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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)
Free Chapter
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Section 1: System Architecture
8
Section 2: Administration
13
Section 3: Security
17
Section 4: Troubleshooting
25
Glossary
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Questions

  1. Which of the following is not a common type of application server?
    1. LAN application server
    2. Web server
    3. DHCP server
    4. Query-based application server
  1. Which of the following is true about file servers?
    1. A file server can only be a dedicated server
    2. A file server can be either dedicated or non-dedicated
    3. A file server cannot be virtualized
    4. A file server and a database server are essentially the same

  1. What type of server hosts protocols such as DNS, DHCP, VoIP, and NTP?
    1. Proxy server
    2. File server
    3. Messaging server
    4. Network services server
  1. You have the task of installing and configuring a proxy server on your in-house network to reduce traffic from the LAN to the WAN. Which of the following general configurations should you use?
    1. Gateway
    2. Internet-facing
    3. Internal-facing
    4. Open
    5. Reverse
  1. True or false: A virtual server is any server that hosts virtual private networks....