In late 2016, Scott Selikoff and Jeanne Boyarsky were approached by Wiley Publishing to create a brand new book of practice exam questions for the Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) and Oracle Certified Professional (OCP), Java SE 8 Programmer, exams. The new book, OCA / OCP Java SE 8 Programmer Practice Tests, serves as a worthwhile addition to our existing OCA 8 and OCP 8 book lineup, for those who have read the material thoroughly, but desire additional help practicing for the exams.
The book is divided into two parts, one half for the OCA 8 exam and the other half for the OCP 8 exam, with each chapter corresponding to a different set of Oracle objectives. The new book includes over 1,000+ hand-crafted and peer reviewed practice questions, including two full mock exams. With our two Study Guides and or
With our new Practice Test book, we are confident our readers have everything they need to pass both exams! Oh, and if you haven’t purchased either of our Study Guides but are interested in taking the exams, Wiley has released a boxed set OCA / OCP Certification Kit, due in large part to how the book was been received by our readers.
OCA / OCP Java SE 8 Programmer Practice Tests is now available and shipping via Amazon!
Where to buy it:
- Amazon Paperback and Amazon e-book
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Length/score/changes to the objectives since the exam was launched
Oracle has a tendency to change this information from time to time. See the following page for your exam:
- OCA 8 (1Z0-808)
- OCP 8 (1Z0-809)
- OCP 8 Upgrade from Java 7 (1Z0-810)
- OCP 8 Upgrade from Java 6 or earlier (1Z0-813)
Errata
The table is sortable so you can see focus on the errata by criticality, chapter or see the ones added since you last checked. To report a potential error, please create a thread at http://www.coderanch.com/forums/f-24/java-programmer-SCJP. Be sure to include “Sybex” and the chapter and/or page number in the subject. Note that we’ve removed online only errata (conversion errors) from this table after they were fixed. Errata in the book will remain posted of course!
Online materials:
Page | Chapter/ Question # | Error | Type of error | Reported by/via | Confirmed on | Reported to Wiley | Listed on Wiley’s errata | Fixed in online exam software |
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n/a | Ch 1 #4 | This question is missing all the words in code font. It should say “Given that a Date class exists in both the java.util and java.sql packages, what is the result of compiling the following class?” Also, the table shouldn’t be in this question. | Conversion error | Jeanne Boyarsky | 2017-04-10 | 2017-04-10 | n/a – correct in book | Pending |
10 | Ch 1 #29 | theInput[2] should be deerParams[2] | Typo | Noorul Hameed | 2017-05-17 | 2017-05-17 | Pending | Pending |
30 | Ch 2 #47 | Answers A & B should say “static TennisBall” rather than “TennisBall static”. This does not affect the correct answer. | Typo | Juerg Bauman | 2017-12-02 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
30 | Ch 2 #48 | car.play(); should be car.play(); car = null; | Typo | Pawel Pusz | 2018-07-28 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
35 | Ch 3 #9 | “1: package exam; public class Election {” should be one line. | Formatting | Jeanne Boyarsky | 2017-04-10 | 2017-04-10 | Pending | Pending |
36 | Ch 3 #36 | Option D is incorrect if you have extra knowledge. So you give yourself credit if you wanted to choose “none of the above” | Formatting | Nurettin Armutcu | 2017-10-28 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | Ch 4 #32 | “java EchoFirst” should be java unix.EchoFirst” | Conversion error | Jeanne Boyarsky | 2017-04-10 | 2017-04-10 | n/a – correct in book | Pending |
n/a | Ch 5 #14 | The incorrect question is online | Conversion error | Charles O’Leary | 2017-05-28 | 2017-05-28 | n/a – correct in book | Pending |
82 | Ch 6 #8 | “Long” should be “long” in Option B | Typo | Nurettin Armutcu | 2017-10-28 | 2017-10-28 | n/a | n/a |
