I need to learn oracle and unix FAST !! need help

[Skywalker[TSG]]

i signed on for a course to become a database administrator in oracle.and now i found out that i need to pass some stupid test before i can start the course,I need to learn oracle and unix FAST !

does anyone know of a site that explains this in detail?

i dont even know what oracle is

this is what i have to have a basic understanding of on wednesday!

UNIX Systemadministration
UNIX
ORACLE Databasedesign
ORACLE SQL & PL/SQL
ORACLE Databasadministration
ORACLE Backup & Recovery
ORACLE Net
ORACLE Tuning & Performance
ORACLE Case

[KAknight]

I've seen the "Sam's Teach Yourself ____ in 24 Hours" books. You might want to try those. I've heard that they were good.

[Agent_Embryo]

omg Sky, you're in way over your head here. Oracle is a massive database engine, and there is very little chance you can learn all that by wednesday. Sorry.

[CMonster]

...and the "basics" of UNIX will take more than a few days to learn.

[vass0922]

I would highly suggest you start reading
There is no way you can learn both in 2/3 days

UNIX is Gargantuan, and Oracle is just SLIGHTLY smaller

Lemme guess
You dont know sql either?

Strike 3

Not picking on ya, just trying to help ya see the light.
Sorry


If you really want to shoot for it
You can download a personal edition of Oracle for free, and download linux a distro of Linux as well (very similar to Unix, I wouldn' suggest downloading solaris however as it does have a few differences)

[capybara]

heres a start on unix - if you use linux, at the command line enter:
$man bash
and youll see a listing of 55 basic commands
if you dont use linux, telnet into a unix emulator and do the same $man bash command

[Skywalker[TSG]]

I've found several good books so far,they are all those theach yerself in 24hours crap but they seem to do the job
I also found a MCSE networking essentials cd that im looking at now,it has some great video material and tests.

The test itself will be about general stuff regarding networking,hardware and winNT,but there might be questions about oracle/unix/sql too but they will be basic.