Hi Rich,
How did the exam go ?
I did the core exam today (passed;-).
I found that the exam is hard (but fair) for beginners.
I can only suggest for anybody thinking about taking the exam to have a look
at some of the below topics:
LEFT and RIGHT JOIN
Converting nested queries /subselects
Case
On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 12:33:10PM -0600, Mike Hillyer wrote:
> I think the other thing to remember is that this is only the Core exam,
> and as far as I can tell a fair amount of the content you suggest will
> be part of the Pro exam. I remember once seeing stirrings of a DBA exam
> as well, so I
Carsten Pedersen wrote:
Quick words of introduction before you read on: I'm the MySQL AB
Certification Manager :-)
Glad to meet you!
Balance: A good exam will test both skill AND knowledge -- knowing how
to change the table type from MyISAM to InnoDB is knowledge -- realizing
when and why to do i
Mike Hillyer wrote:
I think the other thing to remember is that this is only the Core exam,
and as far as I can tell a fair amount of the content you suggest will
be part of the Pro exam.
Fair enough. But that leaves the issue of exactly what is appropriate
to test in the Core exam.
The problem
Jeremy Zawodny wrote:
On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 12:50:04PM -0500, Paul DuBois wrote:
At 7:51 -0700 6/10/03, Jeremy Zawodny wrote:
What's the point of such a question? Anyone with access to MySQL can
find out by simply running the query.
You don't have access to MySQL during the test.
Yes, there are some questions on the practice test that ask "just"
knowledge-based questions rather than testing skills, and while they are
over-represented on the practice test, you will also find a good deal of
these on the actual exam.
As Mike says, it's a trade-off - while low-cost
Some of the best/hardest test I have taken are over at brainbench.com.
They have some free tests and some sample exams that are also free (you
do have to register). The tests are extensive and really test your
breadth of knowledge in a particular area. For instance, I was born and
raised in the
ssage-
From: Bruce Feist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 12:09 PM
To: MySQL List
Subject: Re: Practice test
Paul DuBois wrote:
> At 7:51 -0700 6/10/03, Jeremy Zawodny wrote:
>
>> "Is this syntax valid in MySQL?"
>>
>> [some query]
&g
On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 12:50:04PM -0500, Paul DuBois wrote:
> At 7:51 -0700 6/10/03, Jeremy Zawodny wrote:
> >On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 12:03:51PM +0200, rich johnson wrote:
> >> Has anyone else tried this? I got 8/10. Going to the exam next week;
> >> I suppose that's a good sign :-)
> >>
> >> h
Paul DuBois wrote:
At 7:51 -0700 6/10/03, Jeremy Zawodny wrote:
"Is this syntax valid in MySQL?"
[some query]
What's the point of such a question? Anyone with access to MySQL can
find out by simply running the query.
You don't have access to MySQL during the test. You have to know
whether
At 7:51 -0700 6/10/03, Jeremy Zawodny wrote:
On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 12:03:51PM +0200, rich johnson wrote:
Has anyone else tried this? I got 8/10. Going to the exam next week;
I suppose that's a good sign :-)
http://www.mysql.com/certification/selftest/core/index.php
I don't know if we all get t
Hi Rich, Jeremy,, Mysql List
2003年 6月 10日 火曜日 23:51、Jeremy Zawodny さんは書きました:
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 12:03:51PM +0200, rich johnson wrote:
> > Has anyone else tried this? I got 8/10. Going to the exam next week;
> > I suppose that's a good sign :-)
> >
> > http://www.mysql.com/certification/self
On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 12:03:51PM +0200, rich johnson wrote:
> Has anyone else tried this? I got 8/10. Going to the exam next week;
> I suppose that's a good sign :-)
>
> http://www.mysql.com/certification/selftest/core/index.php
I don't know if we all get the same questions, but I was disappoin
Has anyone else tried this? I got 8/10. Going to the exam next week;
I suppose that's a good sign :-)
http://www.mysql.com/certification/selftest/core/index.php
- Rich
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