More information on each exam, including the objectives, can be found here.

Oracle Makes Class Attendance Mandatory for Sun Certs
When Oracle acquired Sun, and the certifications associated with its products, Oracle made very few changes. If you'll pardon the pun: That is about to change. Starting Aug. 1, all candidates seeking certification in any of the following:

• Java Architect
• Java Developer
• Solaris System Administrator
• Solaris Security Administrator

must have course attendance. The course must be instructor-led and be on Oracle's approved vendor list. More information on this change can be found here.

Certification Exam Tip #4
Imagine that a four-possibility multiple-choice certification question appears on the screen in front of you. Read the question carefully and fully, making sure you understand what it's asking, and then choose Answer A before doing anything else. Now read both Answer A and Answer B choices only.

If Answer B is better than Answer A, then change your selection to that one. If B is not better than A, then stick with the current selection. You're doing nothing else but comparing these two options, neither of which may be very good. For the purposes of this example, assume that A -- while not good -- is better than B. 

Now read Answer C and compare it to A. Never compare it to the answer you have already discarded (B, in this case). If B was not good enough to make it to the next round when there were only two choices, then it should never be brought back into the possibilities ever again. In this case, let's assume that A is better than C, even though it is still not good.

Now read Answer D and compare it to A. Under no circumstances are B or C (or whichever two possibilities you've already discarded) to ever be considered again. Choose between the two options that remain -- A and D, in this case. Here, we will assume that D is better than A and so you select it. Click Next and move on to the next question.

Unless you come across a question later in the pool that shines new light on the content tested in this question, you should never revisit it. Once you've answered it and moved on, the focus needs to be on the next question and not partially still thinking about this one.

This strategy of breaking the question down to three choices between two possible answers each time can help you isolate the best answer from the group without being overwhelmed with mentally arguing between four. Any time you can reduce your choices, you can increase your odds of identifying the right choice and increasing your score on the exam.