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Certification Introduction

CompTIA is among one of the leading nonprofit organizations of the world providing vendor neutral certifications to the technical Information Technology specialists to become a part of the world's leading and renowned state of the art innovative information Technology organizations. CompTIA and Linux professional Institute (LPI) has jointly launched a “three for one Linux certification” named as CompTIA Linux+. With CompTIA Linux+ certification candidates can become eligible to get LPIC1 and SUSE certified Linux administrator certifications as well without further cost or exam effort. CompTIA Linux + certification is primarily designed for IT professionals who are working as junior level system administrators and for web and software developers.

Linux operating system is used in most of the world Web Servers, super computers and millions of Android devices for its performance, security and affordability characteristics. So a certification for managing and troubleshooting Linux operating system is worth a lot in this competitive world.

Related Exams

CompTIA Linux+ is a professional level certification to train the technical instructors. There are other professional level certifications available by CompTIA in information technology domain mentioned below:

• CompTIA networks +, a certification to ensure candidate abilities for configuring, managing and troubleshooting a basic network Architecture.
• CompTIA Security +, a certification to verify candidate capabilities in network security, cryptography and security assessments and audits.
• CompTIA Server +, a certification to verify candidate skills for managing RAID, multiple CPU's, and disaster management.

Certification Objectives

CompTIA Linux+ certification focuses on Linux system administration issues. The main objectives of the certification are to test and train a candidate in Linux management areas mentioned below:

• Linux Installation and usage.
• Linux Directory and Files management.
• Management of Linux system administration issues.
• Configuration of user environment.
• Management of Linux Applications
• Linux System configuration
• Module and process management
• Maintenance of Linux System issues.
• Configure Linux networking.
• File sharing and printing in Linux
• File Accessibility and permissions
• Linux System security
• Linux web environment
• Managing FTP and email services.
• Troubleshooting and maintaining System issues.

Certification Format

CompTIA Linux + covers up to date information technology features presented by Linux developers. To obtain CompTIA Linux + candidate has to take two of the following four exams:

• LX0-103
• LX0-104

OR

• LX0-101
• LX0-102

The exam includes multiple choice questions and is available in many languages. The course covered by Linux + exam include verifying candidate skills for usage of Linux Command Line interface, maintenance tasks e.g. User assisting, user addition, backup and restore, reboot and shutdown etc. Installation and configuration of a workstation with LAN setup is also a part of this exam.

Certification Information

Re-Certification

CompTIA A+ certification does not expire but it is recommended to retake the exam for up gradation when the objectives of the exam changes over time.

Pre-requisite

There are no formal or specific pre requisites for the CompTIA Linux + exam but few of the recommended courses by CompTIA before Linux+ exam are mentioned below:

• Any current CompTIA A+ certification exam.
• Any current CompTIA Network + certification exam
• 1 year of Linux administration experience

Skills and Benefits

CompTIA Linux + certification can act as a powerful competitive edge over the non certified professionals. CompTIA is a prestigious certification awarding organization and its certification holders are considered valuable resources globally in renowned business organizations. Linux management professional expertise can broaden the highly payable career opportunities for the certified people. The biggest advantage of CompTIA Linux + certification is its vendor neutral nature making it non dependable on a specific company or technology hence enhancing its worth. Linux+ certified people can be a part of any organization as Junior Linux Administrators, Linux Database and Web Administrator, and system Administrator as well.

What's next?

Since CompTIA Linux+ is a professional level certification. So after obtaining Linux+ score there is a broad spectrum of certification for a candidate to achieve. Few of the specialist certifications are mentioned below:

• CompTIA Cloud essentials, aims to train candidate in cloud computing technical issues for a business environment.
• CompTIA HealthCare IT Technician, a certification that ensures candidate abilities to deploy and manage health care Information Technology Systems.
• Social Media Security Professional, a certification that is designed to ensure candidate abilities to mitigate security threats to business caused by social networking channels.