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Server+- Network Terminology and Operating Systems |
- Explain common networking terms
- Distinguish network cabling types
- Describe networking devices and their uses
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- Perform basic administrative tasks in Windows NT/2000, Unix, NetWare, and OS/2
- Differentiate the major network
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Server+- Servers, Bus Structures, and Caching |
- Understand the role of Primary Domain Controllers and Backup Domain Controllers
- Install WINS
- Use DHCP
- Explain the process of routing data
- Understand firewalls and proxy servers
- Use the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) service
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- Explain system buses and I/O bus architectures
- Know the characteristics of Pentium-class processors
- Differentiate multitasking from multiprocessing
- Explain cache memory
- Install a cache module
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- Identify the uses of RAM
- Identify the uses of ROM
- Associate processors with the kinds of inline memory modules they support
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- Differentiate between DRAM an SRAM
- Identify causes of several memory-related error messages
- Upgrade system memory
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| Server+- Data Storage Systems |
- Describe components of a hard disk drive
Identify a track, sector, cylinder, and cluster on a hard disk
- Identify what SCSI is and describe how it works
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- Describe characteristics of six popular file systems
- Define RAID and identify characteristics of five RAID levels
- Identify four disk swap techniques
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| Server+- Interfacing with the Network |
- Identify common network topologies
- Name common network cable types and their properties
- Explain network adapter principles
- List common TCP/IP protocols
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- Detail IP addressing
- Define DHCP
- Identify TCP/IP well-known ports
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| Server+- Installing Network Hardware |
- List the steps of preinstallation planning
- Define the tools used to verify hardware compatibility
- Explain the various environmental conditions affecting a server
- Detail the steps used to assure network availability
- Describe the procedures for installing hardware in a server
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- Detail the steps to install a server in a rackmount system
- Explain the use of a KVM switch
- Configure external SCSI devices
- Define the steps used to create a server baseline
- Explain the need to document a server's configuration
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| Server+- Upgrading BIOS and Installing the Operating System |
- Explain BIOS and ROM chips
- Determine when the system BIOS needs to be upgraded
- Define a BIOS upgrade checklist
- Perform a BIOS upgrade
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- List the process used to install and configure a network operating system
- Define network operating system functions and processes
- Detail the procedure used to verify network connectivity
- Explain the use of network administration and monitoring tools
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| Server+- Preventing Disaster |
- Define data back-up procedures
- List back-up media
- Explain proper storage and safekeeping of back-up media
- Detail disaster recovery planning
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- Detail network security concepts
- Define the attributes, function, and purpose of SNMP and RMON
- Use maintenance, service, and security logs to monitor network activities
- Define the need for antivirus software
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- List the benefits of Server+ certification
- Describe the format of the Server+ exam
- Register for and schedule a testing date
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- List exam study strategies
- Practice taking the Server+ exam
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