Passed with 87%

[Ram Dhan Yadav K]

Hello Javaranchers,
I love you all ppl. It was all your advice, cooperation, direction what not which helped me to gain confidence and clear the test. Well i scored a little bit less than I expcted. Here is my break up.
Concepts - 100%
Common Architectures - 50%
Legacy Connectivity - 100%
EJB - 88%
EJB Container Model - 100%
Protocols - 66%
Applicability of J2ee - 100%
design Patterns - 80%
Messaging - 100%
Internationalization - 100%
Security - 100%
Well, looks like a lot of 100's
But Common Architectures i got only 50%. ya, it's my weak area. Can you ppl. suggest me some books which will help me to strengthen my knowledge about Common Architectures.
All i did was go through what ever possible postings and links suggested in this forum. Thats it. I had lot of experience in taking various exams in India(The land of Exams, exams and exams) and do going through the exam was a piece of cake. I completed the first round in 50 mins. The first reveiw in 15 mins and second review in 25 mins. It was fun, lots of easy questions and some real tricky questions, which might mislead you if you. All you have to do is not believe in your first reading of the question and given answers and make sure that you read the things like 'NOT', 'TRUE', 'FALSE' etc stuff which we usually ignore and take for granted. Then the second technique is if you are unsure of the answer try elimination process and narrow down your options. This technique will most of the times lead to a surprising decisive comclusion cool:
From yesterday, i was hanging arroung this place to post my message and thank you all guys! I am feeling on cloud nine!
thank you all ppl. once again.
Time to get started for the IInd and IIIrd parts.
Ram Dhan Yadav K

[Chetan Mehta]

Ram,
Congratulations!!
I am also planning to appear for exam in next couple of days.
Any suggestions...
Regards,
Chetan Mehta
[e-mail]

[Ram Dhan Yadav K]

Hi Chetan,
Make sure that before exam that, you don't have any thing left to read out of what ever you have planned to read. This will help you to go to exam with confidence and absolute surity.
Go through John's notes, review the stuff. Read the questions carefully before you answer. Make sure that you have enough time review the questions. If you can't understand a question just come back to it later and follow all the exam rules which you have been hearing from your childhood. Thats it.
all the best,
Ramdhan Yadav K

[Chetan Mehta]

Thanks a lot !!
Chetan Mehta

[Win Yu]

Originally posted by Ramdhan Kotamaraja:
Hi Chetan,
Make sure that before exam that, you don't have any thing left to read out of what ever you have planned to read. This will help you to go to exam with confidence and absolute surity.

Go through John's notes, review the stuff. Read the questions carefully before you answer. Make sure that you have enough time review the questions. If you can't understand a question just come back to it later and follow all the exam rules which you have been hearing from your childhood. Thats it.
all the best,
Ramdhan Yadav K

ongratulations. Where I can get notes?

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Win Yu
SCJP, SCWCD

[Deepak Shah]

Dear Rama,
Hearty congrats for your achivement !
Deepak

[Ram Dhan Yadav K]

Thanks Win and Deepak!
Hi Win, here is the link for notes.
http://www.javaranch.com/ubb/Forum26/HTML/000441.html
good luck
Ramdhan Yadav K

[krishna anand]

Hello Ramdhan Kotamaraja
Congrats on Passing the Architect Exam .Wish you all the best in your Profession and also Wish you a Happy New Year .

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Krishna

[shailesh sonavadekar]

congratulations & all the very best for rest of the parts.

[Ram Dhan Yadav K]

Hi Krishna and Sailesh thank you very much.

[rashid g]

Congratualtions. Well done.
Thanx