An all-in-one study guide prepares you for the updated Oracle Certified Associate certification

It's been nearly six years since Oracle updated its cornerstone database software, making the demand for a comprehensive study guide for the OCA 12c certification a top priority. This resource answers that demand. Packed with invaluable insight, chapter review questions, bonus practice exams, hundreds of electronic flashcards, and a searchable glossary of terms, this study guide prepares you for the challenging Oracle certification exams.

• Provides you with a solid understanding of restricting and sorting data
• Walks you through using conversion functions and conditional expressions
• Addresses displaying data from multiple tables, manipulating data, database maintenance, and database backups and recovery
• Explores the Oracle database architecture and discusses preparing the database environment, creating an Oracle database, and managing the Oracle instance
• Focuses on administering and implementing user security

This must-have study guide thoroughly prepares you to take the dramatically updated Oracle 12c OCA exams.