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Linux+: Exam XK0-005 Course: Coming Soon to 30 Bird

Soon you’ll be able to get your hands on the thoroughly crafted, fully customizable CompTIA Linux+: Exam XK0-005 training course materials from 30 Bird. This course covers the hands-on skills necessary for IT professionals who use, configure, and manage Linux systems in enterprise environments. CompTIA Linux+ is ideal for IT professionals who use Linux to manage a vast number of enterprise systems and who use Linux in cloud, cybersecurity, mobile, and web administration applications. The Linux+ exam validates the competencies required of an early career system administrator supporting Linux systems. Linux+ is the only job-focused Linux certification covering the latest foundational skills demanded by hiring managers. The course prepares learners to pass the CompTIA Linux+ certification exam (XK0-005).

30 Bird’s CompTIA Linux+ training courseware is comprehensive, designed specifically for the exam, and features innovative and engaging instructor-led training materials, virtual labs, thorough exam prep, and study guides. This new course is ideal for all IT professionals who want to start as a Linux administrator early in their career and have at least 12 months of experience with Linux administration. 

Course topics include: 

  • System management
  • Security
  • Automation
  • Troubleshooting

The course covers system management tools, configuring boot processes and services, networking, and installing software as well as a selection of security and automation topics.

Benefits of Getting Linux+ Certified

The CompTIA Linux+ certification is vendor-neutral, which means technicians are able to perform their job no matter what tools or Linux distributions are being used. CompTIA Linux+ is a top Linux certification for beginners due to its vendor neutrality and early-career focus. Most other Linux certifications require candidates to have considerable work experience. CompTIA Linux+ only recommends a year of Linux administration experience.

It is a highly popular operating system due to its flexibility and open-source model, and organizations everywhere are finding themselves needing Linux experts. This is why IT professionals with Linux certifications are so highly sought after and earn such high-paying salaries. In 2021, Linux was ranked within the top seventeen most in-demand skills for IT professionals. Jobs that benefit from Linux+ certifications are technical support specialists, Bureau of Labor Statistics, network administrators, systems administrators, web administrators, and DevOps engineers. 

With 96% of employers using IT certifications as hiring criteria, getting certified is worth the time, effort, and money spent on boosting those credentials.  

CompTIA Linux+ Certification Exam Breakdown

90 minutes – Multiple-choice and performance-based questions – Passing score of 720 (on a scale of 100 to 900) – $338 USD  

The exam covers the following topics: 

  • Cybersecurity
  • Kernel  and service options
  • File and storage management
  • Device management at an enterprise level
  • Git and containerization
  • Networking and firewalls
  • Shell-based administration tools
  • Server (vs. client-based) coverage
  • System troubleshooting
  • SELinux
  • Automation and scripting

The exam also covers hardware device management from Linux, as well as system operation and maintenance. 

What 30 Bird Has to Offer

To establish a career in IT, certification in highly regarded, vendor-neutral CompTIA is absolutely essential.  At 30 Bird, we design courseware so that you have everything you need to guide your students to go into certification exams highly prepared and confident. 30 Bird offers robust courseware manuals for teaching professionals in the industry and provides hands-on labs, test prep, and more to high-tail new learners into the field with confidence and a solid foundation. 30 Bird learning material is designed to support instructors as they teach the next generation of IT professionals. 

CompTIA A+ and Network+: The Foundations for Linux+

It is recommended that CompTIA A+ and CompTIA Network+ are earned prior to earning CompTIA Linux+. Luckily, 30 Bird has courseware to prepare students for both of those exams. CompTIA A+ certification is a perfect starting point for students entering the IT world to build entry-level qualifications and lay a foundation of professional IT skill sets. CompTIA A+ is recognized industry-wide as a foundational qualification because of its entry-level status. Talk to us over at 30 Bird and we will support you through the process of getting the materials you need, when and how you need it. With free instructor guides and discount codes for your students, we can’t wait to help you reach for your dream career in the world of IT. 30 Bird offers a host of courseware options designed to help your students get properly qualified. The 

CompTIA A+

CompTIA A+ Core 1: Exam 220-1101 is available for instructors to get their classes started and we also offer the following two manuals:

CompTIA A+ Comprehensive: Exams 220-1101/1102

CompTIA A+ Core 2: Exam 220-1102

The CompTIA A+ Core 1: Exam 220-1101, which currently has correlated courseware on the 30 Bird website, tests basic knowledge required to install, configure, and support computer hardware and networking equipment. This includes the following crucial skills that many employers require:

  • Troubleshooting skills
  • Installing, configuring, and maintaining PCs and devices for end users
  • Understanding the basics of network protocols and infrastructure
  • Safely diagnosing, resolving, and documenting common hardware and network issues
  • Understanding the basics of virtualization, desktop imaging, and deployment

Network+ 

Our Network+ courseware will walk you and your students through the beginning skills necessary to plan, install, maintain and troubleshoot modern networks in a vendor-neutral format. Physical network components and technologies, logical structures, common protocols and network security are all included in this course content that leads to success on the CompTIA Network+ N10-008 certification exam.

We love helping instructors design courses to best energize and edify their students and future-minded employees. Get in touch with us at 30 Bird so we can address your questions and set you up with all of your CompTIA materials, as well as any other courseware needs. We will work with you every step of the way.