Complete Java 2 Certification Study Guide

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John Wiley & Sons, Feb 20, 2006 - Computers - 560 pages
Here's the book you need to prepare for the Java 2 Programmer (SCJP) and Developer (SCJD) exams. This Study Guide was developed to meet the exacting requirements of today's certification candidates. In addition to the consistent and accessible instructional approach that has earned Sybex the reputation as the leading publisher for certification self-study guides, this book provides:
  • In-depth coverage of every exam objective for the revised SCJP Exam
  • Hundreds of challenging practice questions
  • Leading-edge exam preparation software, including a test engine and the entire book on PDF

Authoritative instruction on all revised Programmer exam objectives, including:

  • Declarations, initialization and scoping
  • Flow control
  • API contents
  • Concurrency
  • Object-oriented concepts
  • Collections and generics
  • Language fundamentals

Detailed discussion of the key topics included in the Developer 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
 

Contents

Part I The Sun Certified Java Programmer Exam
1
Part II The Sun Certified Developers Exam
347
Appendix A Practice Exam
475
Glossary
499
Index
509
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Philip Heller is a technical author, novelist, public speaker, and consultant. He has been instrumental in the creation and maintenance of the Java Programmer and Developer exams. His popular seminars on certification have been delivered internationally. He is the co-author of several books on Java, all available from Sybex.

Simon Roberts is a Sun Microsystems programmer, an instructor, an authority on the Java language, and the key player in the development of the entire Java certification program.

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