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Title: Java 1.1 Certification Study Guide by Simon Roberts, Philip Heller ISBN: 0-7821-2069-5 Publisher: Sybex Inc Pub. Date: 01 September, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $44.99

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Average Customer Rating: 4.46 (105 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Awesome book that keeps getting better!
Comment: After taking three weeks of courses on Java 1.1 technologies, I picked up this book and found to my surprise that I still had a long way to go before I could pass the exam. Luckily, Simon and Heller pave the way with a well-organized and highly technical book.

They can't give away the content of the test, but they do list the exam objectives in the back of the book so you can gauge your readiness.

The sample questions are tough! Unless you've been coding in Java a long time, your weaknesses will become clear to you. That's a good thing when you're serious about preparing for an exam.

The included Java Certification Testing Engine will even give you a simulated testing experience.

This book does come with a number of minor but annoying errors. To Sybex's credit, they keep making it better with an online errata list (updated regularly) This book is one that you will find yourself referring to long after you pass the exam.

Rating: 5
Summary: Good Study Guide
Comment: The strategy I used to prepare for the SCJP exam was to useRoberts and Heller guide as a study guide. It has 142 samplequestions. I found it to be a very good guide having good representative questions.

I used Boone's guide (Java 1.1 Certification Exam Guide) for its sample tests. It has two sample 70 question tests and 119 review questions. The strategy I used was to take several practice tests after studing the guide.

Unfortunately, there are too many errors in Boone's book. Check the errata, but I still found it to be lacking. The wording of Boone's questions were sometimes ambiguous.

I found the questions in Roberts and Heller to be much more precise. For sample tests, there are many available on the Web.

I recommend the Roberts and Heller book, but I suggest checking the web for Mock tests rather than using Boone's Certification book.

BTW, I passed the SCJP test on the first try.

Rating: 3
Summary: Java certification material
Comment: If you are preparing for JCP examination, go for this book. The concepts are very clearly stated in an easily understandable language. It is worth buying !