Oracle Certification Program

Oracle Database 10g Administrator

Oracle Database 10g is Oracle’s largest introduction of new functionality and is Oracle’s
most innovative release, leading the database industry into new ground in clustering,
automation, high availability and more.

Oracle Database 10g Administrator Certification combines training, experience, and

testing to ensure that you have a strong foundation and expertise in the industry’s most
advanced database management system.

Oracle Certified Associate

EXAM
Oracle Database 10g:
Administration I Oracle Database 10g
1Z0-042 Administrator Certified
Associate

Oracle Certified Professional

TRAINING EXAM FORM

Complete one of Oracle Submit the
the approved Database 10g: Hands On Oracle Database
instructor-led Administration Course 10g Administrator
online or in-class II Requirement Certified
courses. 1Z0-043 Form Professional

Oracle Certified Master

EXAM
TRAINING FORM
Oracle
Complete two Submit the
Database
advanced Hands On
10g Oracle Database
instructor-led Course
Certified 10g Administrator
online or in-class Requirement
Master Certified Master
courses Form
Exam
Oracle Certification Program

Oracle Database 10g: Administration I

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Exam Number: 1Z0-042

Associated Oracle Database Duration: 120 minutes
Certifications: 10g DBA OCA Number of 90
Exam Price: $125.00 USD Questions:
Exam Registration Register Passing Score: 68%
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Recommended Training and Preparation
The exam that will be in effect through October 31, 2006 has been validated
against Oracle Database 10g and Oracle Database 10g R2 and is compatible with
both. Classroom training, practice and experience on either release is suitable
preparation. Starting November 1, 2006 the focus of the exam will be solely on
Oracle Database 10g R2, and new topics will be introduced. The new topics are
footnoted in the Exam Objectives.

Oracle Database 10g: Administration Workshop I

Oracle Database 10g: Administration Workshop I Self-Study CD Course (NETg

Oracle)
Self-Study CD-ROMs are an excellent tool to help you prepare for your exam.
SSCDs reinforce the course material and allow you to focus on sections that you
need to review. Note: the SSCDs do not count towards your course requirements
for certification and should be used as a study aid only.
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Additional Information & Resources
Practice Exams
 Oracle authorized practice exam from Self Test Software. 1Z0-042 Oracle
Database 10g: Administration I
 Oracle authorized practice exam from Transcender: 1Z0-042 Oracle Database
10g: Administration I
Oracle 10g DBA Candidate Guide
Exam Retake Policy
Exam Topics
Architecture Managing Schema Performance
[ ] Outline the Oracle Objects Management
Architecture and its [ ] Create and modify [ ] Use enterprise
main Components tables manager to view
[ ] Explain the Oracle [ ] Define constraints performance (9)
instance and states of [ ] Tune SQL by using
architecture constraints (7) SQL tuning advisor
(10)
[ ] Dropping and
Installing the Oracle truncating tables (7) [ ] Tune SQL by using
Database Software SQL access advisor
[ ] Create and use B-
[ ] Identify common Tree and Bitmap [ ] Use automatic
database indexes (8) shared memory
administrative tools management (11)
[ ] Create Views
available to a DBA [ ] Use the memory
[ ] Create sequences
(1) advisor to size
[ ] Use optimal [ ] Use data dictionary memory buffer (11)
flexible architecture
[ ] Install software Managing Data and Backup and Recovery
with Oracle Concurrency Concepts
Universal Installer [ ] Manipulate data [ ] Describe the types
[ ] Identify and through the use of of failure that may
configure SQL occur in an Oracle
commonly used [ ] Identify and Database
environment administer PL/SQL [ ] Identify the
variables objects importance of
[ ] Use Installer Log (2) [ ] Describe triggers checkpoints, redo
and triggering log files, and
Creating an Oracle events archived log files
Database [ ] Define levels of [ ] Tuning instance
[ ] Use DBCA to locking recovery
Create a database [ ] List possible causes [ ] Configure a
[ ] Use DBCA to of lock conflict database for
Delete a database [ ] Monitor and resolve recoverability
[ ] Use DBCA to lock conflicts [ ] Configure
manage templates ARCHIVELOG
Managing Undo Data mode
Managing the Oracle [ ] Monitor and
Instance administer undo Performing Database
[ ] Use Enterprise [ ] Configure undo Backup
Manager retention [ ] Create consistent
[ ] Use SQL*Plus and [ ] Describe the database backups
iSQL*Plus to relationship between [ ] Back up your
access the Oracle undo and database without
Database transactions shutting it down
[ ] Modify database [ ] Size the undo [ ] Create incremental
initialization tablespace backups
parameters [ ] Automate database
[ ] Describe the stages Implementing Oracle backups
of database startup Database Security [ ] Backup a control
[ ] Describe the [ ] Apply the principle file to trace
database shutdown of least privilege [ ] Monitor flash
options [ ] Audit database recovery area
[ ] View the database activity
alert log [ ] Implement Fine- Performing Database
[ ] Use dynamic Grained Auditing Recovery
performance views [ ] Recover from loss
(3)
Configuring the Oracle of a Control file
Network Environment [ ] Recover from loss
Managing Database
[ ] Use Database of a Redo log file
Storage Structures
Control to Create [ ] Recover from loss
[ ] Describe how table additional listeners
row data is stored of a system-critical
[ ] Use Database data file
in blocks (4)
Control to Create [ ] Recover from loss
[ ] Define the purpose Oracle Net service
of tablespaces and of a non system-
aliases critical data file
data files
[ ] Control Oracle Net
[ ] Explain space Listeners
management in Performing Flashback
[ ] Identify when to use [ ] Describe flashback
tablespaces
shared servers database (12)
[ ] Create tablespaces versus dedicated
[ ] Manage [ ] Resotore the table
servers contents to a
tablespaces: alter,
drop, take offline, specific point in
Proactive Maintenance time (12)
put online, add data
[ ] Gather optimizer [ ] Recover from a
files, make read-
statistics dropped table (12)
only or read-write,
generate DDL [ ] Manage the [ ] Use Flashback
Automatic Query to view the
[ ] Obtain tablespace
Workload contents of the
information
Repository database as of any
[ ] Explain key
[ ] Use the Automatic single point of time
features and
Database Diagnostic (12)
benefits of ASM (5) [ ] View transaction
Monitor (ADDM)
[ ] Set warning and history or row with
Administering User flashback
critical alert
Security thresholds transaction query
(12)
[ ] Create and manage [ ] React to
database user performance issues
accounts Moving Data
[ ] Create and manage [ ] Describe the
roles general architecture
of Data Pump (13)
[ ] Grant and revoke
privileges [ ] Use Data Pump
export and import
[ ] Create and manage
to move data
profiles (6)
between Oracle
databases
[ ] Load data with
SQL Loader (14)
[ ] Use external tables
to move data (14)

