LPIC-1 In Depth (Paperback)

~ Michael Jang (Author)

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Product Description

GNU/Linux certifications, and in particular Linux Professional Institute (LPI) certification, are increasingly becoming a key differentiator between IT job candidates. “LPIC-1 In Depth” offers the most up-to-date test prep guide available to successfully pass both Linux Professional Institute Level I exams, LPIC-1 101 and 102. Each chapter maps completely to a section of the test, and includes end of the chapter review questions and answers. The appendices include a full glossary of terms and two sample exams for self-testing.

About the Author

Michael Jang is a full time author, focused on Linux and Linux certification. He is author or contributor to about 20 books; best known work: RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux Study Guide, Fifth Edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 499 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology PTR; 1 edition (May 6, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598639676
• ISBN-13: 978-1598639674
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #37,719 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book and Resource, August 10, 2009

By	Tobias (Portland) - See all my reviews

I thought this was an excellent book for not only preparing for the test, but a great desktop reference book. I would definitely recommend this book for anyone looking to pass the exam or just looking to become a better Linux user.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Some Issues, some changes, June 16, 2009

By	Mark54g "Mark54g" - See all my reviews

This book, overall, is pretty good. Michael Jang knows the material, but like other Michael Jang books, he gets repetitive, going over the same data on more than one occasion, which seems like page padding. In other areas, his descriptions seem to be confusing. Reading the book as a primer, and then using Man Pages to clear things up seems like a must, but this is one of the few books out there for the new 2009 LPIC 1 test. I have not completed this book, but as I have said, the potential for improvement is definitely there.

I have since moved on to Chapter 5 and I must say this book feels rushed, though the info is pretty good. The amount of typos should have been caught. There is no excuse for the ones on the chapter exams.

I am adding more. This should NOT have been a 3 star book. The errors were not flukes, they were all over the place and Frankly, I wonder why somebody would give it 5 stars for something so inaccurate, so to make it nearly unusable for test prep. If you know your material and want a book to help you go over some objectives then this will work, but it seems like the book had multiple versions that were stitched together without remark for the answers being accurate and lots of copy/paste of the same material, nearly word for word, to get the page count up.

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, this is the book to buy., November 2, 2009

By	R. Hudson (Dallas, Texas USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I passed the LPIC-1 101 exam October 15th, 2009 using this book as my study guide. I used VMWare 6.5 Workstation to create my lab environment. BTW, you have to have a lab environment, seriously. Some of the other reviewers cited typos. Yes, there a few and yes the publisher should have an errata page, however, I still give the book five stars as it is the best LPIC-1 guide I've found. You can read it quickly, perform the exercises quickly, and test yourself quickly.

I hope to pass the LPIC-1 102 exam in a few weeks. So far the 102 exam sections are right on target.