Book Description
Here is a revised and enhanced edition of the most revered Java certification guide, with in-depth coverage of the latest versions of the Java Programmer and Developer exams. Written by the people who actually created the exams for Sun, this insider's guide will prepare you to take these two hot exams with confidence. Sybex Study Guides are packed with exceptional study tools--hundreds of challenging review questions and electronic flashcards that help reinforce key topics, and real-world scenarios that offer perspectives and insights from seasoned professionals. The CD includes an advanced testing engine with hundreds of sample exam questions and the entire book in PDF.

From the Back Cover
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 Featured on the CD SYBEX TEST ENGINE Test your knowledge with advanced testing software. CD includes assessment test, chapter review questions, and four bonus exams. SEARCHABLE AND PRINTABLE PDFS The entire Study Guide is available as a searchable and printable PDF. Study anywhere, anytime, and approach the exam with confidence.

About the Author
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.

FROM OUR EDITORS

The Barnes & Noble Review
Java 5.0 contains over 100 improvements that simplify development, improve performance and manageability...and require a whole new set of certification exams. If you￯﾿ﾽre studying for the new SCJP or SCJD, Phil Heller and Simon Roberts have revamped their bestselling study guide to systematically prep you for Sun￯﾿ﾽs new objectives.

Part I systematically reviews every objective on the Programmer￯﾿ﾽs Exam: operators, assignments, modifiers, converting, casting, flow control, assertions, exceptions, objects, classes, threads, java.lang, java.util, I/O, streams, and more. Next, the authors turn to Sun￯﾿ﾽs tough programming assignments. The Developer Exam requires you to write a substantial application with a Swing-built GUI client front-end, server back-end, and network communications. The authors walk through all of this, revealing exactly what Sun expects -- and the no-no's that￯﾿ﾽll fail you in an instant. Because you don￯﾿ﾽt want to go through this stress twice. Bill Camarda, from the June 2005 Read Only

FROM THE PUBLISHER

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

Featured on the CD
SYBEX TEST ENGINE
Test your knowledge with advanced testing software. CD includes assessment test, chapter review questions, and four bonus exams.

SEARCHABLE AND PRINTABLE PDFS
The entire Study Guide is available as a searchable and printable PDF. Study anywhere, anytime, and approach the exam with confidence.

About the Authors
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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