Course Summary
Linux adoption continues to rise world-wide as individual users, government entities and industries ranging from automotive to space exploration embrace open source technologies. This expansion of open source in enterprise is redefining traditional Information and Communication Technology (ICT) job roles to require more Linux skills. Whether you’re starting your career in open source, or looking for advancement, independently verifying your skill set can help you stand out to hiring managers or your management team.
The Linux Essentials certificate also serves as a great introduction to the more complete and advanced Linux Professional certification track.
The Linux Essentials certificate validates a demonstrated understanding of the following:
FOSS, the various communities, and licenses.
Knowledge of open source applications in the workplace as they relate to closed source equivalents.
Basic concepts of hardware, processes, programs and the components of the Linux Operating System.
How to work on the command line and with files.
How to create and restore compressed backups and archives.
System security, users/groups and file permissions for public and private directories.
How to create and run simple scripts.
Topic 1: The Linux Community and a Career in Open Source
1.1 Linux Evolution and Popular Operating Systems
1.2 Major Open Source Applications
1.3 Open Source Software and Licensing
1.4 ICT Skills and Working in Linux
Topic 2: Finding Your Way on a Linux System
2.1 Command Line Basics
2.2 Using the Command Line to Get Help
2.3 Using Directories and Listing Files
2.4 Creating, Moving and Deleting Files
Topic 3: The Power of the Command Line
3.1 Archiving Files on the Command Line
3.2 Searching and Extracting Data from Files
3.3 Turning Commands into a Script
Topic 4: The Linux Operating System
4.1 Choosing an Operating System
4.2 Understanding Computer Hardware
4.3 Where Data is Stored
4.4 Your Computer on the Network
Topic 5: Security and File Permissions
5.1 Basic Security and Identifying User Types
5.2 Creating Users and Groups
5.3 Managing File Permissions and Ownership
5.4 Special Directories and Files
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