OCP Oracle Database 11g: New Features for Administrators Exam Guide (Exam 1Z0-050) (Osborne Oracle Press)

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A Fully Integrated Study System for OCP Exam 1Z0-050

Prepare for the Oracle Certified Professional Oracle Database 11g New Features for Administrators exam with help from this exclusive Oracle Press guide. In each chapter, you'll find challenging exercises, practice questions, a two-minute drill, and a chapter summary to highlight what you've learned. This authoritative guide will help you pass the test, and serve as your essential on-the-job reference. Get complete coverage of all OCP objectives for exam 1Z0-050, including:

• Installation and upgrades
• Partitioning and storage
• Intelligent infrastructure
• Diagnostics and fault management
• Performance
• Oracle Recovery Manager and Oracle Flashback
• Security
• Oracle SQL Performance Analyzer
• SQL plan management
• Automatic SQL tuning

On the CD-ROM:

• One full practice exam that simulates the actual OCP exam
• Detailed answers and explanations
• Score report performance assessment tool
• Complete electronic book
• Bonus exam available free with online registration

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Sams Teach Yourself Visual C# 2008 in 24 Hours: Complete Starter Kit

Learn how to...

• Use the powerful design environment of Visual Studio 2008
• Design a feature-rich interface using components such as tree views and tabs
• Create robust applications using modern error handling
• Draw fast graphics using GDI+
• Build a database application using ADO.NET
• Distribute a Visual C# 2008 application

James Foxall is vice president of Tigerpaw Software, Inc. (www.tigerpawsoftware.com), a Bellevue, Nebraska, Microsoft Certified Partner specializing in commercial database applications. He manages the development, support, training, and education of Tigerpaw CRM+, an award-winning application that automates contact management, marketing, service and repair, proposal generation, inventory control, and purchasing. Tigerpaw has more than 20,000 licensed users in 27 countries. Foxall’s experience in creating certified Office-compatible software has made him an authority on application interface and behavior standards. In addition to being a well-known author, James is an international speaker on Microsoft technologies, has taught at the college level, and contributes to several journals.

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LINQ for Visual C# 2008

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Every C# programmer needs to learn about LINQ (Language–lIntegrated Query), Microsoft’s breakthrough technology for simplifying and unifying data access from any data source. With LINQ you can write more elegant and flexible code not just to access databases and files but to manipulate data structures and XML.

This book is a short yet comprehensive guide to the major features of LINQ and the significant enhancements introduced with .NET 3.5. There is no better source for getting a head–start on the future of these technologies than this book.

• A clear and comprehensive yet concise introduction to using LINQ in C#
• Covers LINQ to Objects, LINQ to SQL, LINQ to DataSet, and LINQ to XML
• Rich in working examples of LINQ in action
• Ideal for C# programmers at any level

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