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Sun Certified Programmer & Developer for Java 2 Study Guide (Exam 310-035 & 310-027) [Paperback]

Kathy Sierra (Author), Bert Bates (Author)

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Paperback: 752 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (Dec 11 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0072226846
ISBN-13: 978-0072226843
Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 18.6 x 4.2 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.3 Kg

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (199 customer reviews)

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- #15 in Books > Computers & Internet > Certification Central > Sun Professional Certifications
- #26 in Books > Computers & Internet > Certification Central > Java
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Anyone preparing for Sun's certification exam 310-025 will find Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Study Guide of use. It provides a fast-paced tour of essential Java features and do-it-yourself sample test questions that will improve your chances for success on the exam.

This fact-based approach highlights material that will be on the test. This means that it pays special attention to certain topics (for example, public-, protected-, and private-access rules), even though you may not normally need to think at this level of detail. Besides the basics, the text explains the details of class design and string processing particularly well. Exception handling and garbage collection in Java is also discussed, as well as class design as it pertains to the certification test. The book includes plenty of tricks and tips for what's covered on the test, along with what to watch out for in certain areas.

A longer chapter on AWT for building basic user interfaces in Java rounds out this text. Every section provides challenging sample questions (usually about 20 for each chapter), which let you test your knowledge. An appendix contains more than 100 pages of answers and explanations for these self-test questions. (The companion CD-ROM features a computer-based test, similar in format to the actual certification exam.) If you have some Java experience, this book will quickly help ready you for official Java certification. Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Study Guide definitely delivers the goods. --Richard Dragan

Topics covered:

Test-preparation guide to the Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 exam 310-025
The format of the certification test
Java language basics
Data types, arrays, and strings
Declarations and access control
Operators
Equality testing
Flow control
Exception handling (try, catch, and finally blocks)
Checked and unchecked exceptions
Java garbage collection

Mark-sweep algorithms
Encapsulation and class design in Java
Overloading and overriding methods
Inner classes
Threads and synchronization techniques
Math, String, and StringBuffer classes
Java collections
The AWT user interface classes
Event handling (events, sources, and listeners)
Sample test questions and answers
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"High-level, in-depth yet down-to-earth. This book is great! Straightforward and conceptually sound. One of the most well written certification guides I've ever read. Lots of facts, no fluff. Focuses in on key topic areas. Sample questions solidify understanding and build confidence." Review of the 1st Edition Study Guide Simon Lee, Berlin, NH --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A very good book, April 8 2003

Cheryl (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sun Certified Programmer & Developer for Java 2 Study Guide (Exam 310-035 & 310-027) (Paperback)

This is a very good book. It makes Java 1.4 very easy by using detailed discussions, many examples, and some very helpful diagrams.
What I liked the most about this book is that it also gives some practice programming projects(not very big). The exams on the cd are also good and I was able to download a bonus master exam from the learnkey site. What I would have liked to see is 6% more diagrams. In some areas, diagrams would have been best to use instead of detailed explanations. Overall, it's a very good book and I've had others which did not do a very good job in explaining things

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4.0 out of 5 stars Cuts to the chase, and points out the "Gotcha's"., April 7 2003

Preston Romney (Midway, Ut United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sun Certified Programmer & Developer for Java 2 Study Guide (Exam 310-035 & 310-027) (Paperback)

This book doesnt beat around the bush, but cuts right to the tricks that are likely to show up on the exam.

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This guide is very easy read, especially compared to other cert prep books! Many books of this kind, tend to put me to sleep. With this book however, I found my self laughing out loud throughout each chapter. Its really humorous, and not your typical "Geek Humor". It catches you off guard and is a very fun way to understanding the more serious and boring topics.

I passed but could have done much better had I given more time to the practice exam on the CD. I spent more time on each chapter and sample questions, and only took the practice exam once and didn't spend very much time reviewing the questions after. My suggestion would be not to stress out on each chapter along the way (the sample questions are meant to be hard for a reason). Also take advantage of the CD by reviewing every question, and taking it more than once.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The right book to help you pass the exam with high marks, Mar 15 2003

"rajatshyam" (Sacramento,CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sun Certified Programmer & Developer for Java 2 Study Guide (Exam 310-035 & 310-027) (Paperback)

An excellent book to prepare for the exam in a short time! It helped me a lot with the "gotcha" kind of concepts important for the exam. I scored 85% with it's help! The authors' experience of being on the team that prepares the actual exam questions, greatly contributes in focussing on the relevant concepts required to take the exam. The self-test and reviews in each chapter are simply excellent. I also liked the authors subtle sense of humor throughout the book!
I strongly recommend that you should use this book for your preparation.

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