12.1 Exam Preparation

LPI Exam 102 is thorough, but if you have a solid foundation in Linux concepts as described here, you should find it straightforward. If you've already taken Exam 101, you'll find that 102 contains 20 percent more questions and covers a broader range of Linux administration skills. Included are basics such as PC architecture and Linux installation, and more advanced topics such as GUI (X Windows), customization, and networking. Exam 102 is quite specific on some Topics, such as package managers. However, you won't come across questions intended to trick you, and you're unlikely to find questions that you feel are ambiguous.

For clarity, this material is presented in the same order as the LPI Topics and Objectives. It may be helpful to devise a sequence of study in some areas. For example, working on "Networking Fundamentals" (Topic 1.12) prior to "Networking Services" (Topic 1.13) may be helpful. However, other Topics stand alone, and you may choose to study the Topics in any order. To assist you with your preparation, Table 12-1 through Table 12-9 provide a complete listing of the Topics and Objectives for Exam 102. After you complete your study of each Objective, simply check it off here to measure and organize your progress.

Table 12-1. Hardware and Architecture (Topic 1.1)

Objective	Weight	Description
1	3	Section 13.1
2	4	Section 13.2
3	3	Section 13.3

Table 12-2. Linux Installation and Package Management (Topic 2.2)

Objective	Weight	Description
1	2	Section 14.1
2	2	Section 14.2
3	2	Section 14.3
4	3	Section 14.4
5	5	Section 14.5
6	8	Section 14.6

Table 12-3. Kernel (Topic 1.5)

Objective	Weight	Description
1	3	Section 15.1
2	4	Section 15.2

Table 12-4. Text Editing, Processing, and Printing (Topic 1.7)

Objective	Weight	Description
1	2	Section 16.1
2	2	Section 16.2
3	1	Section 16.3
4	3	Section 16.4

Table 12-5. Shells, Scripting, Programming, and Compiling (Topic 1.9)

Objective	Weight	Description
1	4	Section 17.1
2	5	Section 17.2

Table 12-6. X (Topic 2.10)

Objective	Weight	Description
1	4	Section 18.2
2	1	Section 18.3
3	1	Section 18.4
4	4	Section 18.5

Table 12-7. Networking Fundamentals (Topic 1.12)

Objective	Weight	Description
1	4	Section 19.1
2	NA	Superseded by information from other Topics
3	10	Section 19.2
4	4	Section 19.3

Table 12-8. Networking Services (Topic 1.13)

Objective	Weight	Description
1	5	Section 20.1
2	5	Section 20.2
3	3	Section 20.3
4	4	Section 20.4
5	3	Section 20.5

Table 12-9. Security (Topic 1.14)

Objective	Weight	Description
1	4	Section 21.1
2	4	Section 21.2
3	2	Section 21.3