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I'm not seeing that at all. The problem is that there's a mismatch of the test question answers with the actual answers. However, I'm reading it on one of those book club subscriptions and gleaning what I need. Structurally, it's written well, with cohesion, conciseness, and terms that don't seem like and endless decoupled liturgy of things to memorize. D is one of the "correct" answers on page 278, yet V$DATABASE, as indicated, is incorrect. Things I've found already (excluding the already published errata are) Chapter 5 in the book indicates that BACKGROUND_DUMP_DEST parameter used to point to trace locations. However, on page 275 D in the question is V$DATABASE. And it's not terribly easy to find the already existing errata that's been published on McGraw Hill's web site(s) of which there are many.
Not at all. There is no such view; however, DBA_TABLESPACES exists. So do I hate this book. Also, I'm getting the feeling that the test questions were aggregated separately from its content. Which is OK, I rather like the challenge--seems more like a test. However, the proof reading and syntax issues in this book blows.
Page 278 Chapter 7 Self Test Answers number 10. If they fix the errors in this book, it could be a 5 star read and worthy of republishing. Discusses the DBA_TABLESPACE view. And this isn't good for a book that supposed to help you pass a test and for a book that's listed at 59.95.
It's a good read for sure. I'm tired of expensive technical books with all the errors in print. Glad I'm not paying full price for something with so many errors. According to the original question, the answer should be E for V$DATAFILE and for V$TABLESPACE. It's got way too many errata issues that I'm finding as I read. However, this parameter is now deprecated. The answer needs to be rewritten, or the question does.
Shouldn't the author literally be able to cut and paste his own text in the answer section, perhaps paraphrased with a reference to the chapter text. Indicates that D and E are the correct answers outing C "because there is no relevant information in V$DATABASE. After reading a few Oracle cert books I really, really, liked the way this book was organized. Page 278 Chapter 7 Self Test Answers number 9. However, part of me feels that if you read the book well enough you should be able to answer the book's questions using information provided in the book.
I haven't had a chance to read it but I hope it's as good as "OCA Oracle Database 11g SQL Fundamentals I" which helped me a lot to pass that exam.
The books is very good for Oracle DBA certification. It has all the topics covered with clear explaination and the important tips and points for exams are also highlighted.I am rating the book 4 star.
Have only just started the course, but our instructor chose this book for the textbook. He has been teaching Oracle at Tulane for many years.
I have Oracle's video course on CD ($750). John Watson did a great job. This book is a must for 1Z0-052 test. It is not even close to the quality of that book.
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