Preparation for SCEA 5 Part1

[Paritosh H Chandorkar]

Hello,

Can someone give me the list of books,list of links,mock exams required to pass SCEA 5 Part 1?

Currently I have the following books:
(1)Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0(Oreilly)
(2)Java SOA Cook book(Oreilly)
(3)Design Patterns(GOF)
(4)Core J2EE Patterns by (Deepak Alur,John Crupi,Dan Malks)
(5)Mark Cade(2nd edition)
(6)Study Guide SCEA (Paul Allen,Joseph Bambera)

Any other books required?

Currently I have purchased:
Oracle Certified Master, Java EE 5 Enterprise Architect Exam Simulator - Full Version
OCMJEA 5 (SCEA) Exam Simulator - Full Version

Any other mock tests to be practised?

How much time required to study and get ready for the SCEA Part 1 final exam?Any pointers?

Thanks and regards,
Paritosh Chandorkar

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

Watch the versions of books. #4 (J2EE design patterns) probably goes with J2EE 1.4. The patterns covered my the exam are different.

I recommend looking at the Cade/Sheil book and seeing which chapters you are week in. Then see their recommended books for those chapters.