Java 2 Certification Virtual Trainer [Paperback]

Michael Ernest (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2001

This CD-ROM provides information for all those who intend to take the Sun Java certification exam. It includes: a personalized test engine; lesson plans; software; over 500 test questions; and over 100 animations and interactive simulations. There is also over an hour of audio narration. The CD contains Java Runtime environment 1.3 to play Java applets and installs under Windows and Unix operating systems.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Simon Roberts is a Sun programmer, an authority on the Java language, and the key player in the development of the Java certification program. is a consultant, author, educator, and novelist. He worked as an engineer for Sun in the early years. is a Sun-certified instructor as well as a certified Solaris administrator and certified Java programmer.

Product Details

• Paperback: 768 pages
• Publisher: Sybex Inc; CD-Rom edition (April 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782150152
• ISBN-13: 978-0782150155
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.8 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,238,511 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Ready For Prime Time, June 16, 2001

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This review is from: Java 2 Certification Virtual Trainer (Paperback)

There are a number of subtle errors present in the material. The material states that the call to string1.toUpperCase() alters the value of string1. Please recall that Strings are immutable. I have found that there is some very good material here that I was unaware of. The sybex web-site offers no errata.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Just buy the book, December 29, 2001

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xman "xman" (Miami, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Java 2 Certification Virtual Trainer (Paperback)

The software basically covers the SAME EXACT INFO as the book and 99.99% of the times its word for word the same. Why spend extra money ? Just get the book. Also, on my computer there were about 15 - 20 test questions where some html tags were not interpreted properly and were therefore indecipherable in some cases (I do know HTML). The book is great. Just get the book. The authors could have did a lot more with this concept, but sadly they didn't. I did pass the SCJP test and their book helped a lot.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Must-have" software for the serious Java Cert student, November 21, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Java 2 Certification Virtual Trainer (Paperback)

This is an excellent tool not only for learning ALL of the Java Certification material but also for charting the progress of your study.

It allows you instantly to review your progress. And with it's comprehensive review questions it's very useful for helping to pinpoint troublespots or missing areas in your study.

This is the only tool I've come across that easily helps you determine if what you THINK you know is the same as what you ACTUALLY know.

After completing all of the many review questions and practice tests contained in this product, the Exam itself was almost an anti-climax!

It deals especially well with some topics like Threads and IO which are really not covered all that well with other guides.

Initially I was somewhat concerned with the rather steep cost of this guide but as it turned out it was well worth the price!