g OCP)
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Ppt study guide for 1Z0-047

Hi All
Can any one send me a link where I can download the ppt version of 1Z0-047 exame guide
Thanks
Padma

Sorry, you're in the wrong forum with that question. {forum:id=459}
Program Exams list (including Exam Topics, however not on ppt file):
http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=42

Practice exam for 1Z0-146

Hi,
I was actually looking out for some good practice exams before i gave the actual 1Z0-146. It will be of great help if anyone can guide me about it.
Thanks.

user8775737 wrote:
Hi,
I was actually looking out for some good practice exams before i gave the actual 1Z0-146. It will be of great help if anyone can guide me about it.
Thanks.As you probably noticed the authorized exam provider (Kaplan IT trading as Transcender and SelfTestSoftware) do not currently appear to provide a test for 1z0-146
Most, if not all, practice exams you will see by searching on the web are unauthorised training material:
See: [http://blogs.oracle.com/certification/2009/05/the_route_you_choose.html]
Certguard will show that these are typically braindump websites [http://www.certguard.com] .... really you should only consider sites that are guarenteed non braindump.
There are a few sample questions (10) with the exam topics (I call these the beta exam rejects).
Basically you are your own with this. But at east by the time you are taking 1z0-146 you will have taken and passed 2 certiifcation exams at least anyway.
Rgds -bigdelboy.

Which Practice exams are good for 1z0-047 & 1z0-007?

What is the price for oca voucher?

Self-Test CDs are good. For both exams you can get hundreds of practice questions with explanations.
Also the SYBEX and Oracle Press books have quite good revision questions and additional exams.
All in all I think I paid around $200 for the Self Test and around $80 for both books.
Compare that to the $13000 I am still paying off for a Certificate in vb.NET from Maryland University.
DA

Question from mock exam for SCJP 5

Hi everyone,
I have encountered this question:
class Game{ }
class Cricket extends Game{ }
class Instrument{ }
class Guitar extends Instrument{ }
interface Player<E>{ void play(E e); }
interface GamePlayer<E extends Game> extends Player<E>{ }
interface MusicPlayer<E extends Instrument> extends Player{ }Identify valid declarations.
And one of the possible answers is (which is not correct):
class MidiPlayer implements MysicPlayer {
public void play(Guitar) {}
}And the explanation given why it is a wrong answer is:
"Observe that this is a non-typed usage of MusicPlayer. Since MusicPlayer has not been typed to
anything, that means, it should be able to work with any object. Thus, MidiPlayer must have a
method play(Object )."
But this explanation in my opinion is wrong as play(Object) would not satisfy MusicPlayer
interface. It would have to be play(Instrument) ... Am I right here ?
Cheers,
Adrian

But this explanation in my opinion is wrong as play(Object) would not satisfy MusicPlayer
interface. It would have to be play(Instrument) ... Am I right here ?
Cheers,
AdrianYes, and no.
play(Object) WOULD satisfy the MusicPlayer interface, because Object is the super class of Instrument. The requirement for a class to implement an interface is that its parameter types be able to accept the types specified in the interface, and its return type be a type or subtype of the return type from the interface.
So technially, it should be instrument, BUT
It is perfectly valid to accept any super type of Instrument, which includes java.lang.Object. The point is that if I do this:
MusicPlayer musicPlayer = new MidiPlayer();
musicPlayer.play(new Guitar());This MUST be legal. Since MidiPlayer has a play operation that is void and accepts an Object (which a Guitar happens to be a subtype of), this is legal. The restriction is that the play method cannot take type Guitar, because not all Instruments are Guitars, and the play method cannot take String, for example, because an Instrument is not a String. But it can define a parameter of type Object, because all Instruments are Objects.
I'm not sure if that made much sense, but that's the answer you're looking for. Here's the relevent section from the JLS:
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/third_edition/html/classes.html#38649
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/third_edition/html/classes.html#8.4.8.3
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/third_edition/html/classes.html#8.4.8.4
- Adam

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