Oracle Database 10g OCP Certification All-In-One Exam Guide (Oracle Database 10g Handbook)
by Damir Bersinic, John Watson
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Author: Damir Bersinic, John WatsonEdition: Paperback
Published: 2005-09-12
ISBN: 0072257903
Number of pages: 926
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
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Book Review: Long-winded
Summary: 3 Stars
PRO's:
- Detailed guide covering material on OCA and OCP exams
- OCA is Part 1, OCP is Part 2 of book
CON's:
- Author is VERY long-winded.
- Not enough use of diagrams
- Not updated for Oracle 10g Release 2 (current exam topic)
If you like long, boring discussions on a topic so much that by the end of the section you forgot what the main point was, then this book is for you! However, if you like short and straight to the point, you won't get that here.
The author tends to ramble on forever on each topic. It makes reading not only boring, but confusing. Use of a few simple diagrams like those found in the Sybex books would have gone a long way. It would have clarified the point without lenghty paragraphs. I found that the author tends to repeat himself often, too.
The main problem with this style of writing is that you will miss cruicial details because they're burried deep in a sea of text. Also, you CANNOT quickly skim through the book for a brief refresher.
I would have rather seen the book written such that the main points were stated first, followed by supporting detail and a diagram or two. So, you would be able to quickly skim through the first sentence of each paragraph or so to get the gist without deep reading.
It's painful to read through this book!
Giving it 3 stars because as painful as it is to read through, I am learning from it and it will help me pass the exam. But it could have been MUCH better.
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Four for the price of one! Oracle Database 10g OCP Certification All-in-One Exam Guide is the only book that offers thorough exam prep and a great on-the-job reference for both the latest OCA and OCP exams.Also includes the Boson's Oracle self-assessment engine to get experience taking the test in the environment it will be given
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