How to prepare for the SCJP Java Certification?

[Steve]

Hi;

I have started preparing for the SCJP 1.4 exam.

I have read chapters 1 - 9 and have taken very thorough notes ( I
filled up a binder ).

I am now pondering how to prepare for the exam and I would like to
hear people's thoughts about some things I am thinking.

To do well on the test the logical choice would be to practice what
you are being tested on.

Given this, I think the way most people would think to study ...simple
memorization of Java rules....will not help much as that is not what
is being tested.

It seems to me the test is really about testing a person's ability to
recognize the rules of Java and violations of the rules of Java, as
manifested in examples.

Memorization of the rules will help, but it seems like the bulk of the
preparation should be practicing recognizing the rules of Java and
violation of those rules.

To this end, quiz questions in the study guide and taking practice
exams will help, but these things seem to be in limited supply.

I was thinking that I could write code for each rule that conforms to
the rules and violates the rules in as many ways as I can think to
write.

I'm hoping this will strengthen my trick question answering
ability .

Making multiple as well as many derivations of these rules in code
could take a massive amount of time.

I'm hoping that this will only be a problem with the first few
chapters. It seems like the first two chapters are very, very rule
dense and then later chapters should be less time consuming to study.

Do people think that is correct?

What do people think of my appraisal of the exam and how to study for
it?

Anyone have any useful tips to add?

I generally do bad at trick question types of tests, so I want to
prepare smartly....as well as hard.

 

[Proton Projects - Moin]

Hi;

I have started preparing for the SCJP 1.4 exam.

I have read chapters 1 - 9 and have taken very thorough notes ( I
filled up a binder ).

I am now pondering how to prepare for the exam and I would like to
hear people's thoughts about some things I am thinking.

To do well on the test the logical choice would be to practice what
you are being tested on.

Given this, I think the way most people would think to study ...simple
memorization of Java rules....will not help much as that is not what
is being tested.

It seems to me the test is really about testing a person's ability to
recognize the rules of Java and violations of the rules of Java, as
manifested in examples.

Memorization of the rules will help, but it seems like the bulk of the
preparation should be practicing recognizing the rules of Java and
violation of those rules.

To this end, quiz questions in the study guide and taking practice
exams will help, but these things seem to be in limited supply.

I was thinking that I could write code for each rule that conforms to
the rules and violates the rules in as many ways as I can think to
write.

I'm hoping this will strengthen my trick question answering
ability .

Making multiple as well as many derivations of these rules in code
could take a massive amount of time.

I'm hoping that this will only be a problem with the first few
chapters. It seems like the first two chapters are very, very rule
dense and then later chapters should be less time consuming to study.

Do people think that is correct?

What do people think of my appraisal of the exam and how to study for
it?

Anyone have any useful tips to add?

I generally do bad at trick question types of tests, so I want to
prepare smartly....as well as hard.

Hi,

Well take mock tests regularly to know to ur grade. There lot of
websites to take mock test..do a search in google for SCJP mock exams,
u will get lot of websites....u can take this exams 5 days before the
actual exam date so that the grade that u will get will be your actual
score....

Moin

 

[Lew]

Hi;

I have started preparing for the SCJP 1.4 exam.

Please do not multi-post. If you feel the need to reach multiple newsgroups,
cross-post instead, preferably with followup set to one group. This unifies
your thread and avoids alienating the people you are soliciting for conversation.


-- Lew

 

[frustratedprogrammer]

I am now pondering how to prepare for the exam and I would like to
hear people's thoughts about some things I am thinking.

For the best chance of passing, you can purchase the on-line practice
exam. It costs almost as much as the real exam but from experience the
questions are very similiar to the real exam.


http://frustrationsofaprogrammer.blogspot.com/

 

[Lew]

For the best chance of passing, you can purchase the on-line practice
exam. It costs almost as much as the real exam but from experience the
questions are very similiar to the real exam.


http://frustrationsofaprogrammer.blogspot.com/

Do you have a financial interest in this site?

-- Lew

 

[Andreas Leitgeb]

I have started preparing for the SCJP 1.4 exam.

Imho, taking a "1.4" exam (now, that java 6.0 is released)
is a waste of money and time.

Have a look at what changed in 1.5 or 1.6 (aka 5.0 and 6.0)
and take a more recent exam.

PS: I'm not sure, whether 1.6 exams already exist...

 

[frustratedprogrammer]

Do you have a financial interest in this site?

-- Lew

Are you referring to my blog ? I don't see how I could have a
commercial interest in the site since there are no adds and nothing on
offer. I was purely offering advice on how to pass the exam. I was
referring Sun's on-line practice exam and I don't work for Sun.

 

[Lew]

Are you referring to my blog ? I don't see how I could have a
commercial interest in the site since there are no adds and nothing on
offer. I was purely offering advice on how to pass the exam. I was
referring Sun's on-line practice exam and I don't work for Sun.

I thought from the context that you were saying that there were practice exams
for sale at the cited URL. I did not realize that you were referring to two
different "on-line" sources.

-- Lew