Oracle Database 10g: A Beginner's Guide

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Two new Oracle instruction and resource titles from Osborne/McGraw-Hill are indispensable additions to personal and professional reference collections. Oracle Database 10g: A Beginner's Guide (0072230789; 416 pages; $39.99) is the collective effort of Oracle experts Ian Abramson, Michael Abbey and Michael Corey. Oracle Database 10g provides neophytes with the fundamental concepts of Oracle Database 10g administration and programming. Through self-paced tutorials, readers will learn about database essentials, the role of the administrator, and large database features. Oracle Database 10g includes an in-depth introduction to SQL, PL/SQL, Java, and XML programming.

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Michael S. Abbey (Ottawa, CN) has been using Oracle for 15 years, has co-authored seven books for Oracle Press, and has given presentations on Oracle throughout North America and Europe. Michael leads the Pythian Groups dbaSource team in Ottawa, Canada, which provides Internet-based Oracle DBA support. He has also been a volunteer in Oracle user groups, facilitating delivery of IOUGAs IOUG-A Live! from 1997 to 2000.



Michael J. Corey (Newton, MA) is currently CTO with OneWarranty.com. Prior to this position, he was the CEO of Database Technologies, Inc. which was the first consulting company in the eastern US to specialize in RDBMS. Michael has been working with Oracle since Version 3 and is an active member of various Oracle user communities. In addition to his membership in the Northeast Oracle Users Group, he is a founding member of the ECO conference and has served as president of the International Oracle Users GroupAmericas (IOUGA).

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1: Database Fundamentals

2: SQL: Structured Query Language

3: The Database Administrator

4: Networking

5: Backup and Recovery

6: PL/SQL

7: Java

8: XML

9: Large Database Features

A: Mastery Check Answers

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