On Line Linux Test sites

Today I want to talk about the different On-line test sites which are available out there.

The first site is the Real-Questions.com site. I used this site for some of my prep for the first Linux test. The questions were decent enough along with rotating the answers and questions around. The test picks 60 questions from a pool of 323 questions which they work with and rotates those questions. Within each question the order which answers are given are alos rotated so that someone can't associate a question with a particular letter. Along with the test comes a .pdf doc which is downloadable and lists all of the questions and answers. The one downside to this site is that there are no explanations given for the answers. You have to either accept their answers as is or research each answer you have a question on individually.

The second site is a site I've used for other certifications called MeasureUP.com. The test they make available is for the Linux+ certification. They offer a demo test for free but it's only 10 questions long. the good part of their tests are that the rotate the answers around and the provide an explanation for the question and answers. I'm not sure what their total base questions are but they usually sit around 250 questions.

The third site is from the people who put out the Exam Cram books, and is set up for the Red Hat Certified Linux Engineer Exam RH300. The test is all web based and you can get your answers instantly. They do offer explanations with their answers unfortunately they don't rotate their answers. The test does pull from a small group of about 75 questions.

The final site I'll look at today is the Boson software site. They offer tests on a number of different Linux tests such as the Red Hat and the LPI tests. Their tests generally pull from a pool of 200+ questions. The free download only offers 12 questions. The questions don't rotate on the free download but the answers do. They also offer answers when you get a question wrong right away and their answers show why each answer is right and why the other answers are wrong.

I hope this gives some ideas as to where to go to get some online help for preparing for a Linux Certification exam.