hi Ian, I think I speak for everyone involved with LPI when I say "thank you, Ian". Your DeveloperWorks series is a canonical resource in preparing for the exams.
I hope you recover well. Regards, On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 10:14 AM, Henry Chalup <operati...@spain.lpi.org> wrote: > Hi Ian, > Thanks a lot for your work. Here in Spain we put in our website a link > to your material many years ago, so I guess thousands of people have used > it. We expect you recover well very soon. > > Kind Regards > > Henry Chalup > Director General LPI - España e Hispanoamérica > tel: +34 659 250 496 > e-mail: hcha...@lpi.org > web: lpi-spain.es > twitter: @lpi_es > > 2016-08-09 17:09 GMT+02:00 Ian Shields <ianshie...@nc.rr.com>: > >> I am the author of the LPIC-1 material on IBM developerWorks >> (http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-lpic1-map/). Older >> material has been rewritten and refreshed up to April 2015 objective >> levels. Exam 101 topics are complete and I am working on the remaining >> topics for Exam 102. I'm sorry to say my writing has slowed a bit as I >> deal with an eyesight condition that currently has me close to blind. I >> hope that will improve over the next few months, but it's been a very >> interesting and challenging adjustment for the last several months. >> >> >> Ian Shields >> >> On 8/9/2016 00:57, A K wrote: >> > 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 >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > -- G. 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