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04.10.07
Carving A Well Qualified Java Tiger Programmer
 By Ganesan
Sun Microsystems offers many certifications starting from programmer level to architect level.
The latest version of the programmer (SCJP) exam is SCJP 5.0 - Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 5.0 (CX-310-055). Sun started calling SCJP 5.0 instead SCJP 1.5 from this new version.
Achieving this certification provides clear evidence that a programmer understands the basic syntax and structure of the Java programming language based on a new syntax introduced in SCJP 5.0. The certified programmer can create Java technology applications that run on server and desktop systems using J2SE 5.0 ( Java Tiger). Java Tiger is the another name of J2SE 5.0.
NOTE: The external version number of this release is 5.0 and its internal version number is 1.5.0.
What is new in Java Tiger ?
Changes include generic types, metadata, autoboxing, an enhanced for loop, enumerated types, static import, C style formatted input/output, variable arguments, concurrency utilities, and simpler RMI interface generation.
Wow ! Thanks to Sun Microsystems for providing such valuable features for Java Programmers.
So, if you decided to take Sun Java Programmer certification (SCJP) go ahead with SCJP 5.0 and be a Java Tiger Certified Programmer and enjoy the benefits of new features.
Changes in Exam Objectives from SCJP 1.4 to SCJP 5.0
SCJP 1.4
SCJP 5.0
• Section 1: Declarations and Access Control
• Section 2: Flow control, Assertions, and Exception Handling
• Section 3: Garbage Collection
• Section 4: Language Fundamentals
• Section 5: Operators and Assignments
• Section 6: Overloading, Overriding, Runtime Type and Object Orientation
• Section 7: Threads
• Section 8: Fundamental Classes in the java.lang Package
• Section 9: The Collections Framework
• Section 1: Declarations, Initialization and Scoping
• Section 2: Flow Control
• Section 3: API Contents
• Section 4: Concurrency
• Section 5: OO Concepts
• Section 6: Collections / Generics
• Section 7: Fundamentals
Is SCJP 5.0 easy compared to SCJP 1.4 as it has limited number of sections? No, most of the concepts are new in SCJP 5.0. Some of them are not related with SCJP 1.4.
SCJP 5.0 Exam Details
• Delivered at: Authorized Worldwide Prometric Testing Centers
• Prerequisites: None
• Other exams/assignments required for this certification: None
• Exam type: Multiple choice and drag and drop
• Number of questions: 72
• Pass score: 59% (43 of 72 questions)
• Time limit: 175 minutes
After completion of SCJP 5.0 exam you are familiar with Java Tiger concepts like generic types, metadata, auto boxing, an enhanced for loop, enumerated types, static import, variable arguments, etc.
SCJP Exam - How long do I need to prepare for this exam?
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About the Author:
Ganesan - CEO & CTO, EPractize Labs Software. Has more than 7 years of experience in architecting and designing small scale to high scale enterprise applications in various domains using Java/J2EE Technologies .
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