Network+ Certification Study Guide, Second Edition [Hardcover]

Inc. Syngress Media (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072131810 | ISBN-13: 978-0072131819 | Publication Date: February 20, 2002 | Edition: 2

The only Network+ study system based on 200,000+ hours of IT training experience Runaway certification--over 25,000 Network+ exams were taken in 2000; 300% more than the previous year Previous edition sold 20,000 units Covers all CompTIA exam objectives, contains over 200 practice exam questions, and includes CD-ROM with CertTrainer interactive tutorials and lab simulation software and ExamSim practice exam software

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From the Back Cover

The Only Certification Study System Based on 200,000+ Hours of IT Training Experience

• 100% Complete Coverage--All official test objectives for the Network+ exam are covered in detail
• Hands-on Exercises--Step-by-step instruction modeled after classroom labs
• Exam Watch--Warnings based on thorough post-exam research identifying the most troublesome exam topics and how to answer them correctly
• Three Types of Practice Questions--Knowledge, scenario, and lab-based questions, all with in-depth answers
• From the Classroom--Discussions of important issues direct from the classrooms of Global Knowledge's award-winning instructors

Full coverage of the topics you need to review, including how to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of basic network structure, including network operating systems, network protocols, and networking media and connectors
• Define the layers of the OSI model and identify the protocols, services, and functions that pertain to each layer
• Understand TCP/IP addressing and configure TCP/IP on workstations
• Troubleshoot TCP/IP connectivity problems using various utilities, including ARP, Telnet, NBTSTAT, Tracert, Netstat, IPCONFIG/WINIPCFG, FTP, ping, and NSLOOKUP
• Implement remote connectivity with dial-up networking
• Identify the characteristics of WAN technologies, including ISDN, FDDI, ATM, Frame Relay, Sonet/SDH, T3/E3, and more
• Identify the basic capabilities of UNIX/Linux, Netware, Windows, and Macintosh platforms

CD-ROM features full CertTrainer CBT software and the ExamSim test engine­­more than 250 questions on CD

CertTrainer

• e-Training--Self-paced review of key Network+ topics, including exam tips
• CertCams--Instructional step-by-step animations with audio explanation
• In-depth Links--Need more explanation? Topically relevant links provide detailed instruction
• Skill Assessment--Test your knowledge with more than 200 challenging practice exam questions
• Score Reports--Indicate subject areas requiring further study

ExamSim

• Complete Practice Exam--A realistic Network+ certification exam with questions found only on the CD-ROM
• Review Mode--Analyze what you got wrong and why
• Detailed Answers--Explain why the correct options are right and why the incorrect options are wrong
• Score Report--Provides an overall assessment of your performance

PLUS

• Electronic Glossary--More than 100 pages of key networking terms on CD-ROM
• DriveTime--More than 30 minutes of CD audio for exam prep on the go
• E-book--Electronic, searchable version of the Study Guide

About the Author

Syngress Media creates books and software for information technology professionals seeking skill enhancement and career advancement. Its products are designed to comply with vendor and industry standard course curricula and are optimized for certification exam preparation.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 720 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 2 edition (February 20, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072131810
• ISBN-13: 978-0072131819
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.7 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,781,138 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Covering the new exam objective by objective., March 19, 2002

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Michael J Woznicki "Michael J Woznicki" (Holland, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Network+ Certification Study Guide, Second Edition (Hardcover)

Network+ is fast becoming necessary certification to gain employment as a basic network technician. This manual does cover the exam objectives, however there are needed improvements, especially in the grammar and typos.

The book does have over 50 exercises to work with and topics like basic network concepts, topologies, operating systems, protocols, the OSI model media and hardware start off the book. I didn't see any coverage of wireless technologies.

Also included is over 125 pages devoted to TCP/IP and there are 12 exercises which so far of the books I have seen, is the most coverage for the network+ exam. I like the author's breakdown of security and his troubleshooting techniques are also very good.

The book comes with a cdrom which has CertTrainer, a cbt review of the exam topics and objectives. Also ExamSim, a practice exam simulator with over 200 questions, plus over 200 in the book. The cd contains a complete e-book of the entire manual.

This book could be a self study or classroom manual and with a few improvements the book would make an excellent reference

2.0 out of 5 stars Book definitely is outdated. I wouldn't purchase it again., July 18, 2006

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Bryan Penberthy "penberth" (Wheatfield, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Network+ Certification Study Guide, Second Edition (Hardcover)

Unfortunately the book came wrapped up in plastic, so I couldn't see the contents of it. And I bought it at a book store before checking the reviews on Amazon.com. If I could do it all over again, I definintely would not buy this book.

Overall, the book covers a lot of the content for the exam, but is woefully lacking on the recent additions to the N10-003. These topics include Wireless information including the speeds, the standards, etc, all of the Appletalk protocol information, Bluetooth, a bunch of different fiber optic standards such as 10BaseFL, 100BaseFX, 10GbE 10 gigabit over ethernet, IP v6 just to name a few.

The other thing that I noticed is that the book is laregly based around outdated OSes. Whenever they talk about client configuration, it is always based on Win95/98, and server configuration is based on Windows NT 4. They show how to configure these OSes and the different screens that accompany them. They very lightly touch on Windows 2000. They other thing that bugged me early on in the book is how they made reference to Windows XP Server. I have never heard of Windows XP as a server, it is only a client OS. There wasn't even an acknowledgement that Windows 2003 Server was even invented.

Now we will move onto the questions that the use at the end of the chapters to test your knowledge. The big problem with all of these questions are that they are vague. They don't have clear answers, and many of the times they won't even specify how many answers they are looking for. So you will pick one answer, and find out after that they were looking for two. Or the question will be worded as they are looking for multiple answers, but then will only be looking for one.

Another question that bugged me went something like this... "You are an administrator for a network that has multiple physical buildings, you are having problems connecting to a server at the opposite building, what do you do first?"
One of the answers was to trying pining the server, but according to this book, the correct answer was to call the phone company, because the problem was with the leased line. This is complete BS, the real answer should have been to run a tracert to determine where the problem was coming from. Was it really a problem with the leased line? Or was your router down? The question really didn't give enough information to answer it correctly.

Now onto the enclosed CD of questions.....don't even use it. It will just make you feel dumb as all of the questions are vuagely worded, and the software looks like a 10 year old designed it. I answered about three questions before I pulled it out, and put it away.

Other complaints about this book that I don't go into detail are:
Some of the topics were not explained well at all.
There is a lot of repitition, espcially in the TCP/IP areas....

Once I learnded that this book left out a ton of knowledge, I picked up Mike Meyer's Certification Passport for Network+ Second Edition....guess what? He covers the material on the exam. There is a big section on Wireless, and covers the gigabit ethernet stuff.....

Overall, this book is ok for reference, but for studying, and learning for N10-003, I would say skip it and get a better book. I give it two stars because it does cover a broad area of networking stuff, just leaves out the recent important stuff.