Useful Resources

 Books - Preparatory books are a valuable asset for any IT Certification preparation. Here are
some recommended books for the exam:
o Scjp Sun Certified Programmer for Java 5: Exam (310-055)  
by Kathy Sierra (Author)
o SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 5 Study Guide
by Sierra and Bert Bates
o SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 5 Practice Exams
by Katherine Sierra (Author), Bert Bates (Author)
o SCJP Exam for J2SE 5: A Concise and Comprehensive Study Guide for The Sun Certified Java
Programmer Exam
by Paul Sanghera (Author) 
o Fast Track to Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP) 5.0 Upgrade Exam  
by Ka, Iok Tong (Author) 

 References
o Download the JSR from here.
o Get a quick overview with J2SE 6.0 release notes.
o Read J2SE 5.0 in a nutshell
o Read about the new Language Features
o Test yourself with Tiger Quiz

 Documentation on enhancments in J2SE 5.0 (also for 6.0)

o Generics
o The For-Each Loop
o Autoboxing
o Typesafe Enums
o Variable Arguments
o Static Imports

 Tutorials and Articles - There are numerous tutorials freely available on the web. The most
reliable and recommended of these are by Sun. Following is a list of some highly useful
tutorials and articles for the exam: 

o The Generics tutorial by Sun.

o Taming Tiger archives: Read about 5.0 features in the Taming Tiger archives at
developerWorks.
o Taming Tiger, Part 1 By Tarak Modi, JavaWorld.com

 Mock Exams - Fulfill the need to practice for the exam.

o Osman Mrzljak's mock exam

o Marcus Green 's mock exam
 o Mock exam

 Web Sites
o http://www.lanw.com/java/javacert/default.htm
o http://www.aniyog.com/java/certification.htm
o http://www.javaranch.com/mock.jsp
o http://www.javaranch.com/maha/_Mock_Exams/_mock_exams.html
o http://www.javaranch.com/mock.html
o http://www.certification.about.com/od/freequestions/
o http://www.michael-thomas.com/tech/java/java_info.htm
o http://www.jchq.net/mockexams/exam2.htm
o http://www.jchq.net/mockexams/exam1.htm
o http://www.levteck.com/
o http://www.akgupta.com/Java/mock_exam.htm
o http://www.javaprepare.com/faq.html
o http://www.jdiscuss.com/
o http://www.java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/second_edition/html/j.title.doc.html

 Preparation Kit
o Whizlabs Preparation Kit

Tips and Tricks

 Try to get a group together to study with, it makes it easier.
 As you progress through your study you will begin to get a ‘feeling’ for what the question is
asking.
 Read, practice, sit practice exams and discuss with colleagues over and over again.
 If you buy a certification book (recommended) be prepared to read your chosen study book 3
times.
 In the Drag and Drop type questions, the answer gets reset if you try to review it. So, always
complete and double check your answer before moving away from a Drag and Drop question.
 It would be helpful to solve Drag and Drop questions on a sheet of paper before actually
attempting them in the test.
 The revised exam has more performance-based questions than knowledge-based questions
requiring memorization of API details. So spend more time on hands-on practice, especially of
commonly used methods, and avoid trying to memorize each and every API detail simply by
reading.
 Be clear about the classes implementing the Collection types like List, Set, and Map. Be aware
of which of these types support sorting, which allow duplicates, which give the best
performance, and so on.
 Remember that immutable string objects are returned by the String class. StringBuilder and
StringBufffer both return mutable strings; the only difference between them is that
StringBuffer is thread-safe, while the other is not.
 When you see the usage of varargs in a method, ensure that the ellipsis is appearing as the last
argument to the method.
 Remember that the super type of generic Collection objects is Collection<?> and not Collection
<Object>.
 Remember that since the wildcard (?) stands for an unknown type, you cannot add to generic
types using wildcards.
 Know the distinction between Comparable and Comparator and the methods defined by these
interfaces.
1. Which declaration of the main method below would allow a class to be started
as a standalone program. Select the one correct answer.
A. public static int main(char args[])
B. public static void main(String args[])
C. public static void MAIN(String args[])
D. public static void main(String args)
E. public static void main(char args[])
2. What all gets printed when the following code is compiled and run? Select the
three correct answers.

