Request for guys and girlswho passed scjp2 after Oct.4th this year.

I request any of you who have passed scjp2 after Oct4th (new databank), to through light on the type of questions they are giving and how are they different from the old once!
Are the questions with looooong code examples really confusing/tricky?
Are there any latest mock exams available on the which takes into consideration the new data bank and new pattern.
Please help me . I am appearing for the exam in 2nd week Nov. and I am really scarred.
This is the first object oriented language i am studying ( I don't know c++ etc)
Give me as many tips as possible!!
Thanking you all in anticipation!!

I passed the new exam with an 86%, on October 19th.
I hadn't taken the previous version before, so I'm not totally sure of the differences, but here is a brief summary of my impressions.
All questions were in the format of radio buttons, or checkboxes where you were instructed to "select 2" (i.e., you always know how many of the answers are correct). There were no free answer questions.
There definitely were more questions based on code samples than I'd seen in mock exams -- I'd say that the majority of the questions had code examples, actually -- though none of the samples were exceedingly long. They were mostly about 8-15 lines, I think.
There were a number of questions in the format of "given this code example, what could you put in at line 6 for it to execute correctly", where you select 2 of 6 checkboxes.
Code sample questions *are* harder in general (I assume this is why the pass grade was lowered to 61%), but if you take the approach of looking for a few key items (i.e., checking access modifiers, static vs. not, inner class boundaries, etc.) before deciding on your answer, they're manageable. Most questions *didn't* pull the evil trick of just giving "won't compile" as an option -- you're more likely to see something like "line 6 causes a compiler error because theData was not initialized".
Content: Only one on gridbag layout, I think. There were a few *very* tricky thread questions. Also, make sure you are quite solid on your understanding of inner classes -- you'll need to know how they work inside and out, what modifiers are allowed, where they can be defined (i.e., can you define an anonymous inner class from within a static method? --not an actual question), and what data from the enclosing class can they access.

Good luck!

Marthi, you can also read this collection of information by Jonathan Jeban

ThanQ very much Rob Whelan for your detailed reply to my request!! This helps a lot..
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Originally posted by Rob Whelan:
I passed the new exam with an 86%, on October 19th.
I hadn't taken the previous version before, so I'm not totally sure of the differences, but here is a brief summary of my impressions.
All questions were in the format of radio buttons, or checkboxes where you were instructed to "select 2" (i.e., you always know how many of the answers are correct). There were no free answer questions.
There definitely were more questions based on code samples than I'd seen in mock exams -- I'd say that the majority of the questions had code examples, actually -- though none of the samples were exceedingly long. They were mostly about 8-15 lines, I think.
There were a number of questions in the format of "given this code example, what could you put in at line 6 for it to execute correctly", where you select 2 of 6 checkboxes.
Code sample questions *are* harder in general (I assume this is why the pass grade was lowered to 61%), but if you take the approach of looking for a few key items (i.e., checking access modifiers, static vs. not, inner class boundaries, etc.) before deciding on your answer, they're manageable. Most questions *didn't* pull the evil trick of just giving "won't compile" as an option -- you're more likely to see something like "line 6 causes a compiler error because theData was not initialized".
Content: Only one on gridbag layout, I think. There were a few *very* tricky thread questions. Also, make sure you are quite solid on your understanding of inner classes -- you'll need to know how they work inside and out, what modifiers are allowed, where they can be defined (i.e., can you define an anonymous inner class from within a static method? --not an actual question), and what data from the enclosing class can they access.

Good luck!

ThanQ very much for your help!
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Originally posted by Mapraputa Is:
Marthi, you can also read this collection of information by Jonathan Jeban