References
Topics referenced by footnotes will appear on the exam starting November 1,
2006. On that date, the exam focus will become Oracle Database 10g R2.

The new topics are covered in the Oracle University course Oracle Database
10g: Administration Workshop I based on Oracle Database 10g R2 (Course
version D17090GC30). They are not covered in version D17090GC10 (Oracle
Database 10g R1) and may not be fully covered in version D17090GC20.
Students who attended the D17090GC10 or D17090GC20 version of the
course can prepare for these new R2 topics by studying the below referenced
Oracle publications available from http://otn.oracle.com and practicing the
objective tasks.
Course version numbers are shown on the title page of your Oracle University
Student Manual for the course.
(1) Oracle® Database Platform Guide10g Release 2 (10.2) for Microsoft
Windows (32-Bit)
(2) Oracle® Database Installation Guide10g Release 2 (10.2) for Linux x86Part
Number B15660-02, Troubleshooting
(3) Oracle® Database Concepts10g Release 2 (10.2) Part Number B14220-02,
Chapter 7
(4) Oracle® Database Concepts10g Release 2 (10.2) Part Number B14220-02,
Chapter 2
(5) Oracle® Database Administrator’s Guide10g Release 2 (10.2) Part Number
B14231-02, Chapter 12
(6) Oracle® Database Security Guide10g Release 2 (10.2) Part Number
B14266-01,Chapter 11
 (7) Oracle® Database Administrator’s Guide10g Release 2 (10.2) Part Number
B14231-02, Chapter 13
(8) Oracle® Database Administrator’s Guide10g Release 2 (10.2) Part Number
B14231-02, Chapter 16
(9) Oracle® Database Performance Tuning Guide10g Release 2 (10.2) Part
Number B14211-01, Chapter 5
(10) Oracle® Database Performance Tuning Guide10g Release 2 (10.2) Part
Number B14211-01, Chapter 12
(11) Oracle® Database Administrator’s Guide10g Release 2 (10.2) Part Number
B14231-02, Chapter 2
(12) Oracle® Database Administrator’s Guide10g Release 2 (10.2) Part Number
B14231-02, Chapter 15
(13) Oracle® Database Utilities10g Release 2 (10.2) Part Number B14215-01,
Chapter 1
(14) Oracle® Database Utilities10g Release 2 (10.2) Part Number B14215-01,
Chapter 6
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List of 10g DBA Certification Exams

[ 1z0-095 ] Oracle 9i and 10g OCM Course Attendance Exam
[ 1z0-043 ] oracle database 10g:administration ii
[ 1z0-042 ] oracle database 10g:administration i
[ 1z0-040 ] oracle database 10g:new features for adminsitrators