Hi,
this week, I've cleared Part 1 of the
SCEA Since this forum helped me a lot whilst preparing for the exam, I would like to share my exam experience and give something back to you.
I 've prepared about 2 month for the exam. 6-7 weeks Month of deep reading and 2 weeks of extrem mocking.
The following study materials were important for me:
- Books: Design
Pattern (Gamma et al.), SCEA Study Guide (Cade, Robertson) & SCEA Technology Study Guide (Allen, Bambara)
- Online Resources: Core
J2EE Patterns by Sun (
http://java.sun.com/blueprints/corej2eepatterns/Patterns/)
- Mock Exams: WhizLab, EpracticeLab, various online mock exams (
http://faq.javaranch.com/view?SceaMockTests)
It took me approximately 55 min to complete all questions and I used the remaining time for reviewing my questions.
I 've experienced the various assessment sections of the
test (e.g. Concepts, Common Architectures, Legacy Connectivity, ...) as different hard. For me, the toughest section (by far) was Application of J2EE. This section is dealing with situational question. A lot of text, some key facts as bullet points and a final question. Keep focusing on this final/actual question, since the amount of text could irritate you. For example, I had two (almost) similar questions, that differ merely in the kind/struktur of the final question. I recongnized this while I was reviewing my question. I liked the short and factual question from the Design Pattern and Protocol Sections. I found also the Internationalization and Security Section pretty comfortable to answer since the "universe" from which the question could be drawn seemed to me very small.
Well, now I have to rush to part 2 now and see what to do next ...
Hope this could be useful for you.
Good Luck!
Harry