SCJA and SCJP

I have been programming in Java for many years and have no qualifications in java so I want to try and get certified.

Looking at the main page on the sun site of the Sun Java certification page it seems to me that you need to do the SCJP before you can do SCJD. There is a arrow there, indicating that, you need to do the SCJP first. However with the SCJA, although in the diagram there it is below the SCJP there is no arrow linking it the SCJP so is doing the SCJA optional.

In anycase id like to take the SCJA and SCJP with a view to doing the SCJD. Can anyone recomend any good books to help me through these?

TIA

Dale

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# 1

Hi,

As you have said that you have been programming java for a long time, you need to just practise question and in case you do a mistake then refer that particular section. There is a popular book from Khalid and Moughal for SCJP certification which probably everyone reads. I would also suggest you to go thru this book. Yes you can directly go for SCJP and then developers exams.

Thanks.

Santosh.Bhushana at 2007-7-15 13:59:35 >

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# 2

As far as SCJA Goes, the two books you need if you want to pass on the first try is the SCJA Study Guide and the SCJA Questions Book from http://www.scja.com If you get those two resources, you'll ace the exam.

There are a few free mock exams for SCJA on their simulator site:

http://studyguides.scja.com/ExamScam/sunjavacertifiedtutorialsandmockexams.jsp?link=mockexams

http://studyguides.scja.com/jsr168/ibmportalcertexam399.jsp?link=mockportalexamsmockscjaexams

Good luck!

-Cameron McKenzie

http://www.scja.com

http://ww.portorials.com

http://www.scwcd.com

PulpJavaa at 2007-7-15 13:59:35 >

# 3

hey try for SCJP only as it wil make u eligible for higher level certificates also.

sumit.manhasa at 2007-7-15 13:59:35 >

# 4

What do you think of reading the "Head First Java" book in preparatino for the SCJP Certification exam? Its written by the same author that wrote "SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 5 Study Guide". So I assume the contents/layout should be similar?

javacuriousa at 2007-7-15 13:59:35 >

# 5

i am going to take scjp next month. i am using only "complete java2 certification" by Philip Heller & Simon Roberts.if you want to study further for your knowledge you can use "java2 complete reference" or java black book.

jeyrama at 2007-7-15 13:59:35 >

# 6

Hi my advice is leave the scja. Its only a certification suitable for people who want to show thay are of a level suitable for entry to a java programming career. So its a good idea for college students. I done the scjp and i used complete java2 certification by Philip Heller & Simon Roberts. It is a good book however be aware that the practice exams that come with this book are no way near the standard of the exam. but this is still a good book. So i recomend you reading this book. Then get the practice exams for the scjp from the sun website. there about 80 quid i think. If you can get over 70 percent in those exams you'll be fine as they are exactly the standard you will find the actual exam to be.

josephquinn80a at 2007-7-15 13:59:35 >

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