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Please Help with info about SCJP Exam

 
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Hello to all, i'm new to this website and seeing as how its a good way to speak with people about the SCJP i was interested in learning more about it.

I am currently an undergraduate, about to graduate with a BS in Computer Science and I have done a bit of programming, primarily in Java. I'm very interested in taking the "Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform, SE 6.0 Test"

I purchased a book with a pretty good and hefty amount of information for the test that most people recommended to me. It is the "SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 6 Exam 310-065" by Sierra and Bates

However, I am a little confused about the test and I couldn't find much information on it even on Sun's website.


I have a few questions, first is the test completed on a computer or is it a written test?

Second, is the test only 60 multiple choice questions? I ask this because towards the end of this book it mentions some form of a program you must turn in and also a follow up essay exam. I am a little confused about this essay portion because I thought it was simply a 60 question multiple choice test.

And lastly, apparently you get 180 minutes for this test, are there any breaks in it for sections or anything...? Or is it just a start and go until you finish type of test?
 
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Hi Kam,
Welcome To Java Ranch...........
Please try out this link for complete information regarding your problem.

http://faq.javaranch.com/java/ScjpFaq

 
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Yes, the faq anwers a lot of good questions.

...But it still does not answer my questions
 
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The SCJP exam doesn't have any written test. At the end of SCJP book, they've covered some details about SCJD exam which has a written test. The time and number of questions in the exam are given in the ScjpFaq...
 
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Kam Saremi wrote:Yes, the faq anwers a lot of good questions.

...But it still does not answer my questions


60 questions:
*one choice
*multiple choice
*drag and drop

180 minutes without any break
whiteboard + marker to make notes
there is no essey
PS:
wait()/notiffy, System.gc() and serialization are out of cope of the exam
 
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Mark Moge wrote:
PS:
wait()/notiffy, System.gc() and serialization are out of cope of the exam



Mark,

Can you confirm on wait/notify ?

If thats the case then it would be just a tad easier to tackle thread topics.

Thanks
 
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Avishkar Nikale wrote:
Can you confirm on wait/notify ?


I am sure about it. You can also check objectives But remember that these methods belong to Object class and are no static (You don't have to know how wait/notify work but you must know methods of the Object class)
 
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Thanks Mark
 
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Thank you all very much for your help, that helped me out a great deal. I guess its time to study for this exam! Hope i can pass it! XD
 
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