Test Yourself Server+ Certification [Paperback]

Syngress Media Inc. (Author), Pawan K. Bhardwaj (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072190337 | ISBN-13: 978-0072190335 | Publication Date: July 17, 2001

This title provides an effective sel-testing and quick review tool for the Server+ certification. It includes realistic practice exam questions with in-depth answers, and a full practice exam can be downloaded from the Website.

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From the Back Cover

*Exclusive "Exam Watch" features point out the most frequently missed questions­­and how to answer them correctly
*Answers provide in-depth explanations--and show why the incorrect choices are wrong, as shown below:

A server running Windows NT 4.0 operating system has developed a security problem. When you check the system information, you find that it is running with Service Pack 1, which was included with the OS release. You check with your supervisor, who gives you several CD-ROMs that contain different service packs. Which one should you install?

A. Service Pack 2, since it follows Service Pack 1, which is already installed

B. Service Pack 4, since this pack is known to address some security issues

C. The latest service pack, since it contains all previous service packs

D. Install all service packs one by one.

C. The latest service pack, since it contains all previous service packs. The latest service pack typically contains all the previous service packs. For example, Service Pack 7 for Windows NT 4.0 contains all software that was contained in Service Pack 1 through Service Pack 6; Service Pack 6 contains all the software contained in Service Pack 1 through Service Pack 5.

A is incorrect because you should choose the latest service pack. B is incorrect because if a later service pack is available, a previous service pack should not be installed. D is incorrect because you need to install only the latest service pack, since it contains all previous service packs.

About the Author

Syngress Media, Inc. (Norwell, MA) creates books and software for information technology professionals seeking skill enhancement and career advancement. Its products are designed to comply with vendor and industry standard course curricula and are optimised for certification exam preparation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 291 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies (July 17, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072190337
• ISBN-13: 978-0072190335
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,768,965 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Huh?, April 29, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Test Yourself Server+ Certification (Paperback)

In fact unclear is a better word. I purchased this book as a supliment to "Server+ Certification Bible by Trevor Kay" and yikes!!! First I was mildly disturbed by the fact that the author isn't even Server+ certified. Second the questions are as unclear as Charlie Brown's Teacher in The Peanuts. In my opinion most answers had multiple answers (of which I guessed at what I hoped was the right one) or the questions themselves made no sense at all and being A+, & Network+ certified I would hope that I'm not completely clueless. As a matter of fact the only reason I'm writing this is because I wanted to check this books reveiws before I depended on it for my Server+ exam in a weeks time. Well that's my piece. Good Luck to all and stay away from this book...I hope this helps

2.0 out of 5 stars Saving grace: it's cheap., July 16, 2004

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A. Merle "A. Merle" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Test Yourself Server+ Certification (Paperback)

Questions+answers are arranged redundantly, information is dated, and there's just not a lot in there. Very amateurish. Bordering absurd. Probably should have given it 1 star when I think about it.

4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for Novices, September 21, 2001

By 

Jim Williams (The swamps of Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Test Yourself Server+ Certification (Paperback)

The publisher does not hide the fact that this book is just a batch of sample questions and answers related to the Server+ exam. This book might be useful if you've been in the field and have done a lot of work on servers and you want to test you knowledge. However, it is of little use for novices who are trying to learn material for the Server+ exam. The biggest problem with this book is that the CompTIA Server+ exam objectives are not even present in the book. Also watch out for the Exam Watch notes, a high percentage of them are totally wrong. For example: The Exam Watch note that states that only RAID 1 and RAID 5 are fault tolerant (page 25). In fact, RAID 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are all fault tolerant. The book also lacks an index, which makes it difficult to find sample questions on a particular subject.