CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-004)
(pearson-XK0-004-complete)
/ ISBN: 978-1-64459-139-0
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CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-004)
The CompTIA Linux+ XK0-004 Cert Guide comes with various interactive learning resources to help you pass the XK0-004 exam. Lab simulates real-world, hardware, software, and command-line interface environments and can be mapped to any text-book, course, or training. This online assessment engine enables you to access practice tests on any desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone device with internet connectivity.
To gain the CompTIA Linux+ certification, professionals are required to pass the XK0-004 exam. This exam's objectives include hardware and system configuration; systems operation and maintenance; security, troubleshooting and diagnostics; and automation and scripting. Once you are CompTIA certified, you will gain new career opportunities.
Lessons
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30+ Lessons
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291+ Quizzes
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236+ Flashcards
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241+ Glossary of terms
TestPrep
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89+ Pre Assessment Questions
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2+ Full Length Tests
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90+ Post Assessment Questions
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180+ Practice Test Questions
LiveLab
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48+ LiveLab
- Goals and Methods
- The Linux+ Domains and Objectives
- How This Course Maps to the Exam Objectives
- What’s New?
- Who Should Read This Course?
- Strategies for Exam Preparation
- Hardware and Linux Installation
- Summary
- Software in a Linux System
- Installing Software from Source
- Packages and Package Managers
- RPM and YUM Package Management
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- What Is Virtualization?
- Types of Virtualization/Hypervisors
- Bootstrapping VMs
- Template Formats
- Virtualization Storage
- Networking Considerations
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- The Linux Boot Process
- Boot Loaders and Files
- When Kernels Panic
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- systemd
- Down Memory Lane with SysVinit
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Managing Processes
- Sending Signals to Processes
- Job Control
- Managing Process Priorities
- Leaving Programs Running After Logout
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- File and Directory Operations
- Working with Input/Output Streams
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Reading File Contents
- Filters
- A Tour of the vim Editor
- nano, nano
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Working with Permissions
- Manipulating Permissions
- Special File Permissions
- Finding Files by Permission
- Access Control Lists
- Understanding Permission Problems
- Default Permissions
- Changing User Ownership
- Changing Group Ownership
- User Privilege Escalation
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- SELinux Configurations
- SELinux Contexts
- AppArmor
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Archive and Restore Utilities
- Compression Tools
- Backing Up Is Hard to Do
- Off-Site/Off-System Storage
- Integrity Checks
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- User Account Fundamentals
- Group Accounts
- Adding Users and Groups
- Modifying Users and Groups
- Removing Users and Groups
- The Shadow Suite
- Changing Passwords
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAMs)
- Secure Shell
- Terminals PTY/TTY
- Public Key Infrastructure
- Using TCP Wrappers for Securing Services
- Virtual Private Network (VPN) Clients
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- System Logging
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Understanding Linux Hardware
- Managing Printers and Printing
- Linux Graphical User Interfaces
- Accessibility Options
- Remote Desktop
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Storage Monitoring and Configuration
- CPU Monitoring and Configuration
- Memory Monitoring and Configuration
- Troubleshooting Additional Hardware Issues
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Understanding Kernel Modules
- Managing Kernel Modules
- The modprobe Command
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Basic Partitions
- Filesystem Hierarchy
- Device Mapper
- Filesystem Types
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Disk Partitioning Tools
- Managing LVM
- Managing Software RAID
- Creating Filesystems
- Advanced Filesystem Commands
- Mounting and Unmounting
- Space Utilization
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Conceptual Overview of Networking
- Managing Interfaces
- Network Configuration Utilities
- Bonding
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Key Network Troubleshooting Concepts
- Network Troubleshooting Tools
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- The iptables Command
- Additional Firewall Technologies
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Automation and Orchestration
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Job Control
- Leaving Programs Running After Logout
- The cron System
- Running ad hoc Jobs
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Time Zones
- Character Encoding
- Representing Locales
- Review All Key Topics
- Basics of Scripting
- Shell Script Commands
- Review All Key Topics
- Version Control Concepts
- Git Concepts and Features
- Handling Branches
- Executing Diffs
- Merging Files
- Review All Key Topics
- Server Types
- Server Features
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
- Host Security Best Practices
- Authentication Security Best Practices
- Service Security Best Practices
- Banners
- Summary
- Review All Key Topics
Hands on Activities (Live Labs)
- Installing CentOS
- Using Red Hat Package Management Tools
- Investigating RPM App Package Issues
- Installing a Virtual Machine
- Looking at VM Tools
- Exploring the Contents of the Anaconda file
- Booting Linux into Single-User Mode
- Creating an RAM Disk
- Managing Services with systemctl
- Finding the System Initialization Method
- Managing Processes
- Watching Stopped Processes
- Displaying Process Information
- Sending a Job to the Background
- Creating a Hard Link
- Performing Basic File Management
- Exploring a File System
- Using Regular Expressions
- Using Filters
- Using Redirection
- Changing Permissions on a File
- Finding Files
- Assigning Additional ACLs to a File
- Investigating File Obstacles
- Exploring SELinux
- Using tar for Backups
- Reviewing Account Settings
- Managing Users and Groups
- Using usermod to Lock an Account
- Exploring PAM
- Viewing the System Logs
- Making an Inventory of System Devices
- Viewing Disk Usage
- Identifying System Hardware
- Managing Kernel Modules from the Command Line
- Creating a Physical Volume, Volume Group, Logical Volume, and File Systems
- Creating Partitions and Filesystems
- Finding Applications that are Providing TCP Network Services
- Finding the Network Information
- Understanding Network Configuration on CentOS
- Using Firewalld
- Running Scripts in Background Mode
- Working with Time Zones
- Using the timedatectl Command to Set the System Time
- Creating an Advanced Script
- Making Simple Batch Files
- Redirecting Output
- Using Git
| What are the prerequisites for this exam? | CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+ and 12 months of Linux admin experience |
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| What is the exam registration fee? | USD 329 |
| Where do I take the exam? | Pearson VUE |
| What is the format of the exam? | Performance-based, Multiple Choice (Single Response), Multiple Response and Fill-in-the-Blank |
| How many questions are asked in the exam? | The exam contains 90 questions. |
| What is the duration of the exam? | 90 minutes |
| What is the passing score? | 720 (on a scale of 100-900) |
| What is the validity of the certification? | Three years |
| Where can I find more information about this exam? | Know more about the XK0-004 |
| What are the career opportunities after passing this exam? |
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