OCA SE 7 Programmer I (1ZO-803), Topics

Here is a list of the officially declared topics for Oracle Java SE 7 Programmer I exam, published by Oracle Corporation on oracle site:

1. Java Basic;
2. Java Data Types;
3. Using Operators;
4. Using Decision Constructs;
5. Creating and Using Arrays;
6. Using Loop Constructs;
7. Using Java Methods and Encapsulation;
8. Working with Inheritance in Java;
9. Java Exception Handling.

Other related topics are :

1. Java Classes: String, StringBuilder, Array, ArrayList;

Forwards, I try to split each topic in subtopics. I hope this approach will be the correct one to help you to pass the 1Z0-803 exam. Before you start to go through this subtopics I recommend you to review the glossary page and familiarize with the term it contains.

Java Basic :

• The structure of a Java class/file;
• Package and import statements;
• The static import statement;
• Comments in Java;
• Variables in Java;
• Methods in Java;
• Constructors in Java;
• Introduction into Java interfaces;
• Introduction to Java modifiers (access modifiers and non-access modifiers);
• Understand the main method of a Java class;
• How to execute a Java class using the command prompt.
• Java naming conventions;
• Java keywords.

Java Data Types :

• Java primitives types;
• Java object types.

Java Methods and Encapsulation :

Java Classes: String, StringBuilder, Array, ArrayList :

• Prerequisite;
• java.util.String class;
• java.util.StringBuilder class;
• array in Java;
• java.util.ArrayList class.

Java Flow Control :

• Introduction into Java Flow Control;
• The switch statement;
• The if, if-else and if-else-if statements;
• The for and for-each statements;
• The while and do-while statements.

Java Inheritance :

Java Exception Handling :

• What exceptions and errors are?;
• Recognize common exception classes and categories;
• Understand the flow of the code when an exception is thrown.