Recently, Sun released the new version(SCJP 1.5 exam) for SCJP exam. Compare with the old version, the content has been changed a lot for SCJP 1.5 exam, this exam becomes more and more difficult, the candidate must take more energy on studying it now.
Generally, SCJP 1.5 exam added more exam objectives and real questions for the real test, and extend the testing time, also the passing score has increased from 52% to 59%.
Following is the detail guideline and the change for this new version:
Exam objectives: Several important new language features have been added, including enums, generics, static imports, and autoboxing/unboxing. API features added to the exam include java.lang.StringBuilder, java.util.Locale, java.util.Formater, java.util.Scanner. java.util.regex.Pattern, and java.util.regex.Matcher. Java IO features have been added, including File, BufferedReader, BufferedWriter, FileReader, FileWriter and PrintWriter. Concepts such as loose coupling and high cohesion have been added, as well as greater emphasis on encapsulation as it relates to JavaBean conventions. Bit manipulation (e.g., shifting) has been dropped.
Number of questions: 72 (increased from 61)
Time: 175 minutes (increased from 120 minutes)
Passing score: 59% (increased from 52%)
Format of questions: As before, you will always be told how many options to choose. No credit is given for partial answers.
List of Certay SUN SCJP Certification Exams Practice Engine
310-055 Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 5.0
310-025 SUN CERTIFIED PROGRAMMER FOR THE JAVA 2 PLATFORM 1.2
310-035 Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform 1.4
310-056 Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 5.0 Upgrade Exam
310-036 Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform Upgrade Exam
By the way, Sun has made no official announcements regarding an SCJP exam for version 1.6, so no one really knows when the newer version will be available.
from
http://exam-test-blog.org/scjp-exam-has-been-updated-to-version-15/
