Is there somewhere online that will allow me to take a very generic test which simulates Linux+ to some degree just to see how bad or good I would really be at general Linux questions? I would like to take the Linux + certification but really have no idea where I stand even though I have been using Linux for 4 years religiously now.

I still would like to see if I need to look deeper or perhaps I do have some competency in the information geared towards the exam.

Thanks!

Have you tried the CompTIA site? Here's the link. It has 10 questions, I just took it and got 8 out of 10 right.

I just took that and got 10/10 so that feels pretty good however I think I had 1 or 2 lucky guesses in there. I was not sure about netstat and lsmod so I will read a little and try and take the exam. I really am just not sure how hard it is. Does anyone know how many questions are on the exam or roughly how many to expect now?

The CompTIA Linux+ exam is 98 questions from memory.

I notice that all my friends know pretty much all of the microsoft certifications and the requirements for them. Not to mention that they are well versed in prep methods for these tests.

Hardly anyone knows what the requirements are for Linux certs and they are less knowledgeable about prepping for the certs as well. Why is that??

I suspect there isn't too much online as yet. Even on A+ I found up-to-date books were better than some of the free training material. There is a recent Linux+
study guide, McGraw-Hill by R. H. Tracy. There is an interesting disclaimer on the frontpage, which essentially says "if you don't pass the exam don't blame us".

I know very little about Red Hat's certification, but from what I've read -- including this forum -- it relies heavily, if not solely, on an empirical, real-world testing approach. You can have books to prep you for the test, but it would be pretty hard to put you directly in the live testing situation.

For LPIC, none of the prep questions look like the exam. The prep materials prepare you for the exam contents and the various weights assigned to the content, but none of the prep materials contain the actual questions. You have to know the material very well.

cmnorton is correct, a lot of individuals taking the Linux certifications are either in *nix jobs or have had some real world experience. I took the Linux+ certification and passed with no issues. That said, I am a Senior Linux Systems Administrator. My hands on, real world experience payed off and if it wasn't for some real world experience there's no way I would have passed. That's just me. Not to discourage anyone or say that any Linux certification can't be passed by just studying books, but nothing beats real world experience.

I am a Jr. Linux Admin for about 2 years now and want to take it but am not sure if I will pass it.

Carlwill, they say that should have a minimum of 6 months experience before you take the test. If you've had 2+ years you might be fine. I would also say it depends on how much Linux technology you've had your hands on. Squid, Apache, MySQL, bash, troubleshooting, installation, and more are just a few topics the Linux+ certification exam may throw at you.

proprofs.com has a nice set of cramsheets and tutorials on everything CompTIA

I also took the Linux+ test and passed. This test, however, is pretty basic in my opinion and you could theoretically pass it without having any hands on experience. If you get the right book and study it, you can memorize the commands and options. I wouldn't recommend it this way as the best way is to do it hands-on!

I would recommend using Fedora/CentOS as your model Linux OS for this Linux+ test. Trust me.

I am taking my RHCE in January of 2008. This test requires hands-on only because there are no multiple choice questions. It's all scenarios and troubleshooting.

I got 7 right. I tried the interactive test rather than the HTML.

You can also look around on the internet for places to help you. proprofs.com has a great webschool and a lot of information about the Linux+



I am studying for my RHCE but i plan to take the Linux+ using the knowledge i have gained...