How is the
SCJP 1.4 exam different from the SCJP 1.2?
Answer: Provided by Valentin Crettaz
Exam objectives: AWT and IO have been dropped. Assertions and Wrapper classes have been added. Deeper understanding of the Collections Framework is required (hashCode and equals).
Passing score: has been reduced from 61% to 52%
Time:still 120 minutes
Number of questions: 61
Level of difficulty: as SUN claimed it is said to be more difficult.
Format of questions:
most questions (estimated 80-90%) still have code samples 6-30 lines long.
multiple choice questions may have more than four options, but you will be told how many options
you should choose
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