Thank you guys. On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 4:29 PM, Bill Quinn <bill.qu...@linuxit.com> wrote:
> John > > > > You need to put the question in context. > > > > What is the man command used for? > > A) It displays information about the syntax for a command. > > B) It is the replacement for the boy command. > > C) It is a standard alias to ls -la ¦ more. > > D) It is used to display formatted HTML pages. > > > > With all IT Certification Exams I have seen or taken (Microsoft, Cisco, > ITIL, Novell), there is usually one answer which you can discount. I would > interpret this sample question as demonstrating that point, albeit in a very > obvious manner. > > > > Some of the other questions at > http://www.lpi.org/eng/certification/the_lpic_program/lpic_1/exam_101_sample_questionsare > less obvious. For example: > > > > What command sends the output of cmd1 to the input of cmd2? > > > > A) cmd1 ¦ cmd2 > > B) cmd1 ¦¦ cmd2 > > C) cmd1 && cmd2 > > D) cmd1 ; cmd2 > > E) cmd1 cmd2 > > > > Bill > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto: > ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com] *On Behalf Of *John Stevenson > *Sent:* 19 April 2010 16:06 > > *To:* UK Ubuntu Talk > *Subject:* Re: [ubuntu-uk] LPIC vs CompTIA Linux+ > > > > On 19 April 2010 15:03, David <david.lut...@gmail.com> wrote: > > What does everybody think about these certifications? > > Is one of them better to have, and are they both up to date? > > http://www.lpi.org/certification > http://www.comptia.org/certifications/listed/linux.aspx > > > Some sample questions for the LPI remind me of a TV phone in quiz > > What is the man command used for? > *B)* It is the replacement for the boy command. > > To answer the question, I agree that LPI is the certification most talked > about. I am a little dubious about certification as it usually tests memory > rather than understanding. If you are starting out as a Linux admin, it is > useful to have for your CV though. > > -- > John Stevenson > jr0cket.com > leanagilemachine.com > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by *MailScanner* <http://www.mailscanner.info/>, and is > believed to be clean. > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > -- David Lutton e: david.lut...@gmail.com m: 07792 560341 h: 01245 226837
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