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Linux+ Outline:
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Videos: 41 Demonstrations: 63 Simulations: 91 Fact Sheets: 107 Exam Questions: 385 Exams: 54

Contents: 1.0 Linux Overview (18 questions) 1.1 Linux Overview 1.1.1 Course Overview 1.1.2 Linux History 1.1.3 Licensing Facts 1.2 Linux Architecture 1.2.1 Linux Components 1.2.2 Component Facts 1.2.3 File Types 1.2.4 The File System 1.2.5 Exploring the File System 1.2.6 File Types 1.2.7 Directory Contents 1.2.8 ExamSim Questions - Section 1.2 1.3 Choosing Linux 1.3.1 Uses for Linux 1.3.2 Computer Roles 1.3.3 Distributions 1.3.4 Distribution Facts 1.3.5 ExamSim Questions - Section 1.3 1.4 Installing Linux 1.4.1 The Installation Process 1.4.2 Installing Linux (Red Hat Installer) 1.4.3 Installation Facts 1.4.4 ExamSim Questions - Section 1.4 2.0 Using Linux (31 questions) 2.1 The Shell 2.1.1 Shell Facts 2.1.2 Using Shell Commands 2.2 Navigating the File System 2.2.1 File Paths 2.2.2 Navigating the File System 2.2.3 Path Facts 2.2.4 File System Commands 2.2.5 Find the Working Directory 2.2.6 Find a Hidden File 2.2.7 View File Information 2.2.8 ExamSim Questions - Section 2.2 2.3 Viewing and Searching Files 2.3.1 Viewing Text Files 2.3.2 Searching the File System 2.3.3 Viewing and Searching Commands 2.3.4 View a List of Available Shells 2.3.5 View the Contents of a File 2.3.6 ExamSim Questions - Section 2.3 2.4 Text Editors 2.4.1 Using vi 2.4.2 Using nano

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2.5 Environment Variables

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2.5.1 Setting Environment Variables 2.5.2 Environment Variable Facts 2.5.3 View Environment Variables 2.5.4 ExamSim Questions - Section 2.5 2.6 Script Files 2.6.1 Script Files 2.6.2 Scripting Syntax 2.6.3 ExamSim Questions - Section 2.6 2.7 Graphical Interfaces 2.7.1 Using Gnome 2.7.2 Using KDE 2.8 Help 2.8.1 How to Get Help 2.8.2 Using Help Resources 2.8.3 Help Facts 2.8.4 Get Help 1 2.8.5 Get Help 2 2.8.6 Get Help 3 2.8.7 ExamSim Questions - Section 2.8 3.0 Users and Groups (19 questions) 3.1 Users and Groups 3.1.1 Linux User and Groups 3.1.2 User and Group Facts 3.2 User Management 3.2.1 Managing Users 3.2.2 User Commands and Files 3.2.3 Create a User Account 3.2.4 Rename a User Account 3.2.5 Find the User ID 3.2.6 Delete a User 3.2.7 ExamSim Questions - Section 3.2 3.3 Group Management 3.3.1 Managing Groups 3.3.2 Group Commands and Files 3.3.3 Add Users to a Group 3.3.4 View Group Membership 3.3.5 Add a User to Additional Groups 3.3.6 Remove a User from a Group 3.3.7 Remove a User from All Groups 3.3.8 Rename and Create Groups 3.3.9 Delete a Group and Users 3.3.10 ExamSim Questions - Section 3.3 3.4 Quota Management 3.4.1 Managing Quotas 3.4.2 Quota Commands 3.4.3 Find the User Quota 3.4.4 Turn Quotas On 3.4.5 Turn Quotas Off 3.4.6 Edit Quotas 1 3.4.7 Edit Quotas 2 3.4.8 Generate a Quota Report 3.5 User Account Security 3.5.1 Delegating Administrative Tasks 3.5.2 The root User Account 3.5.3 Find the Login Name 3.5.4 Switch Users for a Command 3.5.5 Switch to the Root User 3.5.6 Log Out of the System 3.5.7 Password and User Account Security 3.5.8 Change Your Password 3.5.9 Change a User's Password 3.5.10 Lock and Unlock User Accounts 3.5.11 ExamSim Questions - Section 3.5

