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Oracle Java SE 17 Developer Certified Professional (1Z0-829)

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Phase 1You are here

Refresh fundamentals: data types, var, operators, control flow, exception handling, and the String API.

20
hours
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Phase 2

Master Java 17 language features: records, sealed classes, pattern matching for instanceof, switch expressions, text blocks.

25
hours
3

Phase 3

Drill streams, lambdas, Optional, Collectors, java.time, and concurrency (CompletableFuture, locks, atomics).

40
hours
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Phase 4

Tackle modules (JPMS), JDBC, localization, annotations, and run timed full-length practice sessions.

20
hours
Estimated total study time
105 hours
That's about 11 weeks at 10 hours/week

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Hands-on Java programming experience strongly recommended
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Java SE 17 (1Z0-829) Quick Facts

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8-14 weeks for most candidates with prior Java exposure

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Java SE 17 (1Z0-829) Exam Details

Oracle Java SE 17 Developer Certified Professional (1Z0-829)

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68%
Passing Score
50
Questions
90
Minutes
US$245 per exam attempt (Oracle MyLearn certification FAQ)
Exam Fee
Study time: Plan roughly 80-150 study hours depending on prior Java experience (OpenExamPrep planning estimate; Oracle does not publish one)
Prerequisites: No formal prerequisites; foundational Java programming experience strongly recommended
Valid for: Oracle's recertification policy sets expiry periods only for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Oracle Cloud Applications, and certain Database credentials; Java SE credentials are not on that list. The 1Z0-829 exam itself retires on February 28, 2027.

Exam Content Breakdown

Based on the official Oracle content outline

Handling date, time, text, numeric and boolean valuesNot published

Primitives and wrapper classes with the Math API, parentheses, type promotion and casting; String, StringBuilder and text blocks; date, time, duration, period, instant and time-zone objects.

Controlling Program FlowNot published

if/else, switch statements and expressions, loops, and break and continue statements.

Utilizing Java Object-Oriented ApproachNot published

Objects and nested classes, object life cycle and garbage collection, classes and records, overloading with varargs, scope, var, encapsulation and immutability, inheritance with abstract and sealed classes, overriding, polymorphism, casting, instanceof and pattern matching, interfaces, functional interfaces, and enums.

Handling ExceptionsNot published

try/catch/finally, try-with-resources, multi-catch blocks, and custom exceptions.

Working with Arrays and CollectionsNot published

Arrays, List, Set, Map and Deque collections: add, remove, update, retrieve and sort elements.

Working with Streams and Lambda expressionsNot published

Object and primitive streams with lambdas implementing functional interfaces; decomposition, concatenation, reduction, grouping and partitioning on sequential and parallel streams.

Packaging and deploying Java code and use the Java Platform Module SystemNot published

Modules and dependencies, exposing content including for reflection, services; compiling, modular and non-modular JARs, runtime images, and migration with unnamed and automatic modules.

Managing concurrent code executionNot published

Runnable and Callable worker threads, thread life cycle and executor services; thread-safe code with locking and the concurrent API; processing collections concurrently, including parallel streams.

Using Java I/O APINot published

Console and file data with I/O streams, object serialization, and Path objects with the java.nio.file API.

Accessing databases using JDBCNot published

Connections, basic, prepared and callable statements, query results, and transaction control.

Implementing LocalizationNot published

Locales, resource bundles, and parsing and formatting messages, dates, times, numbers, currency and percentages.

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