[...]... from the Oracle 9i to the Oracle 10g database administration track and the exam 1Z0-040 Oracle Database 10g: New Features for Administrators Other Sybex books at http://www.sybex.com can help students new to the DBA world prepare for the OCA exam 1Z0-042 Oracle Database 10g: Administration I and for the OCP exam 1Z0-043 Oracle Database 10g: Administration II See the Oracle website at http://www .oracle. com/education/certification... help you upgrade from an Oracle 9i Certified Professional to an Oracle 10g Certified Professional (OCP) , clearing the way to pursue an Oracle Certified Master (OCM) certification Using this book and a practice database, you can learn the new features of the Oracle 10g Database (Oracle 10g) and pass the 1Z0-040 Oracle Database 10g: New Features for Administrators exam Why Become an Oracle Certified Professional?... Introduction xvii In addition, the OCP candidate must take one instructor-led in-class course from the following list: Oracle Database 10g: Administration Workshop I Oracle Database 10g: Administration Workshop II Oracle Database 10g: Introduction to SQL Oracle Database 10g: New Features for Administrators Oracle Database 10g: Program with PL/SQL If you already have your OCP 9i or earlier and have elected... administration and management of Oracle Database 10g, and upon passing this online exam you receive a certificate of completion from Oracle University Although anyone can take this exam, it is designed for those new to Oracle and is an excellent measurement of how familiar you are with the new Oracle 10g database Oracle Exam Requirements The Oracle Database 10g: New Features for Administrators exam covers... Oracle 8i DBA directly to Oracle Database 10g certification in addition to the certification upgrade from Oracle 9i to Oracle Database 10g covered in this book Also, Oracle 7.3 and Oracle 8 DBAs can upgrade to an Oracle 9i certification with a single exam Oracle Database 10g Administrator Special Accreditations New to the Oracle certification program are the Oracle Database 10g Administrator Special... parameter in Oracle 10g A For upgrading a database to Oracle 10g, you must have the COMPATIBLE parameter set to 9.2.0 or higher B After upgrading the database to Oracle 10g and starting the database with COMPATIBLE= 10.1.0, you can restart the database using COMPATIBLE=9.2.0 if you did not like the optimizer plans generated by the Oracle 10g database C When upgrading an Oracle 8i database to Oracle 10g, the... everything you need to pass the Oracle 10g New Features for Administrators exam Each chapter begins with a list of exam objectives Chapter 1 In this chapter, we discuss the new Oracle 10g installation procedures, either for an upgrade from a previous installation or for a new installation Chapter 2 This chapter explains the Oracle 10g Job Scheduler, the new Data Pump export and import features, and enhancements... all the new features of Oracle 10g, we will explain all the features relevant to the OCP New Features for Administrators exam According to the International Oracle Users Group (IOUG), DBAs spend more than 50 percent of their time managing the database, which includes tuning, managing space, managing storage, and performing backup and recovery Oracle 10g has put a lot of focus on the managing database. .. 20, 2004 1:54 PM Assessment Test xxiv Assessment Test 1 When manually upgrading an Oracle 9i database to Oracle 10g, which shutdown option must be used in Oracle 9i before starting the database in Oracle 10g for upgrade? A SHUTDOWN UPGRADE B SHUTDOWN MIGRATE C SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE D SHUTDOWN ABORT 2 When installing the Oracle 10g database software Enterprise Edition with the Enterprise Manager (EM) Database. .. Upgrading to Oracle 10g ORACLE DATABASE 10 g NEW FEATURES FOR ADMINISTRATORS EXAM OBJECTIVES COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER: Installation Describe installation new features support Describe installation performance enhancements Server Configuration Simplify instance configuration using a subset of initialization parameters Use policy-based database configuration framework Use DBCA to clone database View database . II  Oracle Database 10 g : Introduction to SQL  Oracle Database 10 g : New Features for Administrators  Oracle Database 10 g : Program with PL/SQL If you already have your OCP. new to Oracle and is an excellent measurement of how familiar you are with the new Oracle 10 g database. Oracle Exam Requirements The Oracle Database 10 g : New Features for Administrators. students new to the DBA world prepare for the OCA exam 1Z0-042 Oracle Database 10 g : Administration I and for the OCP exam 1Z0-043 Oracle Database 10 g : Administration II. See the Oracle