Welcome to this series of tutorials preparing you for the JAVA 7 fundamentals exam the OCA in Java 7 Programming, 1ZO-803. For those starting in Java this is a great starting point to demonstrate your skills. The lessons below are listed in the order of the exam objectives.

Lesson #	Description	Click to Access
Topic 1	Java Basics
1.1	Defining Variable Scope	Click to Access
1.2	Defining the structure of a Java Class file	Click to Access
1.3	Create executable Java applications with a main method	Click to Access
1.4	Import Java packages to make them accessible in your code	Click to Access
Topic 2	Working With Java Data Types
2.1	Declare and initiate variables	Click to Access
2.2	Differentiate between primitive and reference variables	Click to Access
2.3	Read and Write to Fields	Click to Access
2.4	An Object Life-Cycle : Instantiation : De-Reference : Garbage Colection	Click to Access
2.5	Calling Object methods	Click to Access
2.6	Manipulate data with StringBuilder	Click to Access
2.7	Creating and manipulating Strings	Click to Access
Topic 3	Using Operators and Decision Constructs
3.2	Use parenthesis to override operator precedence	Click to Access
Topic 6	Working with Methods and Encapsulation
6.5	Create and overload constructors	Click to Access
6.6	Access Modifiers	Click to Access