CompTIA Server+
Certification Exam
Objectives
EXAM NUMBER: SK0-005

About the Exam
Candidates are encouraged to use this document to help prepare for the CompTIA Server+ (SK0-005)
certification exam. With the end goal of proactively defending and continuously improving the security ofan organization, Server+ will verify the successful candidate has the knowledge and skills required to:• Install, configure, and manage server hardware and server operating systems• Implement proper server hardening and security controls• Successfully troubleshoot common server problems• Demonstrate an understanding of key disaster recovery, high-availability, and backup concepts
This is equivalent to two years of hands-on experience working in a server environment.
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CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam Objectives 1.0 (Exam Number: SK0-005)

TEST DETAILS
Required exam

SK0-005

Number of questions

90

Types of questions

Multiple choice and performance-based

Length of test

90 minutes

Recommended experience • Two years of hands-on experience working in a server environment• CompTIA A+ certified or equivalent knowledge
Passing score

750

EXAM OBJECTIVES (DOMAINS)
The table below lists the domains measured by this examinationand the extent to which they are represented.

DOMAINPERCENTAGE OF EXAMINATION

1.0 Server Hardware Installation and Management
2.0 Server Administration
3.0 Security and Disaster Recovery
4.0 Troubleshooting
Total

CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam Objectives 1.0 (Exam Number: SK0-005)

18%
30%
24%
28%
100%

1.0 Server Hardware Installationand Management
1.1

Given a scenario, install physical hardware.
• Racking- Enclosure sizes- Unit sizes
		 - 1U, 2U, 3U, etc.
- Rack layout
		 - Cooling management
		 - Safety
			 - Proper lifting techniques			 - Rack balancing
			 - Floor load limitations
		 - Power distribution unit (PDU)
		 - Keyboard-video		mouse (KVM) placement
		 - Rail kits
• Power cabling- Redundant power
		 - Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)		 - Separate circuits

1.2		 - Separate providers- Power connector types- Cable management• Network cabling- Redundant networking- Twisted pair
- Fiber		 - SC		 - LC		 - Single mode
		 - Multimode- Gigabit- 10 GigE- Small form factor pluggable (SFP)- SFP+- Quad small form factor pluggable (QSFP)- Cable management• Server chassis types- Tower- Rack mount- Blade enclosure• Server components- Hardware compatibility list (HCL)- Central processing unit (CPU)- Graphics processing unit (GPU)- Memory- Bus types- Interface types- Expansion cards

Given a scenario, deploy and manage storage.
• RAID levels and types
-0
-1
-5
-6
- 10
- Just a bunch of disks (JBOD)- Hardware vs. software• Capacity planning• Hard drive media types- Solid state drive (SSD)		 - Wear factors
			 - Read intensive

			 - Write intensive- Hard disk drive (HDD)		 - Rotations per minute (RPM)			- 15,000			- 10,000			
- 7,200- Hybrid• Interface types- Serial attached SCSI (SAS)- Serial ATA (SATA)- Peripheral component
interconnect (PCI)

CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam Objectives 1.0 (Exam Number: SK0-005)- External serial advanced
technology attachment (eSATA)- Universal serial bus (USB)- Secure digital (SD)• Shared storage- Network attached storage (NAS)		 - Network file system (NFS)		 - Common Internet file system (CIFS)- Storage area network (SAN)		 - Internet small
		computer systems interface (iSCSI)
		 - Fibre Channel
		 - Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)1.0 Server Hardware Installation and Management
1.3

Given a scenario, perform server hardware maintenance.
• Out-of-band management- Remote drive access- Remote console access- Remote power on/off- Internet protocol keyboardvideo-mouse (IP KVM)
• Local hardware administration- Keyboard-video-mouse (KVM)- Crash cart
- Virtual administration console- Serial connectivity- Console connections• Components- Firmware upgrades• Drives• Hot-swappable hardware- Drives- Cages- Cards- Power supplies- Fans• Basic input/output system (BIOS)/Unified
Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam Objectives 1.0 (Exam Number: SK0-005)

2.0 Server Administration
2.1

Given a scenario, install server operating systems.
• Minimum operating system(OS) requirements• Hardware compatibility list (HCL)• Installations- Graphical user interface (GUI)- Core- Bare metal- Virtualized- Remote- Slip streamed/unattended
		 - Scripted installations
		 - Additional drivers

