Java 2认证考试学习指南（英文版）

　　本书主要介绍Java2认证考试涉及的全面内容，并提供了大量的实验题和复习题。本书首先概括地介绍了Java2语言基础，然后依次介绍了操作数和算法、修改器、转换、流控制和异常、对象和类、线程以及java.lang和java.util包。另外，因为本书是一本学习指南，所以本书中还提供了大量的模拟试题，通过这些试题，读者可以进一步加深与巩固所学的知识。PhilipHeller是一位技术书籍作家、小说家、演说家和顾问。在Java编程和开发考试的创建和维护中，他被公认是专家。他有一个认证方面的研究小组，经常跨国交流。

　　PhilipHeller是一位技术书籍作家、小说家、演说家和顾问。在Java编程和开发考试的创建和维护中，他被公认是专家。他有一个认证方面的研究小组，经常跨国交流。

Introduction
Assessment Test
Part I     The programmer's Exam
Chapter 1  Language Fundamentals
           Source Files
           Keywords and Identifiers
           Primitive Data Types
           Literals
           Arrays
           Class Fundamentals
           Argument Passing: By Reference or By Value
           Garbage Collection
           Summary
           Exam Essentials
           Key Terms
           Review Questions
           Answers to REview Questions
Chapter 2  operators and Assignments
           Evaluation Order
           The Unary Operators
           The Arithmetic Operators
           The Shift Operators; <<,>>,and >>>
           The Comparison Operators
           The Bitwise Operators: &,^,and|
           The Short-Circuit Logical Operators
           The Conditional Operator:?:
           The Assignment Operators
           Summary
           Exam Essentials
           Key Terms
           Review Questions
           Answers to REview Questions
Chapter 3  Modifiers
           Modifier Overview
           The Access Modifiers
           Other Modifiers
           Modifiers and Features
           Summary
           Exam Essentials
           Key Terms
           Review Questions
           Asnwers to REview Questions
Chapter 4  Converting and Casting
           Explicit and Implicit Type Changes
           Primitives and Conversion
           Primitives and Casting
           Object Reference Conversion
           Object REference Casting
           Summary
           Exam Essentials
           Key Terms
           Review Questions
           Answer to Review Questions
Chapter 5  Flow Control Assertions, and Exception Handling
           The Loop Constructs
           The Selection Statements
           Exceptions
           Assertions
           Summary
           Exam Essentials
           Key Terms
           Review Quiestions
           Answers to REview Questions
Chapter 6  Object and Classes
           Benefits of Object-Oriented Implementation
           Implementing Object-Oriented RElationships
           Overloading and Overriding
           Constructors and Subclassing
           Inner Classes
           Summary
           Exam Essentials
           Key Terms
           Review Questions
           Answers to REview Questions
Chatper 7  Threads
           Thread Fundamentals
           Controlling Threads
           Monitors, wait(), and notify()
           Summary
           Exam Essentials
           Key Terms
           Review Questions
           Answer to Review Questions
Chapter 8  The java.lang and java.util Package
           The Object Class
           The Math Class
           The Wrapper Classes
           Strings
           The Collections API
           Summary
           Exam Essentials
           Key Terms
           Review Questions
           Answers to Review Questions
Part II    The Developer's Exam
Chapter 9  Taking the Developer's Exam
           Are You REady for the Exam?
           Formalities of the Exam
           Structure of teh Assignment
           Example Assignment: Build a Trouble-Ticket System
           Coding Tips
           Submission Requirements
           Preparatoin for the Follow-up Exam
           Summary
           Exam Essentials
           Key Terms
           Review Questions
           Answers to REview Questions
Chapter 10 Creating the User Interface with Swing
           Defining the GUI's Requirements
           Common Swing Methods
           Basic Swing Components
           Building a JTable
           Building a JTree
           Jmerus and Actions
           Panes
           Summary
           Exam Essentials
           Key Terms
           Review Questions
           Answers to REview Questions
Chapter 11 Layout Managers
           Layout Manager Theory
           Layout Policies
           Other Layout Options
           Summary
           Exam Essentials
           Key Terms
           Review Questions
           Answers to Review Questions
Chatper 12 Writing the Network Protocol
           Client-Server from Scratch
           Remote Method Invocatoin(RMI)
           More on Threads
           Summary
           Exam Essentials
           Key Terms
           Review Questions
           Answers to REview Questions
Chapter 13 Connecting Client and Server
           Events Basics
           Using Java Bean Conventions
           Java Beans and the MVC Design Pattern
           Listeners
           Remote Notification
           Using Distributed Notification
           Summary
           Exam Essentials
           Key Terms
           Review Questions
           Answers to Review Questions
Chapter 14 Enhancing and Extending the Database
           Two-Tier Databases
           Designing a Basic Scheme
           Issues in Implementation
           Summary
           Exam Essentials
           Key Terms
           Review questions
           Answers to REview Questions
Chapter 15 Building the Database Server
           Database Requirements
           Record Locking
           Summary
           Exam Essentials
           Key Terms
           Review Questins
           Answers to REview Questions
Practice Exam
           Answers to Practices Exam
Glossary