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  • rhino
    #1

    Additional Certification Questions

    I was asking questions about the DB2 certification exams a couple of weeks
    ago and I realize I forgot to ask two questions. I suspect I know the
    answers but it would be very helpful to get confirmation on these points.

    1. Are the exams "closed book"? I am assuming they are but if I can bring a
    laptop or PDA with the DB2 manuals to the exam and use that to answer
    questions without breaking any rules, I would certainly like to do that.

    2. Are all of the questions multiple choice or true/false? Or will some of
    them be "essay" questions? Again, I'm assuming they will all be multiple
    choice or true/false but I'd like to be sure.

    --
    Rhino


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    • Mark A
      #2
      Re: Additional Certification Questions

      "rhino" <No.offline.con tact.please@ano nymous.comwrote in message
      news:fjipf2$dbt $1@news.datemas .de...
      >I was asking questions about the DB2 certification exams a couple of weeks
      >ago and I realize I forgot to ask two questions. I suspect I know the
      >answers but it would be very helpful to get confirmation on these points.
      >
      1. Are the exams "closed book"? I am assuming they are but if I can bring
      a laptop or PDA with the DB2 manuals to the exam and use that to answer
      questions without breaking any rules, I would certainly like to do that.
      Yes, the exams are closed book. Are you kidding me?
      2. Are all of the questions multiple choice or true/false? Or will some of
      them be "essay" questions? Again, I'm assuming they will all be multiple
      choice or true/false but I'd like to be sure.
      No essay questions. They are multiple choice, but some questions require
      that you select all the choices that are true or all the choices that are
      false (and they may not tell you how many are true or how many are false).


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        • rhino
          #3
          Re: Additional Certification Questions


          "Mark A" <nobody@nowhere .comwrote in message
          news:edj7j.3761 5$K27.4626@bign ews6.bellsouth. net...
          "rhino" <No.offline.con tact.please@ano nymous.comwrote in message
          news:fjipf2$dbt $1@news.datemas .de...
          >>I was asking questions about the DB2 certification exams a couple of weeks
          >>ago and I realize I forgot to ask two questions. I suspect I know the
          >>answers but it would be very helpful to get confirmation on these points.
          >>
          >1. Are the exams "closed book"? I am assuming they are but if I can bring
          >a laptop or PDA with the DB2 manuals to the exam and use that to answer
          >questions without breaking any rules, I would certainly like to do that.
          >
          Yes, the exams are closed book. Are you kidding me?
          Like I said, I _assumed_ that the tests were closed book.

          I'd have felt pretty silly if I got to the test center crammed full of
          memorized information and then found that I could have brought reference
          materials with me. Knowing that reference materials were permitted would
          also have changed the nature of my preparations: I wouldn't try to memorize
          so much, just know where to find the answers in the materials I was
          bringing.
          >
          >2. Are all of the questions multiple choice or true/false? Or will some
          >of them be "essay" questions? Again, I'm assuming they will all be
          >multiple choice or true/false but I'd like to be sure.
          >
          No essay questions. They are multiple choice, but some questions require
          that you select all the choices that are true or all the choices that are
          false (and they may not tell you how many are true or how many are false).
          Thank you, that is useful to know!

          --

          Rhino


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            • Knut Stolze
              #4
              Re: Additional Certification Questions

              rhino wrote:
              >>1. Are the exams "closed book"? I am assuming they are but if I can
              >>bring a laptop or PDA with the DB2 manuals to the exam and use that to
              >>answer questions without breaking any rules, I would certainly like to
              >>do that.
              >>
              >Yes, the exams are closed book. Are you kidding me?
              >
              Like I said, I _assumed_ that the tests were closed book.
              >
              I'd have felt pretty silly if I got to the test center crammed full of
              memorized information and then found that I could have brought reference
              materials with me. Knowing that reference materials were permitted would
              also have changed the nature of my preparations: I wouldn't try to
              memorize so much, just know where to find the answers in the materials I
              was bringing.
              Even if it were allowed, this strategy would be fatal. While it may still
              work for the Fundamentals exam - which everyone can pass already with basic
              understanding of SQL in general + some stuff on which DB2 product does
              what, - you just wouldn't have enough time to look things up for the
              Application Developer or Admin exams.

              --
              Knut Stolze
              DB2 z/OS Utilities Development
              IBM Germany

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                • Mark A
                  #5
                  Re: Additional Certification Questions

                  "rhino" <No.offline.con tact.please@ano nymous.comwrote in message
                  news:fjmnhq$d4$ 1@news.datemas. de...
                  Like I said, I _assumed_ that the tests were closed book.
                  >
                  I'd have felt pretty silly if I got to the test center crammed full of
                  memorized information and then found that I could have brought reference
                  materials with me. Knowing that reference materials were permitted would
                  also have changed the nature of my preparations: I wouldn't try to
                  memorize so much, just know where to find the answers in the materials I
                  was bringing.
                  Why would you even need the manuals? Just a few weeks ago you were worried
                  that you would get a really high score and nobody would know about it other
                  than that you received a passing score.

                  If I were you, I would spend the $10 for DBA Administration sample exam. It
                  is going to be a serious wake-up call for ya.


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                    • Jeroen van den Broek
                      #6
                      Re: Additional Certification Questions

                      On Dec 12, 1:40 am, "Mark A" <nob...@nowhere .comwrote:
                      "rhino" <No.offline.con tact.ple...@ano nymous.comwrote in message
                      >
                      news:fjmnhq$d4$ 1@news.datemas. de...
                      >
                      Like I said, I _assumed_ that the tests were closed book.
                      >
                      I'd have felt pretty silly if I got to the test center crammed full of
                      memorized information and then found that I could have brought reference
                      materials with me. Knowing that reference materials were permitted would
                      also have changed the nature of my preparations: I wouldn't try to
                      memorize so much, just know where to find the answers in the materials I
                      was bringing.
                      >
                      Why would you even need the manuals? Just a few weeks ago you were worried
                      that you would get a really high score and nobody would know about it other
                      than that you received a passing score.
                      >
                      If I were you, I would spend the $10 for DBA Administration sample exam. It
                      is going to be a serious wake-up call for ya.
                      :-)

                      To get a feeling for the kind of questions, OP might also want to look
                      here:
                      http://www.db2mag.com/blog/main/archives/db2_certification/index.html

                      This blog is targeted at DB2 certification and is hosted by Roger
                      Sanders, writer of quite a few books on DB2 certification and member
                      of the team responsible for the exams.

                      --
                      Jeroen

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