Server+ Exam Prep: Exam Sk0-001 [With CDROM]

by Mike Harwood and Drew Bird

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588800385
• ISBN13: 9781588800381
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Coriolis Group Books
• Length: 768 Pages
• Weight: 2.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 7.6" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Pretty good

I passed the Server+ exam on tmy second try ($190x2!!)using the Exam prep book and an the cert21 question bank. The Server+ exam is very hard and this book covers pretty much the whole exam, at least the questions I had on my test.

Exam Prep rules

This is another solid Exam Prep title. Period.There is alot (and I mean alot) of information in this book, not all of which is on the test but I guess thats why it is the prep and not the cram. There were also a couple of things which I thought that should not have been in here. Then I took my test and found out why they were included.I notice that one of the other reviewers mentions 'lots of factual errors' I have not found them yet but I have seen numerous typos. i do agree with the comment on the organization, but if you look through the objectives they are pretty screwed up as well.As for 'Rose Carter's ' review of this book, you had better check your objectives. Objective 2.3 is Install NOS. Last time I checked Red Hat Linux was a NOS. i didnt get any question on it in my test but thats not to say they are not there, but this is a PREP, not a CRAM. Also, check inside the front cover. There is an objective map in there. You dont need to donwload one. Do you even own this book or did you look through it in the bookshop?I guess the reason that information like NOS installation is included is that this is the Prep and not the cram. If you are looking for a braindump, go to Brainbuzz cos this aint it. If you are looking for information on how to manage servers and pass Server+ it is.As an aside I passed S+ last week with 83%. Used this, the Sybex and 10 years of experience.

Worth the Wait

When COMPTIA first announced the Server+ exam, many viewed it as the next equivalent to the immensely successful and coveted A+ certification.The first book to provide study material for the Server+ was from Sybex, and I found the readings a bit too slanted to the obscure and sometimes irrelevant. Since then, there have been numerous other titles from other publishers, but none seem to stand out head and shoulders from the rest. Now, with the arrival of Coriolis' ExammPrep Server+ book, the wait for the standard is finally over.The book is divided neatly into 17 chapters, 3 Appendices and a Glossary. Please note that the material is not mapped exactly as you would expect with the exam objectives. Instead, the authors have decided to arrange them in a more logical fashion (and they take pains to state so), but with the same body of knowledge still contained within its pages. Looking at the variety of Server+ books out there, this indeed makes more sense.Within each chapter, you will find the twin Server+ certified authors to have the ability to present the material simply and to the point. Interspersed with illustrations, pictures and tables at the appropriate sections, the material neither overwhelms you nor bore you. At the end of each section, you will find Q & As similar to the exam and best of all, something unique to this particular book, a section entitled Real-World Projects that allows readers to hone in on what they have read.Minor editorial slips aside, like on page 49 where (CSMA/CD) is called "Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Carrier Detection" instead of "Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection", the book on the whole will bring anyone up to speed on the latest on servers and server-related information, including discussions on the latest trends out in today's market.A comprehensive Glossary, section on Study Resources and a CD-ROM complete this neat package, but the CD-ROM is nothing more than a rehash of the same questions in the book. Of course, you can download more questions as and when they are available on the website, but don't worry about it you don't, mastering the comprehensive material is sufficient to pass the exam, and pass with flying colors.

Worth the wait

Struggled throgh two other books before getting this one. It may have come out later than the others but it shows. More information and more comprehensive. Lots of discussion of best practice which is what alot of the test is. The test on the CD was good for the test - which I passed, and I guess thats all you can ask from a certification book.