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SCJP 5.0 Certification: Introduction |
The Sun Certified Developer for Java 2 Platform (SCJP 5.0, exam number CX-310-055), the latest certification exam from Sun Microsystems, Inc. is for developers experienced in Java programming language. This certification validates a developer’s understanding and familiarity with the basic syntax and structure of the Java programming language. It also proves a developer’s ability to create Java technology applications that run on server and desktop systems using Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 (“Tiger”).
The J2SE 5.0 release focuses on certain key themes like ease of development, scalability and performance, monitoring and manageability, and Desktop client.
The SCJP 5.0 certification consists of one exam and serves as a prerequisite for several other Java technology-related certifications like SCWCD, SCBCD, SCDJWS, and SCMAD.
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How SCJP 5.0 Exam is different from SCJP 1.4? |
| SCJP 5.0 differs from SCJP 1.4 and the prior versions in the sense that it is based upon J2SE 5.0. J2SE 5.0 is a major revision to the Java platform and language. Some of the new language features of J2SE 5.0 covered in the SCJP 5.0 exam are Enums, Generics, static Imports, variable-argument lists, autoboxing and unboxing, enhanced for loop, and covariant returns. The Formatter, Scanner, Queue, and StringBuilder classes added to Java 5.0 are also required for this exam.
SCJP 5.0 exam no longer covers bitwise operators, shift operators, and math class API.
The new SCJP 5.0 exam focuses more on performance-based questions rather than knowledge-based questions. The style and difficulty level of questions has changed significantly in the new SCJP 5.0 exam. To gather more information about the new SCJP 5.0 exam, read the article entitled SCJP 5.0 Tiger: Power your way to success. |
Objectives
The SCJP 5.0 exam is based on the following objectives:
| Declaration, Initialization and Scoping |
| Flow Control
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| API Contents |
| Concurrency |
| OO Concepts |
| Collections/Generics |
| Fundamentals |
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| Exam Details |
| Exam Number |
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CX-310-055 |
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Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 5.0 |
| Prerequisites |
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None |
| Number of questions |
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72 |
| Passing score |
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59% (43 of 72 questions) |
| Time limit |
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175 min |
| Cost |
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USD 150 |
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| Types of Questions |
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Multiple choice |
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Drag and drop |
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Note: The number of correct choices for multiple-choice questions is given in the exam. |
| Whizlabs and Khalid Mughal (Addison Wesley) |
Whizlabs, the global leader in IT Certification Preparation Kits, partners with Addison Wesley, the premier publisher. This partnership has resulted in the book titled "A Programmer's Guide to Java Certification: A Comprehensive Primer, Second Edition" being accompanied by a CD, containing the abridged version of Whizlabs Preparation Kit. In addition, the most popular Whizlabs SCJP 1.4 Certification Preparation Kit now includes Khalid Mughal's Mock Exam, which was till now available only to the readers of his book.
Here is what the author of the book has to say about it.
"We would like to thank the folks at Whizlabs Software for their collaboration in producing the contents for the CD accompanying this book. Those guys certainly know the business of developing exam simulators for certifications in Java technology."
- Khalid A. Mughal |
| How to prepare for SCJP 5.0? |
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The time and effort that you may require for preparation depends on your experience (or rather lack of it!!) in programming, especially in Java Technology. The certification exam includes some of the details of Java Technology that may not be commonly encountered by a Java programmer. You need to work on your weaknesses and capitalize on your strengths.
You want to score high, the course is large and the time is less. The question is:
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How to prepare fast and accurate? |
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How to focus on important topics first, master them fast, and retain what you've learnt? |
Master the course and prepare scientifically with the help of Whizlabs SCJP 5.0 Training . |
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SCJP 1.4 Preparation Kit 
