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Learn the fundamental concepts of Oracle Database 10g administration and programming from this step-by-step beginner’s guide. Through self-paced tutorials, learn about database essentials, the role of the administrator, and large database features. You’ll also get an in-depth introduction to SQL, PL/SQL, Java, and XML programming. Get on your way to becoming an expert Oracle DBA, developer, or user by following the proven learning method of this Oracle Press guide:
| 1 | Database fundamentals | 1 |
| 2 | SQL : structured query language | 33 |
| 3 | The database administrator | 89 |
| 4 | Networking | 121 |
| 5 | Backup and recovery | 157 |
| 6 | PL/SQL | 199 |
| 7 | Java | 241 |
| 8 | XML | 271 |
| 9 | Large database features | 299 |
Anonymous
Posted Thu May 20 00:00:00 EDT 2004
This book is a great place for inexperienced Oracle developers to begin learning about the new 10g architecture. Designed as a crash-course in everything one would need to know to effectively maintain and develop for an Oracle database, this book does a good job to quickly get the reader in control of this potentially complex data system. After a brief introduction to Oracle data types and the basic environment (like tables, views, and indexes), the authors present a fairly detailed section on writing data queries. While much in this section can be applied to some of the more recent versions of Oracle, it is targeted to the 10g platform. The reader interested in this section will also likely want to read Chapter 6, which focuses on writing PL/SQL. For the aspiring database administrator, there are some very good sections on what an Oracle DBA should do. While simply reading these sections won¿t make you a DBA, they contain a lot of good information including discussions on networking issues and disaster recovery. The rest of the book contains a lot of information on Oracle features, which can be used by both database developers and DBAs. Examples include Oracle¿s use of XML and Java, as well as database maintenance issues for supporting large datasets. This is a great beginner¿s book to Oracle 10g, as it includes just enough information to be useful, but not so much that it becomes overwhelming. This is definitely a good book to pick up if you are new to Oracle or the 10g platform.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I was using this book as my "gateway" book into Oracle 10g. What a mistake. It is for beginner's in that it covers a wide range of topics with little depth however to the point of inaccuracy. This book is riddled with errors in its examples and the writing style is not very clear at all. It seems like 1/3 of the book contains sentences stating "oh this part is very important to learn" instead of getting to the meat and potatoes. I would definitely fire whoever proofread the book. It almost seems like English is not the first language of the author(s) or they are horrible at getting their thoughts across on paper. Skip this one!!!
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All New Content
Get a Solid Foundation in Oracle Database Technology
Learn the fundamental concepts of Oracle Database 10g administration and programming from this step-by-step beginner’s guide. Through self-paced tutorials, learn about database essentials, the role of the administrator, and large database features. You’ll also get an in-depth introduction to SQL, PL/SQL, Java, and XML programming. Get on your...