Thanks to Maha, Jim, Paul, Tony and everyone else. Keep up the good work. I got 98%. I don't know which specific question I didn't get. Yes, the exam is much easier than other mock exam. My advice to
SCJP aspirants is to take all the mock exams in Marcus Green FAQ. And make sure you understand all the points in R and H.
I prepared a little study plan for everyone else.
If you're new to
Java, which means you that you totally don't have any background in Java.
Read:
The Java Tutorial (it's downloadable at java.sun.com) or
Thinking in Java by Bruce Eckel (it's also free, I think you can download it at
www.softseek.com) And for the certification.
Read
Java Programming Language by Gosling and Arnolds (It's more readable than the Lang Spec.) If you really want to have strong understanding of the fundamentals, read this one.
Java Complete Certification Guide by Roberts, Heller and Ernest (we always forget to mention this guy hehehe...) Make sure you understand all the practice exam in this book.
Marcus Green Last Minute Tutorial
Other Notes:
Dylan Walsh Notes
Carl Desborough
Jyothi Krisnan
and If you have any doubts check the Java Language Specification and API
doc.
Optional: you can read the Introduction to Collection Framework at JDC and the old AWT tutorial of the Java Tutorial (something like oldui.zip, not sure). If you think you want more.
Lastly, the most important of all is to take as many mock exams as you can. Practice and practice.
[This message has been edited by Jerson Chua (edited April 25, 2000).]