Network+ Guide to Networks / Edition 7

by Jill West, Tamara Dean, Jean Andrews

Overview

This title will prepare users for the Network+ Certification Exam, created by CompTIA, the creators of the popular A+ Certification. This book features extensive hands-on exercises and end-of-chapter questions, and is designed to help users pass this vendor-neutral certification.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781305090941
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	04/28/2015
Series:	MindTap Course List
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	912
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Jill West, a C.I.S. instructor at Georgia Northwestern Technical College, brings a unique cross-section of experience in business, writing and education to the development of innovative educational materials. She has taught students of multiple ages — K through college-level — and has embraced a variety of content using a flipped classroom approach, distance learning and a hybrid teaching approach. She has also provided highly valued educational counseling. Ms. West has been instrumental in designing and authoring critical-thinking simulations for several of Cengage s computer courses. She regularly presents at regional and national conferences and international webinars, frequently offering CompTIA certifications for students and train-the-trainer sessions for instructors. She s also a member of the 2019 inaugural cohort of Faculty Ambassadors for A.W.S. Educate. Ms. West and her husband, Mike, live in northwest Georgia with three children at home and one in college.


Tamara Dean has worked in the field of networking for nearly 20 years, most recently as a networking consultant, and before that, as the manager of Internet services and data center operations for a regional ISP. She has managed LANs at the University of Wisconsin and at a pharmaceutical firm, worked as a telecommunications analyst for the FCC, and cofounded a local radio station. Well-published in networking, she is the author of Guide to Telecommunications Technology, Network+ CoursePrep Study Guide, as well as several previous editions of Network+ Guide to Networks and CompTIA Network+ In Depth all published by Cengage Learning.


Jean Andrews has more than 30 years of experience in the computer industry as well as more than 13 years of teaching in the college classroom. She has worked in a variety of businesses where she's designed, written, and supported application software. She has also managed a computer repair help desk and handled troubleshooting for wide area networks. Ms. Andrews has written numerous books on software, hardware and the Internet. In addition to this bestselling A+ GUIDE TO IT TECHNICAL SUPPORT, she's written the A+ GUIDE TO HARDWARE: MANAGING, MAINTAINING AND TROUBLESHOOTING. She lives in north Georgia.

Table of Contents

1. An Introduction to Networking
2. Networking Titles and the OSI Model
3. Network Protocols
4. Network Architecture
5. Networking Media
6. Networking Hardware
7. WANs and Remote Connectivity
8. Windows NT-Based Networking
9. NetWare-Based Networking
10. UNIX-Based Networking
11. Networking with TCP/IP and the Internet
12. Troubleshooting Network Problems
13. Maintaining and Upgrading the Network
14. Ensuring Integrity and Availability
15. Network Security
16. Managing Network Design and Implementation
Appendix A: Where to Find Hardware Resources
Appendix B: A Networking Professional's Toolkit
Appendix C: Examples of Standard Networking Forms

Editorial Reviews

"I loved the book and I'll list 3 reasons although there are many more!1) It is written to the student's level. Complete explanations without assuming prior knowledge yet not condescending in tone.2) It is current - the cert objectives are covered, yet the text give more information3) It is achievable - there is so much to cover in the topic, yet the author builds carefully on the knowledge to provide a comprehensive view, not just pieces and parts"

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