Oracle Certified Associate (OCA)

Oracle 10g Certification

Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) or Oracle 10g certification is a well-recognized very popular credential which proves a certain level of knowledge and skills with Oracle products. In a specific role, OCA establishes a standard of competence. OCA is designed to lay a solid foundation in Oracle Database 10g and leading up to becoming an Oracle Certified Professional (OCP).

Our certification course that leads to OCA certification, will jumpstart your career into the field of Oracle technical professionals, who are in great demand. Whether you are experienced or new to this line of work, you need to know what skills make you more attractive to employers.

Employers are looking for appropriate certifications as a basis to assess whether you have the skills needed for effective performance. This course will provide the necessary knowledge base so you can begin building your foundation with Oracle 10g.

This course is taught for 4 weeks in London, by a certified lecturer. Books and course materials are included and the course is designed to be hands-on with an unlimited number of practice hours.

Let us be the springboard to your lucrative career in Oracle!

Oracle 10g OCP Exam #1Z0-042 Oracle Database 10g: Administration I		£900.00
Oracle 10g OCP Exam #1Z0-043 Oracle Database 10g: Administration II		£900.00
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ORACLE 10g OCA Certification Exam and Courses Highlight

Oracle OCA
Exam #1Z0-042

Oracle Database 10g: Administration I

Oracle OCA Certification Course Highlight

Outline the Oracle 9i architecture
Oracle 10g OCA certification Course Highlight
Installing Oracle Database 10g Software
Creating an Oracle 10g Database
Oracle 10g Database Interfaces
Controlling the Oracle Database
Storage Structures in Oracle Database
Managing Schema Objects in Oracle
Managing Oracle Data
Oracle PL/SQL
Oracle Database Security
Oracle Net Services
Oracle Shared Servers
Oracle Performance Monitoring
Proactive Maintenance
Oracle Undo Management
Monitoring and Resolving Lock Conflicts
Oracle 10g Backup and Recovery Concepts
Oracle 10g Database Backups
Oracle 10g Database Recovery

End 2 End Process

		Enrolment Phone or In Person Course Fee £900

		Books and Course Material Included

		Hands-on instructor led Training for 4 weeks Unlimited Pratice Hours

		Free OCA Mock Exam

		Actual OCA Exam done @ BCOC Fee not included

		OCA Certified

Oracle 10g OCA certification

Course Contents

Installing Oracle Database 10g Software
Identify system requirements for Oracle 10g server
Use Optimal Flexible Architecture
Install software with Oracle Universal Installer
Identify and configure commonly used environment variables in Oracle database

Creating an Oracle 10g Database
Explain the Oracle database architecture
Explain the instance architecture in Oracle 10g Database
Use the management framework
Use DBCA to Create a Oracle 10g database
Use DBCA to Configure a Oracle 10g database
Use DBCA to Drop a Oracle database
Use DBCA to Manage templates

Oracle 10g Database Interfaces
Use SQL*Plus and iSQL*Plus to access the Oracle Database 10g
Use SQL*Plus and iSQL*Plus to describe the logical structure of tables
Use SQL to query, manipulate, and define data using SELECT, UPDATE/INSERT/DELETE and CREATE/ALTER/DROP statements
Identify common database interfaces
Describe a database transaction

Controlling the Oracle Database
Start and stop iSQL*Plus
Start and stop Enterprise Manager Database Control
Start and stop the Oracle Listener
Start up and shut down Oracle Database 10g
Describe startup and shutdown options for the Oracle Database
Handle Parameter files
Locate and view the Database alert log

Storage Structures in Oracle Database
Define the purpose of tablespaces and data files
Create tablespaces in Oracle 10g database
Manage tablespaces (alter, drop, generate DDL, take offline, put on line, add data files, make read-only/read-write)
Obtain tablespace information from EM and the data dictionary
Drop tablespaces
Describe the default tablespaces

Managing Schema Objects in Oracle
Create and modify tables in Oracle
Define constraints in Oracle
View the attributes of a table in Oracle database
View the contents of a table
Create indexes and views in Oracle database
Name database objects in Oracle
Select appropriate data types
Create and use sequences in Oracle

Managing Oracle Data
Manipulate data through SQL using INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE
Use Data Pump to export data
Use Data Pump to import data
Load data with SQL Loader
Create directory objects

Oracle PL/SQL
Identify PL/SQL objects
Describe triggers and triggering events
Identify configuration options that affect PL/SQL performance

Oracle Database Security
Apply the principal of least privilege
Manage default user accounts
Implement standard password security features in Oracle
Audit Oracle database activity
Register for security updates

Oracle Net Services
Use Database Control to Create additional listeners
Use Database Control to Create Oracle Net service aliases
Use Database Control to Configure connect time failover
Use Listener features in Oracle 10g
Use the Oracle Net Manager to configure client and middle-tier connections
Use TNSPING to test Oracle Net connectivity
Describe Oracle 10g Net Services
Describe Oracle Net names resolution methods

Oracle Shared Servers
Identify when to use Oracle Shared Servers
Configure Oracle Shared Servers
Monitor Shared Servers
Describe the shared server architecture

Oracle Performance Monitoring
Troubleshoot invalid and unusable objects
Gather optimizer statistics
View performance metrics
React to performance issues

Proactive Maintenance
Set warning and critical alert thresholds
Collect and use baseline metrics
Use tuning and diagnostic advisors
Use the Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor (ADDM)
Manage the Automatic Workload Repository
Describe server generated alerts

Oracle Undo Management
Monitor and administer undo in Oracle 10g
Configure undo retention
Guarantee undo retention
Use the Undo Advisor
Describe the relationship between undo and transactions
Size the undo tablespace in Oracle 10g

Monitoring and Resolving Lock Conflicts
Detect and resolve lock conflicts
Manage deadlocks
Describe the relationship between transactions and locks
Explain lock modes within the Oracle Database 10g

Oracle 10g Backup and Recovery Concepts
Describe the basics of database backup, restore and recovery
Describe the types of failure that may occur in an Oracle Database
Describe ways to tune instance recovery
Identify the importance of checkpoints, redo log files, and archived log files
Configure ARCHIVELOG mode
Configure a database for recoverability

Oracle 10g Database Backups
Create consistent database backups
Back up your database without shutting it down
Create incremental backups
Automate database backups
Monitor the flash recovery area
Describe the difference between image copies and backup sets
Describe the different types of database backups
Backup a control file to trace
Manage backups

Oracle 10g Database Recovery
Recover from loss of a Control file
Recover from loss of a Redo log file
Recover from loss of a system-critical data file
Recover from loss of a non system-critical data file