Archive for June, 2010
Certifiable: Why Get A Linux Certification? by Ross Brunson
Posted by RossB in Articles, Certifiable Series, Videos on 2010/06/17
A much asked question over the years, getting your certification is not easy but it helps you keep current by giving you goals to measure your progress, helps employers determine that you are qualified and gets you into the interview process, where you can really shine.
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RossB
Question Dissection: Configuring GRUB for Booting
Posted by RossB in Articles, Exam Details, Question Dissection Series on 2010/06/16
Note: The Question Dissection Series is designed to present a sample LPIC Exam question taken from various sources for study, providing the right and wrong answers with explanations designed to show you how questions should be read and understood. Additionally there are Notes that point to sites, resources and other tools to help you study properly for the concepts contained in the question.
Question: Configuring GRUB for Booting
From objective 101.2 Boot the System
When using the GRUB boot loader, which of the answers describes the first extended partition on the first hard disk in a GRUB configuration?
❍ A. /dev/hda4
❍ B. /dev/dsk/c0d0s3
❍ C. (hd0,4)
❍ D. c:8000
Answer C is correct because GRUB uses a description of (hdx,y) where x is the disk and y is the partition.
Answer A is incorrect because it describes a device file, not a GRUB object.
Answer B is incorrect because it describes a Solaris Unix device.
Answer D is incorrect because it is the debug location for low-level formatting an MFM/RLL disk.
Notes: Remember that GRUB is different from LILO in that it features a mini-command-line interface that features tab-completion, and instead of referring to the disks and partitions by /dev/hda1 etc., you use (hdx,y) where the disk number is x and the partition is y. A future article will deal with how to install, configure and troubleshoot GRUB.
Several resources can be helpful in learning more about this topic, the first of which would be Chapter 1 of the current version of my LPIC 1 Exam Cram 2 book (look for it in the sidebar ->), starting on Pg 19, the second would be the GRUB man pages ( man grub ).
Any comments, suggestions or questions are welcome.
RossB
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Certifiable: Introduction and Welcome to the LPICPrep Channel by Ross Brunson
Posted by RossB in Certifiable Series, Videos on 2010/06/08
Quick introductory video introducing myself and the LPICPrep Youtube Channel, many more coming.
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RossB
IT Certification Looks Toward Freeware Or Freedom
Posted by RossB in Analyst Reports, Articles, Certification News on 2010/06/04
From the Article:
Earlier this week Forrester released a report titled: “Open Source Software Goes Mainstream”. While the title may not be breaking news to readers of Open Sources, the data backing up the report is well worth the read. The report is based on responses from over 1100 software development decision makers in North American and European enterprises and SMBs. According to the survey, the top three planning goals for 2009 are:
10 reasons IT certification will be important in 2009
Posted by RossB in Articles, Certification News on 2010/06/01
From the article:
Many technology professionals believe IT certifications reached their peak during the height of the dot-com boom. But such a mindset may well prove shortsighted. The subsequent dot-com bomb led to an exodus of certified technicians from the industry. Then, as the dust settled, IT certifications were reworked. Accreditations were better mapped to real-world needs and expertise. Program flaws were eliminated. Training programs improved.
Now, in turbulent economic times, IT certifications will provide more relevance than ever before. With unprecedented bailouts, widespread cost and workforce reductions, and a slew of new platforms being released, IT accreditations will assume renewed importance in 2009. Here are 10 reasons why IT certifications will prove important in 2009.