RAGHAVA NAIDU

I just started preparing Flex 3 certification exam. Today I am going to share the objectives and structure of the exam.

Flex certification exam contains 50 questions and the passing score is 67%.

Creating a User Interface (UI)

Among 50, 11 questions are from this section. and the following are the objectives.

• Identify and describe the basic UI controls used in a Flex application.
• Identify the purpose of UI containers and when to use them.
• Change the look and feel of a design by using API styles, style sheets, filters, and blends.
• Dynamically change the look of an application by using view states, transitions and effects.
• Position UI elements by using constraint-based layout.
• Position UI elements by using enhanced constraints.
• Implement application navigation by using navigator containers.
• Customize list-based controls.

Flex system architecture and design

Among 50, 9 questions are from this section. and the following are the objectives.

• Create and use custom components.
• Transfer data between components by using data bindings.
• Create, handle, and dispatch custom events.
• Handle framework events.
• List and describe the differences between model, view, and controller code in a Flex application.

Programming Flex applications with ActionScript

Among 50, 12 questions are from this section. and the following are the objectives.

• Define and extend an ActionScript class.
• Implement an ActionScript interface.
• Use access modifiers with classes and class members.
• Under the purpose of and implement data transfer objects.
• Implement accessor methods in ActionScript.
• Use an ArrayCollection to sort, filter, and provide data.
• Implement data validation.Manipulate XML data by using E4X.

Interacting with data sources and servers

Among 50, 8 questions are from this section. and the following are the objectives.

• Implement simple LiveCycle Data Services (LCDS) messaging and data management.
• Create, connect to, and define a local database.
• Add, update, and remove records from local database.
• Interact with remote data and services by using Remote Procedure Call (RPC) services.
• Upload files to a server.

Using Flex in the Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR)

Among 50, 10 questions are from this section. and the following are the objectives.

• Given a scenario, compile and export a release build of an AIR application.
• Create, populate, and delete files and directories on a local file system.
• Create and customize native windows and menus.
• Adding drag-and-drop functionality to and from the desktop.
• Install, uninstall, and update an AIR application.
• List and describe the AIR security contexts