Flex Certification Preparation – Day 1

On the first day, I searched for Flex certification on google. Few results for my flex certification query results were.

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Flex and AIR certification, a developer’s experience

Went through the following document. The required information about the Adobe Flex 3 with AIR Exam # 9A0-082 is availabe in the following document:

Adobe Flex 3 with AIR Exam Preparation Guide (PDF, 56K).  

Adobe Flex 3 with AIR Exam – Topic Areas & Objectives:

1. Creating a User Interface (UI)

• 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.

2. Flex system architecture and design

• 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.

3. Programming Flex applications with ActionScript

• Define and extend an ActionScript class.
• Implement an ActionScript interface.
• Use access modifiers with classes and class members.
• Creating a User Interface (UI)
• Flex system architecture and design
• Programming Flex applications with ActionScript
• Interacting with data sources and servers
• Using Flex in the Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR)
• 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.

4. Interacting with data sources and servers

• 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.

5. Using Flex in the Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR)

• 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.

Adobe Flex 3 with AIR Exam -ACE Certification Checklist
The checklist below will help guide you through the process of obtaining ACE certification.
• Review this bulletin to become familiar with the topic areas and objectives of the exam.
• Identify the topic areas and objectives you need to study.
• Determine which study materials you need to improve your skills.
• For a list of recommended study materials, visit:

http://www.adobe.com/misc/training.html

• Study for the exam.
• Contact Pearson VUE or Thomson Prometric to register for an exam: Pearson VUE: http://www.pearsonvue.com/adobe
Thomson Prometric: http://www.prometric.com/Adobe/default.htm
• When registering for the exam, refer to the exam number located at the top of this bulletin.
• Take the exam.
Your score is electronically reported to Adobe. Please allow 2-4 weeks from the date you
pass the exam to receive your ACE Welcome Kit.

Adobe Flex 3 with AIR Exam – Exam Structure
The following lists the topic areas and percentage of questions delivered in each topic area:

Number of Questions and Passing Score
• 50 questions
• 67% minimum required to pass