How to prepare for 1Z0-047 exam.

The certification test for Oracle 11g Database SQL Expert (1Z0-047) requires a profound knowledge of developing a database. Oracle certifications are considered to be the hottest credentials in the database world. To clear the exam of 1Z0-047, you must be well versed with the objectives specified for the test. Practicing especially in the following areas will definitely help raise your level of confidence:

  1. Use the SELECT statement along with its various functions.
  2. Use conversion functions.
  3. Create schema objects.
  4. Use the GROUP function with all its possible clauses.
  5. Use SQL and iSQL*Plus statements.
  6. Use equi-joins, non-equi-joins, self joins, and outer joins.
  7. Generate Cartesian products from tables.
  8. Use sub queries.
  9. Use multi-table INSERTS.
  10. Perform FLASHBACK operations.
  11. Grant and revoke privileges and roles on a table.
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How to prepare for 70-548 exam.

The 70-548 test measures an individual’s ability to build rich client applications on the Windows Forms platform by using the .NET Framework 2.0. Before taking the 70-548 test, you should practice the following:

  1. Evaluate the technical feasibility of an application design concept.
  2. Recommend the best technologies for the features and goals of the application.
  3. Investigate existing solutions for similar business problems.
  4. Evaluate the risks associated with ASP.NET 2.0 technology or implementation.
  5. Evaluate the technical specifications for an application to ensure that the business requirements are met.
  6. Evaluate the design of a database.
  7. Identify the stored procedures that are required for an application.
  8. Evaluate the logical design of an application for performance, maintainability, extensibility, scalability, security, recoverability, and data integrity.
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How to prepare for Oracle test o1z0-311

There are 98 objectives under 18 heads in Oracle o1z0-311 test (Oracle Application Server 10g). You should have a sound knowledge about Oracle Application Server before taking the test. Practicing the following things will make you confident of scoring well in the test:

  • Describe the Oracle Application Server. Its components, architecture, tools, and infrastructure.
  • Manage the Oracle Internet Directory and its architecture.
  • Manage and configure the Oracle HTTP server.
  • Configure directives and virtual hosts.
  • Manage and configure OracleAS Web Cache.
  • Manage and configure OC4J.
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How to prepare for 1Z0-031 exam.

Oracle has specified more than seventy-five objectives for 1Z0-031 (Oracle9i Database: Fundamentals I) test, which are grouped under eighteen topics. Before taking the test, one should have good command over the following areas:

  1. Setting up password file authentication for administrative users.
  2. Using Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) and its components.
  3. Creating and managing initialization parameter files.
  4. Implementing Oracle Managed Files (OMF).
  5. Starting up and shutting down an Oracle instance.
  6. Creating a database manually and by using Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA).
  7. Querying data dictionary.
  8. Multiplexing and managing control files and online redo log files.
  9. Creating and altering tablespaces.
  10. Implementing automatic undo management.
  11. Creating and altering regular and temporary tables and managing storage structures within them.
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How to prepare for Oracle test O1Z0-033.

This test requires a thorough knowledge of administrative tasks for managing the database for optimal performance. The candidate appearing in this test should have a sound knowledge of various tools available in Oracle9i for managing different issues in the database. This includes identifying contentions and resolving them through the tools. For this purpose, one should practice the following to a good extent:

  1. Identifying tuning areas through querying the available views.
  2. Gathering statistics through available tools, such as STATSPACK.
  3. Using the available GUI tools, such as Instance Manager to resolve contentions.
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