Contains information previously only available in training materials from Oracle, including key terms and definitions. Includes all technologies covered on the Oracle8. Performance Tuning examination. Provides practice questions with detailed explanations of why the right answer is correct and the wrong answer is incorrect. Oracle is the industry leader in database software with a market share of over 60%, creating a great demand for certified professionals.
Josef Brinson (Mannheim, Germany), is an Oracle Certified DBA with over 14 years' experience with database architecture, design, and support. His projects have ranged from databases with a few hundred users to systems with thousands of users. Josef has extensive programming experience using VB, C, Fortran, and PL/SQL.
Michael R. Ault (Alpharetta, GA) is Chief Technical Officer and part owner of DBMentors, International, Inc., an Oracle consulting and training firm, and was a quality control expert for the OCP exams. Michael is the author of Oracle DBA Exam Cram: Test 1 and Test 2, and the co-author of Oracle DBA Exam Cram: Test 3 and Test 4. His books have been translated into German, Portuguese, and Chinese.