2.2		 - Additional applications
		and utilities
		 - Patches- Media installation type		 - Network		 - Optical		 - Universal serial bus (USB)		 - Embedded- Imaging		 - Cloning
			 - Virtual machine (VM) cloning
			 - Physical clones

		 - Template deployment
		 - Physical to virtual (P2V)• Partition and volume types- Global partition table (GPT)vs. master boot record (MBR)- Dynamic disk
- Logical volume management (LVM)• File system types- ext4- New technology file system (NTFS)- VMware file system (VMFS)- Resilient file system (ReFS)- Z file system (ZFS)

Given a scenario, configure servers to use
network infrastructure services.
• IP configuration• Virtual local area network (VLAN)• Default gateways• Name resolution- Domain name service (DNS)- Fully qualified domain name (FQDN)- Hosts file

• Addressing protocols- IPv4		 - Request for comments
		(RFC) 1918 address spaces- IPv6• Firewall- Ports

CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam Objectives 1.0 (Exam Number: SK0-005)• Static vs. dynamic- Dynamic host configuration
protocol (DHCP)- Automatic private IP address (APIPA)• MAC addresses

2.0 Server Administration
2.3

Given a scenario, configure and maintainserver functions and features.
• Server roles requirements- Print- Database- File- Web- Application- Messaging- Baselining
		- Documentation
		 - Performance metrics• Directory connectivity• Storage management- Formatting- Connectivity- Provisioning- Partitioning- Page/swap/scratch location and size

2.4

		- Alerting		- Reporting		- Retention
		- Rotation• Data migration and transfer- Infiltration- Exfiltration- Disparate OS data transfer
		- Robocopy
		 - File transfer		 - Fast copy
		 - Secure copy protocol (SCP)• Administrative interfaces- Console- Remote desktop- Secure shell (SSH)- Web interface

Explain the key concepts of high availability for servers.
• Clustering- Active-active- Active-passive- Failover- Failback- Proper patching procedures- Heartbeat

2.5- Disk quotas- Compression- Deduplication• Monitoring- Uptime- Thresholds- Performance		- Memory
		- Disk
			 - Input output operations
		 per second (IOPS)
			 - Capacity vs. utilization
		- Network		 - Central processing unit (CPU)- Event logs
		- Configuration
		- Shipping• Fault tolerance- Server-level redundancy vs.
component redundancy• Redundant server network infrastructure- Load balancing
		 - Software vs. hardware
		 - Round robin

		 - Most recently used (MRU)- Network interface card (NIC)
teaming and redundancy
		- Failover		 - Link aggregation

Summarize the purpose and operation of virtualization.
• Host vs. guest• Virtual networking- Direct access (bridged)- Network address translation (NAT)- vNICs- Virtual switches• Resource allocation and provisioning- CPU- Memory- Disk- NIC- Overprovisioning- Scalability

CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam Objectives 1.0 (Exam Number: SK0-005)• Management interfaces
for virtual machines• Cloud models- Public- Private- Hybrid

2.0 Server Administration
2.6

Summarize scripting basics for server administration.
• Script types- Bash- Batch- PowerShell- Virtual basic script (VBS)• Environment variables• Comment syntax

2.7• Common server administration
scripting tasks- Startup- Shut down
- Service- Login- Account creation- Bootstrap

Explain the importance of asset management and documentation.
• Asset management- Labeling- Warranty- Leased vs. owned devices- Life-cycle management
		- Procurement
		- Usage
		 - End of life		- Disposal/recycling- Inventory
		- Make		- Model

2.8• Basic script constructs- Loops- Variables- Conditionals- Comparators• Basic data types- Integers- Strings- Arrays		 - Serial number
		 - Asset tag• Documentation management- Updates- Service manuals- Architecture diagrams- Infrastructure diagrams- Workflow diagrams- Recovery processes- Baselines- Change management- Server configurations- Company policies and procedures		 - Business impact analysis (BIA)
		 - Mean time between failure (MTBF)
		 - Mean time to recover (MTTR)		 - Recovery point objective (RPO)
		 - Recovery time objective (RTO)		 - Service level agreement (SLA)		 - Uptime requirements• Document availability• Secure storage of sensitive
documentation

Explain licensing concepts.
• Models- Per-instance- Per-concurrent user
- Per-server- Per-socket- Per-core- Site-based- Physical vs. virtual- Node-locked- Signatures• Open source• Subscription• License vs. maintenance and support• Volume licensing

CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam Objectives 1.0 (Exam Number: SK0-005)• License count validation- True up• Version compatibility- Backward compatible- Forward compatible

3.0 Security and Disaster Recovery
3.1

Summarize data security concepts.
• Encryption paradigms- Data at rest
- Data in transit• Retention policies• Data storage- Physical location storage- Off-site vs. on-site

3.2

Summarize physical security concepts.
• Physical access controls- Bollards- Architectural reinforcements
		 - Signal blocking
		 - Reflective glass
		 - Datacenter camouflage- Fencing

3.3• UEFI/BIOS passwords• Bootloader passwords• Business impact- Data value prioritization- Life-cycle management- Cost of security vs. risk
and/or replacement- Security guards- Security cameras- Locks
		- Biometric		 - Radio frequency
		identification (RFID)
		 - Card readers- Mantraps- Safes• Environmental controls- Fire suppression- Heating, ventilation,and cooling (HVAC)- Sensors

Explain important concepts pertaining to identity andaccess management for server administration.
• User accounts• User groups• Password policies- Length- Lockout- Enforcement• Permissions and access controls- Role-based- Rule-based- Scope based- Segregation of duties- Delegation• Auditing- User activity- Logins- Group memberships- Deletions

CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam Objectives 1.0 (Exam Number: SK0-005)• Multifactor authentication (MFA)- Something you know
- Something you have
- Something you are• Single sign-on (SSO)3.0 Security and Disaster Recovery
3.4

Explain data security risks and mitigation strategies.
• Security risks- Hardware failure- Malware- Data corruption- Insider threats- Theft		 - Data loss prevention (DLP)		 - Unwanted duplication
		 - Unwanted publication- Unwanted access methods
		- Backdoor
		 - Social engineering

3.5- Regulatory constraints
		- Governmental
		 - Individually privileged information
			 - Personally identifiable			 information (PII)			 - Payment Card Industry Data
			 Security Standard (PCI DSS)
- Legal considerations
		 - Data retention
		- Subpoenas

Given a scenario, apply server hardening methods.
• OS hardening- Disable unused services- Close unneeded ports- Install only required software- Apply driver updates- Apply OS updates- Firewall configuration• Application hardening- Install latest patches- Disable unneeded services,roles, or features

3.6- Breaches
		- Identification
		- Disclosure• Mitigation strategies- Data monitoring- Log analysis
		 - Security information and		event management (SIEM)- Two-person integrity		 - Split encryption keys tokens
		 - Separation of roles• Host security- Antivirus- Anti-malware- Host intrusion detection
system (HIDS)/Host intrusion
prevention system (HIPS)• Hardware hardening- Disable unneeded hardware- Disable unneeded physicalports, devices, or functions- Set BIOS password- Set boot order• Patching- Testing- Deployment- Change management

Summarize proper server decommissioning concepts.
• Proper removal procedures- Company policies- Verify non-utilization- Documentation
		 - Asset management
		 - Change management• Media destruction- Disk wiping- Physical		- Degaussing
		- Shredding
		- Crushing		- Incineration- Purposes for media destruction• Media retention requirements• Cable remediation- Power- Networking• Electronics recycling- Internal vs. external- Repurposing

CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam Objectives 1.0 (Exam Number: SK0-005)

3.0 Security and Disaster Recovery
3.7

Explain the importance of backups and restores.
• Backup methods- Full- Synthetic full
- Incremental- Differential- Archive- Open file
- Snapshot

3.8• Backup frequency• Media rotation• Backup media types- Tape- Cloud- Disk- Print• File-level vs. system-state backup

Explain the importance of disaster recovery.
• Site types- Hot site
- Cold site
- Warm site
- Cloud- Separate geographic locations• Replication- Constant- Background- Synchronous vs. asynchronous- Application consistent- File locking- Mirroring- Bidirectional• Testing- Tabletops- Live failover- Simulated failover- Production vs. non-production

CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam Objectives 1.0 (Exam Number: SK0-005)• Restore methods- Overwrite- Side by side
- Alternate location path
• Backup validation- Media integrity- Equipment- Regular testing intervals• Media inventory before restoration

4.0 Troubleshooting
4.1

Explain the troubleshooting theory and methodology.
• Identify the problem anddetermine the scope.
- Question users/stakeholders
and identify changes tothe server/environment.
- Collect additional
documentation/logs.
- If possible, replicate theproblem as appropriate.
- If possible, perform backups
before making changes.
- Escalate, if necessary.

