A comprehensive guide for OCPJP 7 exam preparation

Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 7 Programmer Exams 1Z0-804 and 1Z0-805  is a concise, comprehensive, step-by-step, and one-stop guide for the Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 7 Programmer Exam. (Publisher: Apress)

Why an OCPJP 7 aspirant should refer our book? Here is the answer:
- Our book is the first and only book available right now for OCPJP 7 exam preparation. It covers all the exam topics for OCPJP 7 with required depth.
- First chapter (FAQs chapter) of the book clears very basic questions that one may have related with the exam. 
- Second chapter sports a pre-test which can be used to know the preparation level initially and where one needs to put more effort. 
- Each topic is explained using examples with many corner-cases covered.
- After each chapter, a set of questions are presented to quickly test what one just learnt. 
- "Points to remember" is a very interesting section that lists corner cases and tricky elements with respect to the topic. 
- The book comes with two full-size mock-tests (90 questions each) which gauge preparedness of the aspirant for the actual exam.

If you are new to Java certification, please refer this post. We offer a set of downloadable resources here. You can report a possible mistake from this erratapage.

Amazon.in offers our book in just Rs 599

Great news for all OCPJP 7 aspirants residing in India. Our book Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 7 Programmer Exams 1Z0-804 and 1Z0-805-A Comprehensive OCPJP 7 Certification Guide is available at Amazon.in in just Rs 599. This is the excellent opportunity to buy the printed book in a very cost-effective way. 

Please note that the book sold by Amazon.in is the revised version (in which first set of errata is fixed).

Flipkart also sells the book; however, the cost-effective print is out of stock on the shopping portal.

Latest release of the book fixes reported errors in the book!

We took up the task of writing the book in an incredibly tight schedule. We wanted the book to be out as soon as the beta exam becomes the final exam, and we missed that deadline only by a month or so. Given the fact that both of us (Tushar and myself) have a full-time demanding job, hyperactive kids in our respective homes, and short deadlines, we're extremely happy that our book came out to the market as the first book on OCPJP 7 exam preparation. 

With the tight schedule, we couldn't get much time for reviews and rigorous checks, and quite a few mistakes slipped into the production version of the book - that is the major criticism of our book. We are thankful to our readers who were supportive of us as well as reported bugs. Now, all the known mistakes are fixed in the book and the updated version is available in ebook form and Print-On-Demand books; for the print version, for the further reprints, this updated version will be available. We thank the Apress team for helping us in updating the book and making it available for all the resellers. 

Our hearty thanks to the all the readers who were patient with us and helped us by reporting the errors in the errata page for the book in this blog. We've copied the image from the book acknowledgement section of the book (if we have missed anyone in this list, we are sorry for that and please do let us know): 



Note that the book in its current form is quite comprehensive, covers almost all topics in required depth, and uses an example-driven approach which makes the concepts easier to understand. Given the fact that this is the only book (to our knowledge) to *prepare* for OCPJP 7 exam available in the market, we hope that this updated version is very helpful to our readers. 

Source code for OCPJP 7 book available for download!

You can now download the source code for our book "Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 7 Programmer Exams 1Z0-804 and 1Z0-805" from Apress webpage for our book: http://www.apress.com/9781430247647. From this link, click the "Source code/Downloads" tab and press the link "Download now". No, you need not have purchased the book to download the source code - anyone can download. 

Indian edition of OCPJP 7 book

Good news for Indian readers of our OCPJP 7 book. The e-book is available on Apress in just $8.25 for Indian readers. Really great, right?

What you need to do is: go to our book page at Apress site and add a book to your cart by clicking on "Buy eBook". That's it. If you are in India then Apress site will add a discount and the final price will come down to $8.25. Take a look at the snapshot given below.

A comprehensive guide to prepare for OCPJP SE 7 exam

Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 7 Programmer Exams 1Z0-804 and 1Z0-805  is a concise, comprehensive, step-by-step, and one-stop guide for the Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 7 Programmer Exam. (Publisher: Apress)

The first two chapters set the stage for exam preparation and let the reader get started quickly. The first chapter answers frequently asked questions about the OCPJP exam.

This book assumes that the reader is already familiar with Java fundamentals which is in line with the prerequisite of having a OCAJP certification.

The book sports considerable supportive material to help the reader in effective exam preparation in the form of appendices:

• 2 mock tests to give the reader a sense of a real-exam. 
• An instant refresher summarizing the most important concepts (with tips on answering questions) to revise just before the exam.

This book will be a delectable read for any OCPJP aspirant because of its simple language, example driven approach, and easy-to-read style. Further, given its 100% focus on the exam and helpful supportive material, this book is clearly an attractive buy to OCPJP aspirants worldwide.

What you’ll learn

• In-depth coverage of all 13 exam topics for the certification.
• The book covers programming concepts succinctly with numerous illustrative programming and real-world examples. These examples will help the reader quickly internalize the discussed concepts. 
• The reader will clearly understand the scope and objectives of the exam, the technical topics covered in the exam, and type and level-of-difficulty of the exam questions. With this, the reader will clearly know what’s exactly required for passing the exam.
• Review questions tune the reader to an “exam mindset”. By making mistakes and reading the detailed explanations for the answers, the reader will be better prepared for getting certified. Attempting the practice questions and mock test will help the reader gain necessary confidence to clear the exam.

Who this book is for

This book is targeted primarily at students and programmers who want to crack the OCPJP exam. Trainers and teachers can use this book as training material for OCPJP exam preparation.

This book is also useful to readers who want to refresh their knowledge in Java programming or gain better understanding on using various Java APIs.

Here is the flyer for the book.

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