Java SE 7 Fundamentals : IZ0-803

Introducing the Java Technology

• Relating Java With Other languages
• Showing how to download, install, and configure the Java environment on a Windows system.
• Describing the various Java technologies such as Java EE, JavaME, Embedded Java SE
• Describing key features of the technology and the advantages of using Java
• Using an Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

Thinking in Objects

• Defining the problem domain
• Identifying objects and recognizing the criteria for defining objects

Introducing the Java Language

• Defining classes
• Identifying the components Of a class
• Creating and using a test class
• Compiling and executing a test program

Working with Primitive Variables

• Declaring and initializing field variables
• Describing primitive data types such as integral, floating point, textual, and logical
• Declaring variables and assigning values
• Using constants
• Using arithmetic operators to modify values

Working with Objects

• Declaring and initializing objects
• Storing Objects in memory
• Using object references to manipulate data
• Using JSE javadocs to look up the methods of a class
• Working with String and StringBuiIder objects

Using operators and decision constructs

• Using relational and conditional operators
• Testing equality between strings
• Evaluating different conditions in a program and determining the algorithm
• Creating if and if/else constructs
• Nesting and chaining conditional statements
• Using a switch statement

Creating and Using Arrays

• Declaring, instantiating, and initializing a one-dimensional Array
• Declaring, instantiating, and initializing a two-dimensional Array
• Using a for loop to process an Array
• Creating and initializing an ArrayList
• Using the import statement to work with existing Java APIs
• Accessing a value in an Array or and ArrayList
• Using the args Array

Using Loop Constructs

• Creating while loops and nested while loops
• Developing a for loop
• Using ArrayLists with for loops
• Developing a do While loop
• Understanding variable scope

Working with Methods and Method Overloading

• Creating and Invoking a Method
• Passing arguments and returning values
• Creating static methods and variables
• Using modifiers
• Overloading a method

Using Encapsulation and Constructors

• Creating constructors
• Implementing encapsulation

Introducing Advanced Object Oriented Concepts

• Using inheritance
• Using types of polymorphism such as overloading, overriding, and dynamic binding
• Working With superclasses and subclasses
• Adding abstraction to your analysis and design
• Understanding the purpose of Java interfaces
• Creating and implementing a Java interface

Handling Errors

• Understanding the different kinds Of errors that can occur and how they are handled in Java
• Understanding the different kinds of Exceptions in Java
• Using Javadocs to research the Exceptions thrown by the methods of foundation classes
• Writing code to handle Exceptions

The Big picture

• Creating packages and JAR files for deployment using java
• Two and three tier architectures
• Looking at some Java applications examples

Java SE 7 Programming : IZ0-804

Java platform Overview

• Introductions
• Course Schedule
• Java Overview
• Java Platforms
• OpenJDK
• Licensing
• Java in Server Environments
• The Java Community Process

Java Syntax and Class Review

• Simple Java classes
• Java fields, constructors and methods
• Model objects using Java classes
• Package and import statements

Encapsulation and Polymorphism

• Encapsulation in Java class design
• Model business problems with Java classes
• Immutability
• Subclassing
• Overloading methods
• Variable argument methods

Java Class Design

• Access modifiers: private, protected and public
• Method overriding
• Constructor overloading
• The instanceof operator
• Virtual method invocation
• Polymorphism
• Casting object references
• Overriding Object methods

Advanced Class Design

• Abstract classes and type generalization
• The static and final modifiers
• Field modifier best practices
• The Singleton design pattern
• Designing abstract classes
• Nested classes
• Enumerated types

Inheritance with Java Interfaces

• Java Interfaces
• Types of Inheritance
• Object composition and method delegation
• Implementing multiple interfaces
• The DAO design pattern

Generics and Collections

• Generic classes and type parameters
• Type inference (diamond)
• Collections and generics
• List, set and Map
• Stack and Deque

String processing

• String manipulation with StringBuilder and StringBuffer
• Essential String methods
• Text parsing in Java
• Input processing with Scanner
• Text output and formatting
• Regular expressions with the Pattern and Matcher classes

Exceptions and Assertions

• Exceptions categories
• Standard Java Exception classes
• Creating your own Exception classes
• Using try-catch and the finally clause
• Using try-with-resources and the AutoCloseabIe interface
• The multi-catch feature
• Best practices using exceptions
• Assertions

I/O Fundamentals

• I/O using Java
• Reading the console input stream
• Writing to the console
• Using I/O Streams
• Chaining I/O Streams
• Channel I/O
• Reading and writing Objects using Serialization

File I/O with NIO 2

• The Path interface
• The Files class
• Directory and File operations
• Managing file System attributes
• Reading, writing, and creating files
• Watching for file system changes

Threading

• Operating System task scheduling
• Recognizing multithreaded environments
• Creating multi-threaded solutions
• Sharing data across threads
• Synchronization and Deadlock
• Immutable Objects

