Server+ Certification For Dummies [Paperback]

Ron Gilster (Author), Mike Glencross (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764508601 | ISBN-13: 978-0764508608 | Publication Date: July 29, 2001

Server+ Certification For Dummies provides all the information you need to pass the Server+ Certification exam -- including test questions, exam tips, and a cheatsheet.

This book prepares technicians for the exam by focusing on the activities and problem-solving steps used to ensure functionality of network servers. The authors also address advanced hardware issues such as RAID, SCSI, multiple CPUs and SANs.

Discover all the information necessary to pass CompTIA's newest vendor-neutral exam in one place with Server+ Certification For Dummies. This book joins the top-selling A+ Certification For Dummies and Network+ For Dummies to form a "triumvirate" of certification books for CompTIA.

Covers: Exam SKO-001

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Free daily eTips at dummies.com Dummies Test Engine, Server+ Exam Prep demo, and more on CD-ROM

CD-ROM includes hundreds of sample exam questions

The fun and easy way(TM) to study for the exam - all the rewards in half the time! Here's the Server+ exam test-prep guide you've been waiting for - a For Dummies book-and-software package that actually makes studying fun. Prepared by two CompTIA-certified experts and packed with proven tips and practice exams, it's all you need to get up to speed on today's network servers - and pass the test! all this on the bonus CD-ROM Dummies Test Engine, our exclusive, fully customizable test-prep software featuring hundreds of sample questions Plus an MCSE screensaver and bonus demos from Boson Software, Vista-Net Publishing, and Specialized Solutions, Inc. System requirements: Windows 95 or later; Windows NT or later; 16MB RAM; CD-ROM drive. See the About the CD Appendix for details.

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About the Author

Ron Gilster is the author of For Dummies guides to CompTIA and Cisco certifications. Mike Glencross is the IT manager at HighSpeed Communications, a leading broadband communications company.

Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies (July 29, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764508601
• ISBN-13: 978-0764508608
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #620,572 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ron Gilster was born in Vallejo, California in 1947. Which is the last time he actually lived in any one place for very long at all. Ron began his computing and technology career in 1965 in the Air Force, in which he took refuge from the draft, but ended up a Vietnam vet anyway. Over the years, he has been a punch-card machine operator, a computer programmer, a systems analyst, a database manager, a manufacturing production manager, a consultant for what was then a Big 8 accounting firm, an executive in the audio/visual and telecommunications industry, a college instructor and administrator, and, oh yes, a writer.

Ron has had a number of best-selling books, including his first "A+ Certification for Dummies," "CCNA For Dummies," "Cisco Networking For Dummies," and a dozen more. He lives in Spokane, WA and continues to write at least four books per year; the latest being "MCAS: Exam Guide."

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All I Needed to Know, February 25, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Server+ Certification For Dummies (Paperback)

The Server+ exam is hard, very hard. I failed it the first time around because I wasn't focused enough in my studies. This book by Mr. Gilster and Mr. Glencross provided that focus and all of the information I needed to pass the test. After studying with this book, I was able to pass the test with no problems. This books presents the very techie information in a no nonsense, yet often humorous, way. There is no fluff, just what I needed to know.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great starter book for Server+, October 24, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Server+ Certification For Dummies (Paperback)

Ron Gilster and Mike Glencross have come up with an easy to read book with a little humor spread throughout with that Dummies aplomb. I found myself reading quickly through this book. This is not as meaty as some of the other Server+ books, but it does touch on all the exam objectives. My suggestion would be to use this book in conjunction with one of the other thicker books such as the Server+ Bible for more in-depth look for certain topics. The RAID and SCSI chapters were good and I also enjoyed the chapter review questions. However, the included CD with the Dummies book has many identical questions as the Server+ Bible CD and this may be due to them being published by the Hungry Minds.

4.0 out of 5 stars outdated but good, September 20, 2005

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Adil "Adil" (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Server+ Certification For Dummies (Paperback)

this book is a pretty typical dummies guide. i haven't taken the test yet so i can't say much. it's outdated now but since the new versions of server+ preparation guides are not yet available this is probably as good a test preparation book as you can get. i used the dummies guide for a+ certification and it was okay. lots of overlap between the a+ guide and the server+ guide--good luck to you, and good luck to me.