Can anyone please tell me what is the mandatory / advisable / recomended sequence of tests for ICE ?
There is no mandatory sequence. But it is better to have a study plan based on your knowledge and overall requirement.
I mean to say, will I have to take Test 155 first and then follow a sequence or I can go for directly Test 287 and then go for others ?
You can directly go for IBM 287.
Is there a mandatory sequence of taking up these 4 tests ?
As said, such sequence does not exist, however, if you have taken SCWCD and SCBCD before, together with some OOAD/UML knowledge, it will be a bit easier for you to take IBM 486 then 484 then 287. It is because UML is a bit easier while comparing to the rest 2 exams.
For 484, it is somewhat similar to SCWCD and SCBCD in content, however, it adds
JDBC, JNDI, JAXP, JCA, JAAS, etc topics, and thus, you need to read a lot of articles.
For 287, the knowledge is also similar to 484, however, you need to know WSAD specific content, like Profiling, setting up connection pool, etc. So, I put it as the last test.
Hope this help.
Nick
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