NEED help to kickstart WCD prepration

hi all,

this is where i m @ present -

--have Tomcat 5.x installed and running on my PC

--have downloaded the spces for srvelet and jstl api (all pdf files)

--have purchased the Marty Hall and Larry Borwn book and have read the first chapter from it !

--in the local market i saw these books
1. David Bridge water
2. K&B HSFJ
3. Hanumant Deshmukh & Dinesh Malvia

What i was plannig - TO READ THE "Mart Hall & Larry Brown's"
AND GET TO A "NOVICE" level... AND THEN
USE ANY 1 of the ABOVE 3 CERTIFICATION BOOKS

BUT what i want to ask is -

"WITH ZERO KNOWLEDGE ON WCD TOPICS, WILL IT BE FINE IF I DIRECTLY
TAKE THE K&b BOOK IN HAND....STUDY IT 'RELIGIOUSY' 3-4 TIMES AND
THEN GIVE THE EXAM ??? "

"WIL DIRECTLY STUDYING THE K&b BOOK MAKE ME CONVERSANT WITH THE WCD
TOPICS AND CONFIDENT ENOUGH FOR THE EXAM ? ? "

i want to strike a balnce between "knowing the WCD topics" and
"getting gerd up for the exam". In other words, i want to know the
TECHNOLOGY as well as do the CRAMMING for the exam !!!

please help me
thanks in advance !!

some1 please reply to my query

please help me out

niranjan

"WITH ZERO KNOWLEDGE ON WCD TOPICS, WILL IT BE FINE IF I DIRECTLY
TAKE THE K&b BOOK IN HAND....STUDY IT 'RELIGIOUSY' 3-4 TIMES AND
THEN GIVE THE EXAM ??? "

I believe this should work. Between each reading, I recommend finding online tutorials on the more difficult topics to help you understand them better.

hi niranjan,
hey if u r novoice to WEB APPLICATION better to start with HEAD FIRST. It's really a good book. i too have started preparing for SCWCD last week and studying from HF and i really enjoy it.
u can contact me on amar.patil@tcs.com
bye.

hi amar,
actually i am not a NOVICE in WCD side...!! i m still somewaht a to-be beginnner. Does the HSFJ book take care of a BEGINNER, or does it targets aufience who wants to PASS the exam ? DOes the HSFJ bok take care of PEOPLE WHO ARE ENTIRELY NEW TO servlets/jsp's ???

please reply
u may reach me @ niranjan.deshpande@cognizant.com

hi
I am considering the Head first book. Does it take care of the new 310-081 exam?
Thanks for your reply.
[ February 14, 2006: Message edited by: Srividhya Anand ]

Hi Niranjan,
My position is similiar to yours? Did you get to find out if HFSJ helps someone entirely new to Servelets and JSP? I currently have Marty Hall, but Iam confused since Iam new to not only Servlets and JSP but also to web applications.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.