Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 560 pages
- Published by: Sybex
- Edition: 2nd Edition May 16, 2005
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0782144160
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0782144161
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Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 7.6 x 1.5 inches
- Weighs: 2.6 pounds
Product Review
The
Network+ Study Guide explains all you need to know about computer networking to pass CompTIA's Network+ exam. The book covers the basics of local area networks (LANs), the seven-layer Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) network model, and network operating systems (including NetWare, Windows NT, and to a lesser degree Unix variants). Readers will find considerable coverage of the TCP/IP protocol suite, including some of the utility programs used to configure it locally and remotely. There's also a lot of "softer" material about the duties of a network administrator, good troubleshooting practices, and the issues involved in network security. Organized to match CompTIA's stated objectives for the Network+ exam, this guide will prepare you for that test as well as
Microsoft's Networking Essentials exam (70-058).
The presentation style is dense with prose, and tables are inserted where there are options or variations to memorize. More and greater conceptual diagrams would make this book better, since networking concepts are sometimes hard to grasp. There are quite a few stepped procedures though--most of them geared toward networked Windows machines. Each chapter concludes with a selection of multiple-choice review questions, the answers to which appear--without discussion, unfortunately--in an appendix. Additional questions appear in a drill program on the companion CD-ROM.
--David Wall
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product Description
If you're serious about getting your Network+ certification and advancing your career in the field of networking, this is the book you need.
Revised for the new version of the Network+ exam, N10-003, this Deluxe Edition of the best-selling Network+ Study Guide was developed to meet the exacting requirements of today's IT certification candidates. In addition to the engaging and accessible instructional style that has made author David Groth a reader favorite for years, this updated edition provides:
- In-depth coverage of every Network+ exam objective.
- Practical instruction and insights drawn from real-world experience.
- Leading-edge exam preparation software, including the Network+ Virtual Lab, as well as Sybex's custom test engine, electronic flashcards, and the entire book in PDF.
In addition, you'll find authoritative coverage of all exam objectives, including:
- Media and Topologies
- Protocols and Standards
- Network Implementation
- Network Support
Order your copy today.
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Network+ Study Guide, 4th Edition (Paperback)
This book (Network+ Study Guide, 4th Ed) targets the latest CompTIA Network+ exam (as of 2-28-2006 anyway) and comes with a practice exam CD. Personally, I did not review the practice exams on the CD. The book has remarkable parity with the actual exam in regards to content and chapter exercises. The chapter exercises, by the way, have answers and explanations (unlike some other prep materials I looked at). At about 430 pages, this is a small book but well-written which translates to a quick certification if the exercises are completed and some time on the keyboard is spent. And some time on the keyboard is spent (oops...am I giving something away?:)) I did not have time to look at the Exam Cram series but they are usually very good and may be more suitable for more experienced folks. This book (and the exam itself) is geared to individuals having about 1 year of professional networking exerience. The Thompson course materials that you can order from the CompTIA web site for this exam are lengthy and overkill for this exam, though the included video's (about ten hours worth at least) are surprisingly good. In fact, they are the best Ive ever seen taped to the back of any book thus far. But its a major time sink to wade through all of that material unless its a classroom - bootcamp situation that you are in. The Network+ Study Guide, 4th Ed is much easier to carry around, has immediate feedback in the form of answers and explanations to exercises, and thus more suitable for self-study. Applied competently, it will certainly more than carry the exam.
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