CompTIA Linux+ XK0-004 Cert Guide

At the impressionable age of 14, William “Bo” Rothwell crossed paths with a TRS-80 Micro Computer System (affectionally known as a “Trash 80”). Soon after, the adults responsible for Bo made the mistake of leaving him alone with the TSR-80. He immediately dismantled it and held his first computer class, showing his friends what made this “computer thing” work. Since that experience, Bo’s passion for understanding how computers work and sharing this knowledge with others has resulting in a rewarding career in IT training. His experience includes Linux, Unix, IT security, devops, and programming languages such as Perl, Python, Tcl, and BASH. He is the founder and lead instructor of One Course Source, an IT training organization. Ross Brunson has more than 25 years of experience as a Linux and open source trainer, training manager, and technologist and is author of the popular LPIC-1 Exam Cram 2 (Que Publishing) and the Pearson CompTIA Linux+ / LPIC-1 Cert Guide (2014). Ross is currently a training architect at Linux Academy (www.linuxacademy.com), where he focuses on Linux and open source training, giving helpful talks at the various FLOSS shows, and supporting the amazing Linux Academy community. Ross has very recently been the certification architect at SUSE, where he helped redesign and modernize that program. Just before that, he spent five years as the director of member services for the Linux Professional Institute, where he contributed to placing several LPI courses into the Cisco Networking Academy, conducted dozens of train-the-trainer sessions, and provided sales enablement support for the worldwide Master Affiliate network, spanning more than 100 countries. Ross holds a number of key IT certifications and is author of several successful technical books and dozens of technical courses for major organizations (including the first U.S. LPI Certification Bootcamps). He is skilled at both contributing to and building community around IT products. Ross lives in Paradise Valley, Montana, with his family and enjoys traveling far and wide, participating in winter sports, photography, and playing the drums (although not everyone around him appreciates it).

Chapter 1 Installing Linux
Chapter 2 Package Installation and Management
Chapter 3 Virtualization
Chapter 4 The Boot Process
Chapter 5 Managing System Services
Chapter 6 System Performance
Chapter 7 File Manipulation
Chapter 8 File Processing
Chapter 9 File Permissions and Escalation
Chapter 10 SELinux and AppArmor
Chapter 11 File Compression and Storage
Chapter 12 User and Group Management
Chapter 13 Account Security
Chapter 14 Logging Services
Chapter 15 Linux Devices
Chapter 16 Hardware Troubleshooting
Chapter 17 Kernel Modules
Chapter 18 Storage Concepts
Chapter 19 Storage Configuration 
Chapter 20 Network Configuration 
Chapter 21 Network Troubleshooting
Chapter 22 Linux Firewalls
Chapter 23 Orchestration
Chapter 24 Automate Tasks
Chapter 25 Manage Localization
Chapter 26 BASH Scripting Essentials
Chapter 27 Git
Chapter 28 Server Roles
Chapter 29 Security Best Practices
Chapter 30 Final Preparation
Glossary
Appendix A Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes and Review Questions
Appendix B CompTIA Linux+ XK0-004 Cert Guide Exam Updates
Appendix C Study Planner