Server+ Certification Study Guide [Hardcover]

Syngress Media Inc (Author), Duncan Anderson (Foreword)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072190345 | ISBN-13: 978-0072190342 | Publication Date: July 27, 2001

Server+ certification provides an industry standard validation of basic server building techniques. This study tool covers all official exam objectives and contains more than 250 realistic practice questions. A free CD-ROM contains CertTrainer software with interactive tutorials.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The Server+ certification provides an industry standard validation of basic server building skills. It sets a baseline for a candidate's knowledge of integration, management and service." Jeff Milbum Intel Corporation Server Certification Training Manager

From the Back Cover

The Only Certification Study System Based on 200,000+ Hours of IT Training Experience

100% Complete Coverage--All official test objectives for the Server+ exam are covered in detail

Hands-on Exercises--Step-by-step instruction modeled after classroom labs

Exam Watch--Warnings based on thorough post-exam research identifying the most troublesome exam topics and how to answer them correctly

Three Types of Practice Questions--Knowledge, scenario, and lab-based questions, all with in-depth answers

From the Classroom--Discussions of important issues direct from the classrooms of Global Knowledge's award-winning instructors

Full coverage of the topics you need to review, including how to:
*Conduct pre-installation planning activities
*Plan for disaster recovery
*Recognize and report on physical security issues
*Configure RAID
*Perform a server baseline
*Configure external peripherals
*Create a baseline and compare performance
*Perform a regular backup
*Set SNMP thresholds
*Increase memory

CD-ROM features full CertTrainer CBT software and the new ExamSim test engine­­more than 200 questions on CD

CertTrainer
*e-Training--Self-paced review of key Server+ topics, including exam tips
*In-depth Links--Need more explanation? Topically relevant links provide detailed instruction
*Skill Assessment--Test your knowledge with more than 200 challenging practice exam questions
*Score Reports--Indicate subject areas requiring further study

ExamSim
*Complete Practice Exam--A realistic Server+ exam with questions found only on the CD-ROM
*Review Mode--Analyze what you got wrong and why
*Detailed Answers--Explain why the correct options are right and why the incorrect options are wrong
*Score Report--Provides an overall assessment of your performance

PLUS
*DriveTime--More than 30 minutes of CD audio for exam prep on the go
*E-book--Electronic, searchable version of the Study Guide

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 544 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies (July 27, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072190345
• ISBN-13: 978-0072190342
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,697,379 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book stinks, February 18, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Server+ Certification Study Guide (Hardcover)

Of the roughly 15 certification study guides (for various certifications) that I read over the last 4 months, this one is by far the worst!! This book reads like it was written by a committee and then not edited at all. The organization is atrocious, the book is riddled with typographical, grammatical and technical errors - several per page - and the technial information presented that is needed to pass the exam is incomplete. For example, the tables that list the specifications for the different SCSI standards is simply incomplete. Also, this book is a perfect example of why sophisticated desktop publishing tools do not belong in the hands of amateurs: the book is over-designed to the point that the layout and design in many places is very distracting. After having taken the exam, I seriously doubt that I could have passed it if I would have relied on this book alone.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Organized, September 19, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Server+ Certification Study Guide (Hardcover)

The publisher seems to have come up with their own version of the CompTIA Server+ exam objectives. The exam objectives in this book certainly do not match the Server+ exam objectives that are published by CompTIA. Of the six names listed in the book, none of the four contributors (authors) are Server+ certified (although they all have other certifications), the technical editor is Server+ certified, the Technical reviewer is not. This lack of certification on Server+ shows, as the book contains many errors and is very light on both SCSI and RAID, both of which are big areas on concern on the Server+ exam.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Self study or classroom this may be the answer., August 8, 2001

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Michael J Woznicki "Michael J Woznicki" (Holland, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Server+ Certification Study Guide (Hardcover)

CompTIA's latest certification Server+ is fastly becoming a measuring stick for server technicians. The exam is vendor neutral and the amount if information is vast but with books like this one there is a good chance of passing the exam first time around.

I like the fact that there are over 30 hands-on exercises to work with. The fact that book is laid out according to the exam objectives and that each objective is given ample coverage. Topics like installation and planning of the server, hardware like the BIOS, hard drives, motherboards and RAID with mirroring and duplexing.

Windows 2000 and Netware 5.1 are covered as is adding hardware and upgrading equipment. Other areas with coverage include SNMP, UPS, baseline setup and monitoring, backup systems and schemes, troubleshooting and disaster recovery procedures.

The book includes a self test and end-of-chapter review questions. Finally there is a cd rom included with CertTrainer, which has over 200 practice test questions, the e-book and Exam Sim. Overall a nice value.