CompTIA Server+ (SK0-004)

(SK0-004)/ISBN:978-1-61691-872-9

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Lessons
TestPrep
Hand-on Lab

Kick start your prep for the CompTIA Server+ certification exam with the CompTIA Server+ (SK0-004) course and lab. The CompTIA Server+ study guide comes with cloud-based, device-enabled labs that can easily be integrated with an LMS. The course covers the SK0-004 exam objectives and includes topics such as server architecture, administration, storage, security, and disaster recovery. This Server+ certification course will enhance your job performance by providing skills in server handling, server planning, maintenance, and security.

Here's what you will get

The CompTIA Server+ certification is an industry-recognized vendor-neutral credential. The Server+ certification proves that the certified candidates will have the knowledge and skills required to plan, secure, and maintain a variety of servers. The Server+ SK0-004 exam validates your skills in the commonly used server and storage systems in the IT industry. The CompTIA Server+ certification is highly demanded and endorsed by many IT industries.

Lessons

13+ Lessons | 241+ Exercises | 96+ Quizzes | 539+ Flashcards | 464+ Glossary of terms

TestPrep

40+ Pre Assessment Questions | 2+ Full Length Tests | 100+ Post Assessment Questions | 200+ Practice Test Questions

Hand on lab

33+ LiveLab | 00+ Minutes

Here's what you will learn

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Lessons 1: Server Hardware

  • Server Form Factors
  • Installing and Configuring Server Components
  • Maintaining Power and Cooling Requirements
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 2: Installing and Configuring Servers

  • Installing and Configuring Server Operating Systems
  • Using Access and Control Methods to Administer a Server
  • Purpose and Operation of Virtualization Components
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 3: Server Maintenance

  • Server Roles and Requirements
  • Proper Server Maintenance Techniques
  • Asset Management and Documentation
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 4: Storage Technologies

  • Hardware and Features of Various Storage Technologies
  • Installing and Deploying Primary Storage Devices
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 5: Identifying Capacity and Fault Tolerance Requirements

  • Calculating Appropriate Storage Capacity and Planning for Future Growth
  • Configuring RAID
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 6: Securing the Server

  • Physical Security Methods and Concepts
  • Server Hardening Techniques
  • Proper Environmental Controls and Techniques
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 7: Securing Server Data and Network Access

  • Basic Network Security Systems and Protocols
  • Logical Access Control Methods
  • Data Security Methods and Secure Storage Disposal Techniques
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 8: Networking

  • Configuring Servers to Use IP Addressing and Network Infrastructure Services
  • Ports and Protocols
  • Cable Management Procedures
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 9: Disaster Recovery

  • Disaster Recovery Principles
  • Backup
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 10: Troubleshooting Hardware and Software Issues

  • Troubleshooting Theory and Methodologies
  • Troubleshooting Hardware Problems
  • Troubleshooting Software Problems
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 11: Troubleshooting Connectivity Issues

  • Diagnosing Network Problems
  • Diagnosing Security Issues
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 12: Troubleshooting Storage Issues

  • Troubleshooting Storage Problems
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Appendix A

  • Objective Map

Hands-on LAB Activities

Installing and Configuring Servers

  • Running any application as administrator
  • Running any application as administrator using command line
  • Assign new IP address with DNS and subnet mask
  • Concept of SSO possibility
  • Disabling a service
  • Disabling a service in linux
  • Add roles and features
  • Swap or Pagefile Optimization

Server Maintenance

  • Set Automatic Windows Update
  • Install a loopback adapter

Identifying Capacity and Fault Tolerance Requirements

  • Compress a file to save disk space
  • Compress a folder to save disk space
  • Set size of a log file
  • Set Quota Usage Limit

Securing Server Data and Network Access

  • Configuring the Network-based Firewall
  • Router Access List
  • Configuring VPN
  • Configure VLAN
  • NTFS File permission
  • EFS (Encryption File System)
  • Disk-Level Encryption

Networking

  • Configuring private IPv4
  • Configuring private IPv6
  • NAT (Network Address Translation)
  • TCP open ports (netstat)

Disaster Recovery

  • Incremental Backup
  • Full Backup
  • Perform Restore Point

Troubleshooting Hardware and Software Issues

  • Adding a printer and sharing

Troubleshooting Connectivity Issues

  • Do trace route
  • Use of Zenmap

Troubleshooting Storage Issues

  • Using Top command
  • Create and mount Virtual Hard Disk using Disk Management

Exam FAQs

  • A+ certification
  • 18 to 24 months of IT experience

USD 338

Multiple choice

The exam contains 100 questions.

90 minutes

750

(on a scale of 100-900)

In the event that you fail your first attempt at passing the Server+ examination, CompTIA's retake policies are:

  • CompTIA does not require a waiting period between the first and second attempt to pass such examination. However, if you need a third or subsequent attempt to pass the examination, you shall be required to wait for a period of at least fourteen calendar days from the date of your last attempt before you can retake the exam.
  • If a candidate has passed an exam, he/she cannot take it again without prior consent from CompTIA.
  • A test result found to be in violation of the retake policy will not be processed, which will result in no credit awarded for the test taken. Repeat violators will be banned from participation in the CompTIA Certification Program.
  • Candidates must pay the exam price each time they attempt the exam. CompTIA does not offer free re-tests or discounts on retakes.

Customer Review

I feel the uCertify CompTIA Server+ course was quite solid. Since I’m an instructor, I could not help but grade it. I give it an A- overall for both content and the learning management system itself. The content is thorough in its coverage of the exam objectives and I feel added value to my own personal test preparation. The uCertify learning management system is also impressive, with numerous features to help guide and motivate students to complete the course and be prepared for their exam. In both cases, I have a few points of constructive criticism which I will detail in the next section. There was also one glaring error in the content itself. But to recap, I found the course a solid tool for preparing for the Server+ exam and think others will as well.