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4.1.2 Permission Facts

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4.1.3 Ownership Facts ExamSim Questions - Section 4.1 4.2 Managing Permissions 4.2.1 Changing Permissions 4.2.2 Permission Commands 4.2.3 Set Directory Permissions 4.2.4 Add File Permissions 4.2.5 Set File Permissions 4.2.6 Enable Directory Browsing 4.2.7 Set the SUID Bit 4.2.8 Remove SUID and GUID Permissions 4.2.9 Change the Umask 1 4.2.10 Change the Umask 2 4.2.11 Change the Umask 3 4.2.12 ExamSim Questions - Section 4.2 4.3 Managing Ownership 4.3.1 Changing Ownership 4.3.2 Ownership Commands 4.3.3 Change File Ownership 4.3.4 Change Group Ownership for a File 4.3.5 Change Directory Ownership 4.3.6 ExamSim Questions - Section 4.3 4.4 Managing Files 4.4.1 Managing Files 4.4.2 File Management Commands 4.4.3 Create Directories 4.4.4 Delete Directories 4.4.5 Delete Files 4.4.6 Delete a Directory Structure 4.4.7 Move Files 4.4.8 Create a Hard Link 4.4.9 Create a Soft Link 4.4.10 Determine the Directory Size 4.4.11 Determine the Amount of Free Disk Space 4.4.12 ExamSim Questions - Section 4.4 5.0 Services and Processes (31 questions) 5.1 Init and Runlevels 5.1.1 Init and System V 5.1.2 Init and Runlevel Facts 5.1.3 Using chkconfig 5.1.4 Init Commands and Files 5.1.5 Find the Runlevel 5.1.6 Change the Runlevel 5.1.7 Change the Default Runlevel 5.1.8 Change a Service Runlevel 5.1.9 ExamSim Questions - Section 5.1 5.2 Services 5.2.1 Starting and Stopping Services (Daemons) 5.2.2 Services Commands and Files 5.2.3 Determine Service Status 5.2.4 Restart a Service 5.2.5 ExamSim Questions - Section 5.2 5.3 Managing Processes 5.3.1 Process Management 5.3.2 Managing Processes 5.3.3 Running Multiple Processes 5.3.4 Process Management Facts 5.3.5 Viewing Processes Commands 5.3.6 Process Management Commands 5.3.7 Power Management Commands 5.3.8 Kill a Remote Terminal Services Session 5.3.9 Stop a Zombie Process 5.3.10 ExamSim Questions - Section 5.3 5.4 Scheduling Tasks 5.4.1 Task Scheduling 5.4.2 Task Scheduling Using cron 5.4.3 cron Commands and Files

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6.1 Software Distribution 6.1.1 Installing Applications 6.1.2 Software Installation Facts 6.2 Tarballs 6.2.1 Tarballs 6.2.2 Installing from Tarballs 6.2.3 Tarball Facts 6.2.4 ExamSim Questions - Section 6.2 6.3 Package Managers 6.3.1 Package Managers 6.3.2 Using RPM 6.3.3 Package Manager Front Ends 6.3.4 Using APT 6.3.5 Using YUM 6.3.6 Package Manager Facts 6.3.7 Package Manager Commands 6.3.8 ExamSim Questions - Section 6.3 6.4 Archive and Backup 6.4.1 Archive and Backup 6.4.2 Using tar for Backup 6.4.3 Archive and Backup Facts 6.4.4 Archive and Backup Commands 6.4.5 Create a Tarball Archive File 6.4.6 Create and Extract from Tarball Archive Files 6.4.7 ExamSim Questions - Section 6.4 7.0 Installing Hardware (34 questions) 7.1 Installation Overview 7.1.1 The Installation Process 7.1.2 ESD Prevention 7.1.3 Safety Measures 7.1.4 ExamSim Questions - Section 7.1 7.2 BIOS, CMOS, and Memory 7.2.1 BIOS and CMOS 7.2.2 Change the Boot Device Order 7.2.3 Disable Memory Tests 7.2.4 Enable the Parallel Port 7.2.5 Memory Facts 7.2.6 Memory Installation Facts 7.2.7 ExamSim Questions - Section 7.2 7.3 System Resources 7.3.1 System Resources 7.3.2 Common IRQ Assignments 7.3.3 Common I/O Address Assignments 7.3.4 Common DMA Assignments 7.3.5 ExamSim Questions - Section 7.3 7.4 IDE, SCSI, and Floppy Devices 7.4.1 IDE 7.4.2 IDE Facts 7.4.3 SCSI 7.4.4 SCSI Facts 7.4.5 Floppy Device Facts 7.4.6 ExamSim Questions - Section 7.4 7.5 USB, Firewire, Parallel, and Serial Devices 7.5.1 USB and Firewire 7.5.2 USB and Firewire Facts 7.5.3 Parallel and Serial Facts 7.5.4 PCMCIA Facts 7.5.5 ExamSim Questions - Section 7.5 8.0 Managing Devices (20 questions) 8.1 Kernel Modules

