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Students will:

  • Assess their knowledge and focus learning with the unique Cert Guide series features
  • Master every topic on the latest Network+ exam
  • Benefit from tools designed to help students remember the most important exam details
  • Learn from an expert instructor with about 60 minutes of instructional video
  • Get the practical workplace knowledge needed to succeed beyond the exam with hands-on simulation exercises

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  • Copyright 2018
  • Dimensions: 7-3/8" x 9-1/8"
  • Pages: 656
  • Edition: 1st
  • Book
  • ISBN-10: 0-7897-5981-0
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-5981-8

CompTIA Network+ N-7 Cert Guide contains proven study features that enable you to succeed on the eam the first time. Best-selling author and epert instructors Anthony Sequeira and Keith Barker share preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. This complete study package includes:

  • A test-preparation routine proven to help you pass the eams
  • Do I Know This Already? quizzes, which enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section
  • Chapter-ending and part-ending eercises, which help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly
  • The powerful Pearson IT Certification Practice Test software, complete with hundreds of well-reviewed, eam-realistic questions, customization options, and detailed performance reports
  • A 7% discount off the Premium Edition eBook and Practice Test
  • A free copy of the CompTIA Network+ Simulator Lite software, complete with meaningful lab eercises that help you hone your hands-on skills with the command-line interface for routers and switches
  • More than minutes of video mentoring from the author
  • A final preparation chapter, which guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your review and test-taking strategies
  • Study plan suggestions and templates to help you organize and optimize your study time

Well regarded for its level of detail, study plans, assessment features, challenging review questions and eercises, video instruction, and hands-on labs, this authorized study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that ensure your eam success.

Premium Edition

CompTIA Network+ N10-007 Cert Guide, Premium Edition eBook and Practice Test            

The exciting new CompTIA Network+ N10-007 Cert Guide, Premium Edition eBook and Practice Test is a digital-only certification preparation product combining an eBook with enhanced Pearson IT Certification Practice Test with bonus video mentoring. The Premium Edition eBook and Practice Test contains the following items:

  • The Network+ N10-007 Premium Edition Practice Test, including four full practice exams and enhanced practice test features
  • PDF, EPUB, and Kindle eBook formats of the CompTIA Network+ N10-007 Cert Guide from Pearson IT Certification, which are accessible via your PC, tablet, and smartphone
  • More than 60 minutes of personal video mentoring
  • 40 performance-based exercises to help you prepare for the performance-based questions on the exam
  • The CompTIA Network+ N10-007 Hands-on Lab Simulator Lite software, complete with meaningful exercises that help you hone your hands-on skills
  • An interactive Exam Essentials appendix that quickly recaps all major chapter topics for easy reference
  • A key terms glossary flash card application
  • Memory table review exercises and answers
  • A study planner to help you organize and optimize your study time

About the Premium Edition Practice Test

This Premium Edition contains an enhanced version of the Pearson Test Prep practice test software with four full practice exams. In addition, it contains all the chapter-opening assessment questions from the book. This integrated learning package:

  • Enables you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams
  • Includes direct links from each question to detailed tutorials to help you understand the concepts behind the questions
  • Provides unique sets of exam-realistic practice questions
  • Tracks your performance and provides feedback on a module-by-module basis, laying out a complete assessment of your knowledge to help you focus your study where it is needed most

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About the Premium Edition eBook

CompTIA Network+ N10-007 Cert Guide contains proven study features that enable you to succeed on the exam the first time. Best-selling author and expert instructor Anthony Sequeira shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills, essential for successful completion of the performance-based testing items on the exam. This complete, CompTIA-approved study package includes the following:

·         A test-preparation routine proven to help you pass the exams approved by CompTIA

·         Clearly defined chapter learning objectives covering all N10-007 exam topics

·         Chapter-ending review questions and exam preparation exercises, which help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly

·         40 performance-based practice question exercises to help you prepare for the hands-on exam questions

·         A free copy of the CompTIA Network+ Simulator Lite software, complete with meaningful lab exercises that help you hone your hands-on skills

·         More than 60 minutes of video mentoring

·         A final preparation chapter that guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your review and test-taking strategies

·         An Exam Essentials appendix that quickly recaps all major chapter topics for easy reference

·         A key terms Glossary in both print and on the companion website, which acts as an interactive flash-card application

·         Study plan suggestions and templates to help you organize and optimize your study time

·         A 10% exam discount voucher (a $27 value!)

Well regarded for its level of detail, study plans, assessment features, challenging review questions and exercises, video instruction, and hands-on labs, this approved study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that ensure your exam success.

This approved study guide helps you master topics on the CompTIA Network+ N10-007 exam, including the following:

·         Computer network fundamentals

·         The OSI model and TCP/IP stack

·         Media types, infrastructure components, and network devices

·         Ethernet technology

·         IPv4 and IPv6 addresses

·         Routing IP traffic with dynamic routing protocols

·         DNAT, SNAT, and PAT

·         Multicast routing

·         Wide Area Networks (WANs)

·         Wireless Technologies

·         Network optimization and QoS

·         Windows and UNIX command-line tools for network administration and troubleshooting

·         Network security

·         Troubleshooting common Layer 2, Layer 3, and wireless networking issues

