RE: A question from OCA exam

  • To: "Freeman, Donald" <dofreeman@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <mark.powell@xxxxxxx>, <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 13:28:07 -0400

What you said and this also.  It cheapens the value of the test.  When
"trick" questions are used, it becomes a game of trickery rather than of
mastery.

I think we've covered this topic before.  It is a revenue stream for
Oracle.  Nothing more.

-----Original Message-----
From: Freeman, Donald [mailto:dofreeman@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 1:18 PM
To: Mercadante, Thomas F (LABOR); mark.powell@xxxxxxx;
oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: A question from OCA exam

Last time I looked, there was quite a bit of information on the SelfTest
software website about their test item construction.  I once was a Navy
instructor and worked on test banks: back then we spent a good bit of
effort not to produce an English test and "trick" questions were not
used. Self Test Software seems to have exactly the opposite attitude
about it.  When these type of items are included, considering how many
people taking these tests are not native English speakers as well, leads
me to believe they are not fair and don't actually test mastery of the
material.



-----Original Message-----
From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mercadante, Thomas F
(LABOR)
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 12:50 PM
To: mark.powell@xxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: A question from OCA exam


Wouldn't it be interesting if the exam tested something important rather
than ambiguous terminology?

I hate exams that throw in questions that mean nothing just to try and
catch someone on a vague recollection of something that they might have
heard in a class.

-----Original Message-----
From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 12:25 PM
To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: FW: A question from OCA exam

 I thought I had sent this to the list.

-----Original Message-----
From: Powell, Mark D 
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 11:54 AM
To: 'hornuff@xxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: A question from OCA exam


I believe that "server side procedures" is a term related to the use of
rman scripts therefore A would be the answer.  Answer B would be correct
for stored procedures.

IMHO -- Mark D Powell --

-----Original Message-----
From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stig Hornuff
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 9:58 AM
To: hkchital@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; msoyer@xxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: A question from OCA exam

Hmmm... As the term is "Server side procedures" and not "Database Stored
Procedures", I would rule out B,C & D - but I might have a twisted
perception of these questions.... ;)

- yet another question where it's a matter of how to use words in
Certification.....

---------------------------
What is a "server side procedure" ?

DBAs know "stored procedures"  -- the source code is visible in
USER/ALL/DBA_SOURCE to those who have EXECUTE permision on the
procedure.


At 04:35 PM Wednesday, Muhammed Soyer wrote:
>Hi,
>While I was studing to the 1z0-147 exam I see a question which I coudnt

>be sure the answer .
>Here is the question ..
>
>its written that the choice A is correct but I dont agree with this ..B

>seems to be more correct  to me ..
>
>
>Which statement is true?
>A.Server side procedures are stored in script files on the server. 
>B.Server side procedures are visible in the ALL_SOURCE dictionary view.

>C.Server side procedures are visible in the SERVER_SOURCE dictionary
view.
>D.Server side procedures are visible in the SERVER_PROCEDURE data
>   dictionary view.
>
>Regards


Hemant K Chitale
http://web.singnet.com.sg/~hkchital


--
//www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l


--
//www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l


--
//www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l


--
//www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l


--
//www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l


Other related posts: