Preperation for 1Z0-042 exam

Hi,
Recently i cleared my first exam 1Z0-051 SQL Fundamentals ... now i am trying to study for 1Z0-042 (Oracle Database 10g: Administration I ) , so just wanted to know if this book from sybex i.e. (OCP: Oracle 10g Certification Kit (1Z0-042 and 1Z0-043)) good enough to prepare for the exam, refer to below url
[http://www.amazon.com/OCP-Oracle-Certification-1Z0-042-1Z0-043/dp/0782143695#noop|Book at Amazon site ]
or is there any other better book ... as far as my exp. with oracle goes, i have very basic admin knowledge of Oracle , but on the job i am learning these days more n more, so thinking to learn more and attempt for certification.
Please suggest me a good book for 1Z0-042 & 1Z0-043
Regards
Learner

bigdelboy wrote:
learner1 wrote:
Hi Biddleboy,
Thanks for the url, i read the same completely. Although i appreciate this guy's honesty in expressing his views but unfortunately he does not talk much on especially which book he exactly referred. He did mention one of the technique which he used i.e. Flash cards creation
So appreciate if you or someone could guide me on the book for 1Z0-042 and 1Z0-043
Regards
LearnerI personally thought the statement in that post:
The various prep guides were a mixed bag. The Sybex one was reasonably good and was my main guide, with the Oracle as a supplement. Indicated he used the Sybex book as a main guide with the Oracle (Press) one as a supplement. Reasonably clear. The other interesting concept is to in fact use both. (ISBN-13: 978-0782143676 + ISBN-13: 978-0072257908 )Are you sure of these isbn numbers, i tried searching on amazon and came with diff. isbn no.
You have specified : ISBN-13: 978-0782143676
where as i found ISBN - 0-7821-4367-9 ( first & the last digit differs )
Source : http://www.amazon.com/OCA-Oracle-Administration-Study-1Z0-042/dp/0782143679/ref=reg_hu-wl_item-added#noop
You have specified : ISBN-13: 978-0072257908
where as i found ISBN - 0-07-007225790-3 ( first & the last digit differs )
Source : http://www.amazon.com/Oracle-Database-Certification-Guide-Handbook/dp/0072257903/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
Not sure if there was a typo from your side.
Regards
Learner

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blowtree wrote:
Hi all
Not sure if you answer this type of specific question here, but what the h3ll....
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Ta very muchly
btThe authorative point for exam topics for 1z0-042 is:
[http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=41&p_exam_id=1Z0_042]
This was updated to reflected 10gR2 topics in november 2006. (The topics could even have been changed since, but i dont think so).
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user10375305 wrote:
Hi friends ,
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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.
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Transcender and Selftestsoftware seems to be the same exam ?? I download the demos and they seems too much like.
I bought Transcender, but I want one more practice exam to test. Anyone know good practice exams that I can buy ??
Anyone knows if Ucertify or Measureup is good ?

That's true,
but unfortunately when you 'do' the real exam you'll see how much of those testking questions are the same or almost the same like the questions from real exam, at least I found it that way...
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What are some good sources for this exam that are legit. I have the OCA/OCP Oracle Database 11g All-in-One Exam guide, read the whole section regarding SQL and have practiced the test questions until I scored 100% multiple times. Yet (with all humility), I failed the exam. I don't want to cheat and will keep trying until I pass it the right way! I'm going to keep studying the areas I need to really master., but I noticed that the real Exam was nothing like the practice exam. For me, the real exam was a lot trickier and there were a few questions that the book didn't cover. The guy working at the test center recommended testking but upon further research, some sites consider using testking as cheating. I have not purchased any new study guides and would like feedback to some legit study guides. Is the transcender study guide legit and worth it? Please pardon me if this question has been asked a dozen times. I will scour the forums for more info regarding this but also wanted some direct feedback.
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A mon wrote:
Rene,
Thanks for the link and the advice. Very helpful! And yes, it got to the point where I knew some of the answers before I finished reading the questions.
Thanks,
A monI was going to say possibly the cheapest way is buy the sybex Book : ISBN-13: 9780470395127 which is like the Watson Book ... but it isn't that cheap andalso coves 1z0-052 which you don't need.
( Selftest Sofware is reputed to be good, Transcender a little better (they are both Kaplan Brans and overlap common material). Ucertify may be cheapter but quality may be less. And make sure you get the right site and not a phishing link pretending to be them.
.... wsa it you who i said to try the exam and see where you were really at ? .. if so sorry and better luck next time. Perhaps though it is an opportunity to revise study technique.
See: http://blogs.oracle.com/certification/entry/question_of_the_day_how_to_pre
.... Doing your own flash cards and notes can be useful.
I always regard practice questions as precious and leave it as late as possible in study before doing questions.
(If you must peek ahead choose a chapter just before half way through the book and do end of chapter questions for that only).
But I won't even do end of chapter practice questions until I think I know the whole exam topics and have notes on all the material.
Only when I think I know it all will I do even end of chapter questions.
And I wont do them if I have read up on the topics during the day. I will wait until the next day.
And after doing end of chapter results I re-read the chapter and topics and practice. But I wont redo those questions for a few days
And only when I get good enough practice score from the chapter do I take a full practice test.
Basic principle is concentrate on learning and use the precious study ids to fill the gaps. It's a little slower getting there that way but these is more chance of a pass.
Edited by: bigdelboy on 19-Jan-2012 14:49 typos.

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