[ubuntu-uk] LPIC vs CompTIA Linux+

[Bill Quinn]

John

 

You need to put the question in context.

 

What is the man command used for?

A) It displays information about the syntax for a command.

B) It is the replacement for the boy command.

C) It is a standard alias to ls -la | more.

D) It is used to display formatted HTML pages.

 

With all IT Certification Exams I have seen or taken (Microsoft, Cisco,
ITIL, Novell), there is usually one answer which you can discount. I
would interpret this sample question as demonstrating that point, albeit
in a very obvious manner. 

 

Some of the other questions at
http://www.lpi.org/eng/certification/the_lpic_program/lpic_1/exam_101_sa
mple_questions are less obvious. For example:

 

What command sends the output of cmd1 to the input of cmd2?

 

A) cmd1 | cmd2

B) cmd1 || cmd2

C) cmd1 && cmd2

D) cmd1 ; cmd2

E) cmd1 cmd2

 

Bill

 

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From: ubuntu-uk-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
[mailto:ubuntu-uk-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of John Stevenson
Sent: 19 April 2010 16:06
To: UK Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] LPIC vs CompTIA Linux+

 

On 19 April 2010 15:03, David <david.lutton at gmail.com> wrote:

What does everybody think about these certifications?

Is one of them better to have, and are they both up to date?

http://www.lpi.org/certification
http://www.comptia.org/certifications/listed/linux.aspx


Some sample questions for the LPI remind me of a TV phone in quiz

What is the man command used for? 
B) It is the replacement for the boy command.
 
To answer the question, I agree that LPI is the certification most
talked about.  I am a little dubious about certification as it usually
tests memory rather than understanding.  If you are starting out as a
Linux admin, it is useful to have for your CV though.

-- 
John Stevenson
jr0cket.com
leanagilemachine.com


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