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Summary: Good book to read, but be careful with the errors!
Review: In general, this is a pretty decent book. It covers lots of Oracle9i new features and is very well organized, for exam purpose. Since the purpose of this book is to let you study and pass Oracle9i New Feature exam, it does serve the purpose. However, be careful to the errors and do not let them mislead your concept. If you have any doubt, go to Oracle9i online documentation to clear it. As long as you study the whole book completely and study hard, you will be able to pass the exam. Of course, getting some hads-on practices is also important. If you have hardware and software available, try the installation and practice the new parameters and commands. Good luck!
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Summary: good for your exam
Review: it is a good book. As one of my major reference book, I got my 9i certificate.
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Summary: Good book but can not count on it entirely
Review: It is a nicely structured book for Oracle9i DBA upgrade exam. The author tries to cover all the topics but lacks the depth. You have no choice other than to refer other documentations from Oracle in addition to get a better score in the exam.
Of course, everybody I saw on the reviews were pessimistic about the book. I would consider this book as a better support for the exam. All I insist is to peruse every page of this book. Of course, It does have some grammatical and syntatical errors. I just overlooked them all instead of writing a letter to the author to inform of all those dopy mistakes.
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Summary: Good book, but not enough for exam!!
Review: Its not a bad book, easy reading, good structure. Has nice CD-rom testing software.
But let me tell you.. its not nearly detailed enough. I just took the OCP 9i and you need to cover way more material than is covered in this book. I'd say 50% of the exam is in this book, so that is not very good coverage.
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Summary: Poor and lack of detail
Review: Poor book with many mistakes. lack of broad and detail regarding the test. I dont understand Oracle Press even allowed it be puplished. I just took 1z0-030 exam and failed as I trusted this book too much. when I saw exma on the screen, I knew I would fail for this right away. I had never fail for any Oracle exms once. I did this time. I felf I was cheated by this book. I suggest your all don't trust this book and nor buy it for your expensive test unless you really want to throw your money away.
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Summary: Was this book proof read?
Review: So many mistakes - the exam questions and answers contradict what is in the chapters, and Oracle documentation completely.It is a shame the publisher / author hasn't released a corrections bulletin. I've but lots of corrections in mine - I'm temped to ask for a refund.
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Summary: Poor and Confusing Book
Review: The book may cover all the topics required for the exam. That is the only quality of this book.
It is full of errors, confusing and sometimes contradictory explanations. It seems to have been written by someone who is unfamiliar with Oracle, and just blindly compiled material from different sources.
I had to check every topic by referring to other documents and manuals.
In the beginning, you can learn that the book is dedicated "To God for infinite blessing". Ironic, isn't it?
I have more than ten years experience in Oracle.
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Summary: Good book
Review: The content is exactly you need for prepare the exam 1Z0-030, however you should practice each new feature before take the test
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Summary: Good reference, with some errors..
Review: This book can be used as a reference along with Oracle Documentation. I passed the exam using studying from both. If you really want to learn(and not just certify), the best option is to go through 9i documentation. Well, I would say this book certainly served its purpose, as it is just a "Certification" guide.
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Summary: A good book, but not for exam preparation
Review: This book covers almost everything new in Oracle9i, but it doesn't focus on exam, it covers details, but not to the point. For general readings, this book is fine, I won't expect to rely on this to pass Oracle9i upgrade exam. I was disappointed when I received it and viewed the contents.
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