Mandrake
Linux Training by
2KO International: - 2KO international is offers quality
Mandrake Linux training in our Cape Town and UK locations. We
specialise in certification training, and have been
offering Mandrake Linux training since 2003. All Linux trainers
are Certified Trainers and have years of hands on
experience, both in the classroom and in the field. Our
Linux training is headed by Marc McRae who has been with
2KO since early 2003. Students attending our Linux
Training will be prepared to sit the Linux Certification
exams for whichever training
they do.
Certification Programs
Certifications, offered by vendors such as Sun and
Hewlett-Packard, have long been available in the UNIX world. Since
Solaris and HP-UX are not commodity based products, the more popular
PC-based certifications are the ones that are steadily growing.
There are a number of programs – Linux Professional Institute,
Sair Linux, GNU Certification, Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), and
ComTIA’s Linux+. Each of these provides objective measurements of a
Linux administrator’s skills, but approach the problem in different
ways.
RHCE requires the candidate to pass a hands-on practical skills
test, solving problems and performing configuration tasks. This is more
involved from an exam delivery point of view, but this type of testing
is very thorough and difficult, especially for candidates new to the
world of Linux.
2KO Linux course offerings
By offering candidates both the Linux+ plus entry-level
certification track, and the LPI notion of certification through a sort
of open source process, 2KO aims to give a middle-of-the-road end
result. This means that students can easily gauge their own level of
comfort, after completing at least 1 week of Linux. They can then make a
decision on which exam track to opt for.
LPI organises its Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC)
series into three levels: LPIC level 1, 2 and 3. Each level consists of
two exams. LPIC level 1 exams are numbered 101 and 102.
Level 1 is aimed at junior to midlevel administrators, who
should be comfortable with Linux at the command line, given Linux’s huge
array of commands available and great flexibility for scripting, and
remote management. They would also be comfortable with performing
installation and troubleshooting. Exams 101 and 102 are NOT constructed
to be difficult or misleading ! However, they encompass a wide body of
material, making YOUR preparation important for a good understanding of
the 14 major topics specified by the LPIC Level 1.
At the time of this publication, the LPI Level 1 exams are
structured as such :
Exam 101: tests 5 topics in approx. 60 questions.
Exam 102: tests 9 topics in approx. 72 questions.
Each exam in limited to 90 minutes.
In the early stages of development, topics were assigned to
exams based on a different scheme than we see today. Therefore, there is
no requirement or advantage to taking the exams in sequence as they are
designed so that subject matter does not overlap.
It is recommended that you always please check the LPI web-site
:
http://www.lpi.org
What the course covers
Linux Exam LPI 101
• GNU and UNIX commands ( 7 objectives )
• Devices, Linux Filesystems, and the Filesystem Hierarchy
Standard ( 8 objectives )
• Boot, Initialization, Shutdown, and Runlevels ( 2 objectives )
• Documentation ( 4 objectives )
• Administrative tasks ( 5 objectives )
Linux Exam LPI 102
• Hardware and Architecture ( 3 objectives )
• Linux Installation and Package Management ( 6 objectives )
• Kernel ( 2 objectives )
• Text Editing, Processing, and Printing ( 4 objectives )
• Shells, Scripting, Programming, and Compiling ( 2 objectives )
• X-Windows ( 4 objectives )
• Networking Fundamentals ( 4 objectives )
• Networking Services ( 5 objectives )
• Security ( 3 objectives )
