CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005) Practice Exam

About CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005) Exam

CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005) ensures that individuals in IT professions, such as software developers, cybersecurity engineers, and penetration testers, possess the essential skills required to support modern-day technological systems.

Knowledge and Skills Covered 

• System Management: Configuring and managing software, storage, processes, and services.
• Security: Understanding best practices for permissions and authentication, firewalls, and file management.
• Scripting, Containers, and Automation: Creating simple shell scripts, executing basic BASH scripts, version control using Git, and managing orchestration processes.
• Troubleshooting: Analyzing system properties and processes, and resolving user, application, and hardware issues.

Who can take the exam?

• Data Scientist
• DevOps Engineer
• Linux Engineer
• Systems Administrator
• MSP Personnel
• Linux Administrator
• Data Architect
• Server Administrator

Exam Details:

• Total Questions: Maximum of 90 questions
• Type of Questions: Multiple-choice and performance-based
• Exam Duration: 90 minutes
• Passing Score: 720 (on a scale of 100 to 900)
• Suggested Experience: 12 months of hands-on experience with Linux servers. CompTIA A+, Network+, and Server+ certifications are recommended.
• Exam Languages: English, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish

Course Outline

The CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005) Exam covers the following topics -

Domain 1 - Understanding System Management

1.1: Summarizing Linux fundamentals.

1.2: Managing files and directories based on given scenarios.

1.3: Configuring and managing storage using appropriate tools.

1.4: Configuring and managing storage using appropriate tools.

1.5: Utilizing appropriate networking tools or configuration files based on given scenarios.

1.6: Building and installing software based on given scenarios.

1.7: Managing software configurations based on given scenarios.

Domain 2 - Overview of Security Concept

2.1: Summarizing the purpose and use of security best practices in a Linux environment.

2.2: Implementing identity management based on given scenarios.

2.3: Implementing and configuring firewalls based on given scenarios.

2.4: Configuring and executing remote connectivity for system management based on given scenarios.

2.5: Applying appropriate access controls based on given scenarios.

Domain 3 - Understand Scripting, Containers, and Automation

3.1: Creating simple shell scripts to automate common tasks based on given scenarios.

3.2: Performing basic container operations based on given scenarios.

3.3: Performing basic version control using Git based on given scenarios.

3.4: Summarizing common infrastructure as code technologies.

3.5: Summarizing container, cloud, and orchestration concepts.

Domain 4 - Understanding Troubleshooting Concept

4.1: Analyzing and troubleshooting storage issues based on given scenarios.

4.2: Analyzing and troubleshooting network resource issues based on given scenarios.

4.3: Analyzing and troubleshooting central processing unit (CPU) and memory issues based on given scenarios.

4.4: Analyzing and troubleshooting user access and file permissions based on given scenarios