Designed to prepare individuals to successfully pass the exam, this guide maps completely to CompTIA&s Linux+ certification objectives.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Useless!:
I bought this book to study for the certification exam and now have to get rid of it after one chapter and find another. This is not my first certification exam and not my first experience with a certification book. I was shocked when I saw that the book had no answers to any of the questions in it, not one! The answers are only available to instructors. What? So the book is really not much use if you aren't taking a class and have an instructor to correct your mistakes. I'd like to ask the authors who... more info
Very good overall, NO coverage of X configuration?:
First, I have to say that I am not usually fond of computer books in the Thompson Course Technology series -- too many of them are NOT really written by knowledgeable people, and it shows in the errors and misguided opinions passed on to students and professors charged using these books. So, I was pleasantly surprised at the content (of a Linux book in particular) by Thompson. Most of the information is relevant, useful, and introduces students to important skills and management practices when using... more info
Get ready for a slog:
I couldn't get more than a dozen pages into this book. The writing is dense and entirely colorless, as if the author wants to punish you for daring to read it. There are serious misstatements about licensing and other subjects. I wouldn't recommend this book to someone unless I *wanted* them to fail.
