Ocp: Oracle8i DBA Arch & Admin and Backup & Recovery Sg [With CDROM]

I am a person with limited exposure to Oracle DBA stuff and this book was wonderful as far as the Part I is concerned. It is very well structured, easy to read and comes with a great CD full of practice exams.I passed the exam with a 58/64 score and I found the real exam much easier after going thro' this book (chapters 1 thro 9).I am not sure about the Backup and Recovery piece as I have just started my preparations..

Best book for passing IZ0-023, without any hands-on experience. Must read. Have not read the part 2 yet, but must be good.

I have passed the 1z0-023 (architecture...) easily only using that book. But I haven't passed the 1z0-025 (backup ...) whith that book because the 2'nd part is very unreal in relation with the actual exam.

After reading the whole book I can say this is a great study guide for Oracle8i and for the certification too. There are some erros on the book (Sintax Erros), but anyway the book helped me to get certified so I will give 5 stars intead of 4. The book doesn't explain why the things are that way (as Oracle Press books do), just explain that are that way. The questions that are on the book after each chapter are extremely easy comparing to the certification exams. The Oracle sample questions are also easy comparing to the certification, but the ocp.exe exam that is on the book's CD is at the same level or the certification. If you know everything on the book, and did all the questions and sample questions, I think you are ready to pass on the Certification Exam.

If you have the required experience, this book is an excellent guide to pass (and score high) in both exams. Both parts of the book fully address the Exam topics and the practice tests provide additional information. I highly recommend the other two books in the series.