What to Expect on the LPIC-101 Exam
This exam is the first required to obtain the LPI LPIC-1 certificate.
This exam is usually easier than the exam 102 and covers a good part of the introduction to the Linux system.
Exam 101 is 90 minutes long and has approximately 60 questions. About 75% of the questions are multiple choice where there is only one correct option.
Some will present a scenario where some administrative measure needs to be taken. Others ask what the appropriate command is for a given task.
Another 10% of the questions are multiple choice with more than one correct option.
Currently there are four key topics for exam 101:
Topic 101 – System Architecture: This topic covers determining and configuring hardware, peripherals, boot system and changing runlevel execution levels. Represents 14% of the exam.
Topic 102 – Linux Installation and Package Management: This topic covers how to proceed with disk layout, boot manager installation, program installation from source code, shared library management and using Debian, RPM and YUM package systems. Represents 18% of the exam.
Topic 103 – GNU and Unix Commands: This topic covers commands used in daily system administration, command syntax, text filters, processes, process priorities, file and directory management, redirections, regular expressions and working with vi. Represents 43% of the exam.
Topic 104 – Devices and File Systems: The objectives of this topic include creating Linux partitions and file systems, controlling and maintaining file system integrity, configuring disk quotas, permissions and symbolic links. Represents 25% of the exam.
This exam will test your theoretical knowledge, commands and their common options, locating important files, configuration syntax and the most commonly used procedures.
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