Linux+ Exam

[d4mo]

Has anyone taken it? I want to take it in the next couple of weeks because the test is going to change at the end of next March.

Any tips or advice on the test?

Also the cert does not expire does it?

 

[TechBoyJK]

Good luck!

check out mcmcse.com and techexams.net

Their forums will probably be more supportive and informative.

 

[d4mo]

Ok, I've checked it out, and they are pretty helpful. The only question I still have is if you fail the test do you have to pay full price to take it again?

 

[Red Squirrel]

I believe you do have to pay the full price again.

I'd like to take all the compTIA exams myself some day, they are not really high up there, but they don't expire, so at least you just have to do it once.

The hard part is finding the motivation to study for countless hours for months, on my own time.

 

[Platypus]

Not a put down by any means, but is there a specific reason you're going after this cert?

 

[TwiceOver]

I believe you do have to pay the full price again.

I'd like to take all the compTIA exams myself some day, they are not really high up there, but they don't expire, so at least you just have to do it once.

The hard part is finding the motivation to study for countless hours for months, on my own time.

Just an FYI, you can often use multiple compTIA certs to meet a requirement of a higher up cert from another vendor. I believe 2 comptia certs will meet one of the 5 required tests for an MCSE (or whatever it is these days). So in the end you would walk away with 3 certs or just do the straight MCSE and walk away with 1.

I'd go for the three. Even if they aren't high end certs, they do look good on a resume.

 

[OoteR02]

Ok, I've checked it out, and they are pretty helpful. The only question I still have is if you fail the test do you have to pay full price to take it again?

Full price again. http://www.getcertify4less.com has discounts.. I've used them 2x with no problems.

I'd like to take all the compTIA exams myself some day, they are not really high up there, but they don't expire, so at least you just have to do it once.

read up.. IF you get certified before the end of this year they do not expire.. if you get certified in 2011 they expire in 3 years..

 

[Bateluer]

Just an FYI, you can often use multiple compTIA certs to meet a requirement of a higher up cert from another vendor. I believe 2 comptia certs will meet one of the 5 required tests for an MCSE (or whatever it is these days). So in the end you would walk away with 3 certs or just do the straight MCSE and walk away with 1.

I'd go for the three. Even if they aren't high end certs, they do look good on a resume.

Both my current job, and the job I interviewed for today liked the three certs I have, A+, Network+ and Redhat's RHCT. I plan on pursuing the CompTIA Security+, though I'm torn on whether to get the Linux+ or pursue the LPIC certs instead.

 

[JD50]

Go for your RHCE instead, not some bullshit multiple choice exam. Goodluck either way.

 

[Bateluer]

Go for your RHCE instead, not some bullshit multiple choice exam. Goodluck either way.

Not sure if you can go straight to the RHCE without first getting the RHCT? The RHC* are much harder, hands on exams though. You need to be ready to take them. Unless you're already very familiar with Linux, it'll be a bitch.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Full price again. http://www.getcertify4less.com has discounts.. I've used them 2x with no problems.



read up.. IF you get certified before the end of this year they do not expire.. if you get certified in 2011 they expire in 3 years..

Ouch, are they changing them to expire? That's going to suck. No way I have time to study all that by 2011 unless I quit my job and did just that lol. Guess it ain't going to happen. I find it silly how they make them expire in 3 years. It takes about that much time just to study and do them. (the high end ones like MS and Cisco, anyway)

 

[Bateluer]

Ouch, are they changing them to expire? That's going to suck. No way I have time to study all that by 2011 unless I quit my job and did just that lol. Guess it ain't going to happen. I find it silly how they make them expire in 3 years. It takes about that much time just to study and do them. (the high end ones like MS and Cisco, anyway)

There will probably be 'refresher' tests to stay current. But, honestly, it shouldn't take you 3 years to study for most of the CompTIA certs. Some of the more complex MS and Cisco certs will take longer, but if it takes you three years, you're in the wrong field.

Technology evolves, grows, and changes. People working in this career field have to stay on top of it.

 

[Red Squirrel]

There will probably be 'refresher' tests to stay current. But, honestly, it shouldn't take you 3 years to study for most of the CompTIA certs. Some of the more complex MS and Cisco certs will take longer, but if it takes you three years, you're in the wrong field.

Technology evolves, grows, and changes. People working in this career field have to stay on top of it.

Considering most of these tests are based on learning tons of stuff by heart (in the real world you can look it up) it does take quite a while, especially the tests that require like 95% to pass. I find that just crazy. Certs are nothing but a money grabber, really. Sadly some jobs require them so they're still something everyone should try to get.

They don't prove anything about the person's knowledge though. Anyone who has good memory can try to memorize the 1,000+ page books that go with those certs.

 

[JD50]

Considering most of these tests are based on learning tons of stuff by heart (in the real world you can look it up) it does take quite a while, especially the tests that require like 95% to pass. I find that just crazy. Certs are nothing but a money grabber, really. Sadly some jobs require them so they're still something everyone should try to get.

They don't prove anything about the person's knowledge though. Anyone who has good memory can try to memorize the 1,000+ page books that go with those certs.

IMO that's why the Red Hat exams actually mean something, you can't memorize a bunch of crap for them, you have to actually know what you're doing. And you have to retake it every 2 releases.

 

[Red Squirrel]

IMO that's why the Red Hat exams actually mean something, you can't memorize a bunch of crap for them, you have to actually know what you're doing. And you have to retake it every 2 releases.

Oh are they actually hands on? This is how certs should be, imo.

 

[Bateluer]

Oh are they actually hands on? This is how certs should be, imo.

Yes, the Red Hat certs are hands on. You're given a PC, RHEL media, and a list of tasks that need to be accomplished within a specified time frame. The test changed in May 2009 to a single section, but when I took it, it was divided into two sections. A troubleshooting section, where they'd introduce a script that would break things, change root passwords, add syntax errors to conf files, etc. And an installation and configuration section.

 

[alkemyst]

grow a long beard, *nix guys do much better with long beards...