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CompTIA Network+ Certification Guide

By : Glen D. Singh, Rishi Latchmepersad
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CompTIA Network+ Certification Guide

By: Glen D. Singh, Rishi Latchmepersad

Overview of this book

CompTIA certified professionals have always had the upper hand in the information technology industry. This book will be your ideal guide to efficiently passing and achieving this certification. Learn from industry experts and implement their practices to resolve complex IT issues. This book revolves around networking concepts where readers will learn topics like network architecture, security, network monitoring, and troubleshooting. This book will not only prepare the readers conceptually but will also help them pass the N10-007 exam. This guide will also provide practice exercise after every chapter where readers can ensure their concepts are clear. By the end of this book, readers will leverage this guide and the included practice questions to boost their confidence in appearing for the actual certificate.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)

Routing protocols

In this section, we will cover the characteristics and features of various routing protocols in the networking world.

Communicating between various networks will not be possible without the use of a router to determine the best path to ensure that the message is delivered to the intended recipient. Imagine you are traveling to a foreign country for the first time; most likely you won't know how to move around the country or the city with getting some directions. Let's imagine you want to visit a famous tourist site, but walking would take too long or the distance is quite far, so you decide to hire a local taxi service. The country or city would be the various networks, you would be the network traffic, and the taxi driver would be the router who is making the decision on the best path to reach your destination.

Routers are used to interconnect networks...