The certification test for Oracle 1Z0-042 requires sound knowledge of administrative tasks to manage the database. This test demands a thorough knowledge of various administrative tools available in Oracle 10g to manage a database in a very sophisticated manner. The candidate must have a solid understanding of how to back up a database to help in its recovery and one must be very well versed with the objectives specified for the test. Hands-on practice using the software itself can definitely help a candidate in qualifying the test. Practicing especially in the following areas can help raise the confidence level of a candidate:
- Know about the architecture of Oracle 10g.
- Install Oracle 10g.
- Know about various administrative tools to manage the database.
- Configure an Oracle network environment.
- Work with various database objects.
- Configure the Oracle shared server
- Implement the database security options.
- Manage undo data.
- Know the various techniques for database storage
- Maintain the database more efficiently.
- Take a database backup for recovery purposes.
- Know about the SQL and PL/SQL languages.
- Resolve the lock conflicts.
- Know about data pumps.