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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
13
Section 3: Security
17
Section 4: Troubleshooting
25
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  • Warm site: This type of recovery site contains the necessary equipment and environment to support the essential components of a production system.
  • Warm swap: Requires the suspension of a system's or failed component's operations while a replacement or switchover takes place.
  • Watts: The output rate of energy radiated, absorbed, or dissipated.
  • Well-known port: A TCP/UDP reference number to a servicing application or protocol in the range of 0 and 1023.
  • Windows Internet Name Service (WINS): A Windows service that resolve devices and network names.
  • Write-through: The CPU writes data directly to main memory or a storage device, bypassing cache memory.
  • Wye: Connects a current-bearing line to a neutral in a Y pattern.