Product Description
Author Bill Calkins is the leading voice of this industry, and he’s once again delivered the perfect study companion for UNIX system professionals preparing for the Solaris 9 System Administrator exams (310-014 and 310-015). Readers preparing for this exam find our Training Guide series to be the most efficient self-study tool in the market. This book is their one-stop shop because of its teaching methodology, the accompanying PrepLogic testing software, and superior Web site support at www.quepublishing.com/certification. Training Guides are subjected to rigorous technical review by a team of industry experts, and are Cramsession Approved Study Material!

The accompanying CD features PrepLogic™ Practice Tests, Preview Edition. This product includes one complete PrepLogic Practice Test with approximately the same number of questions found on the actual vendor exam. Each question contains full, detailed explanations of the correct and incorrect answers. The engine offers two study modes, Practice Test and Flash Review, full exam customization, and a detailed score report.

About the Author

Bill Calkins is a Sun Certified System Administrator for the Solaris 9 operating environment. He is owner and president of Pyramid Consulting, a computer training and consulting firm located near Grand Rapids, Michigan, specializing in the implementation and administration of Open Systems. He has more than 18 years of experience in Unix system administration, consulting, and training at more than 100 different companies. Bill has authored several Unix textbooks, which are currently best sellers and are used by universities and training organizations worldwide: Solaris 2.6 Administrator Certification Training Guide Part I (Publisher: New Riders Publishing, ISBN: 157870085X) Solaris 2.6 Administrator Certification Training Guide Part II (Publisher: New Riders Publishing, ISBN: 1578700868) Solaris 7 Administrator Certification Training Guide: Parts I and II (Publisher: New Riders Publishing, ISBN: 1578702496) Solaris 8 Training Guide (CX-310-011 and CX-310-012): System Administrator (Publisher: New Riders Publishing, ISBN: 1578702593) Inside Solaris 9 (Publisher: New Riders Publishing, ISBN: 0735711011) In addition, he has worked with Sun Press as a technical editor and was a major contributor to the following, recently published, technical manuals: Solaris 7 Reference (Author: Janice Winsor, Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR, ISBN: 0130200484) Solaris 8 System Administrator’s Reference Guide (Author: Janice Winsor, Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR, ISBN: 0130277010)

Bill’s professional interests include consulting, writing, teaching, and developing Web-based training materials.

Bill consults with Sun Microsystems Professional Services and has assisted in various projects developing training and testing materials for the education division at Sun. Bill has worked as an instructor in both corporate and university settings, and has helped thousands of administrators get their certification. His experience covers all varieties of Unix, including Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, IRIX, Linux, and SCO. When he’s not working in the field, he writes Unix books and conducts training and educational seminars on various system administration topics. He draws on his many years of experience in system administration and training to provide a unique approach to Unix training.

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