public class xyz {

public static void main(String args[]) {
for(int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
for(int j = 2; j>= 0; j--) {
if(i == j) break;
System.out.println("i=" + i + " j="+j);
}
}
}
}

A. i=0 j=0
B. i=0 j=1
C. i=0 j=2
D. i=1 j=0
E. i=1 j=1
F. i=1 j=2
G. i=2 j=0
H. i=2 j=1
I. i=2 j=2
3. What gets printed when the following code is compiled and run with the
following command - 
java test 2 
Select the one correct answer.

public class test {

public static void main(String args[]) {
Integer intObj=Integer.valueOf(args[args.length-1]);
int i = intObj.intValue();

if(args.length > 1)
System.out.println(i);
if(args.length > 0)
System.out.println(i - 1);
 else
System.out.println(i - 2);
}
}

A. test
B. test -1
C. 0
D. 1
E. 2
4. In Java technology what expression can be used to represent number of
elements in an array named arr ?
5. How would the number 5 be represented in hex using up-to four characters.
6. Which of the following is a Java keyword. Select the four correct answers.
A. extern
B. synchronized
C. volatile
D. friend
E. friendly
F. transient
G. this
H. then
7. Is the following statement true or false. The constructor of a class must not
have a return type.
A. true
B. false
8. What is the number of bytes used by Java primitive long. Select the one correct
answer.
A. The number of bytes is compiler dependent.
B. 2
C. 4
D. 8
E. 64
9. What is returned when the method substring(2, 4) is invoked on the string
"example"? Include the answer in quotes as the result is of type String.
10.Which of the following is correct? Select the two correct answers.
A. The native keyword indicates that the method is implemented in another
language like C/C++.
B. The only statements that can appear before an import statement in a Java
file are comments.
 C. The method definitions inside interfaces are public and abstract. They
cannot be private or protected.
D. A class constructor may have public or protected keyword before them,
nothing else.
11.What is the result of evaluating the expression 14 ^ 23. Select the one correct
answer.
A. 25
B. 37
C. 6
D. 31
E. 17
F. 9
G. 24
12.Which of the following are true. Select the one correct answers.
A. && operator is used for short-circuited logical AND.
B. ~ operator is the bit-wise XOR operator.
C. | operator is used to perform bitwise OR and also short-circuited logical
OR.
D. The unsigned right shift operator in Java is >>.
13.Name the access modifier which when used with a method, makes it available
to all the classes in the same package and to all the subclasses of the class.
14.Which of the following is true. Select the two correct answers.
A. A class that is abstract may not be instantiated.
B. The final keyword indicates that the body of a method is to be found
elsewhere. The code is written in non-Java language, typically in C/C++.
C. A static variable indicates there is only one copy of that variable.
D. A method defined as private indicates that it is accessible to all other
classes in the same package.
15.What all gets printed when the following program is compiled and run. Select
the two correct answers.

public class test {

public static void main(String args[]) {
int i, j=1;
i = (j>1)?2:1;
switch(i) {
case 0: System.out.println(0); break;
case 1: System.out.println(1);
case 2: System.out.println(2); break;
case 3: System.out.println(3); break;
}
}
}
 A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
16.What all gets printed when the following program is compiled and run. Select
the one correct answer.

public class test {

public static void main(String args[]) {
int i=0, j=2;
do {
i=++i;
j--;
} while(j>0);
System.out.println(i);
}
}

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. The program does not compile because of statement "i=++i;"
17.What all gets printed when the following gets compiled and run. Select the two
correct answers.

public class test {

public static void main(String args[]) {
int i=1, j=1;
try {
i++;
j--;
if(i == j)
i++;
}
catch(ArithmeticException e) {
System.out.println(0);
}
catch(ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
System.out.println(1);
}
catch(Exception e) {
System.out.println(2);
 }
finally {
System.out.println(3);
}
System.out.println(4);
}
}

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4
18.What all gets printed when the following gets compiled and run. Select the two
correct answers.

public class test {

public static void main(String args[]) {
String s1 = "abc";
String s2 = "abc";
if(s1 == s2)
System.out.println(1);
else
System.out.println(2);
if(s1.equals(s2))
System.out.println(3);
else
System.out.println(4);
}
}

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
19.What all gets printed when the following gets compiled and run. Select the two
correct answers.

