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class=933224514-02012007>I would also be interested in any information that any
one would like to share concerning the RHCE line of testing.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=933224514-02012007>Because of cost reasons, I will be paying out of my own
pocket, I intend to take the RHCT test first then pursue the RHCE cert at a
later date (hopefully not out of my own pocket).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=933224514-02012007>I would apprecriate to learn more of the testing
enviroment than the actual knowledge required to pass the
test.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=933224514-02012007>I.E. Are you given an empty HDD and required to install
and build the OS from the ground up using their specs, are you given a 'broken'
OS and required to find a fix as a solution to a given problem, or
both?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=933224514-02012007>TIA</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=933224514-02012007>- Mike</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> wplug-bounces+mike=nbi.edu@wplug.org
[mailto:wplug-bounces+mike=nbi.edu@wplug.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Greg
Simkins<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 31, 2006 5:01 PM<BR><B>To:</B> General
user list<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [wplug] Re: wplug Digest, Vol 34, Issue
25<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have never taken a Linux certification test, but
have certified in the four core Microsoft exams and the study method I have
found reliable is to purchase the practice exam from Test King (<A
href="http://www.testking.com/">http://www.testking.com/</A>) and take the
practice exam a couple dozen times until I achieve a 90% score. I
understand that the passing grade for Microsoft was about 80%. I am not
sure about Linux. Test King pays people after having taken the exams for
the questions they remember and many of the questions on the study exam appear
exactly on the actual exams. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A number of folks seem interested in Linux
certification now. Chris Teodorski pointed out the ubuntu cert at <A
href="http://www.ubuntu.com/partners/certification/pro">http://www.ubuntu.com/partners/certification/pro</A>.
It requires 3 exams, the first two of which are general Linux LPI
exams. I think Chris and I both plan to pursue that
certification. I have already purchased the Test King test bank for
LPI 101 ($60). My initial scores are much lower than my experience with
the Microsoft exams. I generally started at about 50% the first time I
took a Microsoft test exam. I scored 0% on the first crack at the Linux
questions. I quickly moved up to 30% on my latest attempt. The Linux exam
asks very detailed, arcane details, but I guess that is what it takes to be a
command line commando. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I propose that (if we have
sufficient interest) that we form a study group and work together. I
did a quick search of redhat.com and it seems their certification path is not
built on LPI, but I imagine there is still quite a bit of common Body of
Knowledge material. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My church in Carrick section of Pittsburgh (on
Brownsville Road in South Hills) has a small computer lab where we could set up
some lab situations. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am not sure how to organize a study group - I
suppose the board would need to approve it and perhaps set up a mail list.
Anybody interested, please let me know. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(Shameless Plug: I am scheduled to teach
CIT220 Linux at CCAC South Campus Spring Semester - so far I don't have enough
students to run the class, but I expect it will help with exam prep).
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greg Simkins</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 31, 2006 2:40
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [wplug] Re: wplug Digest, Vol
34, Issue 25</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Are there any RHCEs here? If there is what path would you
reccomend as far as preparing for it? (besides taking expensive classes) Right
now I am running ununtu edgy eft and I have CentOS 4.4 running in vmware, and
I hav e some books such as Micheal Jang's RHCE study guide, and the Red Hat
manuals. What do you guys think of this method? For those of you who have it
what method did you use? The objectives on RedHat's site are pretty
vague, so what specifically would you reccomend I study? You don't have to
give me an enitre lowdown of the test, that would unethical, illegal, and
defeat the purpose of the test. My experience is kind of limited BTW, I run a
windows only enviroment at work(however I might stick linux on my desktop
soon), and i have experience with different things in Linux here at home such
as installing and compiling packages, configuring apache, FTP, SAMBA, and DNS,
plus I took a linux class while I was still in tech school. I would love a ca!
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