What the Exam Covers

The Java 2 developer exam covers a wide range of topics related to Java software development. To complete the programming assignment and answer the essay exam questions, you need to be familiar with the Java language, its use in developing applications, the Java 2 API, and your particular assignment. The following technologies are listed by Sun as being covered by the exam:

  • TCP/IP networking

  • I/O streams

  • RMI

  • Object serialization

  • JDBC

  • Swing

  • JDK 1.1 event model

  • Javadoc

  • Multithreading

  • Error and exception handling

  • Client-server design

  • Interface design

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