The Cisco Networking Academy Program has extended its reach beyond its well-established and highly successful CCNA and CCNP curricula. Cisco Systems has partnered with other leading information technology companies to bring robust Web-based courses focusing on popular IT areas. The Fundamentals of Java Programming course, sponsored by Sun Microsystems, was launched in the summer of 2002 with the first courses being offered in Fall 2002.

The Engineering Journal and Workbook from Cisco Press maps directly to the Web-based course and also features additional exercises to prepare students for the Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform exam. This journal and workbookuses a step-by-step approach to developing an understanding of Object-Oriented programming. It will teach students how to use the Java language"s object-oriented technologies to solve business problems. Students will learn how to create classes, objects,and applications using the language. Topics will also include the language fundamentals and the Java language API (application programming interface). Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Cisco Networking Academy Program Fundamentals of Java Programming Engineering Journal and Workbook (Inc. Cisco Systems, Cisco Networking Academy Program, Cisco Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Networking Aca)