Ubuntu Certified Professional Study Guide (Exam LPI 199) (Book & CD Rom) [Paperback]

Michael Jang (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071591109 | ISBN-13: 978-0071591102 | Publication Date: July 7, 2008 | Edition: 1

The Best Fully Integrated Study System Available for Exam LPI 199

With hundreds of practice questions and hands-on exercises, Ubuntu Certified Professional Study Guide covers what you need to know--and shows you how to prepare--for this challenging exam.

• 100% complete coverage of all official objectives for exam LPI 199
• Exam Readiness Checklist at the front of the book--you're ready for the exam when all objectives on the list are checked off
• Inside the Exam sections in every chapter highlight key exam topics covered
• Simulated exam questions match the format, tone, topics, and difficulty of the real exam

Covers all Ubuntu Certified Professional exam topics, including:

Ubuntu Community Resources · Installation · Specialized Hardware and Power Management · Automated Installation and Diskless Clients · Basic Commands and File Systems · Updates and Repositories · Printer Configuration · Languages and Accounts · Network Interfaces and Profiles · Network Authentication and File Systems · Configured and Customized GNOME

CD-ROM includes:

• Complete MasterExam practice testing engine, featuring: One full practice exam; Detailed answers with explanations; Score Report performance assessment tool
• Electronic book for studying on the go
• Bonus downloadable MasterExam practice test with free online registration

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About the Author

Michael Jang, UPC, LPIC-2, RHCE, CompTIA Linux+, LCP, is the bestselling author of several Linux titles, including RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux Study Guide, Fifth Edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 547 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (July 7, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071591109
• ISBN-13: 978-0071591102
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,384,363 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but out-of-date, December 13, 2008

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Kyle Winkler (Orem, Ut USA) - See all my reviews
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They updated the test for Hardy (8.04) after this book came out, so make sure you get the new curriculum from [...] so you can know what parts of the book to ignore and what parts you need to supplement (its not too much). There are also some errors. It is nevertheless a great resource and helped me pass the test. I recommend it to anyone wanting a deeper knowledge of Linux/Ubuntu, as well as those studying for the UCP exam.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Book ok - CD abysmal, October 27, 2009

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Resnik Chris - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ubuntu Certified Professional Study Guide (Exam LPI 199) (Book & CD Rom) (Paperback)

I bought this book after seeing it a store. Unfortunately I didn't buy it then and until I made up my mind it was gone. So I had to order it here.
The structure and the content of the book is good and should be enough material (together with the curriculum) to pass the test.
The CD however is nothing but a feeble joke. I'm already using a PC with Ubuntu installed and I thought the mock exam included in the CD would run on Ubuntu (or any Linux distro) but it's all Windows :-( Hello? Do all the books about WinXP, Vista, Win7 come with *nix binaries on the CDs?
Really disappointed with the publisher... (McGraw Hill)

3.0 out of 5 stars Many written errors and very poor software., January 19, 2010

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This review is from: Ubuntu Certified Professional Study Guide (Exam LPI 199) (Book & CD Rom) (Paperback)

I found this book to be effective in helping me prepare for both LPIC-1 tests, however, it has a few very noticeable flaws that may cause someone less experienced with Linux to get less ROI. I had used various Linux distros at home and work for ~10 years before finally deciding to go ahead and get certified. First of all, the software is simply awful. It is Windows only and has many, many wrong answers. I found a number of questions where the testing software marked me wrong while reporting the correct answer as NOTHING, just a blank space. The book itself is really pretty decent but has some very obvious mistakes that speak to a sub-par editing process. There are a number of instances of pure copy/paste with words changed between paragraphs. More alarming than this though is the number on instances where words were NOT changed. Mr. Jang is a talented author and I do feel this book was rushed to market to coincide with the updated(04/01/09) LPIC objectives. Even at three stars I would still recommend buying this book as a study guide, just don't make it your only one.