Linux, level 1

Price: $1,995

Course Description

Course Length: 5 days

SAIR Linux offers Level 1 certification for those involved in single server installations. This provides the Linux Professional the chance to sharpen their skills of basic Linux competencies needed in small business.

Prerequisites

Students wishing to be successful with the Linux level 1 certification training program should possess:

• Two years exposed to fundamental computer concepts, as well as other operating systems
• Knowledge of basic computer terminology

CESD, Inc., is an intense training environment. You MUST have an attitude aimed for success! The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience happen to have other background traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through CESD, Inc.

Course Outline

For the LPI-101:

• History of Open Source and Free Software
• The GNU General Public License (GPL)
• Linux system concepts
• Motherboard configuration issues
• Peripheral configuration issues
• Network configuration
• Media installation
• Component compatibility and configuration
• Various Linux versions and their advantages
• Installation steps for common Linux versions
• Run level configurations
• File system hierarchy
• Basic system navigation
• User account issues
• The shell
• Text processors
• Overview of basic commands
• X Windows system architecture
• Window managers
• Linux applications
• Troubleshooting
• Finding help
• Introduction to advanced Linux topics

For the LPI-102:

• File system structure
• The details of File System Hierarchy Standard
• Scheduling batch jobs (cron)
• Basics of System Tuning
• Emergency procedures
• Compressing and archiving
• RAID
• Individual and group account management
• Adding e-mail accounts and aliases
• Run levels
• Recompiling the kernel
• Booting, and the boot directory
• Good housekeeping (including hard drive management)
• Boot files
• The superuser account
• ARP, DHCP, scripting, and IP addresses
• AMANDA (Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver)
• Backup utilities and strategies
• Printer configuration and rebooting
• Mail and news exchange systems
• Apache web server, and FTP
• Troubleshooting

Certification Exam:

LPI-101, and LPI-102
Cost: $100.00 x 2
Passing Score: 490 (out of 800)
Number of Questions: 60 (per test)
Exam Duration: 90 minutes each (180 min.)

Exam Description:

The Linux level 1 101 and 102 exams vouch for the competency of the successful tester. Having passed shows both present and potential employers that the tester has at least a thorough foundational knowledge of Linux servers and Linux network system administration, and is ready for successful and productive Linux IT employment.

Exam Topics:

The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the Linux level 1 exam(s):

• GNU and Unix Commands
• Devices, Linux File Systems and File system Hierarchy Standard
• Boot, Initialization, Shutdown, Run Levels
• Documentation
• Administrative tasks
  

Recertification:

The Linux level 1 certification is good for five years.