4.2• Establish a theory of probablecause (question the obvious).
- Determine whether there is 		a common element or symptom
causing multiple problems.
• Test the theory to determine the cause.
- Once the theory is confirmed,
determine the next steps toresolve the problem.
- If the theory is not confirmed,
establish a new theory.
• Establish a plan of action
to resolve the problem.
- Notify impacted users.

• Implement the solution or escalate.
- Make one change at a time
and test/confirm the change
has resolved the problem.
- If the problem is not resolved,
reverse the change, if appropriate,
and implement a new change.
• Verify full system functionality
and, if applicable, implement
preventive measures.
• Perform a root cause analysis.
• Document findings, actions, andoutcomes throughout the process.

Given a scenario, troubleshoot common hardware failures.
• Common problems- Predictive failures- Memory errors and failures		 - System crash			 - Blue screen
			 - Purple screen
			 - Memory dump
		- Utilization
		 - Power-on self-test (POST) errors
		 - Random lockups
		 - Kernel panic- Complementary metal-oxidesemiconductor (CMOS) battery failure- System lockups- Random crashes- Fault and device indication
		 - Visual indicators- Light-emitting diode (LED)- Liquid crystal display(LCD) panel readouts
		 - Auditory or olfactory cues		 - POST codes- Misallocated virtual resources• Causes of common problems- Technical		 - Power supply fault		 - Malfunctioning fans		 - Improperly seated heat sink		 - Improperly seated cards
		 - Incompatibility of components		 - Cooling failures		 - Backplane failure		 - Firmware incompatibility		 - CPU or GPU overheating

CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam Objectives 1.0 (Exam Number: SK0-005)- Environmental
		- Dust
		- Humidity
		- Temperature• Tools and techniques- Event logs
- Firmware upgrades or downgrades- Hardware diagnostics- Compressed air- Electrostatic discharge(ESD) equipment- Reseating or replacing
components and/or cables

4.0 Troubleshooting
4.3

Given a scenario, troubleshoot storage problems.
• Common problems- Boot errors- Sector block errors- Cache battery failure- Read/write errors- Failed drives- Page/swap/scratch file or partition- Partition errors- Slow file access- OS not found- Unsuccessful backup- Unable to mount the device- Drive not available- Cannot access logical drive- Data corruption- Slow I/O performance- Restore failure- Cache failure- Multiple drive failure

4.4• Causes of common problems- Disk space utilization		 - Insufficient disk space- Misconfigured RAID
- Media failure- Drive failure- Controller failure- Hot bus adapter (HBA) failure- Loose connectors- Cable problems- Misconfiguration- Corrupt boot sector- Corrupt filesystem table- Array rebuild- Improper disk partition- Bad sectors- Cache battery failure- Cache turned off- Insufficient space- Improper RAID configuration- Mismatched drives- Backplane failure• Tools and techniques- Partitioning tools- Disk management- RAID and array management- System logs
- Disk mounting commands
		 - net use
		- mount- Monitoring tools- Visual inspections- Auditory inspections

Given a scenario, troubleshoot common OS and software problems.
• Common problems- Unable to log on- Unable to access resources- Unable to access files- System file corruption- End of life/end of support- Slow performance- Cannot write to system logs
- Service failures- System or application hanging- Freezing- Patch update failure• Causes of common problems- Incompatible drivers/modules- Improperly applied patches- Unstable drivers or software- Server not joined to domain- Clock skew
- Memory leaks- Buffer overrun- Incompatibility
		 - Insecure dependencies
		 - Version management

		- Architecture- Update failures- Missing updates- Missing dependencies- Downstream failures due to updates- Inappropriate applicationlevel permissions- Improper CPU affinity and priority• OS and software tools and techniques- Patching		- Upgrades
		- Downgrades- Package management- Recovery
		 - Boot options
			 - Safe mode
			 - Single user mode
		 - Reload OS
		- Snapshots- Proper privilege escalations
		 - runas/Run As
		- sudo
		- su

CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam Objectives 1.0 (Exam Number: SK0-005)- Scheduled reboots- Software firewalls
		 - Adding or removing ports
		- Zones- Clocks
		 - Network time protocol (NTP)		 - System time
- Services and processes
		- Starting		- Stopping		 - Status identification
		- Dependencies- Configuration management
		 - System center configuration
		manager (SCCM)
		- Puppet/Chef/Ansible
		 - Group Policy Object (GPO)- Hardware compatibility list (HCL)4.0 Troubleshooting
4.5