Concurrency

• Creating Atomic variables
• Using Read-Write Locks
• Thread-safe collections
• Concurrenct synchronizers (Semaphore, Phaser, and others)
• Executors and ThreadPools to concurrently schedule tasks
• Parallelism and the Fork-join framework

Database Application with JDBC

• Layout of the JDBCAPI
• JDBC divers
• Queries and results
• PreparedStatemeni CallabfeStatement
• Transactions
• RowSet 1.1 ROWSetprovider and RowSetFactory
• The DAO Pattern and JDBC

Localization

• Advantages Of localization
• Defining locale
• Read and set locale using the Locale Object
• Resource bundles
• Format messages, dates and numbers

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Oracle Certified Associate, JavaSe7 programmer

Oracle Certified Professional, JavaSe7 Programmer

Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE-8 programmer

Recommended Training : Java SE 8 Fundamentals

• Course Topics
• What Is a java Program?
• Introduction to Computer Programs
• Key Features of the Java Language
• The Java Technology and Development Environment
• Running/testing a Java program

Creating a Java Main Class

• Java Classes
• The main Method

Data In the Cart

• Introducing variables
• Working with Strings
• Working with numbers
• Manipulating numeric data

Managing Multiple Items

• Working with Conditions
• Working with a List of Items
• Processing a list of items

Describing Objects and Classes

• Working with objects and classes
• Defining fields and methods
• Declaring, Instantiating, and Initializing Objects
• Working With Object References
• Doing more with Arrays
• Introducing the NetBeans IDE
• Introducing the Soccer League Use Case

Manipulating and Formatting the Data in Your Program

• Using the String Class
• Using the Java API Docs
• Using the String Builder Class
• More about primitive data types
• The remaining numeric operators
• Promoting and casting variables

Creating and using Methods

• Using methods
• Method arguments and return values
• Static methods and variables
• How Arguments are Passed to a Method
• Overloading a method

Using Encapsulation

• Access Control
• Encapsulation
• Overloading constructors

More on Conditionals

• Relational and conditional operators
• More ways to use if/else constructs
• Using Switch Statements
• Using the NetBeans Debugger

More on Arrays and Loops

• Working with Dates
• Parsing the args Array
• Two-dimensional Arrays
• Alternate Looping Constructs
• Nesting Loops
• The ArravList class

Using Inheritance

• Overview of inheritance
• Working with subclasses and superclasses
• Overriding methods in the superclass
• Introducing polymorphism
• Creating and extending abstract classes

Using Interfaces

• Polymorphism in the JDK foundation classes
• Using Interfaces
• Using the List Interface
• Introducing Lambda expressions

Handling Exceptions

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Exam - Java SE 8 Programmer

Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE8 programmer

Recommended Training Java SE 8 programming

• Course Topics
• Java Platform Overview
• Defining how the Java language achieves platform independence
• Differentiating between the Java ME, Java SE, and Java EE Platforms
• Evaluating java libraries, middle-ware, and database options
• Defining how the Java language continues to evolve

Java Syntax and Class Review

• Creating simple lava classes
• Creating primitive variables
• Using operators
• Creating and manipulate strings
• Using if-else and switch statements
• Iterating with loops: while, do-while, for, enhanced forCreating arrays
• Using Java fields, constructors, and methods

Encapsulation and Subclassing

• Using encapsulation in Java class design
• Modeling business problems using Java classes
• Making classes immutable
• Creating and use Java subclasses
• Overloading methods

Overriding Methods, Polymorphism, and Static Classes

• Using access levels; private, protected, default, and public.
• Overriding methods
• Using virtual method invocation
• Using varargs to specify variable arguments
• Using the instanceof operator to compare object types
• Using upward and downward casts
• Modeling business problems by using the static keyword
• Implementing the singleton design pattern

Abstract and Nested Classes

• Designing general-purpose base classes by using abstract classes
• Constructing abstract Java classes and subclasses
• Applying final keyword in Java
• Distinguish between top-level and nested classes

Interfaces and Lambda Expressions

• Defining a Java interface
• Choosing between interface inheritance and class inheritance
• Extending an interface
• Defaulting methods
• Anonymous inner classes
• Defining a Lambda Expression

Collections and Generics

• Creating a custom generic class
• Using the type inference diamond to create an object
• Creating a collection by using generics
• Implementing an ArrayList
• Implementing a TreeSet
• Implementing a HashMap
• Implementing a Deque
• Ordering collections

Collections Streams, and Filters

• Describing the Builder pattern
• Iterating through a collection using lambda syntax
• Describing the Stream interface
• Filtering a collection using lambda expressions
• Calling an existing method using a method reference
• Chaining multiple methods together
• Defining pipelines in terms of lambdas and collections

Lambda Built-in Functional Interfaces

• Listing the built-in interfaces included in java.util.function
• Core interfaces - Predicate, Consumer, Function, Supplier
• Using primitive versions of base interfaces
• Using binary versions of base interfaces

