VTEC Training
Course Code: 19324
CompTIA Linux+ Certification (XK0-005)
VTEC Training
Portland,
ME
Class Dates:
10/7/2024
12/16/2024
Length:
5 Days
Cost:
$2495.00
Class Time:
Technology:
Developer
Delivery:
Instructor-Led Training, Virtual Instructor-Led Training
Overview
- Course Overview
- The Official CompTIA Linux+ Student Guides (XK0-005) have been developed by CompTIA for the CompTIA Linux+ candidate. Rigorously evaluated to validate coverage of the CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005) exam objectives, The Official CompTIA Linux+ Student Guides teach the knowledge and skills needed to configure, manage, operate, and troubleshoot Linux on-premises and cloud-based server environments, while using security best practices, scripting, containerization, and automation, as well as prepare candidates to take the CompTIA Linux+ certification exam.
- Audience
- Candidate job roles include junior Linux administrator, junior network administrator, systems administrator, Linux database administrator and web administrator. Companies such as Dell, HP, IBM, Lenovo and Xerox recommend or require CompTIA Linux+ What you’ll learn The Official CompTIA Linux+ Student Guide has been developed by CompTIA for the CompTIA certification candidate. Rigorously evaluated by third party subject matter experts to validate coverage of the Linux+ exam objectives, The Official CompTIA Linux+ Student Guide teaches the essential skills and information needed to troubleshoot and problem solve, helps learners understand a wide variety of issues ranging from networking and operating systems to mobile devices and security, and prepares candidates to take the CompTIA Linux+ certification exam (XK0-005).
Prerequisites
- It is recommended that students have one year of technical networking and Linux administration experience.
To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following courses or have equivalent knowledge:
UNIX and Linux: Fundamentals
UNIX and Linux: Advanced User
CompTIA® A+®: A Comprehensive Approach (helpful, but not required)
Course Details
- 1. System Management 1.1 Summarize Linux Fundamentals
- Filesystem Hierarchy
- Basic boot process
- Kernel panic
- Device types in /dev
- Basic package compilation from source
- Storage concepts
- Listing hardware information
- 1. System Management 1.2 Manage Files and directories
- File editing
- File compression,, archiving, and backup
- File metadata
- Soft and hard links
- Copying files between systems
- File and directory operations
- 1. System Management 1.3 Configure and Manage storage using the appropriate tools
- Disk partitioning
- Mounting local and remote devices
- Filesystem management
- Monitoring storage space and disk usage
- Creating and modifying volumes using Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
- Inspecting RAID implementations
- Storage area network (SAN)/network-attached storage (NAS)
- 1. System Management 1.4 Configure and use the appropriate processes and services
- System services
- Scheduling services
- Process management
- 1. System Management 1.5 Use the appropriate networking tools or configuration files
- Interface management
- Name resolution
- Network monitoring
- Remote networking tools
- 1. System Management 1.6 Build and Install Software
- Package management
- Sandboxed applications
- System updates
- 1. System Management 1.7 Manage Software configurations
- Updating configuration files
- Configure kernel options
- Configure common system services
- Localization
- 2. Security 2.1 Summarize the purpose and use of security best practices in a Linux environment
- Managing public key infrastructure (PKI) certificates
- Certificate use cases
- Authentication
- Linux hardening
- 2. Security 2.2 Implement identity management
- Account creation and deletion
- Account management
- 2. Security 2.3 Implement and configure firewalls
- Firewall use cases
- Common firewall technologies
- Key firewall features
- 2. Security 2.4 Configure and execute remote connectivity for system management
- SSH
- Executing commands as another user
- 2. Security 2.5 Apply the appropriate access controls
- File permissions
- Security-enhanced Linux (SELinux)
- AppArmor
- Command-line utilities
- 3.Scripting, Containers, and Automation 3.1 Create simple shell scripts to automate common tasks
- Shell script elements
- Common script utilities
- Environment variables
- Relative and absolute paths
- 3.Scripting, Containers, and Automation 3.2 Perform basic container operations
- Container management
- Container image operations
- 3.Scripting, Containers, and Automation 3.3 Perform basic version control using Git
- Clone
- Push
- Pull
- Commit
- Add
- Checkout
- Branch
- Tag
- Gitignore
- 3.Scripting, Containers, and Automation 3.4 Infrastructure as code technologies
- File formats
- Utilities
- Continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD)
- Advanced Git topics
- 3.Scripting, Containers, and Automation 3.5 Container, cloud, and orchestration concepts
- Kubernetes benefits and application use cases
- Single-node, multi-container use cases
- Container networks
- Service mesh
- Container registries
- 4.0 Troubleshooting 4.1 Analyze and troubleshoot storage issues
- High latency
- Low throughput
- Input/output operations per second (IOPS) scenarios
- Capacity issues
- Filesystem issues
- I/O scheduler
- Device issues
- Mount option problems
- 4.0 Troubleshooting 4.2 Analyze and troubleshoot network resource issues
- Network configuration issues
- Firewall issues
- Interface errors
- Bandwidth limitations
- Name resolution issues
- Testing remote systems
- 4.0 Troubleshooting 4.3 Analyze and troubleshoot central processing unit (CPU) and memory issues
- Runaway processes, Zombie processes
- High CPU utilization, High load average, , High run queues
- CPU times, CPU process priorities
- Memory exhaustion
- Out of memory (OOM)
- Swapping
- Hardware
- 4.0 Troubleshooting 4.4 analyze and troubleshoot
- User login issues
- User file access issues
- Password issues
- Privilege elevation
- Quota issues
- 4.0 Troubleshooting 4.5 , Use system to diagnose and resolve common problems with a Linux system
- Unit files
- Common problems