Rating: 
Summary: A Good Resource
Review: This text does an excellent job covering the topics included in the exam. Many of the end-of-chapter practice questions were nearly identical to the (pre-adaptive) exam. Also, the structure of all the practice questions are identical to the exam. I also liked how the text regularly alerted the reader to test related distinctions. On the down side, it contains a number of mistyped text and technical nomenclature. For example, MB appears in a few places when GB was clearly intended based upon the surrounding context. The frequency of such typos left me worrying about other unrecognized mistakes I could not contextually infer. Better editing is needed. Unfortunately, the Coriolis web site refused my connection when I attempted to check for corrections and addendums to the text. Nevertheless, I learned a great deal from the text and am quite pleased overall. Unlike that ruinous study guide by Stephen Bigelow, this text is worth of its title as an exam study guide.
Rating:
Summary: A Good Resource
Review: This text does an excellent job covering the topics included in the exam. Many of the end-of-chapter practice questions were nearly identical to the (pre-adaptive) exam. Also, the structure of all the practice questions are identical to the exam. I also liked how the text regularly alerted the reader to test related distinctions. On the down side, it contains a number of mistyped text and technical nomenclature. For example, MB appears in a few places when GB was clearly intended based upon the surrounding context. The frequency of such typos left me worrying about other unrecognized mistakes I could not contextually infer. Better editing is needed. Unfortunately, the Coriolis web site refused my connection when I attempted to check for corrections and addendums to the text. Nevertheless, I learned a great deal from the text and am quite pleased overall. Unlike that ruinous study guide by Stephen Bigelow, this text is worth of its title as an exam study guide.
Rating: 
Summary: Worth the Wait
Review: 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.
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