Server+ Certification for Dummies? [With CDROM]

by Ron Gilster and Mike Glencross

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764508601
• ISBN13: 9780764508608
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

outdated but good

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 it's outdated now but since the new versions of server+ preparation guides are not yet available this is probably as good a test preparation book as you can get.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.

Needs an overhaul!

Best used as a starter or final prep but needs somthing more heavyweight for the exam.

Great starter book for Server+

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.

All I Needed to Know

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.