Free LPI Certification Practice Exams and Tutorials

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April 25, 2006

Here are a total of 96 questions and answers for the Linux Professional Institute's (LPI) certification exams 101 and 102, along with the free LPI Certification tutorial courses offered by IBM. These will help you prepare for these exams. The way you prepare for the LPI certification exams is a personal choice. You may find that simply looking at the exam objectives and studying on their own (using man pages, HOWTOs, etc.) is enough, or you may want to read books, take web-based or computer-based training, or actually go through instructor-led classes offered by a training center.

Hee are some reasons why you should get Linux Certified?

Establish your competence for well-defined Linux-related functions.
Easily demonstrate your competence to a potential contractor.
Certification helps you set out and follow a career path.
LPI certification is developed from within the Linux community, by your peers, and gives you the opportunity to help develop the certification standards and exams.

LPI 101 Certification Practice Test containing 44 Questions with Answers

LPI 102 Certification Practice Test containing 52 Questions with Answers

IBM also offers the following free LPI Certification Tutorial Courses:

Exam 101 tutorials

The five tutorials below help you prepare for the five topics in LPI exam 101. Exam 101 is the first of two junior-level system administrator exams. Both exam 101 and exam 102 are required for junior-level certification, or LPIC-1. (The remaining tutorials in the 101 series will be added to this page as they are completed.)

LPI exam 101 prep: Hardware and architecture
Topic 101. Learn to configure your system hardware with Linux. By the end of this tutorial, you will know how Linux configures the hardware found on a modern PC and where to look if you have problems.
LPI exam 101 prep: Linux installation and package management
Topic 102. Learn about Linux installation and package management. By the end of this tutorial, you will know how Linux uses disk partitions, how Linux boots, and how to install and manage software packages.
LPI exam 101 prep: GNU and UNIX commands
Topic 103. Get an introduction to common GNU and UNIX commands. By the end of this tutorial, you will know how to use commands in the bash shell, including how to use text processing commands and filters, how to search files and directories, and how to manage processes.
LPI exam 101 prep: Devices, Linux filesystems, and FHS
Topic 104. Get acquainted with Linux devices, filesystems, and the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard. By the end of this tutorial, you will know how to create and format partitions with different Linux filesystems and how to manage and maintain those systems.
LPI exam 101 prep: The X Window System
Topic 110. Learn about the X Window System on Linux. By the end of this tutorial, you will know how to install and maintain the X Window System. This tutorial covers both major packages for X on Linux: XFree86 and X.Org.

Exam 102 tutorials

The nine tutorials below help you prepare for the nine topics in LPI exam 102. Exam 102 is the second of two LPI junior-level system administrator exams. Both exam 101 and exam 102 are required for junior-level certification, or LPIC-1. (The tutorials in the 102 series will be added to this page as they are completed.)

LPI exam 102 prep: Kernel
Topic 105. Learn how to install and maintain Linux kernels and kernel modules. By the end of this tutorial, you will know how to build, install, and query a Linux kernel and its kernel modules.
LPI exam 102 prep: Boot, initialization, shutdown, and runlevels
Topic 106. Learn how to boot, change runlevels, reboot, and shut down your system. By the end of this tutorial, you will know guide a system through booting, set kernel parameters, and shut down or reboot a system.

Exam 201 tutorials

The eight tutorials below help you prepare for the eight topics in LPI exam 201. Exam 201 is the first of two LPI intermediate-level system administrator exams. Both exam 201 and exam 202 are required for intermediate-level certification, or LPIC-2.

LPI exam 201 prep: Linux kernel
Topic 201. Learn to understand, compile, and customize a Linux kernel. By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to configure and customize the kernel to fit your exact requirements.
LPI exam 201 prep: System startup
Topic 202. Learn the steps a Linux system goes through during system initialization, and how to modify and customize those behaviors for your needs.
LPI exam 201 prep: Filesystem
Topic 203. Learn how to control the mounting and un-mounting of filesystems, examine existing filesystems, create filesystems, and perform remedial actions on damaged filesystems.
LPI exam 201 prep: Hardware
Topic 204. Learn how to add and configure hardware to a Linux system, including RAID arrays, PCMCIA cards, other storage devices, displays, video controllers, and other components.
LPI exam 201 prep: File and service sharing
Topic 209. Learn how to use a Linux system as a networked file server using any of several protocols supported by Linux.
LPI exam 201 prep: System maintenance
Topic 211. Learn the basic concepts of system logging, software packaging, and backup strategies.
LPI exam 201 prep: System customization and automation
Topic 213. Learn some basic approaches to scripting and automating system events such as report and status generation, cleanup, and general upkeep.
LPI exam 201 prep: Troubleshooting
Topic 214. Building on material covered in more detail in earlier tutorials, learn what you can do when things go wrong.

Exam 202 tutorials

The seven tutorials below help you prepare for the seven topics in LPI exam 202. Exam 202 is the second of two LPI intermediate-level system administrator exams. Both exam 201 and exam 202 are required for intermediate-level certification, or LPIC-2. (The remaining tutorials in the 202 series will be added to this page as they are completed.)

LPI exam 202 prep: Networking configuration
Topic 205. Learn how to configure a basic TCP/IP network, from the hardware layer (usually Ethernet, modem, ISDN, or 802.11) through the routing of network addresses.
LPI exam 202 prep: Mail and news
Topic 206. Learn how to use Linux as a mail server and as a news server. Learn about mail transport, local mail filtering, mailing list maintenance software, and server software for the NNTP protocol.
LPI exam 202 prep: Domain Name System (DNS)
Topic 207. Learn how to use Linux as a DNS server, chiefly using BIND. Learn how to perform a basic BIND configuration, manage DNS zones, and secure a DNS server.

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