Complete Java 2 Certification Study Guide 2e +CD - Hardcover

Roberts, S

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0782128254 ISBN 13: 9780782128253

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2000

Synopsis

This study guide focuses on the exam for Java 2 certification. The accompanying CD-ROM contains a simulated testing environment, plus flash card questions for PC and Palm, and a searchable electronic version of the book.

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Review

Sun recently changed the Java certification exam, adding questions on a lot of new material. As such, the original version of this book just won't cut it. Among the many updates, the authors have added a 50-question exam, 150 questions on the CD, more coverage of the developer's exam and a reference section on the certification alliance.

Basically, Complete Java 2 Certification Study Guide is for those who already know Java but want the kind of proof that brings in the big bucks. You want Sun itself to vouch for your competence next time you walk into an interview.

The bulk of the text is pedantic description of every aspect of the Java language. It describes Java in complete and mind-numbing detail because, in the exam, you can be asked anything about it. The authors test your dedication to passing the exam by doing their best to put you to sleep. Those remaining awake at the end of each chapter get a test on its content. These take the same form as they will in the actual exam, mostly multi-choice questions based on Java code fragments, though more than one answer can be correct. Of course, the real exam is on-screen.

Crossword fanatics solve crosswords set by familiar authors faster, having learned how their minds work, so it is worth noting that Simon Roberts headed up the team that wrote the Java Certification exam. It seems likely, therefore, that if you can handle the questions set here you will do well in the real exam. No other Java certification guide can make the same claim. Buy it, study it and pass. --Steve Patient

From the Back Cover

Here s the book you need to prepare for the Java 2 Programmer′s and Developer′s exams. This Study Guide provides:

• In–depth coverage of every exam objective for the Programmer′s Exam for J2SE 1.4
• Hundreds of challenging practice questions
• Leading–edge exam preparation software, including a test engine, sample simulation questions, and the entire book on PDF

Authoritative coverage of all Programmer′s exam objectives, including:

• Language fundamentals
• Operators and assignments
• Modifiers
• Converting and casting
• Flow control, exceptions, and assertions
• Objects and classes
• Threads
• The java.lang and java.util packages

In–depth coverage of the topics covered in the Developer′s exam, including:

• Swing components and events
• Layout managers
• Enhancing and extending the database
• Writing the network protocol
• Building the database server
• Connecting the client and server

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0782128254
• ISBN 13: 9780782128253
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 936