🏆 Study Plan – Oracle Java Foundations Certification (1Z0-811)

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📖 About

This repository contains a detailed 8-week study plan to prepare for the Oracle Certified Foundations Associate, Java (1Z0-811) certification.
It is designed for beginners, covering everything from the basics of the language to Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles.

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📅 Study Plan

🔹 Week 1 – Programming Fundamentals

• Java program structure
• Primitive types and operators
• Input and output
• Exercises: basic calculator, triangle area

🔹 Week 2 – Control Flow

• Conditionals (if, switch)
• Loops (for, while, do-while)
• Using break and continue
• Exercises: multiplication table, prime number check, factorial

🔹 Week 3 – Arrays and Strings

• One-dimensional and multidimensional arrays
• Looping through arrays (for-each)
• Strings (equals, substring, length)
• Exercises: reverse a string, find max/min in array

🔹 Week 4 – Methods

• Declaring and calling methods
• Parameters and return values
• Overloading and scope
• Exercises: modularized calculator

🔹 Week 5 – Introduction to OOP

• Classes and objects
• Constructors
• Encapsulation (getters and setters)
• Exercises: Product, Student, BankAccount

🔹 Week 6 – Inheritance and Polymorphism

• Inheritance with extends
• Polymorphism and @Override
• Abstract classes and interfaces
• Exercises: class hierarchy Animal → Dog/Cat

🔹 Week 7 – Exceptions and Collections

• try, catch, finally
• Common exceptions (NullPointerException, ArithmeticException)
• Collections (ArrayList, HashMap)
• Exercises: name list with ArrayList, dictionary with HashMap

🔹 Week 8 – Review and Practice Tests

• Full review of all topics
• Redo past exercises
• Take official 1Z0-811 mock exams
• Focus on weak areas and time management

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📚 Study Resources

• Books:
  • OCA: Java SE 8/11 Programmer I Study Guide (Sybex)
• Courses:
  • Oracle Academy – Java Foundations (free)
  • Udemy – Java for Absolute Beginners
• Practice platforms:
  • HackerRank
  • LeetCode

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🎯 Final Strategy

• Study 1 to 2 hours per day (at least 10h weekly).
• Solve at least 2 exercises per topic.
• Complete 3 full mock exams before the real test.
• Focus on OOP, control flow, arrays, and exceptions (most common topics).

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✅ Progress Tracker

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✨ Author

👨‍💻 Developed by Hudson Amorim

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