On Thu, 2005-01-27 at 15:47 +0100, Bjørn wrote: > Colin Charles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Thu, 2005-01-27 at 16:14 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > > > So for LPI purposes, do we agree that its double the installed RAM? > > > > Seems like a safe bet :) > > A multiple choice question where one (the correct) answer is something like > "There are no absolute fixed size suggestions, the required RAM size should > be considered for each Linux system" is, though not a very good alternative > for exam people who like things to be binary "true" or "false", a far more > correct answer than "twice the RAM" or "half the RAM" or any fixed number or > derivations thereof.
That is a bit unwieldy for a test item but your point is taken. > Who knows, maybe the LPI candidate will actually *think* instead of just > remembering a (bad) rule of thumb when sizing swap partitions. This is a good point. The rule of thumb once worked but does no longer. Todays assignment is for everyone to go to the LPI exam tool (on the web site under exam development) log in and write one or more swap questions. You won't be able to see or edit your item once it is entered so be careful and think out the question before you submit it. Please give me those alternative items that probe swap without mentioning the swap size. Management and troubleshooting would be best. The discussion is great, lets see if we can turn it into a better test! -- Mark Miller Program Manager Exam Development Level 1 Linux Professional Institute _______________________________________________ lpi-examdev mailing list lpi-examdev@lpi.org http://list.lpi.org/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev
