Steve Suehring - CompTIA Linux+ and LPIC Practice Tests

Steven Suehring

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To Jakob and Owen.

After a certain point, writing acknowledgements becomes more difficult than writing the book itself. Ive reached that point. Ive stared at this page longer than any other one in this book. Its impossible to thank adequately everyone who contributes, directly or indirectly, to something like a book. So I wont. Well, okay, I will a bit.

Thanks to everyone at Delta Dental. I had a great experience, and it was an honor coming back. To the faculty at UWSP, thank you for welcoming and helping a new faculty member. Thank you Ken Brown and Gary Schwartz; its been a pleasure working with you both on another book.

Thanks to everyone at Skis, for providing the best of the best in both food and service. Of course, no acknowledgements section would be complete without a thank-you to Patti, Jess, Rob, Jim, and Tim at Partners, without whom these pages would have taken longer to write. And always, thank you Kent Laabs for keeping my gear habit going. Looking forward to the year.

Steve Suehring is an Assistant Professor of Computing and New Media Technologies at the University of WisconsinStevens Point. Prior to joining the faculty in 2015, Steve gained 20 years of field experience in a variety of technical engineering, system and network administration, and system architectural roles. Steve has written several books and has served as an editor for LinuxWorld magazine.

CompTIA Linux+ and LPIC Practice Tests is a companion volume to the CompTIA Linux+ Study Guide. This book helps you to prepare for the certification exams by testing your knowledge of the concepts and terminology being used on the exam. Within the book are 1,201 questions, answers, and explanations covering the range of topics necessary for the exams.

Each of the chapters within the book contains questions specific to a section of the exam. There are also four longer practice exams that encompass questions from a given domain. This book is intended to be used in conjunction with the corresponding certification-related books, and it can be used to find areas that you may need to emphasize for further study.

CompTIA certifications are notable for the added benefits that can be found by certificate holders. Linux+ certification is a way to prove that you possess the knowledge necessary to perform job-related duties for Linux administration.

The Linux+ certification covers several important topics for Linux administration, and it helps to prepare you for the things you'll need to do with a Linux server. Included among the areas tested are installation, compiling and installing server software, and security. These topics are vital to the everyday job of a Linux administrator.