This book covers the first "Fundamentals" exam (test 700 (previously test 516)) an individual needs to pass in order to become DB2 UDB Version 8.1 certified. Written by a DB2 UDB Certified author who worked directly with the DB2 UDB Version 8.1 Certification Exam development team and reviewed by the IBM Data Management Certification Program Manager, each book is guaranteed to provide the reader with all of the information needed to pass the V8.1 Certification test 700. Exam-like questions and answers are provided at the end of each chapter and information explaining why each answer provided is correct accompanies every answer given. This is a must-have for any DBA taking the first certification exam.
Roger Sanders is a Database Performance Engineer with Network Appliance, Inc. He has been designing and programming software applications for IBM PCs for more than 15 years and he has worked with the DB2 Universal Database and its predecessors for the past 10 years. He has written several computer magazine articles, authored a tutorial on Database Concurrency for IBM's DeveloperWorks web site, presented at three IDUG conferences, and is the author of seven DB2 titles (073842522, 0072133759 (best-selling all-in-one exam guide), 0071353895, 007353925, 0071345728, 0070580871, 007057725). Sanders should receive 4 Version 8 certifications before the first Version 8 book even hits the market.