"Donald A. Tevault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > quite a bit of outdated information. So, I'm wondering, do I need to tell > students about the following topics? Or, has the exam been updated to > reflect more updated information?
It's been updated but there is still some older things being tested. Also, have you seen my e-mail from a couple of hours ago. The objectives are being changed. They will take effect on Dec 1 (ie. that's when we'll be testing against them). > /proc/pci > scsi_info > usbmgr, /etc/usbmgr, and usbmodules > hotplug All gone in the new objectives. > sndconfig and isapnp > > Okay, these aren't in the exam objectives, but several other books that are > still in print talk about these. Since they only apply to ISA bus devices, I > would be very surprised if there's still anyone left who would have use for > them. Nothing we can do about what people choose to write about :) > Also, there's the general topic of configuring devices so as to avoid IRQ, > ioports, and DMA conflicts. Now that most, if not all, ISA bus devices have > been replaced with PCI or PCIe bus devices, is there still a need for this > topic at all? PCI and PCIe devices get configured dynamically, and there's > really not much you can do to change their settings. If you check the new objectives, you'll see that hardware is now a basically a 2 weighting out of 60 now. This means that there will be two questions on future exams on hardware related issues. > That's it for Topic 101. I'll let you know if I find anything more in > subsequent topics. Thanks, Donnie. The feedback is appreciated. Please take a look at the new objectives and send in any feedback. Regards, -- g. matthew rice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> starnix care, toronto, ontario, ca phone: 647.722.5301 x242 gpg id: EF9AAD20 http://www.starnix.com professional linux services & products _______________________________________________ lpi-examdev mailing list [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev
