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Master the technical skills and industry knowledge for an exciting career installing, configuring and troubleshooting computer networks with West's COMPTIA NETWORK+ GUIDE TO NETWORKS, CENGAGE INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 10th Edition, which prepares you for success on the CompTIA's Network+ N10-009 certification exam as content corresponds to all exam objectives, including protocols, topologies, hardware, cloud, network design, security and troubleshooting. Step-by-step instructions and cloud, virtualization and simulation projects give you experience working with hardware, software, operating systems and device interactions. Stories from professionals, discussion prompts, scenario-based practice exam questions, hands-on activities and projects help you explore key concepts. Gain problem-solving tools for any computing environment. MindTap digital resources are also available for additional practice and certification prep.
List of contents
1. Introduction to Networking.
2. Infrastructure and Documentation.
3. Addressing.
4. Protocols.
5. Cabling.
6. Wireless Networking.
7. Network Architecture.
8. Segmentation.
9. Wide Area Networking.
10. Risk Management.
11. Access Control.
12. Performance and Recovery.
Appendix A: CompTIA Network+ N10-009 Certification Exam Objectives.
Appendix B: Calculating Subnets.
Appendix C: CompTIA Network+ Practice Exam.
Appendix D: Project and Discussion Rubrics.
About the author
Jill West authors Cengage courses for CompTIA Cloud+, CompTIA Network+, Data Communications, Technology for Success and the popular Shelly Cashman Series. She has taught kindergarten through college and currently teaches computer technology courses at Georgia Northwestern Technical College. Jill specializes in designing innovative, critical-thinking activities and building courses that teach to popular IT certifications. She regularly presents at conferences and webinars on preparing for CompTIA certifications, teaching cloud computing and computer networking and mentoring lifelong student learners in IT. She’s a member of the 2019 inaugural cohort of Faculty Ambassadors for AWS Educate and is currently an AWS Academy Accredited Educator. Jill and her husband, Mike, live in northwest Georgia with two children at home and two off to college.
Summary
Master the technical skills and industry knowledge for an exciting career installing, configuring and troubleshooting computer networks with West's COMPTIA NETWORK+ GUIDE TO NETWORKS, CENGAGE INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 10th Edition, which prepares you for success on the CompTIA's Network+ N10-009 certification exam as content corresponds to all exam objectives, including protocols, topologies, hardware, cloud, network design, security and troubleshooting. Step-by-step instructions and cloud, virtualization and simulation projects give you experience working with hardware, software, operating systems and device interactions. Stories from professionals, discussion prompts, scenario-based practice exam questions, hands-on activities and projects help you explore key concepts. Gain problem-solving tools for any computing environment. MindTap digital resources are also available for additional practice and certification prep.
