Network+ Study Guide (Exam N10-003)

Product Description

Here's the book you need to prepare for CompTIA's updated Network+ exam, N10-003. This revised edition of the best-selling Network+ Study Guide was developed to meet the exacting requirements of today's certification candidates. In addition to the focused and accessible instructional approach that has earned Sybex the reputation as the leading publisher for certification self-study guides, this book provides:

* Clear and concise information on networking essentials.
* Practical examples and insights drawn from real-world experience.
* Leading-edge exam preparation software, including a test engine and electronic flashcards.

You'll also find authoritative coverage of key exam topics, including:

* Media and Topologies
* Protocols and Standards
* Network Implementation
* Network Support

Reviewed and approved as CompTIA Authorized Quality Curriculum (CAQC), this book provides numerous study advantages with CAQC materials, including coverage of all exam objectives, implementation of important instructional design principles, and instructional reviews that help students assess their learning comprehension and readiness for the exam.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
Product Details

* Amazon Sales Rank: #11150 in Books
* Published on: 2005-04-14
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 592 pages

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review
The Network+ Study Guide explains all you need to know about computer networking to pass CompTIA's Network+ exam. The book covers the fundamentals 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 larger 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

From the Publisher
The revised Network+ exam goes live on January 31, 2002, and our new Network+ Study Guide, 3rd edition, is what you need to approach the exam with confidence. The previous editions have been critically acclaimed and recognized by many as the leading Network+ book on the market, and author David Groth has done another excellent job updating this edition for the new Network+ exam objectives. We're also excited to note that the cover of this book sports the new CAQC (CompTIA Authorized Quality Curriculum) logo. In a comprehensive review conducted by Procert Labs, the Network+ Study Guide, 3rd edition, scored a 4.5 out of 5! If you're looking to enhance your resume with the leading vendor-neutral networking certification, this is definitely the book for you.

Neil Edde Associate Publisher, Certification Sybex, Inc.

From the Back Cover
Here's the book you need to prepare for CompTIA's updated Network+ exam, N10-003. This revised edition of the best-selling Network+ Study Guide was developed to meet the exacting requirements of today's certification candidates. In addition to the focused and accessible instructional approach that has earned Sybex the reputation as the leading publisher for certification self-study guides, this book provides:

Clear and concise information on networking essentials

Practical examples and insights drawn from real-world experience

Leading-edge exam preparation software, including a test engine and electronic flashcards

You'll also find authoritative coverage of key exam topics, including:

Media and Topologies

Protocols and Standards

Network Implementation

Network Support

This book has been reviewed and approved as CompTIA Authorized Quality Curriculum (CAQC). Students derive a number of important study advantages with CAQC materials, including coverage of all exam objectives, implementation of important instructional design principles, and instructional reviews that help students assess their learning comprehension and readiness for the exam.

Featured on the CD

SYBEX TEST ENGINE Test your knowledge with advanced testing software. Includes assessment test, chapter review questions, and two bonus exams!

ELECTRONIC FLASHCARDS Reinforce your understanding with flashcards that can run off your PC, Pocket PC, or Palm handheld.

Also on the CD, you’ll find the entire book in searchable and printable PDF.
Customer Reviews

Excellent Condition5
I am overly impressed at the quality of the delivered product deemed used. The delivery was timely and I am most appreciative to the seller.

Gets you certified with easy to read material5
Fairly easy to follow, covers all the content that is tested. Has many practice tests, flash cards, and the entire book on pdf included. Read this book cover to cover, do the practices, and you will ace the Network + exam.

A good general framework, but not a complete solution3
I used this book and the "Network+ In Depth" book to study for my certification (I had a lot of time on my hands when I was preparing for it). The Sybex Network+ Study Guide has a good overall structure to it. It is easy to follow and laid out in such a way that you can easily map the sections to the objectives for the certification exam (however, they could have made it even easier to map out).

I read through this book, and then wrote my own study guide that mapped directly to the exam objectives, where I would have a section for each objective (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, etc.) with the necessary notes underneath the section header. I found most of the basic info in the Sybex book, but there were certain parts that I had to look up on-line or in the Network+ In Depth book.

The Sybex Network+ Study Guide book also comes with some practice exams and electronic flash cards. I used those resources quite extensively and they did a good job relating to the material in the book (although there were somethings that didn't really correspond, if I remember correctly).

After preparing for the exam using the Sybex book and CD, I decided to double check that I had covered the right materials. I went online and looked for some practice exams. I was quite shocked by how different the questions were on those practice exams than what was in the Sybex book. It was a good thing that I consulted those other resources, because they certainly helped fill in a lot of the cracks that became increasingly apparent in the Sybex book.

When I finally took the Network+ Exam (2007 edition mind you), there were many questions that I was not familiar with, and the wording was also very different (I passed, by the way). I know that this may have something to do with the newer version (2007 Edition) of the test - but the subject matter is supposed to be the same, only some different wording on the questions.

Ultimately, this book is good at giving you a general idea of what to expect on the exam, but if you want to pass with satisfactory marks, do not rely solely on this text.