Linux+ Certification:
2004 Objectives

Topic-Level Outline

Days: 5

Prerequisites: One half year to one year experience using Linux

Unit 1 : Introduction to Linux

Topic A: 0 Linux as an operating system

A-1: Discussing operating systems

A-2: Understanding Linux as an operating system

A-3: Discussing Linux distributions

Topic B: 0 Common uses for Linux

B-1: Linux as an Internet server

B-2: Linux as a file and print server

B-3: Linux in business and science

B-4: Linux as an office workstation

Unit 2 : Installing a Linux system

Topic A: 0 Installing Linux

A-1: Starting the installation

A-2: Creating hard disk partitions

A-3: Configuring the boot loader, network, and firewall

A-4: Choosing system language and time zone

A-5: Setting the root password

A-6: Selecting and installing packages

A-7: Completing the installation

Topic B: 0 Understanding hardware

B-1: Discussing central processing units

B-2: Understanding physical memory

B-3: Using disk drives

B-4: Discussing mainboards and peripheral components

B-5: Discussing video adapters and monitors

Topic C: 0 Gathering pre-installation information

C-1: Creating a pre-installation checklist

Unit 3 : Exploring interfaces and filesystems

Topic A: 0 Linux interfaces

A-1: Discussing terminals and shells

Topic B: 0 Basic shell commands

B-1: Using shell commands and metacharacters

B-2: Getting help

B-3: Shutting down the system

Topic C: 0 Files and directories

C-1: Logging on and navigating the file structure

C-2: Examining files and file types

C-3: Using wildcard metacharacters

Topic D: 0 Displaying the contents of files

D-1: Displaying text file contents

D-2: Displaying binary data

Topic E: 0 Searching and editing text files

E-1: Using regular expressions in grep and egrep

E-2: Using the vi editor

E-3: Exploring vi options

E-4: Discussing common text editors

Unit 4 : Filesystem management

Topic A: 0 The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard

A-1: Discussing the FHS directory structure

A-2: Creating new directories

A-3: Moving files by using the mv command

A-4: Copying files by using the cp command

A-5: Using the rm and rmdir commands

Topic B: 0 Searching and linking files

B-1: Using find, locate, and which

B-2: Making and viewing links to files and directories

Topic C: 0 File and directory permissions

C-1: Using chown and chgrp

C-2: Applying and modifying access permissions

Topic D: 0 Default and special permissions

D-1: Using the umask variable

D-2: Viewing and setting special permissions

Unit 5 : Filesystem administration

Topic A: 0 The /dev directory and device files

A-1: Creating and viewing device files

Topic B: 0 Using floppy disks and CD-ROMs

B-1: Understanding filesystem types

B-2: Working with floppy disks

B-3: Working with CD-ROMs

B-4: Mounting and ejecting CD-ROMs

Topic C: 0 Hard disks

C-1: Discussing hard drive partitions

C-2: Partitioning a hard disk by using fdisk

C-3: Creating and mounting a filesystem

Topic D: 0 Monitoring filesystems

D-1: Checking for filesystems errors

D-2: Establishing disk quotas

Unit 6 : Advanced installation and troubleshooting

Topic A: 0 Advanced hardware configuration

A-1: Discussing SCSI

A-2: Discussing resources and Plug-and-Play

A-3: Discussing power management

Topic B: 0 Fault-tolerant disk systems

B-1: Discussing RAID levels

Topic C: 0 Advanced installation methods

C-1: Discussing installation methods

C-2: Discussing Network installation methods

C-3: Creating a kickstart file

Topic D: 0 Troubleshooting installations

D-1: Viewing system information

Unit 7 : Working with the BASH shell

Topic A: 0 Command input and output

A-1: Redirecting Standard Input, Output, and Error

A-2: Using the pipe metacharacter

Topic B: 0 Shell variables

B-1: Discussing shell variables

B-2: Creating and using aliases

Topic C: 0 Shell scripts

C-1: Creating and executing a shell script

C-2: Using decision constructs in a shell script

Topic D: 0 BASH command history

D-1: Using BASH command history

D-2: Customizing BASH command history

Unit 8 : System initialization

Topic A: 0 Booting and boot loaders

A-1: Discussing the boot process

A-2: Installing and configuring LILO

A-3: Configuring GRUB

A-4: Resizing a Windows partition by using FIPS

Topic B: 0 System initialization

B-1: Exploring and changing runlevels

B-2: Starting fake daemons

Unit 9 : The X Windows system

Topic A: 0 GUI components

A-1: Discussing X Windows

A-2: Controlling X Windows and environments

Topic B: 0 Configuring X Windows

B-1: Using command line tools to configure graphics

B-2: Configuring gdm

Unit 10 : Managing system processes

Topic A: 0 Starting, viewing, and killing processes

A-1: Discussing processes

A-2: Using the ps command to view processes

A-3: Using the kill command to terminate processes

Topic B: 0 Foreground and background processes

B-1: Running a process in the background

Topic C: 0 Process priorities and scheduling

C-1: Experimenting with scheduling priority

C-2: Using at and crontab to schedule processes

Unit 11 : Printer and log file administration

Topic A: 0 Printer administration

A-1: Discussing CUPS

A-2: Discussing print job management

A-3: Creating a local printer

A-4: Managing print jobs

Topic B: 0 Log file administration

B-1: Using the logrotate utility

Unit 12 : User, group, and file administration

Topic A: 0 Administering users and groups

A-1: Creating user accounts

A-2: Modifying user accounts

A-3: Locking and unlocking user accounts

A-4: Removing a user account

A-5: Creating, using, and deleting groups

Topic B: 0 Administering user files

B-1: Finding broken links and orphan files

B-2: Using file date and time stamps

Unit 13 : Compression, backup, and software installation

Topic A: 0 Compression

A-1: Compressing and decompressing files

Topic B: 0 System backup

B-1: Discussing backup media

B-2: Using the tar utility

B-3: Using cpio and dump utilities

Topic C: 0 Software installation

C-1: Discussing forms of software distribution

C-2: Compiling and installing a program from source code

C-3: Using RPM to query packages

C-4: Using RPM to install and remove software

Unit 14 : Troubleshooting and performance monitoring

Topic A: 0 Troubleshooting

A-1: Discussing troubleshooting methodology

A-2: Resolving hardware problems

A-3: Resolving software problems

A-4: Viewing and modifying package dependencies

Topic B: 0 Performance monitoring

B-1: Using the mpstat, iostat, and sar commands

B-2: Using the top, free, and vmstat commands

Unit 15 : Network Configuration

Topic A: 0 Networks and TCP/IP

A-1: Discussing the TCP/IP protocol

A-2: Discussing TCP/IP classes and subnetting

A-3: Configuring a TCP/IP NIC interface

Topic B: 0 Configuring a PPP interface

B-1: Discussing the PPP interface

Topic C: 0 Name resolution

C-1: Resolving host names by using the /etc/hosts file

Topic D: 0 Using network resources

D-1: Using the FTP daemon

D-2: Enabling the telnet daemon and using a telnet utility

D-3: Using rlogin and ssh

D-4: Viewing e-mail with mutt and mail

Topic E: 0 Configuring network services

E-1: Discussing xinetd and standalone daemons

E-2: Configuring Apache

E-3: Configuring Samba

E-4: Exporting a directory by using NFS

E-5: Configuring netfilter/iptables

Unit 16 : Security

Topic A: 0 System security

A-1: Using su and sudo

A-2: Examining services using nmap

Topic B: 0 Detecting intrusion

B-1: Exploring system security

Appendix A : The GNU Public License

Appendix B : Finding Linux resources on the Internet