LPIC-1 Cheat Sheet

LPIC-1 Exam Blueprint — At a Glance

#	Domain	Weight	Questions	Practice
1.0	System Architecture	15%	119	Practice →
Total		15%	693

1.0System Architecture

Candidates must configure GRUB 2, manage systemd targets and kernel modules with systemctl, lsmod, and modprobe, and inspect /proc and /sys. Get GRUB 2 bootloader recovery right, since a broken boot blocks everything else.

15%

Key concepts

✓Configuring GRUB 2 bootloader options and recovering a system that fails to boot
✓Identifying BIOS/MBR versus UEFI/GPT partitioning schemes and their boot implications
✓Managing kernel modules with lsmod, modprobe, modinfo, insmod and /etc/modprobe.d
✓Switching runlevels and systemd targets, and inspecting hardware via lspci, lsusb, dmidecode

Watch out for

⚠Editing /boot/grub/grub.cfg directly instead of the source files in /etc/grub.d and /etc/default/grub
⚠Assuming modprobe and insmod are interchangeable; insmod cannot resolve module dependencies automatically
⚠Confusing BIOS/MBR limits with UEFI/GPT, such as expecting an EFI System Partition on a legacy BIOS install

Exam Day Reminders

→Read every question stem fully — look for qualifiers like 'MOST likely,' 'BEST,' or 'EXCEPT.'
→Flag uncertain questions and come back — don't waste time on one question.
→Eliminate obviously wrong options first, then choose between remaining ones.
→Trust your first instinct unless you have a specific reason to change.
→For LPIC-1, scenarios typically have one clearly best answer — look for the option that matches the specific constraints in the question.

LPIC-1 Exam Blueprint — At a Glance

#	Domain	Weight	Questions	Practice
1.0	System Architecture	15%	119	Practice →
Total		15%	693

1.0System Architecture

15%

Key concepts

✓Configuring GRUB 2 bootloader options and recovering a system that fails to boot
✓Identifying BIOS/MBR versus UEFI/GPT partitioning schemes and their boot implications
✓Managing kernel modules with lsmod, modprobe, modinfo, insmod and /etc/modprobe.d
✓Switching runlevels and systemd targets, and inspecting hardware via lspci, lsusb, dmidecode

Watch out for

⚠Editing /boot/grub/grub.cfg directly instead of the source files in /etc/grub.d and /etc/default/grub
⚠Assuming modprobe and insmod are interchangeable; insmod cannot resolve module dependencies automatically
⚠Confusing BIOS/MBR limits with UEFI/GPT, such as expecting an EFI System Partition on a legacy BIOS install

Exam Day Reminders

→Read every question stem fully — look for qualifiers like 'MOST likely,' 'BEST,' or 'EXCEPT.'
→Flag uncertain questions and come back — don't waste time on one question.
→Eliminate obviously wrong options first, then choose between remaining ones.
→Trust your first instinct unless you have a specific reason to change.
→For LPIC-1, scenarios typically have one clearly best answer — look for the option that matches the specific constraints in the question.

LPIC-1 Exam Blueprint — At a Glance

Domain Quick Reference

1.0System Architecture

Exam Day Reminders

More LPIC-1 resources

LPIC-1 Cheat Sheet

LPIC-1 Exam Blueprint — At a Glance

Domain Quick Reference

1.0System Architecture

Exam Day Reminders

More LPIC-1 resources