:O'Reilly Network: Linux Professional Institute Certification
O'Reilly Network: Linux Professional Institute Certification Apr 8, 2000, 12 :38 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (5060 reads) (Other stories by Jeff Dean)
"In my first article I labeled LPI's offerings community testing because exam content is largely contributed by volunteers from the Linux
community. While it is unclear how industry will react the the various Linux certifications available, LPI's approach should yield a well
rounded set of exams which represent the interests of Linux administrators in the field."
"While the LPI could field a single exam for their LPIC Level I certification, testing centers could find that a long, involved test is too difficult to
schedule and deploy. Also, examinees may be put off by sitting for hours taking the tests or by the sizable lump-sum cost that would be
necessary. Instead, LPI is creating multiple exams of managable duration and cost, along the lines of other established exam programs. With
this goal in mind LPI divided its Level 1 topics into two parts, yielding exams 101 and 102. Together, these exams are intended to represent
a Linux administrator's basic responsibilities. Because both exams are required, there's no point to taking only one, so plan on registering for
both exam 101 and 102 to complete your first level of LPI certification. Exam 101 consists of 60 questions to be answered in 90 minutes,
and costs USD $100. Specifics on exam 102 aren't yet available."
"In the discussion that follows, you'll note that the numbers assigned to exam topics aren't sequential. For example, exam 101 begins with topic
1.3, and continues with topic 2.4. This is due to organizational changes made by the LPI as their program developed. The numbering from
their original setup remains to avoid a confusing migration. For examinees, use the topic numbers only as references. They do not relate to
exam numbers or certification levels."
