I just recently took the
SCJA exam and did not pass. I am new to
java programming and never have taken any formal classes. I first became interested in java after reading 3/4 of the Java Head First book. I decided I wanted to become Sun Certified and went and picked up the book SCJA by Robert Linguori & Edward Finegan. I read the book from cover to cover and went through all the example question at the end of each chapter. As well as the complete mock exam on CD. I felt I had a pretty good understanding of everything, but did not pass. I would like to know if anyone has any suggestions so that I can pass. Maybe another book that covers the exam. I felt the SCJA book covered the topics of the exam well but there were multiple choice answers to the exam questions that the book didn't cover to that degree. My score report:
Fundemental OO Concepts .....................................75 %
UML Representation of OO Concepts ........................50 %
Java Implementation of OO Concepts ......................37 %
Algorithm Design and Implementation ......................16 %
Java Development Fundamentals .............................83 %
Java Platforms and Integration Technologies .............20 %
Client Technologies .................................................80 %
Server Technologies ................................................71 %
I found it somewhat funny because everything I was confident in I did poorly and vice versa.