Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470417978 ISBN 13: 9780470417973

Publisher: Sybex, 2009

Sun's foundation-level Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP) for Standard Edition 6 is a must-have for any Java programmer, and is a prerequisite for Sun’s specialty certifications. This resource is essential preparation for the SCJP and focuses heavily on the skill set that Sun expects its SCJPs to have, with numerous examples, exercises, and real-world scenarios to give readers the tools needed to use what they learn. The material covers declarations, initialization, and scoping; flow control; API contents; concurrency; object-oriented concepts; collections/generics; and fundamentals. The interactive CD-ROM features chapter review questions, two bonus exams, a series of flashcards that can be used on PCs or handheld devices, and an e-book.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

 

From the Back Cover:

Prepare for SCJP certification with this essential guide

Validate your Java programming skills with SCJP certification from Sun Microsystems. This in-depth guide thoroughly prepares you for Sun's Java Programmer for Java, Standard Edition 6 exam (CX-310-065), which tests you on the fundamental skills that Sun expects all Java programmers to have. The exam is also a prerequisite for Sun's specialty certifications. This book covers exam essentials such as flow control, the API, concurrency, collections/generics, and more. Inside, find:

• Full coverage of all exam objectives in a systematic approach, so you can be confident you're getting the instruction you need for the exam

• Practical hands-on exercises to reinforce critical skills

• Real-world scenarios that put what you've learned in the context of actual job roles

• Challenging review questions in each chapter to prepare you for

• exam day

• Exam Essentials, a key feature in each chapter that identifies critical areas you must become proficient in before taking the exam

• A handy tear card that maps every official exam objective to the corresponding chapter in the book, so you can track your exam prep objective by objective

Featured on the CD

Sybex Test Engine:

• Test your knowledge with advanced testing software. Includes all chapter review questions and bonus exams.

Electronic Flashcards:

• Reinforce your understanding with flashcards that can run on your PC, Pocket PC, or Palm handheld.

• Also on CD, you'll find the entire book in searchable and printable PDF as well as code samples from the book.Study anywhere, any time, and approach the exam with confidence.

About the Author:

Richard F. Raposa, SCJP, SCJI, is President of JLicense, a Java Training Center in South Dakota. He has taught Java all over the U.S. for the past ten years and developed hundreds of courses in Java, C++, Visual C++/MFC, Win32 internals, UML, and other object-oriented topics. Richard is the author of Java in 60 Minutes a Day from Wiley.