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MySQL 5 Certified Associate Exam

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    #2
    Ziycon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,987 ✭✭✭Ziycon


    It's always the way, after searching for 30 minutes and I post this topic and I find what I'm looking for right after! :D

    For anyone for future reference.
    http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?6,513102,513231


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    fryup
    Registered Users Posts: 18,069 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    are you doing the fas course by any chance??


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    Ziycon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,987 ✭✭✭Ziycon


    fryup wrote: »
    are you doing the fas course by any chance??
    Nope, doing in my own time with the view of progressing onto the professional exam in the next year or two.


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    LukeQuietus
    Registered Users Posts: 160 ✭✭LukeQuietus


    It has that clearly in the Table of Contents. The book is broken into 2 sections. 2/3 of the book is the Developer Exam. And you need to know it ALL. Mainly Data Tyopes. (Chapter 4 or 5 I think.)

    I'm thinking if you can't read the Table of Contents then the rest of the book isn't goin to make much sense to you without help. It's a real hard read (and that's an understatement). Just read the chapter on server client concepts and you'll know what I mean.

    It's the hardest exam I've done and I've done a few. The second exam with all the Inner and Ouuter Joins is a nightmare!

    Have you done MySQL before?


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    Ziycon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,987 ✭✭✭Ziycon


    The book is aimed at the DBA 1 & 2 exams for the professional cert and the developer exam, not the associate exam. There is nothing in the table of contents relating to the associate exam.

    Yes, I have a good bit of experience with MySQL and work with it on a daily basis, just want to get the certification for work.


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    LukeQuietus
    Registered Users Posts: 160 ✭✭LukeQuietus


    The Associate is the Developer Exams. The Oracle site is misleading, I know. When Oracle took over from Sun they did a bad job of porting the certification details across.

    So then, the first exam si up to chapter 11. The pdf / cd you get with the book is good for this exam. Nail the Data Types (specifically error handling, null values...things like that) and you'll be on a good start. If Chapter 3 is still MySQL Query Browser you can skip that completely. It's no longer covered in the exams. 7, 8, 9 and 11 are important also. Like I said, there isn't much that you don't need to know. And the book is written in pure technical cryptic geek-speak. Focus on the first Exam and see how you get on. I kid you not the second one is 3 times harder and the pdf supplied is useless!

    If you PM me I'll give you my email and I'll be happy to answer any questions in more detail. I sat that exam last year for the MySQL Database Developer 5.0 cert and I still have the book with all my notes. I'm looking at it now.


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    #8
    Oisintarrant
    Registered Users Posts: 96 ✭✭Oisintarrant


    A great discussion on SQL certs here...

    http://www.linkedin.com/groups/I-am-ready-get-my-66097.S.129294193

    Im looking at beginning the MCSA as soon as possible, anyone have any advice?


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    #9
    msq
    Registered Users Posts: 47 ✭msq


    Would say going associate would be a waste of time - go devel or dba directly, you'll be grant.


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    #10
    fryup
    Registered Users Posts: 18,069 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    i'm sitting the oracle mysql associate exam soon, how tricky is it??

    is there any mock exams i can do online??


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