Brandon Belisle wrote:I guess my question to this all is where to start? I have the latest Oracle provided OCA/OCP Exam Prep book (forgot the full title) and I know I can sit and read each chapter hounding myself on the code and follow a study pattern as most do. However is there more I should do to prepare myself? Example Exams by chance? What do you suggest?
Brandon Belisle wrote:Also if a new version of the Exam comes out does the previous study guide book provided by Oracle still usable for a newer exam study? For example if I use a book for Java 7 OCA/OCP Exam Prep for a Java 8 OCA/OCP Cert exam?
Roel De Nijs wrote:
Brandon Belisle wrote:Also if a new version of the Exam comes out does the previous study guide book provided by Oracle still usable for a newer exam study? For example if I use a book for Java 7 OCA/OCP Exam Prep for a Java 8 OCA/OCP Cert exam?
Yes, you can! But keep in mind that the exam objectives for both exams probably will be different. So you need to do some additional studying yourself using other resources (online tutorials, articles, these forums,...) and/or purchase a study guide for the OCA8 exam. Here you'll find a mapping of the exam objectives of OCAJP7 vs OCAJP8.
[OCP 21 Professional Study Guide] [OCP 17 Complete Study Guide] [OCP 17 Practice Tests] [OCP 11 Complete Study Guide] [OCP 11 Programmer I] [OCP 11 Programmer II] [OCP 11 Practice Tests] [OCA 8] [OCP 8] [OCP 8 Practice Tests Book] [Blog]
Brandon Belisle wrote:Thank you for your information provided. I myself am also looking into becoming OCA/OCP Certified. The task to me feels like a large achievement. I love Java yet for some reason I always feel like I don't know enough, or that I say I know more than I actually feel. I have heard multiple people say that in your studies to becoming ready for the OCA/OCP tests you will learn more about the language than you thought you would. I guess my question to this all is where to start? I have the latest Oracle provided OCA/OCP Exam Prep book (forgot the full title) and I know I can sit and read each chapter hounding myself on the code and follow a study pattern as most do. However is there more I should do to prepare myself? Example Exams by chance? What do you suggest?
[OCP 21 Professional Study Guide] [OCP 17 Complete Study Guide] [OCP 17 Practice Tests] [OCP 11 Complete Study Guide] [OCP 11 Programmer I] [OCP 11 Programmer II] [OCP 11 Practice Tests] [OCA 8] [OCP 8] [OCP 8 Practice Tests Book] [Blog]
Scott Selikoff wrote:With respect, I'm going to disagree with Roel here. While the older study guys are useful for learning about Java and expanding your education, they are not great for using on the newer versions of the exams for three reasons:
Scott Selikoff wrote:Side note: Oracle does not provide a prep book, so not sure which book you have.
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