A Programmer's Guide to Java SE 8 Oracle Certified Associate (OCA)
, by Mughal, Khalid A.; Rasmussen, Rolf WNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780132930215 | 0132930218
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 7/20/2016
Unique among Java books, A Programmer's Guide to OCP Java SE 7 Certification, A Comprehensive Primer, Fourth Editioncombines an integrated, expert guide to Java SE 7 with comprehensive review for Oracle's newest OCP certification exam. Khalid A. Mughal and Rolf W. Rasmussen have thoroughly revised this tutorial/reference/prep guide to reflect major changes in the exam, including its increased focus on analyzing code scenarios, not just individual language constructs. Mughal and Rasmussen thoroughly address each exam objective, reflecting the latest Java SE 7 features, API classes, and best practices for effective development. Features include: * Expert coverage of declarations, initialization, scoping, flow control, key APIs, concurrency, objects, collections, generics, access control, and more * Summaries that clearly state and differentiate each objective * Several full practice exams * Dozens of exam-relevant review questions with annotated answers * Programming exercises and solutions in every chapter * Program output demonstrating expected results from running each example program * Extensive use of UML (Unified Modeling Language) for illustration purposes * An introduction to object-oriented programming essentials * Advice on avoiding common pitfalls in writing Java code and taking the OCP exam