Product Description

The most complete SCEA study guide

This authoritative guide covers the new SCEA exam and addresses all three components of the enterprise-level design certification from Sun Microsystems--a multiple-choice exam, a programming assignment, and an essay exam. Featuring step-by-step exercises, chapter self-tests, and in-depth explanations, this book is the most effective exam-focused test preparation available. Written by industry experts, the book also includes a CD-ROM with more than 250 simulated practice questions.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #325330 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 643 pages

From the Back Cover

The Best Fully Integrated Study System Available

With hundreds of practice questions and hands-on exercises, Sun Certified Enterprise Architect for Java EE Study Guide covers what you need to know--and shows you how to prepare--for this challenging exam.

• 100% complete coverage of all official objectives for exam 310-051
• Inside the Exam sections in every chapter highlight key exam topics covered
• Simulated exam questions match the format, tone, topics, and difficulty of the real exam

Covers all the exam topics, including:

Basic Principles of Enterprise Architectures * Object-Oriented Design Using UML  * Applicability of JEE Technology * Design Patterns * Legacy Connectivity * EJB and Container Models * Messaging * Internationalization and Localization * Security

CD-ROM includes:

• Complete MasterExam practice testing engine, featuring: One full practice exam: Detailed answers with explanations: Score Report performance assessment tool
• Electronic book for studying on the go
• With free online registration: Bonus downloadable MasterExam practice test

About the Author

Paul R. Allen is a principal of UCNY, Inc., an international consulting firm that helps Fortune 500 companies improve their operations through the use of web, database, and object technology.

Joseph J. Bambara is a principal of UCNY, Inc. He has been developing applications systems for more than 25 years and is also an attorney specializing in intellectual property.

Customer Reviews

Very comprehensive, but not always to-the-point
This is definitely a very comprehensive book on how to be a good Java architect in general. It has a lot of background information, which helps to put everything you learn in the right context. It is therefore especially useful for beginners in this area.

If you are an experienced architect, who wants to quickly review all exam topics, you might be a little disappointed though when reading the chapters. It has so much background information, that the book isn't always to-the-point. Although each chapter does end with a 'two-minute drill', which should make you aware of all critical information covered in the chapter.

Overall this book is still the one-stop for exam preparation that most people are looking for, with all the exercises and the case study. So it's worth the money when you're thinking about taking the Java Architect Exam.

Badly written and unclear
I would not advise buying this book for studying for the SCEA exam. It is very badly written and not clear at all. Much of the material is repeated and long-winded. It contains some of the most useless diagrams I've seen in a long time. I would recommend the Mark Cade book and some of the notes and files that are available from other people who sat the exam. (mainly from the Yahoo groups and JavaRanch). The good points of the book are that there are plenty of practice questions and a sample exam.

Not Good Enough - Unclear with Too Much Flannel
Having got nearly halfway through my preparation for the first exam I have become very frustrated with this book. There is unnecessary 'flannel' getting in the way of the information I need to learn and unnecessary repetition of material. Frankly I think the book could be half the size it is and get the information over far more concisely.

Unfortunately it needs more work than that though to turn it into a winner. The structure of some of the chapters is weak in places and not very clear, leaving me confused over what I'm reading and how it relates to what I've read previously.

I'm sure you can pass the exam using it, but it's a real struggle to prepare effectively with this book.