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If you’re one of the individuals who already purchased our OCA 8 Study Guide, first we wanted to say thank you very much for your support. Jeanne and I both worked for a long time on the book and we really hope you enjoy it! Next, the Study Guide makes reference to online material available to purchasers of the book including an online glossary, flashcards, and three Practice Exams. It also includes online versions of the Assessment and Review questions found in the text of the book. |
Jeanne and I wanted to let everyone know that the publisher is working on making that online material available right away, with an estimated release date of 1/25/15, less than two weeks from now. Of course, we will let you know if we hear anything sooner, but for now just sit tight, the material is being finalized.
UPDATE 1/23/2015: The online study material including practice exams has now been posted online! See this post for information.
Just bought the se8 book but notice there is nothing on multithreading…I remember there being some questions on this in the se5 exam. Is threading not covered in the se8 exam?
Andrew, The SCJP 5 (and 6) got split into two exams: OCA 8 and OCP 8. The more advanced topics (including multi-threading) are on the later exam.
Can I take the OCP 8 directly or should I take the OCA 8 first?
Naveen: You can take the OCP 8 directly. However, you will need to take the OCA 8 after it to actually become certified. (I did this for Java 7. I took the beta OCP and then circled back and took the OCA).