Given a scenario, troubleshoot network connectivity issues.
• Common problems- Lack of Internet connectivity- Resource unavailable- Receiving incorrect DHCP information- Non-functional or unreachable- Destination host unreachable- Unknown host
- Unable to reach remote subnets- Failure of service provider- Cannot reach server by hostname/fully qualified domain name (FQDN)• Causes of common problems- Improper IP configuration- IPv4 vs. IPv6 misconfigurations- Improper VLAN configuration- Network port security

4.6- Component failure- Incorrect OS route tables- Bad cables- Firewall (misconfiguration,
hardware failure, software failure)- Misconfigured NIC- DNS and/or DHCP failure- DHCP server misconfigured- Misconfigured hosts file
• Tools and techniques- Check link lights- Confirm power supply- Verify cable integrity- Check appropriate cable selection- Commands
		 - ipconfig

Given a scenario, troubleshoot security problems.
• Common concerns- File integrity- Improper privilege escalation
		 - Excessive access- Applications will not load
- Cannot access network fileshares- Unable to open files• Causes of common problems- Open ports- Services
		- Active
		- Inactive
		- Orphan/zombie- Intrusion detection configurations- Anti-malware configurations- Improperly configured
local/group policies- Improperly configured firewall rules- Misconfigured permissions- Virus infection- Malware- Rogue processes/services- Data loss prevention (DLP)• Security tools- Port scanners- Sniffers- Telnet clients- Anti-malware- Antivirus- File integrity
		- Checksums
		- Monitoring		- Detection
		- Enforcement- User access controls
		- SELinux		 - User account control (UAC)

CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam Objectives 1.0 (Exam Number: SK0-005)

		 - ip addr
		- ping
		- tracert
		- traceroute		- nslookup
		- netstat
		- dig
		- telnet
		- nc		- nbtstat
		- routeCompTIA Server+ (SK0-005) Acronym List
The following is a list of acronyms that appear on the CompTIA
Server+ exam. Candidates are encouraged to review the complete
list and attain a working knowledge of all listed acronyms as apart of a comprehensive exam preparation program.
ACRONYM

SPELLED OUTACRONYM

SPELLED OUT

ACL
AD
APIPA
BCP
BIA
BIOS
BSOD
CIDR
CIFS
CIMC
CLI
CMOS
COOP
CPU
CRU
DAS
DC
DDoS
DHCP
DLP
DLT
DMZ
DNS
DR
ECC
EFS
eSATA
ESD
FAT
FCoE
FQDN
FRU
FTP
FTPS
GFS
GPO
GPT

Access Control List
Active Directory
Automatic Private IP Address
Business Continuity Plan
Business Impact Analysis
Basic Input/Output System
Blue Screen of Death
Classless Inter-Domain Routing
Common Internet File System
Cisco Integrated Management Controller
Command Line Interface
Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor
Continuity of Operations
Central Processing Unit
Customer Replaceable Unit
Direct Attached Storage
Domain Controller
Distributed Denial of Service
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Data Loss Prevention
Digital Linear Tape
Demilitarized Zone
Domain Name Service
Disaster Recovery
Error Checking and Correction
Encrypting File System
External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
Electrostatic Discharge
File Allocation Table
Fibre Channel over Ethernet
Fully Qualified Domain Name
Field Replaceable Unit
File Transfer Protocol
File Transfer Protocol over SSL
Grandfather Father Son
Group Policy Object
GUID Partition Table

GPU
GUI
HBA
HCL
HID
HIDS
HIPS
HTTP
HTTPS
HVAC
IDF
iDRAC
IDS
IIS
iLO
IMAP4
Intel-VTIOPS
IPIP KVM
IPMI
IPS
IPSEC
IPv6
iSCSI
ISO
JBOD
KVM
LAN
LC
LCD
LDAP
LED
LTO
LUN
LVM
MAC

