- Hardcover: 800 pages
- Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill; 3rd Revised edition edition (1 Oct 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0072191694
- ISBN-13: 978-0072191691
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 19.3 x 5.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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- #63 in Books > Computers & Internet > Certification > Exams > Java
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If you are familiar with Java or an object-oriented program language like C++, the All-In-One Java 2 Certification Exam Guide does a competent (if not exceptional) job of explaining the individual components, features, and functions of Java--but if you're weak on concepts, you'll definitely need another book to back this up.
The organisation of the book is fairly simple, starting off with the absolute basics of programming, moving on to slightly more advanced topics like switch and case statements, then walking the reader through most of Java's functions, arguments, interfaces, and exception-handling on a case-by-case basis. The book's explanations are fairly minimal, explaining each function quickly with relevant snippets of code, which either demonstrate a function or how to do some commonly requested task. Programmers will nod sagely, appreciating the no-nonsense way the book rips through a large amount of data in short order, and if you know what you're doing you can very quickly get a lot of information. The code segments are clear and concise, and generally are useful for illuminating the proper way to use a function or structure something. Unfortunately, if there's a snippet of code that you don't quite get how (or why) it works, you may be left up the creek.
People fuzzy on the more conceptual portions of Java may be left behind, too, as the book's strong point is going through what Java does, not why it does it. Another slight problem with the book is its lack of test focus. It goes through Java in a fair amount of detail, but doesn't really explain what's likely to be in the test and what isn't.
In short, this is a book that is slanted far more towards reference than to test taking or tutorial. As such, it's useful for those who already understand Java to a large extent and are looking to lock down their knowledge before they actually spend the money on the test and experienced programmers will appreciate the brevity involved. Others, however, with less savvy, may wish to find another book to go with. Recommended for the experienced. --William Steinmetz
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This text provides complete coverage of both the developer and programmer exams for Java 2 certification. There are more than 500 sample questions and exercises included in the book/CD package test, for comprehension and to prepare readers for the Sun exams. Exam tips highlight actual exam topics and an easy-to-use map of exam objectives facilitates quick access for exam review. Technical discussion sidebars offer in-depth understanding, while drawings and photos enhance the learning experience.
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Format:Hardcover
Although you can learn from this book, the incautious reader will find themselves misled by the text on several points - there are occasional typos, errors and contradictions.
The sample tests are useful, but you will be troubled by the frequent errors in the test. The code often does not do what the their answer claims (I tried it in a compiler to be sure). Some questions ask "which is NOT correct", but are meant to read "which is correct". Some explanations are contradictory, eg. question 59 of Practice test 2 reads: "c is the only correct answer" and then later: "c is not correct".
Overall: annoying.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Java step-by-step, with good explanations, examples and sample tests for each chapter. Great guide and excellent reference.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Good, accurate, detailed
7 Nov 2001
Format:Hardcover
Mr. Stanek has created a very good Java certification guide that is well-organized and very detailed. As a Java programmer with 3 yars experience, I found that the book was very good at helping me remember things I may have forgotten and also sufficiently detailed that someone with less experience would have an easy time using the book to get certification.
My favorite part of the book are the extensive Q&A/exam reviews. The book must have over 1,000 practice questions and exercises. This is much more than I've found in any other book and this is wonderful! Because I've been programming for a while, I went straight to the practice exams (the book has 5!; 3 programmer; 2 developer). I took the first practice test and failed miserably. I am now going through the text chapter by chapter and looking forward to taking the next practice exam.
If you are looking for a Java certification book or even a book to learn more about Java programming, I think this is the one. I recommend.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Good conception, careless execution
27 Jan 2002
Format:Hardcover
This book as too many errors. I am not just talking about typos (of which there are many), I am talking about substantive errors that can cause confusion and failure for someone not catching them.
Examples:
Page 171: It says that the static keyword prevents a subclass from modifying a method.
--Obviously the author confuses the fundamental purpose of the 'final' and 'static' keywords.
Page 176: "A variable cannot be changed by a subclass if it has been declared static and final."
Whoever wrote this is quite confused. First of all, if a variable has been declared final then it cannot be changed (once initialized) by ANY method, in the same class, in a subclass or wherever. Second, as indicated above, the static keyword has nothing to do with whether a variable can be modified.
These are not minor points but if these were the only errors it wouldn't be that bad, but there are lots more like this.
It would also be not as bad if the author was available and could at least publish an errata and promise to fix the errors in the next (the fourth) edition. But there is no email contact given and no errata.
The "reviewer" should have caught the errors also. The acknowledgement says he "invites contact". So I contacted him to simply ask who I can contact about the errors in the book and the email was not even acknowledged.
It has three practice exams and four on the CD, which sounds like a lot. But the exams on the CD are the same questions as in the book. There are plenty of free, good exams available on the web, so the CD should not be a factor anyway.
I gave the book two stars only because it provides a healthy
amount of exercises, with solutions (with a lot of errors, nevertheless), in addition to the practice exams. But for the price it doesn't deliver.
Bill Brogden's exam cram is cheaper and a better choice.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Very Good book, could be better, software not so good
24 Jan 2002
Format:Hardcover
I thought the book was well done. It was very helpful and very easy to read and understand the material. It took me less than 2 weeks to read the chapters and finish all the practice questions for the Java 2 Programmer Certification. It does cover all the topics in the exam. I passed the certification exam on my first try and I don't have real world development experience yet. Just reading the book isn't enough though because the exam has very tricky questions. This was the only Certification book for Java that I bought to study with and I believe I made the right choice. This book was a great review for me and help me strengthen the areas I was weak in. There are a few typos in the book but they are pretty easy to figure out.
The CD needs help. Many errors. After taking the practice exams twice you already memorize the answers so it is no longer helpful. I suggest using other sources for practicetests but be careful because practice test questions if you don't verify if their answers are correct and why they are correct, could make you make mistakes on the real exam or jumble up the java knowledge you already have.
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