CompTIA Network+ N10-007 Cert Guide (Certification Guide)

I read the book twice and used the online practice test questions, all 440 of them. I knew this material inside out. Unfortunately, none of it was used on the certification exam! As I was studying some of the questions, I was wondering how questions like this were going to help me on the exam - "What is another name for this connector?" "What are the drawbacks to a ring network?" They're asking questions about a ring network?!? Of course, no ring network questions were on the exam.The exam was structured in a completely different way than the book/questions would have you believe. The only thing that I believe CompTIA would have you do with this information, is to spend $329 on the certification exam twice, to double their money. The CompTIA book pairs you with Pearson testing, then you take the cert test at a Pearson testing site, where you find that you've been bamboozled by two companies. The study material would have you believe that a network tech could pass, when in reality you'd have to be closer to a position of network admin.Upset isn't a good word for me to use. I knew all of the practice test questions. I was hitting 90 to 100 percent on the practice tests. I wound up getting a 603, when you need a 720 to pass. I feel that I only scored that high because I know how to admin wireless systems, not because of the study materials. Save your money, time, and frustration... look for some other material.

Taught everything I needed to know to pass the test. The author did an excellent job on the organization and presentation, and even explained a few things that I couldn't quite get a handle on from other material I've studied.

I bought this product for use in reviewing, and for the online practice test. Unfortunately, the pearson website refused to acknowledge the codes sent with the book for the practice test. Amazon was very helpful in trying to resolve this issue, Pearson however was worthless. To add insult to injury, only some of their "online features" actually worked and the text book was by turns entirely too vague or too specific. I returned it. Not worth the money. It gets two stars because the book actually covers the exam objectives even if I don't care for the way it does it.

Of all the books for the Network+ exam this one follows most closely to the exam objectives that CompTIA puts out for the exam. It is detailed and straightforward and also has a tons of resources that you can use online to help pass the test. Would definitely recommend this book.

I have a decent bit of networking experience, which is lucky for me because otherwise I'd be struggling to get through this book. I don't think the definitions are clear enough for a beginner trying to learn the Net+ material. For example, the author defines a static route as "Routes that can be statically configured." That's not useful or clear: what does statically configured mean? What's the point of reading the book if the reader ends up having to Google the terms anyway?This is pretty common throughout the book. I'd pick a different book if you're new to networking.

I was interested in learning about networking, but not really planning to take the test.It turns out that this is an excellent book.There are three things I like:1. A full chapter on command line2. Efficiently organized to make the book small & compact(For many other books, new contents are added up like a "patch work" after each edition, eventually causing contents to be scattered over many places and repeated)3. Good tempo, by skipping common-sense stuff and focusing more on technical contents.I am not sure how well this book prepares the Comptia Network+ test,but this book is excellent for self-studying textbook.(Much better than college textbooks on "computer network", which only covers endless list of protocols)

Excellent cert guide dirtly from the authoritative publisher and exam service provider: clear, concise and expansive. While this provides a general outline for my network+ study (it follows Comptia objectives closedly), I use other resources (professor Messer, CBT and Udemy) to supplement my preparation__something would-be testers should seriously consider as no one source that I know covers all the vast material, labs and correct test taking format.

Purchased the Kindle version of this book and while I found the information in the book to be relevant to the exam I was disappointed to find the practice exams that are touted on the description of the book as being included with the Kindle version are not included.

This is one well written book that covers all the topics you need to know for your Network+ N10-007 exam. The material is well explained and it covers everything fundamental from 0 to network troubleshooting. It is especially good for the people who want to start their networking career - this is definitely your first step. This book comes with 2 online practice tests, Network+ Simulator Lite with lab excercises, flash cards, study questions after every chapter, etc... make sure to cover and follow everything that is required after every chapter, it does help. Study and learn concepts and protocols with understanding - very important for your exam. I cannot emphasize this enough, make sure you understand the concepts, dry memorising will not help. Also, word of advice - if you are interested in going for CCNA R&S, study Net+ first - it will be much easier for you to dive into and understand CCNA after Net+. I believe this is one of the best books for the N10-007 exam currently available, so I can definitely recommend it.

Nice book!

I bought this book for a review the fundamentals of networking. I decided to go through a cert guide because could be more objective and updated, but on page 46, in the first paragraph, the author declarares that ICMP protocol belongs to OSI Transport Layer Protocols.I have studied and learned that ICMP is a Network Layer and I searched about the author declaration. Technical community agrees that ICMP is a Network Layer protocol and we have books, articles and discussion about that subject. I didn't find any article or renowned books that could endorsed this affirmative.Last picture of this review shows CCNA 200-125 Official Cert Guide book where mentions about ICMP. I have read Tanenbaum and he tells the same.I am disappointed about this topic because this is not true according to renowned authors. I am uncertain about all other content of this book but I will give it a try.I unfortunately don't recommended for novice student who never studied networking. In this case, go through CCNA books or another renowed author.

This book is great, not only for the certification but this book explains alot of the basics of the internet