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CompTIA Server+ Certification Guide

By : Ron Price
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CompTIA Server+ Certification Guide

By: Ron Price

Overview of this book

CompTIA Server+ Certification is one of the top 5 IT certifications that is vendor neutral.System administrators opt for CompTIA server+ Certification to gain advanced knowledge of concepts including troubleshooting and networking. This book will initially start with the configuration of a basic network server and the configuration for each of its myriad roles. The next set of chapters will provide an overview of the responsibilities and tasks performed by a system administrator to manage and maintain a network server. Moving ahead, you will learn the basic security technologies, methods, and procedures that can be applied to a server and its network. Next, you will cover the troubleshooting procedures and methods in general, and specifically for hardware, software, networks, storage devices, and security applications. Toward the end of this book, we will cover a number of troubleshooting and security mitigation concepts for running admin servers with ease. This guide will be augmented by test questions and mock papers that will help you obtain the necessary certification. By the end of this book, you will be in a position to clear Server+ Certification with ease.
Table of Contents (28 chapters)
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Section 1: System Architecture
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Section 2: Administration
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Section 3: Security
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Section 4: Troubleshooting
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  • LAN application server: Provides support to network nodes for one or more applications.
  • Land Grid Array (LGA) packaging: The mounting pins are on the socket and the CPU has receiving ports for each pin.
  • Large form factor (LFF): A hard disk drive sizing form for drives that are able to store as much as 100 TB.
  • Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP): A protocol that allows Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to provide VPNs to subscribers.
  • Level 1 (L1): This is the fastest of all three levels and the smallest in size.
  • Level 2 (L2): This is faster than L3, but smaller in size.
  • Level 3 (L3) cache: This is slow, but faster than main memory, and is the largest in size of the three levels.
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Common in authentication processes for storing and verifying user accounts.
  • Linear access media: Refers to magnetic tape and serial access.
  • Linear Tape –...