Ideal as a stand-alone exam preperation tool, or as a complement to any study guide, the Mike Meyers' Certification Passport series is a focused exam preperation programme. This "passport" provides intensive and concise exam preparation plus practice exam software from recognized experts. Free practice exam software included on CD-the reader experiences exactly what it's like to take the real exam. The book's interior features a unique design that plays off a "travel" theme, making difficult material more interesting. Design icons make learning more fun than the traditional approach of other exam guides. Focusing on only what the candidate needs to know to pass the exam, the reader gets intensive and concise coverage of each official exam objective. Sample questions and answers are at the end of each chapter. All answer options, correct and incorrect, receive detailed explanations as to why the answer is or is not the correct one. The book's compact design is very portable for candidates on the road.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0
Excellent Java book to clear concept, but not for newbies.:
This is a very good Java book for not only the certification exam but also the one which helps you to get clear concept. I have experience in programming Java and now decide to go certified. I do feel this book help me quite a lot in the exam preparation. It serves as a very good review for the Java knowledges I have. The price of the book is also very nice. I can say that you get far more than you paid. One thing I would like to mention is this book probably a little bit tough for the newbies. If you are... more info
Run Away -- Run Away:
This book is only worth purchasing as a doorstop
There are numerous errors in the test areas. The result is that you can not determine whether or not you are indeed prepared. It will waste your time to use these materials; to speak much less of your money!
This book is terrible:
I have been working with Java for 4 years now and decided to finally get certified.
I decided to go against my instinct and not read amazon's reviews before purchasing the book. It was a terrible decision.
There are so many errors in the testing sections of this book, that I will most likely have to pay more money and get another book just to straighten my mind out. Examples of this include things where the author suggests you choose 3 out 5 possible answers for a multiple choice question, and then... more info
OK at best:
What's Good: 1. Gives you good overview of what to expected on the exam. 2. Questions at the end of each chapter and their answers (not all answers are clear but overall it's acceptable). 3. Quick summary at the end of each chapter.
What's Bad: 1. Tons of errors. Just look at the book's webpage. The lack of professionalism on the publisher's part is quite evident. Let me put it this way, if I had know it had this much errors prior to purchasing this book, I wouldn't have purchased it.
