LPI Certification Self-Study Guide

Abstract

The LPI Self-Study Guide is intended to provide a quick and inexpensive method for experienced Linux users to prepare for Linux Professional Institute (LPI) certification exams 101 and 102. The LPI Self-Study Guide is not a beginner's course and makes no attempt to teach any of the subject matter in detail. Instead the study guide provides a structured method for quickly reviewing the knowledge required by the exam objectives. Links to external references and documentation are provided for key terms and concepts and there are practice questions with answers at the end of each chapter.


Table of Contents

Introduction
1. About The LPI Self-Study Guide
2. About The Author
3. Disclaimer
4. Copyright & License
5. Making Contributions
I. General Information
1. Exam Preparation Methods
1. Is The Self-Study Guide Right For You?
2. Alternatives To This Guide
3. Study Groups
2. Test Taking Tips
1. Understanding the Test Format
1.1. Types Of Questions You Will Encounter
1.2. Taking Advantage Of "Mark For Review"
2. Managing Test Anxiety
2.1. In The Days Before The Exam
2.2. On The Day Of The Exam
II. Exam 101
3. Hardware & Architecture
1. A Brief Look At The Objectives
2. Ports, Interrupts and DMA
3. IDE Disks and LBA
4. SCSI Devices
5. USB Devices
6. Modems and Sound Cards
7. Practice Questions
8. Answers To Practice Questions
9. Additional Resources
4. Linux Installation & Package Management
1. A Brief Look At The Objectives
2. Disk Partitioning
3. Boot Loaders
3.1. GRUB
3.2. LILO
3.3. MBR vs. Superblock
4. Package Management
5. Shared Libraries
6. Installing From Source Code
7. Practice Questions
8. Answers To Practice Questions
5. GNU & Unix Commands
1. This Chapter Is Up For Adoption
1.1. Structuring The Chapter
1.2. DocBook XML Markup
1.3. Additional Questions
2. Practice Questions
3. Answers To Practice Questions
4. References
4.1. Commands
4.2. Pipelines, Redirection and Compound Commands
4.3. Processes and Priorities
4.4. Foo and Bar
6. Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
1. This Chapter Is Up For Adoption
1.1. Structuring The Chapter
1.2. DocBook XML Markup
1.3. Additional Questions
2. Practice Questions
3. Answers To Practice Questions
4. References
7. The X Window System
1. A Brief Look At The Objectives
2. X-Windows Basics
3. X Display Managers
4. Individual Customizations
5. Practice Questions
6. Answers To Practice Questions
7. Additional References
III. Exam 102
8. Kernel
1. This Chapter Is Up For Adoption
1.1. Structuring The Chapter
1.2. DocBook XML Markup
1.3. Additional Questions
2. Practice Questions
3. Answers To Practice Questions
9. Boot, Initialization, Shutdown and Runlevels
1. This Chapter Is Up For Adoption
1.1. Structuring The Chapter
1.2. DocBook XML Markup
1.3. Additional Questions
2. Practice Questions
3. Answers to Practice Questions
4. References
10. Printing
1. This Chapter Is Up For Adoption
1.1. Structuring The Chapter
1.2. DocBook XML Markup
1.3. Additional Questions
2. Practice Questions
3. Answers To Practice Questions
4. References
11. Documentation
1. This Chapter Is Up For Adoption
1.1. Structuring The Chapter
1.2. DocBook XML Markup
1.3. Additional Questions
2. Practice Questions
3. Answers To Practice Questions
4. References
12. Shells, Scripting, Programming and Compiling
1. This Chapter Is Up For Adoption
1.1. Structuring The Chapter
1.2. DocBook XML Markup
1.3. Additional Questions
13. Administrative Tasks
1. This Chapter Is Up For Adoption
1.1. Structuring The Chapter
1.2. DocBook XML Markup
1.3. Additional Questions
14. Networking Fundamentals
1. A Brief Look At The Objectives
2. IP Basics
3. IP Ports and Protocols
4. Network Configuration
5. Network Troubleshooting
6. PPP Configuration
7. Practice Questions
8. Answers To Practice Questions
9. Additional References
15. Networking Services
1. This Chapter Is Up For Adoption
1.1. Structuring The Chapter
1.2. DocBook XML Markup
1.3. Additional Questions
16. Security
1. This Chapter Is Up For Adoption
1.1. Structuring The Chapter
1.2. DocBook XML Markup
1.3. Additional Questions