Exam catalog

Net WPM, accuracy, consistency, code and symbol typing, numeric entry, transcription with corrections, burst speed

Naming, search, move/copy, zip, cloud sync, versions

Search operators, finding documents/emails, verifying sources

Phishing, passwords/password manager, MFA, updates, safe sharing

Chat etiquette, calendar/meeting basics, shared documents, comments

Shortcuts, Start/Search, Snap, virtual desktops, Alt-Tab, clipboard history

File Explorer, libraries, OneDrive, search syntax, bulk rename

Settings, accounts, drivers, updates, Task Manager, Event Viewer, Defender, BitLocker

PowerToys, Power Automate, AutoHotkey, Task Scheduler

PowerShell cmdlets, pipelines, filters, scripts, modules, remoting

Spotlight, Mission Control, Spaces, Stage Manager, trackpad gestures, Cmd shortcuts

Finder, tags, Smart Folders, Quick Look, iCloud, AirDrop

System Settings, privacy permissions, Activity Monitor, FileVault, Time Machine, safe mode

Shortcuts app, Automator, text replacement, Hammerspoon/Raycast (optional)

zsh basics, Homebrew, defaults, launchctl

Shell, pipes, grep/sed/awk, find, jq, scripting

Users/groups, permissions, sudo, packages, systemd, cron

ip/ss/curl/dig, SSH keys, tunnels, firewall (ufw/nftables), DNS basics

Logs (journalctl), monitoring, disk/LVM, backups, troubleshooting

SSH hardening, fail2ban, patching, least privilege, auditing

Containers (Docker), systemd units, basic Terraform/Ansible

Spreadsheet formulas (SUM/IF/XLOOKUP), sorting/filtering, pivot tables, charts, data cleaning

Styles, templates, track changes, tables of contents, mail merge, formatting speed

Master layouts, consistent formatting, quick deck assembly

Rules/filters, scheduling across time zones, templates, inbox-zero habits

Fast, accurate data entry (numbers, IDs, dates), keyboard-only form filling

Using AI assistants well: effective prompts, fact-checking outputs, safe handling of confidential data

Real scenarios: clean this file, summarize, send the report before the deadline

Terminal fluency, history tricks, aliases, tmux (shared with LNX-SH/MAC-TERM; one exam, certified once)

Branching, rebase, conflicts, bisect, stash, reflog recovery

VS Code or JetBrains: multi-cursor, refactor, debugging, snippets, keyboard-only editing

Typing code: brackets, symbols, indentation, speed and accuracy

Reading logs and stack traces, reproducing and isolating issues

Browser DevTools, API clients (curl/Postman), JSON handling

Reading and fixing CI pipelines, containers basics

SQL querying, notebooks, data wrangling speed

Create/update records, log activities, run a report, follow a process in a time budget

Triage, categorize, respond, use macros/shortcuts, resolution time

Move candidates, schedule interviews, bulk email

Accurate entry, finding records, privacy-safe handling (synthetic patient data only)

Reconcile entries, find discrepancies, produce a summary

Asset naming, export presets, shortcut-driven edits

File, folder, branch, commit and variable naming that is searchable and consistent

Error messages, logs, man pages, README and release notes; find the cause or the right flag

Words such as path, directory, repository, branch, permission, deprecated, timeout, rollback

Turning a problem into an effective English query (keywords, quoted error strings, operators)

Bug report, ticket, commit message, status update, handover note

Short screen-share or stand-up transcript; extract the action items

Unicode-safe names, consistent diacritics, normalization, transliteration, accent-insensitive findability

Clear goal, context, constraints, examples, iteration; reusing templates

Spotting hallucinations, subtle bugs and unsupported claims in seeded outputs; writing a test or check

Starting, directing, interrupting and reviewing a command-line AI agent; reading its diffs; approving or rejecting actions

Running several AI sessions in one terminal window using a multiplexer (tmux reference)

Saved prompts and snippets, scripts, scheduled jobs, connecting tools so repeated work is automatic

Not pasting secrets or customer data, handling prompt injection, license and IP awareness, review before commit or send

Choosing a suitable model size, managing context length, avoiding wasted runs

Matching each task to a suitable kind of AI tool and justifying the choice

Pointing AI at the right files, project instruction file, keeping secrets and noise out of context

Defining roles, naming every agent, isolating their work, handing off through files, merging results safely

A single timed 75-minute session: workspace, routing, context, team run, verify and merge, run report

Modes, motions, operators, text objects, macros, registers, global commands, substitutions

Movement, kill and yank, buffers, query-replace, rectangles, keyboard macros, Org mode

Folder structure, naming, tags, indexes, one source of truth, archive rules

Version numbers, change logs, track changes, Git for documents, restoring an earlier version

Markdown structure, templates, front matter, README and contributing conventions, diagrams as text

Comments, suggestion mode, review workflow, permissions, document owners, meeting notes into action items

Page structure, linking, search, runbooks, decision records, onboarding docs

Search operators, desktop and command-line search (grep, ripgrep), finding duplicates and stale files

Owners, review dates, link checking, deprecation, retention rules, confidentiality labels

docx, PDF and Markdown conversion (Pandoc), accessible PDFs, removing hidden metadata before sharing

Shortcuts, pin, mute, duplicate, tab groups, move tab to new window, reopen closed tabs, search tabs, profiles

Save with a shortcut, folders, bookmarks bar, search bookmarks, remove duplicates, import and export

Search keywords, operators (site:, filetype:, quotes), find in page, history search, reader mode

Inspect element, edit HTML/CSS live, copy selector, Console and Network panels, storage, device emulation

Save licensed media, find media in Network panel, save as PDF, full-page screenshots, organize downloads, rights awareness

Per-site cookies, third-party cookie blocking, consent banners, permissions, password manager, phishing

Choose and vet extensions, permission prompts, bookmarklets, blockers, keyboard-driven browsing

Headings, lists, tables, task lists, links, code fences, footnotes, front matter, linting

Inline and display LaTeX formulas, matrices, aligned equations, fixing render errors

Flowcharts, sequence diagrams, state diagrams written in Mermaid (plus PlantUML, Graphviz, D2)

Build a deck from Markdown (Marp or Pandoc) and export to PowerPoint, PDF or HTML

Pandoc conversions, templates, linters, formatters, preview and site tools

Well-organized prompt template that yields a good result in one response

Advanced lookup, nested logic, multi-criteria aggregation, modeling

History surgery, reflog recovery, bisect, interactive workflows

Robust scripts with error handling, complex pipelines under time pressure