would like to ask what do you think about all LPIC-3 exam series be
based in lab exams ?
My biggest gripe with the current LPIC exams is that they are purely a
measure of memory recall. Whether that particular option is -R or -r
does not measure the ability of someone to manage a linux computer.
This is not a direct criticism of the LPIC program as many other schemes
also use a similar method. An exam should test the ability to apply
knowledge to accomplish the objects. I think that it would be better to
give access to a limited number of man pages (and perhaps HowTo), in the
form of a printed book for the paperbased exams, and then test that the
candidate understands the tasks and where to find the information,
rather than requiring that the candidate remember some obscure command
options.
Simulators could introduce other problems, especially as there is so
many different ways of performing the same task, and a method that is
discouraged in one distro, maybe the easiest way to achieve it in
another. Something as simple as adding a new user could be achieved by
editing text files, using useradd, using web based admin tools or using
any number of different GUI based tools. If you only allow the useradd
command, as that can be done in all distros, then it's no different to
having a text field and access to the man pages. Obviously this is a
trivial example based on 101, but the same principles apply to the more
involved topics.
If you use a full system rather than a simulator then the difficulty is
in measuring the success of the operation, and in how this is to be
handled by the examining centre. The cost would also go up, which would
deter a lot of people.
Personally I think that there should be a limited set of man pages /
documents made available for the exam, and the questions then set
accordingly.
Stewart
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