Hi all,
I am so happy! I thought the
test would me more difficult due to those comments that there were very lengthy questions, with lots of vague answers.All wrong!!
In my language F is the 7th character but in english it is 6th,so,no questions had 7 answers.At most 6.
The questions are not lenghty.English is a foreign language for me, and I could go over the test twice and have time to spare.
The answers are precise and in fact if you read them very,very carefully you know which is right because the wrong answers don't make any sense(tip:a load balancer does not keep client session data ITSELF).
My score: I failed 4 questions.
everything 100% except:
Common arquitecture: 83.
Legacy Connectivity: 80.
EJB: 88.
I18N:50 (2 questions.I failed one.Tip
o algorithms change in an internazional app?)
this is my short success story:
I bought my first
java book(a basic one) August 15th this year.I read a tutorial on
jsp servlets and ejb. I found out about certifications and bought Mughal book 26th September. 3 weeks later I passed programmer's exam . Then, 3 more weeks and I pass SCWDC . 5 more weeks(today) I passed part I.
Books I have read:
-UML distilled(Fowler)(don't read last chapter(implementation)
-Desgin
patterns(Gamma).Read only upto consequences included.
-Java security(jaworsky).I didn't like it much but I learn about
applet,public & private chryptography,digital signature, certificates,...
-Special edition EJB(2.0)(Cavaness).PERFECT book.A special chapter for jndi,another one for JMS(more than enough for the test) and much more than EJB.Much more than what you need for the test but I think that you all want to pass the exam and ... LEARN. Right?
And those links you can find in this page(load balancer,clustering,legacy connectivity,...).
I was so afraid that this test could be EJB 1.1 centered that I have read the 1.1 specifications(hating Sun for this).No need to do it.The test is 100% conceptual:when to use session bean instead of entity,and this kind of things.
Questions about these topics not in books that you really don't have much idea:legacy,clustering,...It is pretty basic.For instance: You have to interact with a legacy system only through the presentation tier.Which technology.Answer in John's notes.
Well I am heading now for part II and weblogic certification(websphere is more demanded but I hate IBM and Michrosoft).
Good luck!!!
[ January 31, 2002: Message edited by: Eduardo Apellido ]