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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 learned how to use a network troubleshooting methodology to identify issues to resolve and implement preventative measures. Network professionals need to develop a critical-thinking mindset that can solve problems by quickly analyzing current issues, noticing trends in network performance, and predicting potential issues. Being an out-of-the-box thinker has many advantages, especially when you’re working in the field of information technology. In addition, it helps develop your troubleshooting and problem-solving skills a lot more quickly.

Furthermore, you have discovered how various issues on wired and wireless networks can affect the availability of network services and resources to clients within an organization. Additionally, you have learned how hardware- and software-based tools can be used to identify and resolve various networking issues and assist network professionals with their day-to-day duties.

Lastly, I...