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CompTIA Network+ N10-008 Certification Guide - Second Edition

By : Glen D. Singh
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CompTIA Network+ N10-008 Certification Guide - Second Edition

By: Glen D. Singh

Overview of this book

This book helps you to easily understand core networking concepts without the need of prior industry experience or knowledge within this fi eld of study. This updated second edition of the CompTIA Network+ N10-008 Certification Guide begins by introducing you to the core fundamentals of networking technologies and concepts, before progressing to intermediate and advanced topics using a student-centric approach. You’ll explore best practices for designing and implementing a resilient and scalable network infrastructure to support modern applications and services. Additionally, you’ll learn network security concepts and technologies to effectively secure organizations from cyber attacks and threats. The book also shows you how to efficiently discover and resolve networking issues using common troubleshooting techniques. By the end of this book, you’ll have gained sufficient knowledge to efficiently design, implement, and maintain a network infrastructure as a successful network professional within the industry. You’ll also have gained knowledge of all the official CompTIA Network+ N10-008 exam objectives, networking technologies, and how to apply your skills in the real world.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
1
Part 1: Networking Concepts
9
Part 2: Network Implementation
13
Part 3: Network Operations
17
Part 4: Network Security and Troubleshooting
22
Chapter 18: Practice Exam

Summary

During the course of this chapter, you have explored the roles and functions of a wide range of networking devices and security appliances that are commonly implemented within organizations to forward traffic between a source and a destination. Additionally, you have explored the need for security appliances and solutions such as firewalls, IDSs, and IPSs within a network. Lastly, you have gained insights into the type of devices that are connected to a network, such as IoT devices.

I hope this chapter has been informative for you and is helpful in your journey toward learning about networking and becoming a network professional. In the next chapter, Chapter 9, Routing and Switching Concepts, you will explore various routing protocols and how they work to ensure routers are able to forward packets to their destinations, and various switch configurations that are used to segment a physical network to improve performance.