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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 2: Administration
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Section 3: Security
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Section 4: Troubleshooting
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The exam

The current version of the Server+ certification exam is SK0-004. It was released in July, 2015, and is scheduled to be updated in 2020. The exam has 100 questions that are prorated per the coverage percentage of each of the major topical areas. All of the questions are multiple choice. Once you begin the test, you have 90 minutes to complete it and at the end of this time period, the exam closes.

The examination is given online and one question at a time. You are able to mark questions you'd like to go back to for review. Before the time runs out, you can complete the exam by submitting it as completed. You are appraised of your score almost immediately after completing the exam.

The exam's 100 questions are distributed according to the weighting given to each of the exam domains. For the current exam version, the number of questions you should expect in each...