public class test {

public static void main(String args[]) {
String s1 = "abc";
String s2 = new String("abc");
 if(s1 == s2)
System.out.println(1);
else
System.out.println(2);
if(s1.equals(s2))
System.out.println(3);
else
System.out.println(4);
}
}

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
20.Which of the following are legal array declarations. Select the three correct
answers.
A. int i[5][];
B. int i[][];
C. int []i[];
D. int i[5][5];
E. int[][] a;
21.What is the range of values that can be specified for an int. Select the one
correct answer.
A. The range of values is compiler dependent.
B. -231 to 231 - 1
C. -231-1 to 231
D. -215 to 215 - 1
E. -215-1 to 215
22.How can you ensure that the memory allocated by an object is freed. Select the
one correct answer.
A. By invoking the free method on the object.
B. By calling system.gc() method.
C. By setting all references to the object to new values (say null).
D. Garbage collection cannot be forced. The programmer cannot force the
JVM to free the memory used by an object.
23.What gets printed when the following code is compiled and run. Select the one
correct answer.

public class test {

public static void main(String args[]) {
 int i = 1;
do {
i--;
} while (i > 2);
System.out.println(i);
}
}

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. -1
24.Which of these is a legal definition of a method named m assuming it throws
IOException, and returns void. Also assume that the method does not take any
arguments. Select the one correct answer.
A. void m() throws IOException{}
B. void m() throw IOException{}
C. void m(void) throws IOException{}
D. m() throws IOException{}
E. void m() {} throws IOException
25.Which of the following are legal identifier names in Java. Select the two correct
answers.
A. %abcd
B. $abcd
C. 1abcd
D. package
E. _a_long_name
26.At what stage in the following method does the object initially referenced by s
becomes available for garbage collection. Select the one correct answer.

void method X() {

String r = new String("abc");
String s = new String("abc");
r = r+1; //1
r = null; //2
s = s + r; //3
} //4

A. Before statement labeled 1

B. Before statement labeled 2
C. Before statement labeled 3
 D. Before statement labeled 4
E. Never.
27. String s = new String("xyz"); 
Assuming the above declaration, which of the following statements would
compile. Select the one correct answer.
A. s = 2 * s;
B. int i = s[0];
C. s = s + s;
D. s = s >> 2;
E. None of the above.
28.Which of the following statements related to Garbage Collection are correct.
Select the two correct answers.
A. It is possible for a program to free memory at a given time.
B. Garbage Collection feature of Java ensures that the program never runs
out of memory.
C. It is possible for a program to make an object available for Garbage
Collection.
D. The finalize method of an object is invoked before garbage collection is
performed on the object.
29.If a base class has a method defined as 
void method() { } 
Which of the following are legal prototypes in a derived class of this class.
Select the two correct answers.
A. void method() { }
B. int method() { return 0;}
C. void method(int i) { }
D. private void method() { }
30.In which all cases does an exception gets generated. Select the two correct
answers.

int i = 0, j = 1; 

A. if((i == 0) || (j/i == 1))

B. if((i == 0) | (j/i == 1))
C. if((i != 0) && (j/i == 1))
D. if((i != 0) & (j/i == 1))
31.Which of the following statements are true. Select the two correct answers.
A. The wait method defined in the Thread class, can be used to convert a
thread from Running state to Waiting state.
B. The wait(), notify(), and notifyAll() methods must be executed in
synchronized code.
 C. The notify() and notifyAll() methods can be used to signal and move
waiting threads to ready-to-run state.
D. The Thread class is an abstract class.
32.Which keyword when applied on a method indicates that only one thread
should execute the method at a time. Select the one correct answer.
A. transient
B. volatile
C. synchronized
D. native
E. static
F. final
33.What is the name of the Collection interface used to represent elements in a
sequence (in a particular order). Select the one correct answer.
A. Collection
B. Set
C. List
D. Map
34.Which of these classes implement the Collection interface SortedMap. Select
the one correct answers.
A. HashMap
B. Hashtable
C. TreeMap
D. HashSet
E. TreeSet
F. Vector
35.Which of the following are true about interfaces. Select the two correct
answers.
A. Methods declared in interfaces are implicitly private.
B. Variables declared in interfaces are implicitly public, static, and final.
C. An interface can extend any number of interfaces.
D. The keyword implements indicate that an interface inherits from another.
36.Assume that class A extends class B, which extends class C. Also all the three
classes implement the method test(). How can a method in a class A invoke the
test() method defined in class C (without creating a new instance of class C).
Select the one correct answer.
A. test();
B. super.test();
C. super.super.test();
D. ::test();
E. C.test();
 F. It is not possible to invoke test() method defined in C from a method in
A.
37.What is the return type of method round(double d) defined in Math class.
38.What gets written on the screen when the following program is compiled and
run. Select the one right answer.

