Re: [lpi-examdev] D-BUS / HALD / automatic mounting in the GUI

[Reinier Kleipool]

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Hello Alan,   Now place you in the shoes of somebody early in his career that is preparing for such an exam. How does one prepare for that? By defining the playing field more narrow this becomes much more feasible. I applaud MS for having done just that. LPI will NOT become a "parrot" exam with narrower objectives it makes it just more feasible.   I am sitting in the chair of someone that help candidates prepare for these exams. What should I learn candidates and what not. I often have no clue.... An option focused objective for ls could be: Candidates should be able to: Key knowledge areas: List the contents of a directory: ls. List inode information about files in a directory: ls -l. List hidden files in a directory: ls -a. Traverse a directory tree: ls -R. List inode information about a directory: ls -ld. Classify option: ls -F, ls --classify. List numeric uid, gid: ls -N, ls --numeric-uid-gid. Quote control characters: ls --show-contol-chars, --quoting-style Excluded features: List SElinux information. sort options and reverse sort. Color options. Ignore backup. --almost-all. list the inode number: -i, --inode Exam questions should be restricted to basic questions about the "key knowledge areas". No corner cases or strange constructs. Remember: An exam should be discriminating: It separates "ordinary people" from "Linux sys admins". It should not be "hard to make". A candidate with reasonable preparation of the "Key knowledge" should be able to pass. Ten years of Linux experience should not be required.... Reinier On 17-4-2013 11:14, Alan McKinnon wrote:  I disagree. That way lies the MCSE.  The LPI exams have always been about conceptual understanding and ability to think with the subject matter in the real world. They have never been about narrow definitions of objectives - that serves only to encourage "parrot-style" learning. A candidate who claims to know LVM can be reasonably expected to correctly understand the majority of routine questions about LVM, and that includes knowing how the options work, even the ones that are not in the text book. The candidate is not disadvantaged by this approach. The scores are weighted so you don't have to get all the questions right - only enough to prove by statistical measure that you know what you are talking about, and questions that do not behave realistically in the exam are weeded out in beta testing. If you want to know how crazy this can get, try write an option-focused objective for "ls" and come up with 5 questions that behave correctly in an exam. -- Vriendelijke Groet / Kind Regards, Reinier Kleipool Open Source Academy Rotterdamserijweg 122 3042 AS Rotterdam the Netherlands T: +31 654 227144 E: rein...@opensourceacademy.eu

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