About programmers certification

[swapna sivaraju]

HI
Iam planning to take the java certification test
for programmers in the end of March.Currently iam
using Book on certification by Khalid A mughal
and Rolf W.Rasmussen , java 2 exam Cram by Bil Brogden .Iam also taking mock tests online.Is this sufficient or should i get some other book for
more reference.
Thanking u.
swapna

[Ruchi Kolla]

I believe that is enough to prepare you for the exam.

[swapna sivaraju]

thanks a lot..but few people are talking abt
JQ+..is that necessary?
Swapna

[Sita Kotamraju]

JQ+ is very good. Just get it, dont wast time thinking on it. It will be worth every penny.
Remember to do all the exams twice. I got 93%
Sita

[swapna sivaraju]

Thank u sita ..and congrats for scoring so well..
What books did u refer and how did u prepare for the test..!!

[annie]

Hi everyone,
I'm pretty new to the group so forgive
my ignorance -- but what is JQ+ ?
Thanks

[Valentin Crettaz]

annie,
JQ+ is a mock test engine. You can find it here:JQ+
Moreover, I'd like you to read the Javaranch Naming Policy and register again.
Thank you for your cooperation

[annie]

Hi everyone,
I'm pretty new to the group so forgive
my ignorance -- but what is JQ+ ?
Thanks

[Valentin Crettaz]

annie,
read my post just above your last one...

[Sita Kotamraju]

Swapna,
Thanks.
I read the RHE book, it is good, but had I read the Mugghal's book first I would have gone for that.
I would suggest buying Mughal Khalid's book(if you dont have any book yet) and buying JQ+.
Those two should be more than enough for the exam.
Ofcourse, write a lot of code to test everything.
I read a chapter from the book each day, wrote a lot of code to test from what I read(ofcourse, if i was not happy with RHE, i would open other books and read on that topic also). This way the book can be completed in 2 weeks. 3rd week do the mocks and take the test end of 3rd week.
Good Luck,
Sita
[ January 29, 2002: Message edited by: Sita Kotamraju ]