Thank you, Snijders & Fabian; I will look in to practice at those sights.
On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 8:36 PM, Fabian Thorns <ftho...@lpi.org> wrote: > Dear all, > > On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 4:59 PM, Guus Snijders <gsnijd...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Op 8 aug. 2016 15:10 schreef "A K" <thriving.with.li...@gmail.com>: >> > I have good experience working with Linux & computers so far. >> >> > I understand all the topics listed in LPIC-1 (101 & 102). >> >> That is the best starting point for LPIC. > > > This is an important precondition to pass the exams! If you feel comfortable > with the everything mentioned in the objectives, you should be fine. > >> > Consider, I got to pass the exam LPIC-1 in 2weeks from now. >> > Please suggest, websites & books for **practicing**, sufficient to >> > pass LPIC-1 exam. >> >> Practice: I think the LPI website has some sample questions; use those to >> get a feeling for how the questions are asked. Some can be slightly >> tricky... >> >> Book: I used the lpic-1 study guide from Sybex (author: Roderick W Smith) >> and have been very happy with it. Read it carefully, use the sample >> questions in it and you should get a good feel for which parts you >> understand well and which need some more studying. >> >> There are also online resources (IBM developerworks, wikibooks, etc), >> though at the time I last checked (years ago), the IBM series was being >> reorganised and the wikibook too incomplete. That might be better now. > > LPI provides an overview of free studying materials at > > https://wiki.lpi.org/wiki/Free_Training_Materials > > Also, if you know about something to add to the page, just let me know and > I'll it up there! > >> One thing though: it's easy to get overwhelmed with the volume of >> available materials. Choose just one to start with (I chose the study guide) >> and use that as your base. You'll encounter some weak points, use that to >> sharpen your skills. Targeted searching for a specific topic is a lot easier >> then searching for LPI prep ;). >> >> Oh, a really nice aspect of a printed book is that it's static. There will >> be errata/reviews/etc, but that can be a lot easier to work with then a wiki >> page that may be or not be up to date. > > > My recommendation is always to choose one topic you're familiar with. Then > go to a good book store or library and ready the respective chapters in all > books. Buy the book that covered a topic you're familiar with best. Learning > is something very individual, and so is the taste of specific writing > styles. > >> >> 2 weeks might be a bit short, but that's up to you. > > > It always depends on the experience. For someone working as a Linux > administrator for years, two weeks might be sufficient to catch up with the > objectives that are not part of the candidate's individual daily toolset. > > Regards, and good luck for the exams! > > Fabian > > > _______________________________________________ > lpi-discuss mailing list > lpi-discuss@lpi.org > http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-discuss _______________________________________________ lpi-discuss mailing list lpi-discuss@lpi.org http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-discuss
