Fundamentals of Java Programming Engineering Journal and Workbook (Cisco Networking Academy Program)

  • Published: Mar 21, 2003
  • Copyright 2003
  • Dimensions: 8-1/2 X 10-7/8
  • Pages: 320
  • Edition: 1st
  • Book
  • ISBN-10: 1-58713-101-3
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-58713-101-1

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  • Maps directly to the Networking Academy's Web-based course
  • Additional exercises further prepare students for the Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform exam

The Cisco Networking Academy Program has extended its reach beyond its well-established and highly successful CCNA and CCNP curricula. Cisco Systems has partnered with other leading information technology companies to bring robust Web-based courses focusing on popular IT areas. The Fundamentals of Java Programming course, sponsored by Sun Microsystems, was launched in the summer of 2002 with the first courses being offered in Fall 2002.

The Engineering Journal and Workbook from Cisco Press maps directly to the Web-based course and also features additional exercises to prepare students for the Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform exam. This journal and workbook uses a step-by-step approach to developing an understanding of Object-Oriented programming. It will teach students how to use the Java language's object-oriented technologies to solve business problems. Students will learn how to create classes, objects, and applications using the language. Topics will also include the language fundamentals and the Java language API (application programming interface).

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4.0 out of 5 stars Questions that really make you think about Java, May 3, 2003
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This review is from: Fundamentals of Java Programming Engineering Journal and Workbook (Cisco Networking Academy Program) (Paperback)
The best material that can be used in preparing for a certification exam is that which forces you to think about the subject in ways that you have not considered before. I have been teaching Java programming for nearly ten years and there were many questions in this book that really forced me to think hard about the language before I answered them. While it is certainly possible to answer most of them after due consideration, there were some where the topic had never crossed my mind. My favorite in that category is on page 98, where the question involves the legality of having more than one static initializer in a class. A close second was one concerning the order that listeners are called when there is more than one assigned to a component.
Each section begins with a very short summary of the topic, followed by a set of concept questions where the expectation is that the reader write a short essay answer. This is followed by a set of vocabulary exercises, where the reader is to... Read more
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