RE: Help - DBA interview questions I faced

2001-12-27 Thread Dharani Ravi
gt; E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > -Original Message- > From: Dharani Ravi [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2001 7:45 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L >

Re: Help - DBA interview questions I faced

2001-12-27 Thread Scott Shafer
Opinions vary, but often involve management "fundament-snorkeling". --Scott "Diver down!" - Original Message - To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 6:40 AM I am wondering how such people get into positions where they are res

RE: Help - DBA interview questions I faced

2001-12-27 Thread Peter . McLarty
ecipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>         cc:                 Fax to:                 Subject:        RE: Help - DBA interview questions I faced I am wondering how such people get into positions where they are responsible for hiring new staff, if they themselves know nothing.

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2001-12-27 Thread Dwayne Cox
Thanks Patrice! That was an outstanding synopsis! And it explains why I am behind the curve...I have been a little reluctant (such an understatement) to make the time commitment. Guess there's nothing to it but to do it. Thanks for the encouragement/push! -D- On Thursday 27 December 2001

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2001-12-27 Thread Jared . Still
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2001-12-27 Thread Rachel Carmichael
Ramesh, Don't be sorry, I just don't want people buying my book and expecting Gaja and Kirti's wonderful stuff. Thank you -- we tried hard to make the book a good one. We're in the beginning stages of revising it for 9i and hope to make it even better. Rachel --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Rac

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2001-12-27 Thread Boivin, Patrice J
]] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 7:05 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: Re: Help - DBA interview questions I faced and eventually, when they realize they can't find that omniscient person, they come back to reality

RE: Help - DBA interview questions I faced

2001-12-27 Thread Boivin, Patrice J
TED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -Original Message- From: Dharani Ravi [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2001 7:45 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: Re: Help - DBA interview questions I faced

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2001-12-26 Thread rpapnoi
Rachel, I'm Sorry for quoting wrong book. Actually I have both books and both are excellent! Regards, Ramesh D Papnoi Oracle DBA @ Chemtex Global Engineers Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India (BrainBench & Brainbuzz Certified Oracle 8/8i DBA & Developer) http://www22.Brinkster.com/rpapnoi -- Origi

Re: Help - DBA interview questions I faced

2001-12-26 Thread Rachel Carmichael
and eventually, when they realize they can't find that omniscient person, they come back to reality --- Robert Chin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I liked the interviews where they told me about their project, and > > I told them how I could contribute - strengths and weaknesses. > > I'm great a

Re: Help - DBA interview questions I faced

2001-12-26 Thread Rachel Carmichael
dba 101 is not by gaja and kirti -- that's performance tuning 101 which is indeed an excellent book dba 101 is theriault, carmichael and viscusi. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Dear Ravi > DBA 101 book - BY Gaja and kirti is available in India (indian > edition). I > already have one. Excelent

Re: Help - DBA interview questions I faced

2001-12-26 Thread Rachel Carmichael
you can get the documentation online. read it. according to the publishers, DBA 101 has been released in India. and it is available on the internet at any of the online book stores --- Dharani Ravi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Rachel, > > Thanks for your reply and guidance. Also thanks

Re: Help - DBA interview questions I faced

2001-12-26 Thread Dharani Ravi
Dear Ramesh D Papnoi, Thanks for the info. I will buy it. Regards. Dharan. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Dear Ravi > DBA 101 book - BY Gaja and kirti is available in > India (indian edition). I > already have one. Excelent book!! > > Regards, > Ramesh D Papnoi > Oracle DBA @ Chemtex Global

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2001-12-25 Thread lembark
-- Robert Chin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 12/25/01 22:30:20 -0800 > >> I told them how I could contribute - strengths and weaknesses. >> I'm great at *. I don't know much about YYY, but I'm willing to >> learn..We cannot know everything. > > That worked in the "good old days" (pre-20

Re: Help - DBA interview questions I faced

2001-12-25 Thread Robert Chin
> I liked the interviews where they told me about their project, and > I told them how I could contribute - strengths and weaknesses. > I'm great at *. I don't know much about YYY, but I'm willing to > learn..We cannot know everything. That worked in the "good old days" (pre-2001), n

Re: Help - DBA interview questions I faced

2001-12-25 Thread rpapnoi
Dear Ravi DBA 101 book - BY Gaja and kirti is available in India (indian edition). I already have one. Excelent book!! Regards, Ramesh D Papnoi Oracle DBA @ Chemtex Global Engineers Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India (BrainBench & Brainbuzz Certified Oracle 8/8i DBA & Developer) http://www22.Brinkster.co

Re: Help - DBA interview questions I faced

2001-12-25 Thread Dharani Ravi
Dear Rachel, Thanks for your reply and guidance. Also thanks to Kirti Deshpande and Jenny Jacobson for their replies. In India Oracle DBA 101 book is not yet released. Once it is released I will defently purchase the book. Regarding Question No.1, I told that Server Process is the backgrou

Re: Help - DBA interview questions I faced

2001-12-25 Thread Jenny Jacobson
What I have found is that interviewing for an Oracle DBA job is quite different from doing the actual job. I've been a contractor - and had to interview after each gig was over. My job consisted of "action" - entering the commands, people skills, collecting useful scripts "just in case" - and

Re: Help - DBA interview questions I faced

2001-12-25 Thread Rachel Carmichael
I didn't mean to demoralize you but if you read the manual two years ago, you need to re-read it. And I do suggest that you play with things in Oracle and read the manuals to understand what is going on. I still think you need to do research to get the answers to your questions but here are some

Re: Help - DBA interview questions I faced

2001-12-25 Thread Dharani Ravi
Dear Rachel, Thanks for your reply. Initially I felt demoralised after reading your reply. Truth is always bitter. You are correct. My Oracle concepts knowledge needs to be improved. I read Oracle 8 concepts manual two years ago. I am working for a small company where there are no seperate

Re: Help - DBA interview questions I faced

2001-12-25 Thread Dharani Ravi
Dear Rachel, Thanks for your reply. Initially I felt demoralised after reading your reply. Truth is always bitter. You are correct. My Oracle concepts knowledge needs to be improved. I read Oracle 8 concepts manual two years ago. I am working for a small company where there are no seperate

Re: Help - DBA interview questions I faced

2001-12-25 Thread Dharani Ravi
Dear Rachel, Thanks for your reply. Initially I felt demoralised after reading your reply. Truth is always bitter. You are correct. My Oracle concepts knowledge needs to be improved. I read Oracle 8 concepts manual two years ago. I am working for a small company where there are no seperate

Re: Help - DBA interview questions I faced

2001-12-24 Thread Rachel Carmichael
Dharan, Answering just those questions will not give you enough knowledge to truly be able to answer Oracle questions in an interview. Based on the answers you gave, it seems to me that you do not understand the concepts behind how Oracle works at all. I would suggest you read the documentation