This free online programming course equips you with the knowledge you need for Oracle certification in Java.

This free online course has been designed to arm programmers with the knowledge of Java they need for Oracle certification. In the introduction, you will learn how to set up Java on Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems using Eclipse software. You then move onto Java programming basics, including printing to the console, creating comments, and understanding variables, data types, operators, numbers, strings and arrays. Next, you will study the conditional statements (such as if and switch), loops (while, do-while and for) and regular expressions used in Java programming.

You then go on to learn the functions of applets (little applications) in Java programming. See how to pass values to functions, and explore byte, character, and standard streams. Next, you will be shown how to list directories and create folders in Java. Learn the functions of classes including keyword, inheritance, override and abstraction. Study exceptions and how to create your own. You will learn the properties of data structures including the stack data structure, vectors, properties, and hashtables as well as sets, bitsets, and lists. Finally, you will be introduced to networking in Java programming and be shown how to set up client and server files as well as how to create a class that runs as a thread. Learn about multithreading and mouse and keyboard events such as keypressed, keytyped and keyreleased.

Java is a simple and efficient general-purpose language used in computer programming, and it is a portable, object-oriented, interpreted language. Java can be used to develop desktop and mobile applications, and do big data processing. This free online course is focused on teaching Java for Oracle certification to programmers and developers. Sign up now and begin learning today at your own pace with no registration or monthly subscription fees.