online only | Ch 7 #10 | Option D should be “A checked exception thrown by a method in the child class must be the same or narrower than the exception thrown by the method in the parent class.” This is correct in the printed book | Translation error | Jens van Groeningen | 2021-02-23 | 2021-02-23 | n/a | n/a |
102 | Ch 7 #14 | main() should be main(String[] args) | Typo | Nurettin Armutcu | 2017-10-28 | 2017-10-28 | n/a | n/a |
111 | Ch 7 #40 | Options A/B/C should be 2.0/4.0/8.0 | Typo | Scott Selikoff | 2020-06-14 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
113 | Ch 7 #48 | “return 12” should be “return null” | Question unanswerable | Jeanne Boyarsky | 2017-04-10 | 2017-04-10 | Pending | Pending |
118 | Ch 8 #9 | “throw t” should be throw aioobe” | Question incorrect | Charles O’Leary | 2019-12-15 | 2019-12-15 | Pending | Pending |
online only | Ch 8 #32 | In Option C “m4” should be “m3” (This is correct in the physical book) | Online answer incorrect | Noorul Hameed | 2017-05-26 | 2017-05-26 | Pending | Pending |
127 | Ch 8 #35 | street.toString() + “:” should be street.toString() + “-“ | Question incorrect | Noorul Hameed | 2017-05-26 | 2017-05-26 | Pending | Pending |
127 | Ch 8 #35 | street.toString() + “:” should be street.toString() + “-“ | Question incorrect | Noorul Hameed | 2017-05-26 | 2017-05-26 | Pending | Pending |
237 | Ch 13 #40 (ch 12 online) | This question can’t be answered. To fix, change the question to be “Why can’t String::charAt be used as a method reference with a Function. | Question incorrect | Ilkay Polat | 2017-06-09 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
176 | OCA #63 | Typo | Remove “package unix;” from the question | Jens van Groeningen | 2021-01-23 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
182 | OCA #76 | Typo | LocalDate.of(1, 11) should be LocalDate.of(1, 11, 22) | Vlad Alin | 2021-12-07 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
2023 | OCA #34 | Error | Add “Assume o is never null” to the question | Jayme Kirchner | 2023-09-09 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
online only | OCA #79 | in | Question incorrect | Rune Thode | 2021-01-23 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
237 | Ch 13 #40 (ch 12 online) | This question can’t be answered. To fix, change the question to be “Why can’t String::charAt be used as a method reference with a Function. | Question incorrect | Tamas Szekeres | 2017-06-09 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
304 | Ch 18 #10 (ch 17 online) | “The absolute is” should be “The absolute path is” | Typo | Juerg Bauman | 2018-05-20 | 2018-05-20 | Pending | Pending |
329 | Ch 19 #28 | ! p.isAbsolute() should be p.isAbsolute(). With the typo, give yourself credit if you answered Option D | Typo | Pallavi Sadit | 2017-10-15 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
361 | Ch 21 #18 (ch 20 online) | “select * from cert” should be “select * from books” | Typo | Juerg Bauman | 2018-05-20 | 2018-05-20 | Pending | Pending |
395 | OCP mock #19 | Option C should say “map” instead of “mapToInt”. This doesn’t affect the answer to the question. | Typo | Tamas Szekeres | 2017-06-09 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
407 | OCP mock #44 | “updatable” should be “updatable and scrollable” | Typo | Mushfiq Mammadov | 2019-09-21 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
429 | Ch 1 #21 | “yesterday” is static. Not “tomorrow” | Typo | Vlad Alin | 2021-12-07 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
431 | Ch 1 #39 | “Java compiled bytecode file” should be “Java file” | Typo | Juerg Bauman | 2017-11-29 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
435 | Ch 2 #26 | “instance variable” should be “class variable” | Typo | Vlad Alin | 2021-12-07 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
437 | Ch 3 #2 | “pre-increment” should be “pre-decrement” | Typo | Vlad Alin | 2021-12-07 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
449 | Ch 5 #16 | “11 characters” should be “10 characters” | Typo | Vlad Alin | 2021-12-07 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
