Linux Exam Preparation
From Coder Merlin
Within these castle walls be forged Mavens of Computer Science ...
— Merlin, The Coder
Introduction[edit]
The below material will be very helpful in assisting you to prepare for a Linux certification exam.
Helpful Hint
As always, it's best to invest a LOT of time practicing what you've learned in Linux. Because some of what is required involves using
sudo Coder Merlin™ won't be sufficient. We strongly recommend setting up your own machine, virtual or otherwise.Many questions will likely be scenario based, so, in general, memorization is not very effective. It's best to invest the effort to fully understand (and practice!!!) the information presented below.
Common Linux Services[edit]
As opposed to an interactive desktop system for a single user, servers are intended to serve multiple remote clients simultaneously. A remote client may be located on the other side of the server room's wall or halfway around the world. There are primarily two ways in which services are provided to remote clients:
- A daemon which is a long-running (continuously running) process waiting for requests
- A separate process spawned by a daemon in response to a request
Helpful Hint
Daemon processes often are suffixed with a d, e.g. mysqld
