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What would be the standard topics covered in an 'Advanced Placement Computer Science A' test? Is there any good study reference someone can share?

Edit: Answer

An adjustment for my search term returned a Wikipedia page just for this type of exam and the AB version.

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    $\begingroup$ You should post your answer as an actual answer, not as an edit to the question. $\endgroup$ – svick Jun 3 '12 at 0:12
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    $\begingroup$ It is okay to answer your own questions on StackExchange sites. $\endgroup$ – Dave Clarke Jun 3 '12 at 7:01
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    $\begingroup$ @BrandonClark: I don't know who told you this, but it is in fact officially encouraged and we don't have a diverging policy. The idea is that you can leave your own answer and the community tells you by voting whether a better answer exists (in the ideal case). $\endgroup$ – Raphael♦ Jun 3 '12 at 14:19
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I used the following book as a resource material and it was pretty good:

Barron's AP Computer Science A

You can see the book preview there along with the contents.

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The Litvin book is also pretty good, as is the Princeton Guide. I have had APCS students use all 3 and wind up nickeling the test.

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  • $\begingroup$ What does nickeling mean? I sure it is not one of these $\endgroup$ – Guy Coder Aug 11 '12 at 14:11
  • $\begingroup$ @GuyCoder It means scoring a 5 (maximum score) on APs. $\endgroup$ – ncmathsadist Aug 11 '12 at 14:22

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