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i -Net+ Study Guide

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I work at a telco/ISP providing tech support for T1 and DSL connectivity. I love this book! The author makes complex concepts so simple. Since it covers all the essentials of the Internet, I have recommended it to coworkers and now they are making this book required text for entry level techs! ***** However, be warned, I barely passed using only this book. Although, the book is an excellent guide for the Internet, it does not seem to cover what was on the test. There were questions on the i-Net+ exam which were not addressed in the book.

another great book from David Groth. the book is easy to read yet full of content. it would have been a better book if the author had discussed the Security, Business and Copyright section in further details.

The first 75% of the book is very nicely written, however the rest seems to be written in a hurry!

never the less, it's a good book for those preparing to take CompTIA iNet+ exam. Last note: i dont think this book alone will pass you the exam, i strongly think that you need to have a firm grasp of Internet and its concepts. If you are an experience Internet user, you'll be just FINE!

cheers,

Yes, I did check the errata on the website. And today, 2 weeks later, no word from the authors or technical editors. I'm really not impressed. And for the record, I passed W/O this book 846/900.

For example, the PNG file format is not limited to 256 colors. In actuality, it supports up to 24bit color and an 8bit alpha channel.

Or the fact that Spoofing was not covered in the book at all, nor even listed in the index, yet when I took the i-Net+ there were 3 questions about it.

Now, aside from the numerous errors I found, this book is poorly organized. The information is not presented in a logical flow, but a scattered, haphazard manner which makes it extremely difficult for newbies. [In their defense, CompTIA doesn't really organize the domains for the i-Net very logically either.]

You'd be better off using just internet resources to study for this exam:

This is a great book to use if you want to pass the i-Net+ exam. After a week of studying this book along with the Exam Notes, I passed the test with an 87. All of the material that I saw on the test was adequately covered by this book. The practice test on the CD-ROM was so close to the questions on the test that I didn't see how Sybex was allowed to market it. Anyway, it got my my i-Net+ certification.

I passed my certification exam about an hour ago with a score of 768/900 (655 required to pass). I'm not an IT professional; I was mostly interested in learning more about the Internet and showing it on a resume. Passing this test for me was more attributable to the study guide available at the link mentioned in glitteringolga's review (thank you very much for that by the way) and to looking up topics on my own.

This book is just not worth your time. The organization is poor, the writing is disjointed and confusing (check out the horrible descriptions of X.25 and Frame Relay for concrete examples), the errors are numerous and most definitely NOT adequately addressed in the errata on Sybex's website, and priorities of what to give the most space to are totally askew. You will be given multiple graphics and very long, step by step processes about how to click on the "File" button on Netscape Navigator, while more esoteric topics are given express treatment, and in most cases do not contain concrete examples or detailed explanations.

The review questions both in the book and on the CD are not helpful. They also are poorly worded (one question referred to adding a cache to my network as if it were a singular piece of hardware) and do not approximate much of what I saw on the exam today. If you want to take a practice exam, try the one on MCMCSE's website (same site that has the study guide). It's for the older exam version, but after taking it I would have to say it was more useful than the questions from this book and CD.

Throughout the book I noticed oodles of basic punctuation and spelling errors that a high school freshman would have been able to pick out. I guess it's not so surprising that nobody proofread the text when even the content wasn't checked for errors.

If you want to prepare for the i-Net+ exam, I would recommend using the study guide at MCMCSE, taking their practice test, and searching the web for anything listed in Comptia's exam objectives that needs clarification. I really can't recommend this book to anyone, even people who really prefer to have a textbook for reference. I am one of those people, and I was really disappointed.

For the record I teach HTML/Javascript, Dreamweaver, Flash, and i-Net+ at New Century. The publishing company sent no email when I forwarded the mistakes that Dr. NeeDLE found to them, other than the generic auto-response.

I definately do not recommend this book at all. A free study guide is available at http://www.mcmcse.com/comptia/inet/ik0002guide.shtml, and I strongly recommend students use this site as: #1 its free #2 its accurate #3 covers more topics than this Sybex fiasco.

The book is a solid introduction to the internet, but is not an i-Net+ exam prep. It had all the right chapters, but it didn't cover the subject matter needed or when it was covered it was not in-depth enough. If I only had this book to prep for the exam, I would of had a problem. This is a good example of getting to press first. Now if all you are looking for is an introduction to the i-net then this book was fine, well written and few typos. I was reviewing it to use in a class I am teaching, but because it is an i_net+ exam prep course I will not use it. I would consider it for an introductory class on the internet.

I used the Groth study guide to prepare for the I-Net+ exam. Overall, I would rate the guide a 'B.' On the exam I took, I estimate that about 30% of the material on the exam isn't covered in the study guide. The exam I took assumed that I knew HTML fairly well, and the study guide covers that only briefly. As is the case with the Network+ exam, the I-Net+ exam I took contained several questions and possible answers that were vague and ambiguous. I would prefer that examiners test for the examinee's competency, and not for the examinee's ability to decipher and parse vagueness in language.

The Network+ exam I took last year was actually easier than the I-Net+ exam I took a few days ago. The I-Net+ exam covers a much broader range of topics. CompTIA claims that the I-Net+ exam is targeted at novices, but judging from the exam I took, this can't be so.

Groth does a nice job of briefly explaining the obscure art of subnetting, which most authors do not. Groth spends way too much time on browser clients. I don't remember a single question on the exam concerning browser clients. The section on Internet business concepts is weak.

This study guide is okay, but only if used in conjunction with another study guide.

Chow, and good luck.

Hi,i successfully passed out i-NET+ last week.Many many thanks to Sybex Study Guide.Its an excellent book for those who are from non-IT background.The best thing which i liked in this book is that the basics have been very well explained in simple understandable language and the definitions of crucial terminlogies are described up to the point which will not confuse the readers.Make sure that you read all the abbrevations and glossary quoted at the end of the book.

But please note that its good for only those who aim to just pass the exam with around 80% score.There are many mistakes in the book,but can be corrected looking at errata.If you are looking for 90% and above, then maybe you will have to refer some more books.

Before taking the test I went through the book around 4-5 times (word by word) which took me more than 1 month since i am working.I finished the exam in 1/2 hour(total of 72 questions). You can make intelligent guesses as there is no negative marking for wrong answers.You are allowed to go back and forth and review your answers at any point of time.

All The Best to all of you who are planning to take this exam.

Overall, the book and the enclosed CD were helpful in preparing for the CompTIA i+Net exam. I was dissapointed in the final chapter of the book, "Business Concepts". Anyone taking the test will need to obtain additional information from other sources regarding the Business Concepts chapter.