Lambda Operations

• Extracting data from an Object using map
• Describing the types Of stream operations
• Describing the Optional class
• Describing lazy processing
• Sorting a stream
• Saving results to a collection using the collect method
• Grouping and partition data using the Collectors class

Exceptions and Assertions

• Defining the purpose of Java exceptions
• Using the try and throw statements
• Using the catch, multi-catch, and finally clauses
• Autoclose resources With a try-with-resources statement
• Recognizing common exception classes and categories
• Creating custom exceptions
• Testing invariants by using assertions

Java Date/Time API

• Creating and manage date-based events
• Creating and manage rime-based events
• Combining date and time into a single object
• Working with dates and times across time zones
• Managing changes resulting from daylight savings
• Defining and create timestamps, periods and durations
• Applying formatting to local and zoned dates and times

I/O Fundamentals

• Describing the basics of input and output in Java
• Read and write data from the console
• using streams to read and write files
• Writing and read objects using serialization

File 1/0 (NIO.2)

• Using the Path interface to operate on file and directory paths
• Using the Files class to check, delete, copy, or move a file or directory
• Using Stream API with N102

Concurrency

• Describing operating system task scheduling
• Creating worker threads using Runnable and Callable
• Using an ExecutorService to concurrently execute tasks
• Identifying potential threading problems
• using synchronized and concurrent atomic to manage atomicity
• using monitor locks to control the order of thread execution
• using the java.utiLconcurrent collections

The Fork-Join Framework

• Parallelism
• The need for Fork-join
• Work stealing
• RecursiveTask
• RecursiveTask

Parallel Streams

• Reviewing the key characteristics of streams
• Describing how to make a stream pipeline execute in parallel
• List the key assumptions needed to use a parallel pipeline
• Defining reduction
• Describing why reduction requires an associative function
• Calculating a value using reduce
• Describing the process for decomposing and then merging work
• Listing the key performance considerations for parallel Streams

Database Applications with JDBC

• Defining the layout Of the JDBC API
• Connecting to a database by using a JDBC driver
• Submitting queries and get results from the database
• Specifying JDBC driver information externally
• performing CRUD operations using the JDBC API

Localization

• Describing the advantages of localizing an application
• Defining what a locale represents
• Read and set the locale by using the Locale Object
• Building a resource bundle for each locale
• Calling a resource bundle from an application
• Changing the locale for a resource bundle
• Copyright

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Exam - Java SE 8 Programmer II IZO-809

Java EE 6 Web Component Developer Certified Expert

Web Component Development with Servlets & JSPs, Java EE 6 Introduction to Java Servlets

• Describe web applications, CGI, and the role Of java
• Describe benefits Of Java servlet technology
• Create a simple Java Servlet
• Define three-tier architecture
• Define Model-view-controller (MVC) architecture

Introduction to Java Server pages

• Describe why Servlets are not the whole solution
• Describe essentials Of ISPs
• Understand the fundamentals and reasons for MVC architecture

Implementing an MVC Design

• Code a controller using a servlet
• Code a view using a JSP
• Forward control from a servlet to a ISP
• Understand fundamentals of EL
• Implement a simple MVC system

The servlet's environment

• Understand more details of the HTTP protocol
• Understand fundamentals of HTML forms
• Understand fundamentals of the and related APIs
• Write code that manages client sessions and cookies

Container facilities for servlets and JSPs

• Understand the purpose and Structure Of deployment descriptors
• Control context root and servlet mapping
• Create and use context and init parameters
• Use annotations to configure servlets

More view facilities

• Understand the four data scopes
• Understand and use EL dot ,”.”,and array access,”[“ operators With Java Beans, arrays, and collections
• Understand and use EL implicit objects
• Create and use arithmetic expressions in EL
• Identify the need for iteration and selection in the View, and use JSTL tags to address those needs

Developing ISP pages

• Understand the origins, benefits, and weaknesses of JSPs
• Describe 'SP technology, the conversion Of ISPs to servlets, and the lifecycle Of JSPs
• Understand ISP scripting elements, declarations and directives
• Use JSP implicit variables
• Understand and use jsp: tags

Developing J SP pages using custom tags

• Relate the JSTL to common job roles in web application development and understand the use of tags in ISP development
• Recognize correct syntax for tags
• Configure a ISP to use tags from the JSTL
• Write ISP code using several standard tags
• List capabilities of JSTL tags

More Controller facilities

• Understand the servlet lifecycle
• Describe and use more advanced elements of the servlet APIs
• Create filters and use them in web applications

More options for the Model

• Understand the roles of JDBC and JPA
• Understand the many elements that make up the model
• Understand fundamentals of connecting to a database using JDBC or JPA

Asynchronous web applications

• Understand the interactions that are essential to asynchronous web pages
• Understand the role Of AJAX-Style client side programming
• Implement asynchronous servlets using the facilities Of Java EE 6

Web application security

• Understand the role Of the container in security
• Describe and implement four authentication models
• Force the use of encryption between a web application and the client browser
• Understand the role of JAAS in pluggable/extensible authentication for web applications

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