online only | Ch 4 #16 | “third element” should be “second element” | Question incorrect | Rune Thode | 2021-01-23 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
450 | Ch 5 #31 | “decrements i i” should be “decrements i” | Typo | Juerg Bauman | 2017-12-13 | 2017-12-13 | Pending | Pending |
452 | Ch 6 #4 | The explanation should end with “method doesn’t compile.” rather than “method throws an exception at runtime.” | Incorrect Fact | Juerg Bauman | 2018-05-20 | 2018-05-20 | Pending | Pending |
453 | Ch 6 #8 | “Long” should be “long” | Typo | Nurettin Armutcu | 2017-10-28 | 2017-10-28 | n/a | n/a |
453 | Ch 6 #9 | Ignore the explanation about option D. There are some edge cases” | Typo | Zoufar Bigloff | 2022-01-29 | 2022-01-29 | n/a | n/a |
456 | Ch 6 #32 | “two constructors and one method” should be “two methods and one constructor” | Typo | Juerg Bauman | 2017-12-13 | 2017-12-13 | Pending | Pending |
457 | Ch 6 #36 | The answer is incorrect. It should be B, not C. final protected int does compile. | Incorrect answer | Stefan Banu | 2017-08-09 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
462 | Ch 7 #28 | The second sentence should say covariant return types | Typo | Vlad Alin | 2021-12-07 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
463 | Ch 7 #40 | 2 should be 2.0 | Typo | Scott Selikoff | 2020-06-14 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
469 | Ch 7 #5 | “Canine cannot be returned as an instance of Class because it does not inherit Class” should be “Class cannot be returned as an instance of Canine because Canine does not inherit Class” | Description incorrect | Charles O’Leary | 2019-12-15 | 2019-12-15 | Pending | Pending |
469 | Ch 8 #32 | The last sentence (about overriding) should be removed | Incorrect statement | Felipe Motta | 2021-02-14 | 2021-02-14 | Pending | Pending |
470 | Ch 8 #40 | In the answer “CastClassException” should be “ClassCastException” | Typo | Noorul Hameed | 2017-05-26 | 2017-05-26 | Pending | Pending |
475 | Ch 9 #30 | Typo | “second indexed element” should be “element at the index 2” | Vlad Alin | 2021-12-07 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
481 | Ch 10 #39 | Typo | “**/ invalid” has an extra star | Vlad Alin | 2021-12-07 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
482 | Ch 10 #48 | Typo | “message signature” should be “method signature” | Vlad Alin | 2021-12-07 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
483 | Ch 10 #54 | “Since this reduces the implied visibility of public” should be “Since this reduces the visibility of protected” | Typo | Vlad Alin | 2021-11-07 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
478 | Ch 10 #11 | “chapter” should be “character” | Typo | Vlad Alin | 2021-11-07 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
479 | Ch 10 #20 | “On line 13, result is incremented” should be “On line 14, result is incremented” | Typo | Vlad Alin | 2021-11-07 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
483 | Ch 10 #29 | The comment about the recursive call should be removed from the explanation | Typo | Vlad Alin | 2021-11-07 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
483 | Ch 12 #14 (ch 11 online) | In the explanation, “For these reason” should be “For these reasons” | Typo | Juerg Bauman | 2018-05-20 | 2018-05-20 | Pending | Pending |
493 | Ch 12 #15 (ch 11 online) | In the explanation, “enum constructors must be private” should be “enum constructors must not be protected” | Incorrect Fact | Juerg Bauman | 2018-05-20 | 2018-05-20 | Pending | Pending |
496 | Ch 13 #2 (ch 12 online) | In the explanation, replace() should be replaceAll() | Typo | Juerg Bauman | 2018-05-20 | 2018-05-20 | Pending | Pending |
497 | Ch 13 #4 (ch 12 online) | In the explanation, the comment about Map should say extends, not implements, interface | Typo | Vlad Alin | 2023-06-03 | 2023-06-03 | Pending | Pending |
504 | Ch 14 #22 (ch 13 online) | In the explanation, “used for Supplier, not Consumer” should be “used for Consumer, not Supplier” | Typo | Juerg Bauman | 2018-05-20 | 2018-05-20 | Pending | Pending |
