LPI General Linux I Exam Cram (Exam: 101) [Paperback]

Emmett A. Dulaney (Author)

Book Description

Series: Exam Cram (Coriolis Books) | Publication Date: January 4, 2001

A text teaching readers and offering review of the material needed to pass the LPI General Linux I exam, exam 101. Offers coverage of the basics of processing text streams and text processing filters, using and managing local file system documentation, and tuning the user environment. Softcover. DLC: Electronic data processing personnel--Certification.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Coriolis Group Books; 1st edition (January 4, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576109232
• ISBN-13: 978-1576109236
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,136,998 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #66 in Books > Computers & Technology > Certification > Linux

More About the Author

Emmett Dulaney has written over 30 books on Windows, Security, IT project management, and UNIX, and is the certification columnist for CertCities.

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Something odd with reviews, July 18, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: LPI General Linux I Exam Cram (Exam: 101) (Paperback)

The General Linux I Exam Cram (Exam 101) is one of the best Linux books on the market. There is something odd with the reviews posted here, though. As I look at the page numbers listed by some reviewers as containing errors, they don't match with the book I hold in my hand. In fact, they don't even cover the same topics. My assumption, therefore, is that reviews for more than one book are being posted here - explaining why some reviewers are rating it well and others poorly. If you are reading the reviews because you are interested in the General Linux I Exam Cram (ISBN 1-57610-923-2), then you won't find a better title anywhere. On the other hand, if this review is - through some Amazon fluke - posted for any other book, then I have no idea about that title, and I don't know who Chris Hare or any other authors mentioned in some of the reviews are (the book I hold in my hand is written only by Emmett Dulaney).

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good book for the Intermediate to Advanced User, July 16, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: LPI General Linux I Exam Cram (Exam: 101) (Paperback)

I just completed my Linux Professional Institute Certification Exam. I passed by a wide margin. I do have extensive experience in UNIX but only a little in Linux. I used the Exam Cram books as my exclusive preparation for the test. I felt that the "LPI General Linux I" did a good job of preparing me for the LPI 101 test. This is not a book that someone with limited experience in Linux and/or UNIX should use but for a more experienced person it provides a good course of study.

There are some minor problems with the book; the occasional inaccuracy and an unfortunate choice for the font which made it impossible to differentiate between certain letters; but over all I was happy with the book and felt well prepared for the test.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Concise and Handy, August 17, 2001

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This review is from: LPI General Linux I Exam Cram (Exam: 101) (Paperback)

This book will get through the exam (Level I, 101), but barely, even if you memorise and understand everything verbatim. Excellent as a portable revision tool, but only after you have gone through a more thorough reading of a more comprehensive book on Linux. For more indepth stuff, I would hertily recommend "LPIC in a Nutshell". Costs the same and covers both Level I exams (101 AND 102) with double the material and pages.

Overall, LPI General Linux I Exam Cram: Exam 101 is very readable and can serve as a good intro to the world of Linux for those Linux gurus wannabes.