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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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  • EIA/TIA 568A/568B: The standards for the pinouts of the RJ-45 connectors and twisted-pair cable for commercial and residential installations.
  • Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) transport mode: IPSec ESP mode includes the message actions of the AH mode and the encryption of the payload only.
  • Entrance facility: The location where a service provider's network and the subscriber's backbone interconnect.
  • Environmental threats: Weather, natural disaster, catastrophic event, and other events from the natural world.
  • Error-correction code (ECC) memory: Includes a dedicated memory unit that provides parity and error-correction to the other memory units.
  • Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP): Combines with authentication methods and acts as middleware between the client and an authentication server.
  • External bus: Provides a means for peripherals and expansion components...