OCP8 (1z0-809 exam): wasn't NIO2 topic cut down to half?

[mrmuiz]

I noticed that NIO2 section went from 6 points for OCP7

• 8.1. Operate on file and directory paths with the Path class
• 8.2. Check, delete, copy, or move a file or directory with the Files class
• 8.3. Read and change file and directory attributes, focusing on the BasicFileAttributes, DosFileAttributes, and PosixFileAttributes interfaces
• 8.4. Recursively access a directory tree using the DirectoryStream and FileVisitor interfaces
• 8.5. Find a file with the PathMatcher interface
• 8.6. Watch a directory for changes with the WatchService interface

to these three only:

• 9.1. Use Path interface to operate on file and directory paths
• 9.2. Use Files class to check, read, delete, copy, move, manage metadata of a file or directory
• 9.3. Use Stream API with NIO.2

This is why I was not expecting any question about (for example) *Attributes interfaces, DirectoryStream, FileVisitor and so on, but they cover a good 80% in the test for NIO2 section.

I have two questions now:

1) Are those topics really still there in the official exam?

2) How much can I trust the topics list? I've based my study on that, without studying subjects that have been removed. (I needed this comparison with OCP7 because I studied from many books, most of them referring to the previous version of the exam)

[admin]

Unfortunately, we have seen some difference between official objectives and questions encountered by the candidates. Some candidates have still reported getting questions on these topics so we have kept them as well.
As we get more feedback from the exam takers, we will get rid of these questions if we don't see anyone getting them anymore.

HTH,
Paul.

[mrmuiz]

Ok, I'll keep going swearing silently from time to time...