[PHP Certification] My experience of passing the PHP Engineer Certification Exam Beginner Level in 2 weeks

The PHP Engineer Certification Exam is an exam that tests basic knowledge of PHP programming

The exam is taken at Odyssey Communications CBT test centers nationwide, all year round

However, it is not held every day, but mostly on weekends

There are limited seats available for the exam, so it is best to schedule your exam early

Test location: http://www.prometric-jp.com/

The number of questions for each subject area in this PHP exam is predetermined

The question creators have specifically told us, "This is the amount that will come up," so there's no way we wouldn't know about it

Main teaching material: "Introduction to PHP (PHP7 edition)"

Please see below for the scope and items of the exam

https://www.phpexam.jp/summary/novice7/

Finally, how to study

Here are the materials I used this time

[PHP7 Engineer Certification [Beginner] Exam Questions]

1. Decide on the exam date and study period

Surprisingly, this is the most important thing!

This may seem so obvious that you may wonder why

However, I think that you buy a book and start studying, but then you can't keep it up for long

People will act towards a deadline if one is decided upon if one is not decided upon, they tend to be less proactive.

It's hard to stick to a diet or exercise routine, because there's no set deadline

On the other hand, people who are successful with dieting and exercise set themselves deadlines, .

The same goes for qualification exams. The important thing is to "set a deadline."

So, decide on your exam date before you start studying!

The reason was that I considered the difficulty of the exam and my own ability and thought that if I pushed myself a little, I could pass in two weeks

This "if you push yourself a little" is important

In my case, if I give myself a month to study, the devil whispers to me, "I can just do it tomorrow."

On the other hand, if you set it to one week, it will lead to a mysterious sense of nonchalance, as in "I don't know anymore, so it's okay."

Why not try setting for yourself that you think you can pass if you push yourself a little

2. Understand all the options for the problem

All beginner level questions are multiple choice

There are about 4 to 6 options (multiple answers allowed)

When it comes to multiple choice questions, you tend to only understand the correct answer, and if you study repeatedly, you unconsciously memorize the correct answer , and you end up feeling like you've done it. That's what happened to me too. lol

However, it is important to note that this book is only a practice test. The actual test will not have exactly the same questions as the practice test, so regardless of whether you get the answer right or wrong, you will need to understand why each answer is correct and why it is incorrect.

Let's consider an example

【example】

Choose the correct function to remove leading and trailing spaces from a string

A: strlen()

B: substr()

C: str_replace()

D: trim()

by fully understanding the incorrect answers, such as A "check the length of the string," B "extract part of the string," and C "replace part of the string," you will be one step closer to passing the test in a short amount of time.