Graphics Processing Unit
Graphical User Interface
Host Bus Adapter
Hardware Compatibility List
Human Interface Device
Host Intrusion Detection System
Host Intrusion Prevention System
Hyper Text Transport Protocol
Secure Hyper Text Transport Protocol
Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning
Intermediate Distribution Frame
Integrated Dell Remote Access Control
Intrusion Detection System
Internet Information Services
Integrated Lights Out
Internet Mail Access Protocol
Intel Virtualization Technology
Input Output Operations per Second
Internet Protocol
Internet Protocol Keyboard-Video-MouseIntelligent Platform Management Interface
Intrusion Prevention System
Internet Protocol Security
Internet Protocol version 6
Internetworking Small Computer System Interface
International Organization for Standardization
Just a Bunch of Disks
Keyboard-Video-Mouse
Local Area Network
Lucent Connector/Little Connector
Liquid Crystal Display
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Light Emitting Diode
Linear Tape-Open
Logical Unit Number
Logical Volume Management
Media Access Control

ACRONYM

SPELLED OUTACRONYM

SPELLED OUT

MBR
MDF
MFA
MIB
MMC
MRU
MTBF
MTTR
NAC
NAS
NAT
NetBIOS
NFS
NIC
NIDS
NIST
NLB
NOS
NTFS
NTP
OEM
OS
OTP
OU
P2V
PAT
PCI
PCI DSS
PCIe
PCI-X
PDU
PII
PKI
POST
PSU
PXE
QSFP
RADIUS
RAID

Master Boot Record
Main Distribution Frame
Multifactor Authentication
Management Information Base
Microsoft Management Console
Most Recently Used
Mean Time Between Failure
Mean Time to Recover
Network Access Control
Network Attached Storage
Network Address Translation
Network Basic Input Output System
Network File System
Network Interface Card
Network Intrusion Detection System
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Network Load Balancing
Network Operating System
New Technology File System
Network Time Protocol
Original Equipment Manufacturer
Operating System
One-Time Password
Organizational Units
Physical to VirtualPort Address Translation
Peripheral Component Interconnect
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended
Power Distribution Unit
Personally Identifiable Information
Public Key Infrastructure
Power on Self-Test
Power Supply Unit
Preboot Execution Environment
Quad-Small Form Factor Pluggable
Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service
Redundant Array of
Inexpensive/Integrated Disks/Drives
Random Access Memory
Remote Access Server
Remote Desktop Protocol
Resilient File System
Request for Comments
Radio Frequency Identification
Remote Installation Service
Registered Jack 45
Rotations per Minute
Recovery Point Objective
Recovery Time Objective
Storage Area Network

SAS
SATA
SC
SCCM
SCP
SCSI
SD
SELinux
SFP
SFTP
SLA
SMTP
SNMP
SQL
SSD
SSH
SSL
SSO
ST
TACACS
TCP
TCP/IP
TFTP
TLS
UAC
UDP
UEFI
UID
UPS
URL
USB
UUID
VBS
VLAN
VM
VMFS
VNC
vNIC
VoIP
VPN
VSS
VT
WDS
WINS
WMI
WOL
WSUS
WWNN
WWPN
XD
ZFS

Serial Attached SCSI
Serial ATA
Standard Connector
System Center Configuration Management
Secure Copy Protocol
Small Computer System Interface
Secure Digital
Security Enhanced Linux
Small Form Factor Pluggable
Secure File Transfer Protocol
Service Level Agreement
Simple Mail Transport Protocol
Simple Network Management Protocol
Structured Query Language
Solid State Drive
Secure Shell
Secure Sockets Layer
Single Sign-On
Straight Tip
Terminal Access Controller Access Control System
Transmission Control Protocol
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Transport Layer Security
User Account Control
User Datagram Protocol
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
Unit Identification
Uninterruptible Power Supply
Universal/Uniform Resource Locator
Universal Serial Bus
Universal Unique Identifier
Visual Basic Script
Virtual Local Area Network
Virtual Machine
VMWare File System
Virtual Network Computing
Virtual Network Interface Card
Voice over IP
Virtual Private Network
Volume Shadow Service
Virtualization Technology
Windows Deployment Services
Windows Internet Naming Service
Windows Management Instrumentation
Wake on LAN
Windows Software Update Services
World Wide Node NameWorld Wide Port Name
Execute Disable
Z File System

RAM
RAS
RDP
ReFS
RFC
RFID
RIS
RJ45
RPM
RPO
RTO
SAN

Server+ Proposed Hardware and Software List
CompTIA has included this sample list of hardware and software to assist
candidates as they prepare for the Server+ exam. This list may also be helpful
for training companies that wish to create a lab component for their training
offering. The bulleted lists below each topic are samples and are not exhaustive.

HARDWARE

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