Appendix A. Preparing for the Certification Exam

In this book, we've laid out the subjects needed to take the Oracle Database 11g: Administration I exam. In order to pass this exam, you'll need to achieve a high level of competence in these areas. However, there are some helpful hints that are mentioned here to help you on your way.

About the exam

This exam is listed as exam code 1Z0-052 on the Oracle Certification website at http://certification.oracle.com.

This is given as a proctored exam at a participating Pearson VUE exam site. A candidate is given 90 minutes to answer 70 questions and must achieve a passing score of 66 percent. The 70 test questions are taken randomly from a larger bank of questions by the testing software. The test itself ...

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