MasteringTM Oracle8iTM

Here's the book you need to prepare for Exam 1Z0-001, Introduction to Oracle: SQL and PL/SQL. Written by Oracle8i experts, this affordable and comprehensive Study Guide provides: Full coverage of every exam objective-all the information you need Practical information on using SQL and PL/SQL in a real-world Oracle8i environment Hundreds of challenging review questions, in the book and on the CD Leading-edge exam preparation software, including a testing engine and electronic flashcards This title is billed as the only study guide on the market targeting the PL/SQL exam, required for both the DBA and the Application Developer tracks. The book provides a self-assessment test, key term definitions, review questions, a practice exam, plus an enhanced CD with testing software. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file. Here's the book you need to prepare for the Oracle8i Architecture & Administration and Backup & Recovery exams (1Z0-023 and 1Z0-025). Written by Oracle8i experts, this affordable and comprehensive Study Guide provides:

• Full coverage of all exam objectives—all the information you need
• Practical information on administration, backup, and recovery techniques in a real-world Oracle8i environment
• Hundreds of challenging review questions, in the book and on the CD
• Leading-edge exam preparation software, including a testing engine and electronic flashcards

Authoritative coverage of all objectives for both exams, including:

• Installing and managing Oracle Server
• Using control files
• Understanding logical and physical database structures
• Understanding segments and storage structures
• Managing tables, indexes, and constraints
• Managing users and security
• Using data utilities
• Understanding recovery structures and processes
• Using Recovery Manager for backups and recovery
• Performing physical backups without Recovery Manager
• Performing a complete recovery without Recovery Manager
• Performing an incomplete recovery with archiving
• Using export and import utilities
• Using troubleshooting utilities
• Creating and maintaining a recovery catalog
• Setting up and using a standby database

OCP is Oracle's certification program for database administrators, application developers, and financial consultants. The DBA (database administrator) track is the most popular, with more than 8,000 DBAs being certified each year. Sybex's OCP DBA Study Guides provide complete coverage of exam objectives for the five exams in the DBA track: SQL and PL/SQL, Database Administration, Backup & Recovery, Performance Tuning, and Network Administration. The books are fully up-to-date for Oracle8i and include all the new features of Sybex's best-selling Study Guides. The companion CDs contain exclusive self-testing software. The DBO (database operator) exam is a new offering from Oracle, which prepares students for the full DBA track. It is fully supported by Oracle's partners: Sun, Novell, Compaq, and HP. Sybex's Study Guide provides complete coverage of the exam objectives and includes a companion CD with exclusive self-testing software. Author Lance Mortensen is the author of many best-selling MCSE Study Guides. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file. The DBA (database administrator) track is the most popular, with more than 8,000 DBAs being certified each year. Sybex's OCP DBA Study Guides provide complete coverage of exam objectives for the five exams in the DBA track: SQL and PL/SQL, Architecture & Administration, Backup & Recovery, Performance Tuning, and Network Administration. The books are fully up-to-date for Oracle8i and include all the new features of Sybex's best-selling Study Guides. The companion CDs contain exclusive self-testing software.The DBO (database operator) exam is a new offering from Oracle, which prepares students for the full DBA track. It is fully supported by Oracle's partners: Sun, Novell, Compaq, and HP. Sybex's Study Guide provides complete coverage of the exam objectives and includes a companion CD with exclusive self-testing software. Here's the book you need to prepare for Exam 1Z0-001, Introduction to Oracle: SQL and PL/SQL. Written by Oracle8i experts, this affordable and comprehensive Study Guide provides:

• Full coverage of every exam objective-all the information you need
• Practical information on using SQL and PL/SQL in a real-world Oracle8i environment
• Hundreds of challenging review questions, in the book and on the CD
• Leading-edge exam preparation software, including a testing engine and electronic flashcards

This title is billed as the only study guide on the market targeting the PL/SQL exam, required for both the DBA and the Application Developer tracks. The book provides a self-assessment test, key term definitions, review questions, a practice exam, plus an enhanced CD with testing software. The DBA (database administrator) track is the most popular, with more than 8,000 DBAs being certified each year. Sybex's OCP DBA Study Guides provide complete coverage of exam objectives for the five exams in the DBA SQL and PL/SQL, Architecture & Administration, Backup & Recovery, Performance Tuning, and Network Administration. The books are fully up-to-date for Oracle8i and include all the new features of Sybex's best-selling Study Guides. The companion CDs contain exclusive self-testing software. The DBO (database operator) exam is a new offering from Oracle, which prepares students for the full DBA track. It is fully supported by Oracle's Sun, Novell, Compaq, and HP. Sybex's Study Guide provides complete coverage of the exam objectives and includes a companion CD with exclusive self-testing software. Here's the book you need to prepare for the Oracle8i Performance Tuning and Network Administration exams (1Z0-024 and 1Z0-026). Written by Oracle8i experts, this affordable and comprehensive Study Guide provides: Full coverage of every exam objective-all the information you need to know Practical information on performance tuning and network administration in a real-world Oracle8i environment Hundreds of challenging review questions, in the book and on the CD Leading-edge exam preparation software, including testing engines and electronic flashcards A bonus chapter, exclusively on the CD, which concisely details each of the new features of Oracle8i Net8 in one convenient location Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file. Here's the book you need to prepare for the Oracle8i Performance Tuning and Network Administration exams (1Z0-024 and 1Z0-026). Written by Oracle8i experts, this affordable and comprehensive Study Guide provides:

• Full coverage of every exam objective-all the information you need to know
• Practical information on performance tuning and network administration in a real-world Oracle8i environment
• Hundreds of challenging review questions, in the book and on the CD
• Leading-edge exam preparation software, including testing engines and electronic flashcards
• A bonus chapter, exclusively on the CD, which concisely details each of the new features of Oracle8i Net8 in one convenient location

For daily use by working database administrators, this comprehensive reference to Oracle8i covers installation, upgrades, and database creation. Intermediate to advanced administrators will love the in-depth coverage of administration best practices, data warehousing, distributed databases, and Internet computing with Oracle8i. The CD includes many utilities, and a fully searchable electronic version of the book. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file. For daily use by working database administrators, this comprehensive reference to Oracle8i covers installation, upgrades, and database creation.

Intermediate to advanced administrators will love the in-depth coverage of administration best practices, data warehousing, distributed databases, and Internet computing with Oracle8i.

The CD includes many utilities, and a fully searchable electronic version of the book.

Oracle8i is Oracle's flagship database product and runs on Windows, Unix, and Linux. This text provides intermediate to advanced coverage of Oracle8i with a strong focus on Web issues. The companion CD-ROM includes the Oracle8i Enterprise Edition and a collection of Oracle DBA utilities. CD-ROM contents: EdgeTest for Oracle Certified DBA preparation: all questions from the book plus bonus practice exam Electronic flashcards for PC and palm devices: over 100 questions Electronic version of the book in *. PDF format Evaluation version of Oracle8i Enterprise edition. Oracle 8.1 is the new release of Oracle's flagship database. This book teaches the reader both administration and programming skills. The CD-ROM includes an electronic database administrator's library Oracle8i is an object relational database management system (ORDBMS) that provides database tools for solving key information management problems. Oracle8i database is filled with many features that enhance the functionality and improve the performance of the database. Welcome to Mastering Oracle8i. We hope you find this book useful in your DBA endeavors.