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9780764508417

DB2® Fundamentals Certification For Dummies®

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  • ISBN13:

    9780764508417

  • ISBN10:

    0764508415

  • Edition: CD
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-08-01
  • Publisher: For Dummies
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Summary

IBM Universal Database is experiencing tremendous share growth and certification in DB2 is quickly becoming an important hiring factor with many corporations turning to UDB for their database solutions. This book will guide you quickly through preparation for the DB 2 Fundamentals exam -- and start you on the path to DB2 certification! Focused specifically on this exam, DB2 Fundamentals Certification For Dummies will help you prepare quickly and efficiently for the Fundamentals exam. This guide brings you extensive self-assessment opportunities -- including questions prepared by IBM insiders with access to the actual exam content. Plus, the book includes coverage of what to expect during the actual testing situation, and tips and hints on how to best prepare for the exam.

Author Biography

Paul C. Zikopoulos, Jennifer Gibbs, and Roman B. Melnyk are all DB2 specialists at the IBM Toronto Lab.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(6)
Part I: DB2 Certification: What Do I Need to Know? 7(38)
What the Heck Is Certification and Why Should I Care?
9(8)
How to Get Certified and What's Available
17(10)
Taking the Test: A Trial Run
27(18)
Part II: Introducing DB2 45(176)
An Introduction to DB2 Products and Packaging
47(42)
Installing a DB2 Server
89(44)
Installing a DB2 Client
133(34)
Getting Clients and Servers Talking
167(18)
The DB2 Tools
185(36)
Part III: The Geeky Stuff: Inside DB2 221(114)
Database Building Blocks
223(52)
Security and DB2
275(36)
Database Concurrency
311(24)
Part IV: Talking to DB2 with Structured Query Language 335(66)
SQL Boot Camp
337(34)
The Rest of the SQL Story
371(30)
Part V: The Part of Tens 401(12)
SQL Questions That You'll Need to Read Ten Times
403(6)
Ten Sources of DB2 Information
409(4)
Appendix: About the CD-ROMs 413(4)
Index 417(14)
Hungry Minds End-User License Agreement 431(2)
Installation Instructions 433

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