Anthony Sequeira, CCIE No. 15626, is one of the most prolific and best-selling authors in the networking industry. Anthony began his IT career in 1994 with IBM in Tampa, Florida. He quickly formed his own computer consultancy, Computer Solutions, and then discovered his true passion–teaching and writing about Microsoft and Cisco technologies. Anthony has lectured to massive audiences around the world while working for Mastering Computers. Anthony has never been happier in his career than he is now as a trainer for CBT Nuggets. He is an avid tennis player, a private pilot, a semi-professional poker player, and is currently heavily focused on Amazon Web Services (AWS) for fun and profit

Sample Content

Table of Contents

Introduction xxviii
Chapter 1 Computer Network Fundamentals 3
    Foundation Topics 4
    Defining a Network 4
    Networks Defined by Geography 7
    Networks Defined by Topology 10
    Wireless Topologies 20
    Networks Defined by Resource Location 21
    Real-World Case Study 24
    Summary 25
    Exam Preparation Tasks 25
    Review Questions 26
Chapter 2 The OSI Reference Model 31
    Foundation Topics 32
    The Purpose of Reference Models 32
    Real-World Case Study 56
    Summary 57
    Exam Preparation Tasks 58
    Review Questions 60
Chapter 3 Network Components 63
    Foundation Topics 64
    Media 64
    Network Infrastructure Devices 79
    Specialized Network Devices 91
    Virtual Network Devices 101
    Voice over IP Protocols and Components 107
    Real-World Case Study 108
    Summary 110
    Exam Preparation Tasks 110
    Review Questions 113
Chapter 4 Ethernet Technology 117
    Foundation Topics 118
    Principles of Ethernet 118
    Ethernet Switch Features 126
    Real-World Case Study 145
    Summary 146
    Exam Preparation Tasks 146
    Review Questions 148
Chapter 5 IPv4 and IPv6 Addresses 153
    Foundation Topics 154
    Binary Numbering 154
    IPv4 Addressing 161
    Assigning IPv4 Addresses 166
    Subnetting 176
    IP Version 6 191
    Real-World Case Study 196
    Summary 197
    Exam Preparation Tasks 197
    Review Questions 200
Chapter 6 Routing IP Packets 205
    Foundation Topics 206
    Basic Routing Processes 206
    Sources of Routing Information 209
    Routing Protocol Characteristics 213
    Routing Protocol Examples 218
    Address Translation 220
    Multicast Routing 224
    Real-World Case Study 230
    Summary 231
    Exam Preparation Tasks 232
    Review Questions 234
Chapter 7 Wide Area Networks (WANs) 239
    Foundation Topics 240
    WAN Properties 240
    WAN Technologies 245
    Real-World Case Study 268
    Summary 269
    Exam Preparation Tasks 270
    Review Questions 271
Chapter 8 Wireless Technologies 275
    Foundation Topics 276
    Introducing Wireless LANs 276
    Deploying Wireless LANs 287
    Securing Wireless LANs 292
    Real-World Case Study 298
    Summary 298
    Exam Preparation Tasks 299
    Review Questions 300
Chapter 9 Network Optimization 305
    QoS Technologies 313
    Case Study: SOHO Network Design 323
    Real-World Case Study 330
    Summary 331
    Exam Preparation Tasks 331
    Review Questions 333
Chapter 10 Command-Line Tools 337
    Foundation Topics 338
    Windows Commands 338
    UNIX Commands 358
    Real-World Case Study 371
    Summary 371
    Exam Preparation Tasks 371
    Review Questions 374
Chapter 11 Network Management 379
    Foundation Topics 380
    Maintenance Tools 380
    Network Documentation 390
    Monitoring Resources and Reports 392
    Remote Access Methods 400
    Real-World Case Study 401
    Summary 402
    Exam Preparation Tasks 402
    Additional Resources 404
    Review Questions 404
Chapter 12 Network Security 409
    Categories of Network Attacks 415
    Defending Against Attacks 427
    Remote-Access Security 439
    Firewalls 442
    Virtual Private Networks 447
    Intrusion Detection and Prevention 454
    Real-World Case Study 459
    Summary 460
    Exam Preparation Tasks 461
    Additional Resources 463
    Review Questions 463
Chapter 13 Network Policies and Best Practices 467
    Foundation Topics 468
    Policies 468
    Best Practices 472
    Real-World Case Study 475
    Summary 475
    Exam Preparation Tasks 476
    Additional Resources 477
    Review Questions 477
Chapter 14 Network Troubleshooting 481
    Foundation Topics 482
    Troubleshooting Basics 482
    Physical Layer Troubleshooting 487
    Data Link Layer Troubleshooting 490
    Network Layer Troubleshooting 492
    Wireless Troubleshooting 497
    Specialized Networks 500
    Real-World Case Study 501
    Troubleshooting Scenarios 501
    Summary 522
    Exam Preparation Tasks 523
    Additional Resources 524
    Review Questions 524
Chapter 15 Final Preparation 529
    Tools for Final Preparation 529
    Suggested Plan for Final Review and Study 531
    Strategies for Taking the Exam 533
    Summary 535
Appendix A Answers to Review Questions 537
Appendix B CompTIA Network+ N10-07 Cert Guide Exam Updates 547
Glossary 551

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Appendix C Memory Tables
Appendix D Memory Tables Answer Key
Appendix E Study Planner
Exam Essentials Interactive Study Guide
Key Terms Flash Cards Application
Instructional Videos
Performance-Based Exercises
CompTIA Network+ N10-007 Hands-on Lab Simulator Lite Software

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