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Jeanne Boyarsky wrote:My blog post from last month reviews the available mock exams.

Are you taking the regular part 1 or the upgrade exam? (My blog post addresses the regular part 1) If the former, why aren't you just taking the upgrade exam?

I didn't find the current exam to focus on the details. There were a few detailed questions, but most seemed conceptual. Now the SCEA 1.4 seemed to focus on details given the old mock exams I saw.

When you read the study guide, did everything sound familiar? If not, you need to read some of the references given in those chapters. I included what I read in the blog post. Much of it was read before I decided to take the exam, but was read at some point.



I just took upgrade exam, so it needs higher passing marks... Thanks for your information. I will follow the mocks stated in your blog......
I can't believe it. I passed 6 java exams including SCEA 1.4. I have never failed any java exams. I admit my preparation time is not enough. I think I failed because
1. I did too few mock exams.
2. The exam focus on the functionality of JEE's component. It focuses the details.

My notes are:
1) Head First Design pattern
2) Sun Certified Enterprise Architect for JavaEE Study Guide 2nd ed by Mark Cade & Simon Roberts
3) MZ's notes - Wonderful and very helpful for quick reference. Thank you personally for this excellent compilation

What do I miss? Can anyone tell me where I can find good mock exams.

I want to try again. Please give me more guildlines.

Please give me more support.....
Hi buddy,

From you experience, which part among 8 chapters is the most difficult? which part you get the lowest point in exam?

We will be very grateful if you would like to share it.

Rgds,
George
I am working in one of the largest bank in the world. I totally agree with you. Business knowledge, understanding company's organziation/structure and presentation skill are also very important in the job. SCEA certificate is just a entry ticket.

Teja Saab wrote:

sriram sankar wrote:If we get all the answers in the forum ( Not saying it is bad). Does it really measure individual expertise?



Many people undertake the SCEA certification in order to keep their skills updated or to sharpen their current skills. Just like you cannot learn to drive a car by reading all the car manuals on the internet, you cannot become an architect by just reading about it.

At least in my company, the architect role is only about 50 percent technical in nature. The remaining 50 percent involves a variety of activities that involve an intimate understanding of the business since architecture always has a business context to it. Also an architect needs to be able to conduct a conversation using the business language and not just technical speak. Unless executives see the business value of anything that is proposed by the architect, chances are they would consider any meeting with the architect a waste of time.

My point is that there is more to being an architect than one could ever get from reading material from a forum or even the entire internet. Also remember that when you are making a presentation in front of your company's executives, you cannot go back to read material from a forum to answer a question that might be posed.

SCEA being an assignment based exam will force the candidate to go through the process of creating a series of architectural artifacts. In the process of creating these architectural artifacts, you will learn a lot of new things that you probably would not have learnt on your own since they may not be required for your day job.

In the end, remember that it is the journey to being a certified architect that matters rather than the destination.

Just my thoughts....

I can access it. You can try it again

Henry Naftulin wrote:Congratulations!

For some reason I cannot get the link to the simulator - source forge is acting up on me... Did you have similar problem?

Henry

Hi Guy,

From Sun's web site, the passing rate is much higher than general Part 1 exam. Do the questions come from same pool? It is unfair for us.

Number of Questions: 48
Passing Score: 70%

Rgds,
George
Thanks for all buddies here... I love to study with you..
I read the K & B book. I have one recommendation. If you can ExamLab for SCJP 6.0, you must be 100% SCJP. I just had one practice exam with 5X% beause I was not free to finish... If I could have finished, I must get 9X%...

Try your best.!!!
14 years ago
Dear all,

Thanks for your answers. It is very helpful

The overriding method can throw narrower or fewer exceptions. Just because an overridden method "takes risks" doesn't mean that the overriding subclass' exception takes the same risks. Bottom line: an overriding method doesn't have to declare any exceptions that it will never throw, regardless of what the overridden method declares.

I don't understand the last senstence: an overriding method doesn't have to declare any exceptions that it will never throw, regardless of what the overridden method declares.

Can anyone quote a example of it?

Thank you
I think no of objects are 6
da is a array object
Under da, there are 3 Dozens objects
Line 9 an Line 10 creates one objects.

So, it totally creates 6 objects?

What do you think?


Given:

3. class Dozens {
4. int[] dz = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12};
5. }
6. public class Eggs {
7. public static void main(String[] args) {
8. Dozens [] da = new Dozens[3];
9. da[0] = new Dozens();
10. Dozens d = new Dozens();
11. da[1] = d;
12. d = null;
13. da[1] = null;
14. // do stuff
15. }
16. }
Which two are true about the objects created within main(), and eligible for garbage collection when line 14 is reached?

Three objects were created

Four objects were created

Five objects were created

Zero objects are eligible for GC

One object is eligible for GC

Two objects are eligible for GC

Three objects are eligible for GC
static init blocks are executed at class loading time, so I think it shows "b1" first. Why it display "r1" at the beginning?

class Bird {
{ System.out.print("b1 "); }
public Bird() { System.out.print("b2 "); }
}
class Raptor extends Bird {
static { System.out.print("r1 "); }
public Raptor() { System.out.print("r2 "); }
{ System.out.print("r3 "); }
static { System.out.print("r4 "); }
}
class Hawk extends Raptor {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.print("pre ");
new Hawk();
System.out.println("hawk ");
}
}
What is the result?
r1 r4 pre b1 b2 r3 r2 hawk
class Voop {
2. public static void main(String[] args) {
3. doStuff(1);
4. doStuff(1,2);
5. }
6. static void doStuff(int[] doArgs) { }
7. }

I think the statement 6 has no problem. What do you think?

Kengkaj Sathianpantarit wrote:If your goal is to be an excellent PM, I think SCJA is enough. SCEA is not necessary.

You are a PMP, so you already know that HR management is your job. If your company doesn't have competency software architects/technical leaders it's time to recruit more.
You also have to create training/learning plan for team members. But it's not PM's jobs to create software architecture and design.

Either project manager or software architect is a tough role and requires TIME to work, I don't think it's a good idea to do these 2 roles at the same time.
I've seen a guy try to be a PM and technical leader at the same time, and the result is pretty bad, but that doesn't apply to everybody.



Only big comapny can afford to recruit a full time architect. So, I think SCEA can help a excellent to judge the human resource and time-frame planning

Cameron Wallace McKenzie wrote:My suggestion, if you have a copy to the book through 24/7, you might want to spend other money on Whizlabs or Enthuware's exam simluator.

But if the question is whether you should have the K&B book, well, everyone should have the K&B book. The exam simulator is good, but not the best on the market.

-Cameron McKenzie



Are WhizLab and Enthuware better than KB&? which exam simulators are the best?