Prepare for SCJP 6

[palak kumar]

I have head first java and SUN CERTIFIED PROGRAMMER FOR JAVA 6 guide. I wanted to know how should i prepare for SCJP 6. Should i complete one book before touching the other or should i study with both the books simultaneously.

Help me asap.

thanks a bunch.

[gurpeet singh]

first of all you need to understand that both are seperate books . one book is targeted towards teaching you java while other is targeted for java programmer 6 certification.

which book you should go for depends upon your current knowledge of java . if you are completely new to java then starting with head first java is a good option. it will help you in basics regarding java. what java is , how it came into being. but if you are good in basics , you know what programming is , what OOPS is , what variables, classes, objects, polymorphism etc are then i think you can directly pick a good certification book.

[Himai Minh]

Read Kathy Sierra and Bert Bate's study guide. I suggest you to take OCP 7 instead of 6. Spend at least 6 months (evenings and weekends, about 2 hours a day) to study on the book.

[Enkita mody]

EaseUp.

[palak kumar]

Himai Minh wrote:Read Kathy Sierra and Bert Bate's study guide. I suggest you to take OCP 7 instead of 6. Spend at least 6 months (evenings and weekends, about 2 hours a day) to study on the book.

how much difference is there in both of them?? i dont have 6 months, i have passed BTECH and desperately need a job so dont have that much time,, is there any shorter way of clearing that xam?? help me,, guide me,,
thansk a lot

[gurpeet singh]

palak kumar wrote:

Himai Minh wrote:Read Kathy Sierra and Bert Bate's study guide. I suggest you to take OCP 7 instead of 6. Spend at least 6 months (evenings and weekends, about 2 hours a day) to study on the book.

how much difference is there in both of them?? i dont have 6 months, i have passed BTECH and desperately need a job so dont have that much time,, is there any shorter way of clearing that xam?? help me,, guide me,,
thansk a lot

first of all there is no particular time frame set for clearing ocpjp exam. time frame depends upon many factors. depends upon your learning curve, present java knowledge and various other factors. 6 months is not a hard and fast rule.

for ocpjp 7 you need to have a prior certification OCAJ 7 . so keep thing in mind.

please read scjp/ocpjp faq at http://faq.javaranch.com/java/ScjpFaq

[Zhenyi Luo]

palak kumar wrote:

Himai Minh wrote:Read Kathy Sierra and Bert Bate's study guide. I suggest you to take OCP 7 instead of 6. Spend at least 6 months (evenings and weekends, about 2 hours a day) to study on the book.

how much difference is there in both of them?? i dont have 6 months, i have passed BTECH and desperately need a job so dont have that much time,, is there any shorter way of clearing that xam?? help me,, guide me,,
thansk a lot

One of my friends is new to Java and spend three weeks on that book, he got 96% score.
It depends on how hard you work on it.

[palak kumar]

Zhenyi Luo wrote:

palak kumar wrote:

Himai Minh wrote:Read Kathy Sierra and Bert Bate's study guide. I suggest you to take OCP 7 instead of 6. Spend at least 6 months (evenings and weekends, about 2 hours a day) to study on the book.

how much difference is there in both of them?? i dont have 6 months, i have passed BTECH and desperately need a job so dont have that much time,, is there any shorter way of clearing that xam?? help me,, guide me,,
thansk a lot

One of my friends is new to Java and spend three weeks on that book, he got 96% score.
It depends on how hard you work on it.

hey man,, which book did he used?? tell me

[gurpeet singh]

palak kumar wrote:

Zhenyi Luo wrote:

palak kumar wrote:

Himai Minh wrote:Read Kathy Sierra and Bert Bate's study guide. I suggest you to take OCP 7 instead of 6. Spend at least 6 months (evenings and weekends, about 2 hours a day) to study on the book.

how much difference is there in both of them?? i dont have 6 months, i have passed BTECH and desperately need a job so dont have that much time,, is there any shorter way of clearing that xam?? help me,, guide me,,
thansk a lot

One of my friends is new to Java and spend three weeks on that book, he got 96% score.
It depends on how hard you work on it.

hey man,, which book did he used?? tell me

he already told you palak. the book is SUN CERTIFIED PROGRAMMER FOR JAVA 6 STUDY GUIDE BY KATHY SEIRRA AND BERT BATES

[palak kumar]

i'm new to java,, is it still a good idea to start with SUN CERTIFIED PROGRAMMER FOR JAVA 6 STUDY GUIDE BY KATHY SEIRRA AND BERT BATES??

suggest me

[Jhonson Fernando]

Hello palak kumar,

Yes this is good idea and have a look at https://coderanch.com/how-to/java/ScjpMockTests

[palak kumar]

i've read that 1Z0-851 VS CX-310-065 are exactly the same, is it so??

tell me the price of both the exams in India/Bangalore..

thank you

[Anayonkar Shivalkar]

palak kumar wrote:i've read that 1Z0-851 VS CX-310-065 are exactly the same, is it so??

tell me the price of both the exams in India/Bangalore..

thank you

I would highly advise you to SearchFirst. Also, please refer official webpages by Oracle for this info - there you can find actual syllabus, voucher price and other things.

I hope this helps.

[palak kumar]

Anayonkar Shivalkar wrote:

palak kumar wrote:i've read that 1Z0-851 VS CX-310-065 are exactly the same, is it so??

tell me the price of both the exams in India/Bangalore..

thank you

I would highly advise you to SearchFirst. Also, please refer official webpages by Oracle for this info - there you can find actual syllabus, voucher price and other things.

I hope this helps.

the price is 300$ but i want price for india,,,

[Anayonkar Shivalkar]

palak kumar wrote:the price is 300$ but i want price for india,,,

Did you check Oracle's certification website for India? There's an option in top left corner to change your country - so that you can get local prices for certification.

Actually, it explicitly ask to select the country. Did you select India?

[Saumyaraj Zala]

Dear palak,
I advice you to first complete head first java and then take a leap into study guide then it would be easy.
Good Luck