Learn All About Adobe Flex 3 with AIR 9A0-082 Certification Exam and its Benefits

Adobe Flex is a software development kit released by Adobe Systems for the development and deployment of cross-platform rich Internet applications based on the Adobe Flash platform. The Flex platform has dominant media players that support rich media. Besides that, Adobe Flex is also lighter and works without being installed. It also creates SWF files rendered by the Adobe Flash Player. The 9A0-082 Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) certification is developed for programmers, web applications developers, and other development professionals who want to demonstrate proficiency with single or multiple Adobe products.

Key Objectives of the exam

This certification exam mainly tests your ability in the following areas:

1. Creating a User Interface (UI)
This objective primarily focuses on the following sub objectives:

• Identify and describe the basic UI controls used in a Flex application and 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, blends and dynamically change the look of an application by using view states, transitions, and effects.

• Position UI elements by using constraint-based layout and enhanced constraints.

• Implement application navigation by using navigator containers and customize list-based controls.

2. Flex system architecture and design

This objective primarily focuses on the following sub objectives:

• Create and use custom components and transfer data between components by using data bindings.

• Create, handle, and dispatch custom events and handle framework events.

• List and describe the differences between model, view, and controller code in a Flex application.

3. Programming Flex applications with ActionScript

This objective primarily focuses on the following sub objectives:

• Define and extend an ActionScript class, implement an ActionScript interface and use access modifiers with classes and class members.

• Under the purpose of and implement data transfer objects, implement accessor methods in ActionScript and use an ArrayCollection to sort, filter, and provide data.

• Implement data validation and manipulate XML data by using E4X.

4. Interacting with data sources and servers

This objective primarily focuses on the following sub objectives:

• Implement simple LiveCycle Data Services (LCDS) messaging and data management.

• Create, connect to, and define a local database and add, update, and remove records from local database.

• Interact with remote data and services by using Remote Procedure Call (RPC) services and upload files to a server.

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

This objective primarily focuses on the following sub objectives:

• Given a scenario, compile, export a release build of an AIR application and create, populate, delete files and directories on a local file system.

• Create and customize native windows, menus, and adding drag-and-drop functionality to and from the desktop.

• Install, uninstall, and update an AIR application and list, describe the AIR security contexts.

Number of Questions

The exam consists of 50 multiple-choice questions. The 9A0-082 exam is in linear format.

How much I have to score to pass the exam?

You have to score 67% to pass the exam.

Duration of the Exam

The duration of the 9A0-082 exam is 85 minutes.

Are there any Pre-Requisites for the 9A0-082 Adobe Flex 3 With AIR exam?

The candidates who wish to take this Adobe Flex 3 with AIR exam, they have to take only one test, i.e., 9A0-082 exam to achieve the Adobe Flex 3 certification. Although there are no prerequisites for this certification, it would be helpful if they have hands on experience using the Adobe Flex 3.

Why should I earn Adobe Flex 3 (9A0-082) Certification ?

There are numerous advantages of becoming a Adobe Flex 3 Certification. I can cover some key points here:

•  Adobe Flex 3 is most broadly and openly used technology in the current era and the 9A0-082 certification approves your expertise on the Flex 3 products and technology.

• Candidates who are already earned  the Adobe Flex 3 With AIR (9A0-082) certification are considered as top favorites by the employers and also the No.1 choice for the job and they also get preference in promotions.                                                                                                                                                                           

• Adobe Flex 3 provides a vast range of facilities to its users, such as allowing a user to choose different containers and layout managers to lay out contents, and uses different types of panels and windows.                                                                                                                                                                                                   

• Adobe Flex 3 technology provides a wider area of safe and secure jobs from Adobe Flex Developer, Adobe Flex Coder, Senior Software Systems Engineer – Adobe Flex with ActionScript 3.0, ADOBE FLEX ARCHITECT, Adobe Flex Programmer to LiveCycle Developer III.                                                                                              

• This versatile certification provides you prospects for a variety of job roles and you have to just pass just one test i.e. 9A0-082 to achieve this certification.

How Much Is The Exam Fees?

The Fee for taking Adobe Flex 3 with AIR 9A0-082 exam is US$150.

Where To Take The Exam?

The candidates may get register themselves at Pearson VUE testing center to take the exam. After you purchase your exam voucher, you can contact an authorized Pearson VUE center to schedule your exam date, time, and location. You can book the exam within one year from the date of purchase of the voucher. The exam date may depend on your choice (and availability of slot) in your selected test center.

What is the exam retake policy?

If you do not pass in the 9A0-082 exam, you will have to purchase a new exam voucher to retake the exam. There is no wait time fixed between the two attempts.