Network+ Certification Success Guide (Unix Tools) - Softcover

Cady, Dorothy L.; Cadjan, Nancy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071350187 ISBN 13: 9780071350181

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 1999

Synopsis

This text provides the Network+ Certification candidate with a variety of information that is needed to know about the Network+ certification programme, including details on registration, cost, benefits, and practical advice from certified network professionals.

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Review

The authors of Network+ Certification Success Guide designed this study guide to explain the scope and importance of the Computer Technology Industry Association's (CompTIA) network administration certification process. The authors don't attempt to teach you everything you need to know on the subject but rather set out to present the informational outline used by the test creators and frame it with a general discussion of networking fundamentals.

The initial chapters focus on the importance of certification and the explosive trends in the IT industry. These chapters, while packed with analyst data, offer propositions that are familiar to many already working in the computer business. Of particular interest is the chapter entitled "Working as a Network Professional," which sets the stage for the examination by laying out the basic duties of a networking administrator--including everything from site planning to training. This section should be particularly useful to readers who are unsure what networking administration entails.

The authors use the curriculum outline for the Network+ test to present the material you'll need to learn. The book enlists several diagrams and drawings to expose the reader to basic networking hardware and concepts like TCP/IP, the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model, and connector types. Network+ Certification Success Guide wraps up with sample test questions to measure your knowledge.

Since this isn't an all-in-one book, you'll need to look elsewhere to study specific networking topics in depth. However, it works well enough as a tool for learning the basics of networking and discovering what you need to know to get certified. --Stephen Plain

From the Back Cover

Make more money as a Network+ Administrator. Network+ Certification can be your entryway into the hottest industry in the world, or a step up the ladder if you're already in computer networking. A resume-boosting certification, this vendor-neutral credential qualifies you for higher positions, at higher pay, at more companies. Network+ Certification builds on the phenomenal success of the A+ Computer Technician program--now the hottest certification for computer hardware specialists. Inside, you'll learn about the 15 categories of network skills on which the test is based, and how to ace each subject covered by the test. This guide will show you why Network+ Certification is the fast track to increased professional stature and a bigger salary. Written by two networking and training experts, this guide shows you just how to get your valuable Network+ Certification and use it to succeed. Building on the phenomenal success of the A+ Computer Tech certification--now required of techs at Microsoft, Compaq, CompUSA, Hewlett-Packard, and other major firms--this complete and authoritative success guide answers every question you have about Network+ Certification--then gives you everything you need to pass the test. More than just a study guide, this book is your confirmed ticket to professional success at many of the biggest companies in the world.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0071350187
• ISBN 13: 9780071350181
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 262