I have been reading this thread/topic for sometime and thought I would add-in my worth [which might not even be worth $0.02] - having been a RHCE for the past 12 months and having done quite a bit of work with linux after and prior to the certification, I would like to add that in practicially, the knowledge and know-how to setup samba, bind, dhcp, sendmail etc from the command line, doesn't necessary mean that you will score well in the LPI exams. The exams are online - there are no man pages, no other source of information. You only have what is on the screen and your squeezy little brain to work with. Either you know it or you don't. Its that simple.
Perhaps that's the main reason why I have been hestiating taking up the challenge to get myself LPI-Level1 certified - simply because I'm afraid I will not make the grade. I'm more of a doer than a thinking man, if you get my drift. Add to that, the need to use "man" sometimes doesn't really make me all that comfortable. PS - Sidenote: Really looking forward to LPI making the headlines in Singapore. Where are you guys? Roy Ong - RHCE, Singapore. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 05:44 Subject: Re: [lpi-examdev][Fwd: Regarding LPI-101-DPKG] > Hello :) > > On Mon, Jun 21, 2004 at 10:59:54AM +0000, Steve Poe wrote: > > .... I think "we" as the people who are > > helping re-write the questions for up-and-coming Linux sys admins, we > > should evaluate what truth we can pull out of this person's email and > > apply it. We'll only made the quality and caliber of the LPI test that > > much better. > > Steve, this is good! > > > Issue 1: Fill in the blank. > > "'fill in the blank' questions were often hard to understand, given with > > little criteria/syntax to use. There are 50 ways to do any one task in > > Linux". > > > > How can we do this better? > > I believe we have all made every effort to supply the 50 different ways > to answer any FITB question. However, this does highlight some possible > concerns. > > 1) Did we get all the right answers? > > 2) Can we make it less confusing at test time? > > 3,4,...?) I didn't come up with anymore, but can you? > > Is there a way to compile all the answers from all the tests to examine > actual results? We might get more "right" answers and gain some insight > as to where the confusion actually is and how to clear it up. > > Everyone takes tests differently. Some are Pro's and others just > freeze. For those situations toward the freezers, it might be helpful > having a note along the lines of "Supply only one correct answer even > if you can think of 50 different ways to do this." I don't know if that > is actually there since I havn't taken the test lately ;) > > I would be willing to sort through them if this hasn't already been > done. > > > Issue 2: Question Confusion > > "More so, silly stuff like piping and input direction questions seemed > > to just be there to be confusing, and not really get to the bare idea of > > what it does. You don't need to combine two pipes and a stdin into one > > question, it just makes it confusing, regardless if you know what they do." > > > > Again, it sounds like this person has two questions in one (possibily) > > and became confused. I disagree that one doesn't need to use two pipe in > > combination. If we minimize confusion, the knowledge can be better > > assessed. > > If I recall correctly, the objective is to understand pipes and > redirection. It is not necessarily about need; moreso, it is about > having a certain amount of understanding required to figure out the > result. In that sense, some of the questions need to be confusing. No? > > After all, Linux system administration can be a very confusing thing. > Our job is to test the administrator's ability to sort it out ;) > Isn't it? > > Cheers! > _______________________________________________ > lpi-examdev mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://list.lpi.org/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MFC E-Mail Virus Protection Service, and is believed to be clean. > > Webmaster > Masterfox Connections Pte Ltd > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MFC E-Mail Virus Protection Service, and is believed to be clean. Webmaster Masterfox Connections Pte Ltd [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ lpi-examdev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.lpi.org/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev
