Chapter 2. Planning


Fifteen percent (15%) of the DB2 UDB V8.1 Family Fundamentals certification exam (Exam 700) is designed to test your ability to recognize which of the DB2 Universal Database Family products available must be installed to create a desired environment/configuration and to test your knowledge of the various tools that are provided with DB2 UDB. The questions that make up this portion of the exam are intended to evaluate the following:

  • Your ability to identify the DB2 UDB products that make up the DB2 UDB Family.

  • Your knowledge of the different DB2 clients available.

  • Your knowledge of the nonrelational data concepts that are managed by the DB2 extenders.

  • Your knowledge of data warehousing and OLTP concepts.

This chapter is designed to introduce you to the various products that make up the DB2 UDB Family and to the comprehensive set of tools that are provided to assist in administering and managing DB2 UDB instances, databases, and database objects.

Terms you will learn:

DB2 Universal Database Family

DB2 Everyplace Database Edition

DB2 Everyplace Enterprise Edition

DB2 Personal Edition

DB2 Workgroup Server Edition

DB2 Workgroup Server Unlimited Edition

DB2 Enterprise Server Edition

Database Partitioning

DB2 Personal Developer's Edition

DB2 Universal Developer's Edition

DB2 Run-Time Client

DB2 Administration Client

DB2 Application Development Client

DB2 Connect Personal Edition

DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition

DB2 Relational Connect

DB2 AVI Extender

DB2 Text Extender

DB2 Net Search Extender

DB2 XML Extender

DB2 Spatial Extender

DB2 Data Links Manager

DB2 Warehouse Manager

Query, Loading, Extraction, Transformation

Data Warehouse Center

Information Catalog Manager

Query Patroller

Query Management Facility (QMF)

DB2 OLAP Server

Control Center

Replication Center

Satellite Administration Center

Command Center

SQL Assist

Visual Explain

Task Center

Information Catalog Center

Health Center

Journal

License Center

Development Center

Information Center

Command Line Processor

Configuration Assistant

Techniques you will master:

Understanding the core components of the DB2 Universal Database Family.

Recognizing the differences between each edition of DB2 Universal Database.

Recognizing the types of DB2 UDB clients available and understanding when each is used.

Understanding what DB2 UDB extenders are available, along with what functionality each extender provides.

Understanding Data Warehouse and OLAP concepts.

Understanding what types of tools are available, along with what actions each tool has been designed to perform.



DB2 Universal Database V8.1 Certification Exam 700 Study Guide
DB2 Universal Database V8.1 Certification Exam 700 Study Guide
ISBN: 0131424653
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 68

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