Each Quick Certification (QC) exam is between 60-90 minutes long, depending on the exam, although more experienced candidates may finish in approximately 45 minutes. The CUE.01 Linux exam is 60 minutes long.
+The Canonical Ubuntu Essentials credential requires a passing score on all three Quick Certification (QC) exams: CUE.01 Linux, CUE.02 Desktop, and CUE.03 Server.
+No. If an exam is available, you may take it. Quick Certification (QC) exams may be taken individually or combined to form the overall credential according to the needs of the test taker.
+Those who complete all three exams within a single year will earn the Canonical Ubuntu Essentials credential. In addition to the Credly badges received for each CUE QC exam, passing candidates will be recognised with the Canonical Ubuntu Essentials Credential badge.
+Successful completion of all three exams indicates a well-rounded knowledge of vendor neutral Linux, Ubuntu Desktop, and Ubuntu Server. Credential holders are able to troubleshoot, configure, install, and maintain systems, processes, and general activities associated with using Linux, Ubuntu Desktop, and Ubuntu Server as an early career system administrator or IT professional. Subject matter depth is validated by several practical hands-on challenges and subject matter breadth is evaluated by a number of multiple-choice questions.
+Each exam provides an in-browser remote desktop interface into a functional Ubuntu Desktop environment running GNOME. From this initial node, you will be expected to troubleshoot, configure, install, and maintain systems, processes, and other general activities associated with managing Linux. The exam is a hybrid format featuring multiple choice, scenario-based, and performance-based questions. Exam instructions, timer, and exam questions will be provided in a browser inside the primary exam host node.
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+Each CUE Quick Certification (QC) is good for two years, but each certification is marked with the version number of the exam, which overlaps with Ubuntu releases. This allows prospective employers to know exactly how recent your experience is without the implication that those skills expire. All Quick Certifications used toward a credential must be taken within 12 months, or one calendar year, of each other.
+ +Ultimately, only you can make that decision, but some factors to consider: +
+ The syllabus for each exam is available here. If you are comfortable with the concepts mentioned, you are a good candidate. +
+ +This exam certifies that you have the essential vendor-neutral Linux knowledge expected of early career administrators and operators. Professionals with equivalent experience should not require additional training.
+Test-takers interested in the types of material covered on each exam can review links to tutorials and documentation on our website: https://ubuntu.com/credentials/self-study.
+Yes. Once purchased, exams can be scheduled up to one year in the future. Exam bookings require a minimum of 30 minutes notice before taking your exam to allow for the environment to be provisioned.
+Yes. You can do so through the “Your exams” interface up to 24 hrs prior to the exam time.
+ +Exams will appear on your “Your exams” page.
+ + {{ image ( + url="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/cd37230c-cred-your-exams-page.png", + alt="", + width="633", + height="442", + hi_def=True, + loading="auto|lazy" + ) | safe + }} +You are allowed to use man pages and other resources, but be advised that this will come out of your exam time. Individuals are discouraged from using reference materials from outside of the exam environment. All exam tasks, including connecting to other nodes, will occur within the browser-based exam environment and will not require any resources from the host system. Exam securing or proctoring features may ask for permissions to your web camera or microphone.
+Exam environments use Minimal Ubuntu images and do not have man pages pre-loaded. While you are welcome to install and use them, this will consume some of your exam time.
+No. Exams do not need to be taken in a “clean room” environment.
+Although there is not a live proctor, exams are reviewed and scanned for abnormalities that may indicate a violation of our honour code while allowing for innocent activities or nervous habits. Environments are recorded, metrics are analysed, and system files used for grading are archived and preserved. Exams variants are randomly assigned from a pool of options to prevent cheating. At this time, we are using technological means to provide exam security and validity in order to provide a less stressful and more private pre-exam experience.
+Yes. Once released, exams will use AI-based proctoring technology to detect and escalate abnormalities. Exam securing or proctoring features may ask for permissions to your web camera or microphone. All exams are recorded for auditing purposes, and exams with activity that looks fraudulent will be flagged for further evaluation.
+Participants caught cheating will be excluded from this and all future Canonical Credentials exams, whether in beta or general release.
+The exam is conducted via web browser, and any operating system capable of running a modern browser is acceptable.
+Once the environment is loaded, it will appear to be a default installation of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) with a GNOME Desktop, Terminal, and other relevant tools. All other nodes in the exam environment are running Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS.
+The exam environment will be updated to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) in the CUE.01 Linux 24.10 version, targeted for October of 2024.
+Please note that due to the nature of a browser-based environment, some shortcuts may not be available. Of particular note is Ctrl-W, commonly used in text editors but also used to close your tab.
+Each Quick Certification exam is a hybrid format featuring multiple choice, scenario-based, and performance-based questions. Test takers will engage with a virtual system and be expected to perform various administrative and operational tasks, as well as answer questions about specific system configurations or general Linux knowledge.
+No. Questions may be answered in any order and you may move between sections or menus as you like. Once you have completed your exam, you will not be able to go back.
+Yes, you can go back and edit your answers after answering and saving them. Make sure to do so before completing the exam because you will not be able to go back once it is submitted.
+ +Should you unintentionally close your environment, please return to the your-exams to access it again or reopen the last closed tab. The exam timer will continue to run even if you are disconnected.
+While some events may be nonfatal, please note that the environment is as realistic as possible. It is your responsibility to not put the system in an unrecoverable state. Should you disconnect from your testing environment during the exam, see section ‘What happens if I close my browser tab during the exam?’ .
+Please contact our exam delivery partners TrueAbility during the exam. Email them at support@trueability.com.
+Please contact us at cue@canonical.com for assistance before and after the exam.
+ +After your exam is completed, successful submissions are verified by the Credentials & Curriculum team and a badge is issued within 4 business days.
+Digital badges are issued through Credly. If successful, an email with your badge information will be sent to the email used to take the exam.
+No. Only the overall exam result is communicated to candidates. Detailed question scores are not made available.
+No. Questions are graded based on complexity of steps or variety of skills needed to answer. Performance-based questions are more heavily weighted than multiple choice. Final scores will be determined after item quality metrics have been performed.
+Yes. Quick Certification (QC) exams may be retaken one time within a calendar year. Please contact cue@canonical.com if you have any concerns about retaking the exam.
+No. There are multiple versions of each question, and exam variations are tracked and assigned accordingly. Retake exams will be pulled from a comparable, but different, group of questions.
+- Each of our Quick Certifications is specifically designed with expert input to QC the most relevant industry skills today + Each of our Quick Certifications is specifically designed with expert input to "QC" the most relevant industry skills today