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8.2.1 Why Customize the Kernel 8.2.2 Recompiling the Kernel 8.2.3 Configuring and Compiling the Kernel 8.2.4 Kernel Facts 8.3 XWindows 8.3.1 Configuring X Windows 8.3.2 Configuring XF86Config 8.3.3 XWindows Facts 8.3.4 ExamSim Questions - Section 8.3 8.4 Printing 8.4.1 Printing Systems 8.4.2 Configuring Printing 8.4.3 Managing Printing 8.4.4 Samba Printing Facts 8.4.5 Permissions Facts 8.4.6 Print a File 8.4.7 Remove a Print Job 8.4.8 ExamSim Questions - Section 8.4 8.5 Multimedia 8.5.1 Sound Servers 8.5.2 Client Media Players 8.5.3 Multimedia Facts 8.5.4 Codec Facts ExamSim Questions - Section 8.5 9.0 Disks and Volumes (22 questions) 9.1 Device Files 9.1.1 Device Files 9.1.2 Viewing Device Files 9.1.3 Device File Names 9.2 Volumes 9.2.1 Volumes 9.2.2 Volume Facts 9.2.3 Partitioning with fdisk 9.2.4 fdisk Facts 9.2.5 Find the Boot Device 9.2.6 Find the Swap Device 9.2.7 RAID Volumes 9.2.8 ExamSim Questions - Section 9.2 9.3 File Systems 9.3.1 File Systems 9.3.2 Formatting 9.3.3 File System Facts 9.3.4 Formatting Commands 9.3.5 Format a Hard Disk 9.3.6 Format a Floppy Disk 9.3.7 Format a Hard Disk with reiserfs 9.3.8 Create a Swap Area 9.3.9 ExamSim Questions - Section 9.3 9.4 Mounting 9.4.1 Volume Mount Points 9.4.2 Mounting Local Volumes 9.4.3 Mounting Facts 9.4.4 Mounting Commands and Files 9.4.5 Mount a Volume 9.4.6 Unmount a Volume 9.4.7 Mount Devices 9.4.8 Editing /etc/fstab 9.4.9 ExamSim Questions - Section 9.4 9.5 Planning Partitions and Volumes 9.5.1 Planning Partitions and Volumes 9.5.2 ExamSim Questions - Section 9.5 10.0 Boot and Shutdown (15 questions)

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10.1.5 Multiboot Systems 10.1.6 Boot Loader Commands and Files 10.1.7 Read the Boot File 10.1.8 ExamSim Questions - Section 10.1 10.2 System Shutdown 10.2.1 Shutting Down the System 10.2.2 Shutdown Commands and Files 10.2.3 Shut Down Immediately 10.2.4 Shut Down with Notification 10.2.5 Shut Down and Reboot 10.2.6 Control Shutdown Users 10.2.7 ExamSim Questions - Section 10.2 11.0 Networking (38 questions) 11.1 Networking Concepts 11.1.1 Networking Configuration 11.1.2 DNS Configuration 11.1.3 TCP/IP Protocols 11.1.4 IP Addressing 11.1.5 Ethernet Architecture 11.1.6 ExamSim Questions - Section 11.1 11.2 Network Configuration 11.2.1 Using Network Configuration Commands 11.2.2 Editing Network Configuration Files 11.2.3 Configuring DNS 11.2.4 Configuring DHCP 11.2.5 Implementing IP Masquerading 11.2.6 Networking Commands and Files 11.2.7 Configuring PPP Dialup Networking 11.2.8 ExamSim Questions - Section 11.2 11.3 Network Services 11.3.1 Networking Services 11.3.2 Configuring NFS 11.3.3 Configuring Samba 11.3.4 Configuring Apache 11.3.5 Super Servers 11.3.6 Configuring xinetd 11.3.7 Controlling Access to Network Services 11.3.8 Networking Services 11.3.9 Email Service 11.3.10 ExamSim Questions - Section 11.3 11.4 Centralized User Management 11.4.1 Configuring an NIS Server 11.4.2 Configuring an NIS Client 11.4.3 NIS Facts 11.4.4 ExamSim Questions - Section 11.4 11.5 Network Client Applications 11.5.1 Remote Access 11.5.2 Using FTP to Transfer Files 11.5.3 Using SSH 11.5.4 Remote Access and Administration 11.5.5 ExamSim Questions - Section 11.5 12.0 Security (21 questions) 12.1 Security Guidelines 12.1.1 Physical Security 12.1.2 User Account Security 12.1.3 Security Control and Auditing 12.1.4 ExamSim Questions - Section 12.1 12.2 Network Security 12.2.1 Security Tools 12.2.2 Configuring a Firewall with iptables 12.2.3 Testing Firewall Rules with nmap 12.2.4 Implementing Intrusion Detection with Tripwire 12.2.5 Network Security Tools

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13.1 System Performance Tools 13.1.1 Using Log Files 13.1.2 Log Files 13.1.3 The /proc Filesystem 13.1.4 View /proc Information 1 13.1.5 View /proc Information 2 13.1.6 Configuration Files and Directories 13.1.7 Documentation Tips 13.1.8 ExamSim Questions - Section 13.1 13.2 System Troubleshooting 13.2.1 Troubleshooting Process 13.2.2 Troubleshooting Disk Problems 13.2.3 Rescue Mode 13.2.4 LILO Boot Errors 13.2.5 Core Dumps 13.2.6 ExamSim Questions - Section 13.2 13.3 Network Troubleshooting 13.3.1 Troubleshooting Network Connections 13.3.2 Network Troubleshooting 13.3.3 Start a NIC 13.3.4 Stop a NIC 13.3.5 ExamSim Questions - Section 13.3 ExamSim (385 questions) Preparing for Certification Exam Objectives Exam FAQs How to Register for an Exam Exam-taking Hints and Tips Domain 1, All Questions Domain 2, All Questions Domain 3, All Questions Domain 4, All Questions Domain 5, All Questions Domain 6, All Questions Typical Exam (49 questions) (150 questions) (67 questions) (41 questions) (20 questions) (58 questions)

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