Staying on the right path while preparing for your certification

First, here is an overview of a suggested method of study:

Review the certification requirements

For each exam, review the exam objectives

Perform a gap analysis of your knowledge/experience/skills versus the exam objectives (for each exam).

Create a study plan the that will help you close the gaps that you identified.

Utilize study methods that work for you. We suggest that these might include:

Practice – use the real product in a non-production environment

Training – take an Oracle University course or attend an OU seminar

Read – Oracle Press and many other publishers have exam and/or topic-related books available

Flash Cards – If you create flash cards with key points on them, you will learn both while you create them and while you review them

Practice Exams – look for legitimately available practice exams or sample questions

Things you should not use to study as they violate your certification candidate agreement:

Asking a friend who has taken the test to tell you what is on it

Accessing practice exam sites that claim to have real test questions

Take the test just “find out what’s on it’

Accessing user group "brain dumps" sites like www.career.homegoo.com

Discussing real exam questions in forums

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