public class test {

public static void main(String args[]) {
int i;
float f = 2.3f;
double d = 2.7;
i = ((int)Math.ceil(f)) * ((int)Math.round(d));

System.out.println(i);
}
}

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 6.1
E. 9
39.Is the following statement true or false. As the toString method is defined in the
Object class, System.out.println can be used to print any object.
A. true
B. false
40.Which of these classes defined in java.io and used for file-handling are abstract.
Select the two correct answers.
A. InputStream
B. PrintStream
C. Reader
D. FileInputStream
E. FileWriter
41.Name the collection interface used to represent collections that maintain unique
elements.
42.What is the result of compiling and running the following program.

public class test {

public static void main(String args[]) {
String str1="abc";
String str2="def";
String str3=str1.concat(str2);

str1.concat(str2);
 System.out.println(str1);
}
}

A. abc
B. def
C. abcabc
D. abcdef
E. defabc
F. abcdefdef
43.Select the one correct answer. The number of characters in an object of a class
String is given by
A. The member variable called size
B. The member variable called length
C. The method size() returns the number of characters.
D. The method length() returns the number of characters.
44.Select the one correct answer. Which method defined in Integer class can be
used to convert an Integer object to primitive int type.
A. valueOf
B. intValue
C. getInt
D. getInteger
45.Name the return type of method hashCode() defined in Object class, which is
used to get the unique hash value of an Object.
46.Which of the following are correct. Select the one correct answer.
A. An import statement, if defined, must always be the first non-comment
statement of the file.
B. private members are accessible to all classes in the same package.
C. An abstract class can be declared as final.
D. Local variables cannot be declared as static.
47.Name the keyword that makes a variable belong to a class, rather than being
defined for each instance of the class. Select the one correct answer.
A. static
B. final
C. abstract
D. native
E. volatile
F. transient
48.Which of these are core interfaces in the collection framework. Select the one
correct answer.
A. Tree
 B. Stack
C. Queue
D. Array
E. LinkedList
F. Map
49.Which of these statements are true. Select the two correct answers.
A. For each try block there must be at least one catch block defined.
B. A try block may be followed by any number of finally blocks.
C. A try block must be followed by at least one finally or catch block.
D. If both catch and finally blocks are defined, catch block must precede the
finally block.

Answers to Sample Test 1 

1. b
2. b, c, f
3. d. Note that the program gets one command line argument - 2. args.length will
get set to 1. So the condition if(args.length > 1) will fail, and the second check
if(args.length > 0) will return true.
4. arr.length
5. Any of these is correct - 0x5, 0x05, 0X05, 0X5
6. b, c, f, g
7. a
8. d
9. "am"
10.a, c. Please note that b is not correct. A package statement may appear before
an import statement. A class constructor may be declared private also. Hence d
is incorrect.
11.a
12.a
13.protected
14.a, c
15.b, c
16.c
17.a, d, e
18.d, e
19.a, c
20.b, c
21.b, c, e
22.b
23.d
24.a
25.a
26.b, e . The option c is incorrect because a Java identifier name cannot begin with
a digit.
27.d
28.c
29.c, d
30.a, c
31.b, d
32.b, c
33.c
34.c
35.c
36.b, c
37.f
38.long
39.e
40.a
41.a, c
42.Set
43.a
44.d
45.b
46.int
47.d
48.a
49.f
50.c, d
17.What all gets printed when the following gets compiled and run. Select the three
correct answers. 
public class test {
public static void main(String args[]) {
int i=1, j=1;
try {
i++;
j--;
if(i/j > 1)
i++;
}
catch(ArithmeticException e) {
System.out.println(0);
}
catch(ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
System.out.println(1);
}
catch(Exception e) {
System.out.println(2);
}
finally {
System.out.println(3);
}
System.out.println(4);
}
}