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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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  • Mail transport agents (MTAs): Process and transport electronic mail messages for a network, up to and including the internet.
  • Memory addresses: A block of memory for use as a data buffer that's assigned to an I/O device.
  • Memory allocation: The process that's used to allocate memory space to a program.
  • Memory cache: Application software requiring a large amount of data, such as a graphics editor, will create a cache in RAM to reduce I/O operations and speed up processing.
  • Memory leak: This happens when a program fails to release some or all of its allocated memory when it's no longer needed.
  • Memory timings: Given as four numerical values that represent the four memory timing measurements: CL, tRCD, tRP, and tRAS.
  • Messaging server: Receives, forwards, or holds messages between client applications and services.
  • mount: Attaches a filesystem and adds it to the active...