Sun Certified Enterprise Architect for Java™ EE Study Guide, Second Edition

Definitive, Comprehensive SCEA Exam Prep - Straight from Sun's Exam Developers! This book delivers complete, focused review for Sun's new Sun Certified Enterprise Architect (SCEA) for Java EE certification exam - straight from two of the exam's creators! SCEA lead developer/assessor Mark Cade and SCEA lead developer/assessor Humphrey Sheil offer powerful insights, real-world architectural case studies, and challenging sample questions that systematically prepare you for the actual exam. For every question, the authors show why the right answers are right - and why the other answers are wrong. Cade and Sheil cover every SCEA exam topic, skill, and technique, including: Understanding system architecture and its goals Decomposing larger systems into components organized by tiers or layers Addressing requirements for scalability, maintainability, reliability, availability, extensibility, performance, and security Building effective web (presentation) tiers, and analyzing tradeoffs associated with using web frameworks Leveraging EJB 3's enhancements for business tier development Covering new enhancements in the JEE 5 platform Choosing and architecting the best integration and messaging components for your system Using the Java security model to enforce confidentiality, integrity, authorization, authentication, and non-repudiation Using the most powerful and useful Java EE architecture patterns Documenting Java EE architectures through visual models and narratives The authors also present detailed guidance for handling every element of the SCEA exam - including your development and defense of a complete real-world architectural solution Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 16 About the Authors......Page 18 Prerequisite Review......Page 20 Understanding Architecture......Page 21 Role of the Architect......Page 24 More Detail on the Exam Itself......Page 25 Part I: Multiple Choice......Page 26 Part II: Solving the Business Problem......Page 27 Part III: Defending Your Solution......Page 28 Preparing for Part I......Page 29 Review Your Progress......Page 30 Introduction......Page 32 Decomposition Strategies......Page 33 Tiers......Page 36 Layers......Page 37 Service-Level Requirements......Page 39 Impact of Dimensions on Service-Level Requirements......Page 42 Common Practices for Improving Service-Level Requirements......Page 43 Tiers in Architecture......Page 49 Three- and Multi-Tier Systems......Page 50 Essential Points......Page 51 Review Your Progress......Page 52 Introduction......Page 54 Web Container......Page 55 Servlets......Page 56 Filters......Page 57 JavaServer Pages (JSP)......Page 58 Managing Sessions......Page 59 Templating Frameworks......Page 60 JSPs and Servlets—Standard Uses......Page 61 Web-Centric Implementations......Page 62 EJB-Centric Implementations......Page 63 Rationale for Choosing Between EJB-Centric and Web-Centric Implementations......Page 64 Essential Points......Page 65 Review Your Progress......Page 66 Introduction......Page 70 Prerequisite Review......Page 71 Enterprise Java Bean......Page 72 Session Bean......Page 73 CMP Entity Bean......Page 75 Entity Class......Page 76 Message-Driven Bean......Page 77 EJB Advantages and Disadvantages......Page 78 Contrasting Persistence Strategies......Page 79 EJB and Web Services......Page 80 EJB 3......Page 81 Essential Points......Page 83 Review Your Progress......Page 84 Introduction......Page 88 Prerequisite Review......Page 89 SOAP......Page 90 JAXB......Page 91 JMS......Page 92 JCA......Page 93 Java to Java Integration......Page 94 Java to Non-Java Integration......Page 95 Review Your Progress......Page 97 Introduction......Page 102 Prerequisite Review......Page 103 Credential......Page 104 Discussion......Page 105 Client-Side Security......Page 106 Server-Side Security......Page 107 How Security Behavior Is Defined......Page 110 Commonly Encountered Security Threats......Page 112 Defining a Security Model......Page 113 Review Your Progress......Page 114 Introduction......Page 118 Prerequisite Review......Page 119 Creational Patterns......Page 120 Structural Patterns......Page 126 Behavioral Patterns......Page 134 Presentation Tier......Page 145 Business Tier......Page 151 Integration Tier......Page 158 Essential Points......Page 162 Review Your Progress......Page 165 Prerequisite Review......Page 168 Building Blocks of UML......Page 169 Common Mechanisms......Page 174 Structure Diagrams......Page 176 Behavior Diagrams......Page 179 Interaction Diagrams......Page 182 Review Your Progress......Page 183 Prerequisite Review......Page 186 Scenario......Page 187 Class Diagram......Page 189 Component Diagram......Page 192 Deployment Diagram......Page 193 Sequence Diagrams......Page 195 Identified Risks and Mitigations......Page 197 Part III—Defending Your Architecture......Page 198 Essential Points......Page 199 B......Page 200 C......Page 201 D......Page 202 E......Page 203 G......Page 204 M......Page 205 O–P......Page 206 S......Page 207 T......Page 208 W–Z......Page 209

Definitive, Comprehensive SCEA Exam Prep–Straight from Sun’s Exam Developers!

This book delivers complete, focused review for Sun’s new Sun Certified Enterprise Architect (SCEA) for Java EE certification exam–straight from two of the exam’s creators! SCEA lead developer/assessor Mark Cade and SCEA lead developer/assessor Humphrey Sheil offer powerful insights, real-world architectural case studies, and challenging sample questions that systematically prepare you for the actual exam. For every question, the authors show why the right answers are right–and why the other answers are wrong. Cade and Sheil cover every SCEA exam topic, skill, and technique, including:

• Understanding system architecture and its goals
• Decomposing larger systems into components organized by tiers or layers
• Addressing requirements for scalability, maintainability, reliability, availability, extensibility, performance, and security
• Building effective web (presentation) tiers, and analyzing tradeoffs associated with using web frameworks
• Leveraging EJB 3’s enhancements for business tier development
• Covering new enhancements in the JEE 5 platform
• Choosing and architecting the best integration and messaging components for your system
• Using the Java security model to enforce confidentiality, integrity, authorization, authentication, and non-repudiation
• Using the most powerful and useful Java EE architecture patterns
• Documenting Java EE architectures through visual models and narratives

The authors also present detailed guidance for handling every element of the SCEA exam–including your development and defense of a complete real-world architectural solution.

What Is Architecture -- Architecture Decomposition -- Web Tier Technologies -- Business Tier Technologies -- Integration And Messaging -- Security -- Applying Patterns -- Documenting An Architecture -- Tackling Parts Ii And Iii. Mark Cade, Humphrey Sheil. Description Based On Print Version Record. Previous Ed.: Sun Certified Enterprise Architect For J2ee Technology Study Guide, 2002.