CompTIA Server+ (SK0-005) Practice Exam
CompTIA Server+ certification ensures that IT professionals possess the necessary skills to securely install, deploy, manage, and troubleshoot servers. This credential attests to your practical abilities required in data centers, on-premises setups, and hybrid environments.
CompTIA Server+ encompasses crucial hardware and software technologies, including high availability, cloud computing, and scripting. This exam incorporates performance-based questions that demand the demonstration of multi-step knowledge.
Suggested Qualifications:
- Two years of practical experience operating within a server environment.
- Certification in CompTIA A+ or equivalent expertise.
Who should take the exam?
The CompTIA Server+ SK0-005 exam is ideal for IT professionals who want to validate their skills in managing and troubleshooting servers. The suitable candidates include:
- IT professionals with server administration experience
- Individuals looking to advance in server administration
- Professionals transitioning into server roles
Exam Details
- Exam Code: SK0-005
- Exam Name: CompTIA Server+
- Exam Languages: English, Japanese
- Exam Questions: 90 Questions
- Time: 90 minutes
- Passing Score: 750 (On a scale 100 - 900)
Course Outline
The SK0-005 Exam covers the given topics -
Domain 1: Understand Server Hardware Installation and Management
- Given a scenario, install physical hardware.
- Given a scenario, deploy and manage storage.
- Given a scenario, perform server hardware maintenance.
Domain 2: Learn about Server Administration
- Given a scenario, install server operating systems
- Given a scenario, configure servers to use network infrastructure services.
- Given a scenario, configure and maintain server functions and features.
- Explain the key concepts of high availability for servers.
- Summarize the purpose and operation of virtualization.
- Summarize scripting basics for server administration.
- Explain the importance of asset management and documentation
Domain 3: Understand Security and Disaster Recovery
- Summarize data security concepts
- Summarize physical security concepts.
- Explain important concepts pertaining to identity and access management for server administration.
- Explain data security risks and mitigation strategies.
- Given a scenario, apply server hardening methods.
- Summarize proper server decommissioning concepts.
- Explain the importance of backups and restores.
- Explain the importance of disaster recovery.
Domain 4: Troubleshooting
- Explain the troubleshooting theory and methodology
- Given a scenario, troubleshoot common hardware failures.
- Given a scenario, troubleshoot storage problems.
- Given a scenario, troubleshoot common OS and software problems.
- Given a scenario, troubleshoot network connectivity issues.
- Given a scenario, troubleshoot security problems.