Java 2™ Programmer Exam Cram™ 2 (Exam CX-310-035)

Table of contents

1. Copyright
2. The Java 2 Programmer Cram Sheet
3. A Note from Series Editor Ed Tittel
4. About the Authors
5. About the Technical Editors
6. Acknowledgments
7. We Want to Hear from You!
8. Objectives Map
9. Introduction
10. Self-Assessment
11. Java and the Sun Certification Test
    1. Introduction
    2. Assessing Exam-Readiness
    3. Preparing for the Test
    4. The Test Environment
    5. The Test Objectives
    6. What Happens When You Pass?
    7. Study Resources
    8. Notes on Java's History
12. Language Fundamentals
    1. Introduction
    2. Structure of Java Programs
    3. Java Reserved Words and Keywords
    4. Identifiers
    5. The Java Interpreter and the JVM
    6. Variables and Data Types in Java
    7. Arrays
    8. Program Conventions
    9. Using Java Tools and Documentation
    10. Exam Prep Practice Questions
    11. Need to Know More?
13. Java Operators with Primitives and Objects
    1. Introduction
    2. Using Literals
    3. Numeric Operators
    4. String Objects and the + Operator
    5. Bitwise and Logical Operators
    6. Testing Object Equality
    7. Array Initialization
    8. Exam Prep Practice Questions
    9. Need to Know More?
14. Creating Java Classes
    1. Introduction
    2. Defining a Class
    3. Class Members
    4. Interfaces
    5. Exam Prep Practice Questions
    6. Need to Know More?
15. Nested Classes
    1. Introduction
    2. Nested and Inner Classes
    3. Static Nested Classes
    4. Accessing Nested Classes from Outside
    5. Exam Prep Practice Questions
    6. Need to Know More?
16. Converting and Casting Primitives and Objects
    1. Introduction
    2. Converting and Casting Primitives
    3. Converting and Casting Reference Types
    4. Exam Prep Practice Questions
    5. Need to Know More?
17. Flow Control
    1. Introduction
    2. Boolean Expressions
    3. No goto in Java Flow Control
    4. The if-else Structure
    5. The switch-case Structure
    6. The for Loop Structure
    7. Using while and do
    8. Exam Prep Practice Questions
    9. Need to Know More?
18. Exceptions and Assertions
    1. Introduction
    2. Exceptions
    3. Using Assertions
    4. Exam Prep Practice Questions
    5. Need to Know More?
19. Working with Java Classes and Objects
    1. Introduction
    2. Object-Oriented Design
    3. Overloading and Overriding
    4. Object Garbage
    5. Exam Prep Practice Questions
    6. Need to Know More?
20. Java Threads
    1. Introduction
    2. Thread Background
    3. The Thread Class
    4. Synchronizing Threads
    5. Exam Prep Practice Questions
    6. Need to Know More?
21. Standard Library Utility Classes
    1. Introduction
    2. Utility Classes in the java.lang Package
    3. The java.math Package
    4. The Reflection Package
    5. Utility Classes in the java.util Package
    6. Exam Prep Practice Questions
    7. Need to Know More?
22. The Collection Classes
    1. The Original Collections
    2. The New Collections
    3. Collections New with JDK 1.4
    4. Exam Prep Practice Questions
    5. Need to Know More?
23. Sample Test One
    1. Practice Exam
24. Answer Key for Sample Test One
25. Sample Test Two
26. Answer Key for Sample Test Two
27. List of Resources
    1. Official Java Resources from Sun Microsystems
    2. Java Developer's Connection
    3. The Official Java Certification Site
    4. The Authors' Sites
    5. Web Sites with Exam-Related Resources
    6. Web Sites with General Resources
28. List of Products, Vendors, and Technologies
    1. Exam Simulators
    2. Books
29. What's on the CD-ROM
    1. The PrepLogic Practice Exams, Preview Edition
    2. An Exclusive Electronic Version of the Text
30. Using the PrepLogic Practice Exams, Preview Edition Software
    1. The Exam Simulation
    2. Software Requirements
    3. Installing PrepLogic Practice Exams, Preview Edition
    4. Removing PrepLogic Practice Exams, Preview Edition, from Your Computer
    5. Using PrepLogic Practice Exams, Preview Edition
    6. Contacting PrepLogic
    7. License Agreement
31. Glossary
32. Index