505 | Ch 14 #31 (ch 13 online) | In the explanation, “It uses the method name accept()” should be “It uses the method name acceptAsDouble()” | Typo | Juerg Bauman | 2018-05-20 | 2018-05-20 | Pending | Pending |
507 | Ch 15 #2 (ch 14 online) | In the explanation, none match sees the sixth element, not the first | Typo | Vlad Alin | 2023-07-25 | 2023-07-25 | Pending | Pending |
518 | Ch 17 #10 (ch 13 online) | In the explanation, thatOne is after, not before thisOne | Typo | Vlad Alin | 2023-06-03 | 2023-06-03 | Pending | Pending |
n/a | Ch 18 online #36 | The incorrect question is online | Conversion error | Jeanne Boyarsky | 2017-05-29 | n/a – correct in book | Pending | Pending |
523 | Ch 18 #15 (ch 17 online) | In the explanation, “because both can be used with a byte array” should be “because a byte array is not optimized for character data” | Typo | Juerg Bauman | 2018-05-20 | 2018-05-20 | Pending | Pending |
539 | Ch 20 #21 (ch 19 online) | In the explanation, “The result is it may output” should be “The result may output” | Typo | Juerg Bauman | 2018-05-20 | 2018-05-20 | Pending | Pending |
540 | Ch 20 #33 (ch 19 online) | In the explanation, “If push() had been used instead of offer()” should say “If offer() had been used instead of push()” | Typo | Juerg Bauman | 2018-05-20 | 2018-05-20 | Pending | Pending |
542 | Ch 21 #2 (ch 22 online) | “iare” should be “are” | Typo | Juerg Bauman | 2018-05-20 | 2018-05-20 | Pending | Pending |
542 | Ch 22 #27 (ch 21 online) | “Since all three statements are false, Option D is the answer.” should be “Option B is the answer” | Incorrect Explanation | Jeanne Boyarsky | 2017-04-10 | 2017-04-10 | Pending | 2017-05-30 |
548 | Ch 22 #22 (ch 21 online) | In the explanation, en_US should be en_AU | Typo | Vlad Alin | 2023-03-04 | 2023-03-04 | Pending | Pending |
549 | Ch 22 #30 (ch 21 online) | In the explanation, “Line 10 is incorrect” should be “Line 9 is incorrect” | Typo | Juerg Bauman | 2018-05-20 | 2018-05-20 | Pending | Pending |
551 | OCP mock #4 | In the explanation, “Since Object, unlike String, does not have a method equalsIgnoreCase()”, should be “Since equalsIgnoreCase() expects a String instance as a parameter, and not an Object” | Explanation incorrect | Tamas Szekeres | 2017-06-09 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
553 | OCP mock #18 explanation | While the answer is correct, the explanation is not. The String is not in the string pool. However, it is still in memory so still a security issue. | Typo | Tamas Szekeres | 2017-06-10 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
557 | OCP mock #45 | Option A is not correct | Error | Mushfiq Mammadov | 2019-09-21 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
557 | OCP mock #46 | In the explanation, “Option D is the answer” should be “Option E is the answer”. (The actual answer is correct) | Typo | Jeanne Boyarsky | 2017-04-10 | 2017-04-10 | Pending | 2017-05-30 |
559 | OCP mock #51 answer | The answer is implementation dependent. A/B/E should be the answer. But give yourself credit if you thought it was A/E or B/E. Those answers show you understand the material too. | Typo | Tamas Szekeres | 2017-06-09 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
504 | OCP Mock #80 | In the explanation, “does not is unchecked” should be “does not is checked” | Typo | Juerg Bauman | 2018-05-20 | 2018-05-20 | Pending | Pending |
563 | OCP mock #82 | The sentence about how many answers would be correct if the semicolons were changed to colons is incorrect. It would be Option B because box isn’t mentioned in two choices. | Error in explanation | Tamas Szekeres | 2017-06-09 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
559 | OCP mock #58 | The answer is correct, however the explanation is not. Filter() is not redundant. | Compiler difference | Vlad Alin | 2023-06-16 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
563 | OCP mock #84 | If you answered D or E, give yourself credit. Eclipse shows one error and the command line show two | Compiler difference | Juan Pablo Barale | 2018-10-04 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
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