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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
8
Section 2: Administration
13
Section 3: Security
17
Section 4: Troubleshooting
25
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Questions

  1. On a local network, a user is able to access resources on the LAN but is unable to access and download a web page. Which of the following areas would you suspect as the possible cause of this problem?
    1. Local network server
    2. Remote web server
    3. DHCP server
    4. Internet gateway
  2. A local network host cannot complete its startup process without a successful interaction with the DHCP server. True or False?
    1. True
    2. False
  1. What is the name given to the addresses in the Class B network 169.254.0.0/16 on a Windows system?
    1. EGRP
    2. FDDI
    3. APIPA
    4. Anycast
  1. What TCP/UDP port has replaced port 25 for the SMTP electronic mail interface?
    1. Port 80
    2. Port 587
    3. Port 1024
    4. Port 20
  1. What Windows file contains a list of hostnames and their associated IP addresses, which the operating system uses to look up the identity and location of a host?
    1. Hosts
    2. Pagefile
    3. WinSxS
    4. Registry

  1. What is the formal...