Launching weekly discussion topics by me with detailed explanation and examples of certification objectives

You may view your results of the sun certification exam in online certification database at http://www.galton.com/~sun

CERTIFICATION WILL NEVER EXPIRE. Once you are certified at a certain level for a certain version you are always certified for that level and version.

HOW DO YOU REGISTER FOR THE EXAM: Check out the url http://suned.sun.com/USA/certification/registration.html for the registration related info.

You can download the java2 API documentation from http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.2/download-docs.html this is a must.

You can download and install Sun's Java tutorial from http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/information/download.html You should get your basics right from the initial chapters. Once you have downloaded you can use it offline.

The voucher you take is valid for 1 year from the date of purchase i.e., you can take the exam anytime before one year..

You should take 2 Photo ids with a name on it (For example Driver's Licence/Passport/Or a Library card which has your photo on it/or any kind of identity card) and show them at the Exam Center.

How would you like to peek to other's class files for the source code just in case you want to explore the code, this can be handy in some cases, you can get the decompiler at http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Bridge/8617/jad.html

You can download thinking in java by Bruce Eckel and read it offline from http://www.codecuts.com/mainpage.asp?WebPageID=314 or one of many mirror sites for this download

The Java Language Specification by James Gosling can be freely downloaded from http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/html/index.html to strengthen Java knowledge. Each word in this book really means a concept

Watch out carefully as you take the mock exams they may contain some flaws dont take every thing you read for granted have your thoughts. Check out for errata published for mock exams or books you buy