The 11th Hour Network+ Study Guide is keyed to the N10-004 revision of the CompTIA Network+ exam. This book is streamlined to include only core certification information and is presented for ease of last-minute studying. Main objectives of the exam are covered with key concepts highlighted.
- Fast Facts quickly review fundamentals
- Exam Warnings highlight particularly tough sections of the exam
- Crunch Time sidebars point out key concepts to remember
- Did You Know? sidebars cover sometimes forgotten details
- Top Five Toughest Questions and answers help you to prepare
The 11th Hour Study Guide Series focuses on just the essentials needed to pass your certification exam and make the most of the last days before the test!
.The only book keyed to the new 2009 objectives that has been crafted for last minute cramming .Easy to find, essential material with no fluff - this book does not talk about security in general, just how it applies to the test .Includes review of five toughest questions by topic - sure to improve your score
Author(s): Naomi Alpern
Series: Syngress Eleventh Hour Series
Edition: Stg
Publisher: Syngress
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 189
Eleventh Hour Network+ Exam N10-004 Study Guide......Page 1
Copyright
......Page 2
Authors......Page 3
Technical Editor......Page 4
What Is a Network?......Page 5
Logical Networking Topologies......Page 6
Centralized......Page 7
Peer-to-Peer......Page 8
Client/Server......Page 9
Virtual Private Network......Page 10
Physical Networking Models......Page 11
The Bus Topology......Page 12
The Star Topology (Hierarchical)......Page 13
The Ring Topology......Page 14
Wireless......Page 15
Local Area Network and Wide Area Network......Page 16
Metropolitan Area Network......Page 18
Summary of Exam Objectives......Page 19
Top Five Toughest Questions......Page 20
Answers......Page 21
Fundamentals of Cabling......Page 23
Fundamentals of Connectors......Page 24
Bandwidth......Page 25
Security Issues......Page 26
Troubleshooting......Page 27
Simplex, Half-Duplex, and Full Duplex......Page 28
Preparing Twisted-Pair Cable......Page 29
Cable Installation......Page 30
Cable Management......Page 31
10Base2, 10Base5, and Arcnet......Page 32
10BaseT and Beyond......Page 33
Fiber Connectors......Page 34
Category 3, 5, 5e, and 6 UTP......Page 35
Coaxial Cable......Page 36
Summary of Exam Objectives......Page 37
Top Five Toughest Questions......Page 38
Answers......Page 39
Hubs......Page 41
Understanding Switches......Page 43
The Modem and Other Adapters......Page 45
Channel Service Unit/Data Service Unit......Page 48
Network Interface Cards......Page 49
Modern Network Devices......Page 50
Summary of Exam Objectives......Page 55
Top Five Toughest Questions......Page 56
Answers......Page 57
Radio Frequency and Antenna Behaviors and Characteristics......Page 59
Overview of Wireless Communication in a Wireless Network......Page 60
Wireless Network Protocols and Operation......Page 62
Passive Attacks on Wireless Networks......Page 70
Active Attacks on Wireless Networks......Page 71
Site Surveys......Page 73
Top Five Toughest Questions......Page 74
Answers......Page 75
The OSI Model......Page 77
Layer 2: Data Link......Page 78
Layer 3: Network......Page 79
Layer 4: Transport......Page 80
Layer 7: Application......Page 81
The Microsoft Model......Page 82
Layer 1: Network Interface......Page 83
Networking Protocols......Page 86
Top Five Toughest Questions......Page 90
Answers......Page 91
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol......Page 93
IP Version 6......Page 94
Understanding IP Addressing......Page 95
Network ID and Host ID......Page 96
Custom Subnet Mask......Page 98
Strategies to Conserve Addresses......Page 99
Considerations......Page 100
Multicast, Broadcast, and Unicast......Page 101
Understanding Basic IP Routing......Page 102
IP Routing Tables......Page 103
Summary of Exam Objectives......Page 107
Top Five Toughest Questions......Page 108
Answers......Page 109
What Is a Wan?......Page 110
WAN Protocols and Properties......Page 111
Digital Subscriber Line......Page 115
Cable Modem......Page 116
Plain Old Telephone Service/Public Switched Telephone Network......Page 117
Wireless......Page 118
Summary of Exam Objectives......Page 119
Top Five Toughest Questions......Page 120
Answers......Page 121
Intrusion Detection Systems......Page 123
Intrusion Prevention Systems......Page 124
Honeypot......Page 125
Honeynets......Page 126
Security Zones......Page 127
Virtual Private Networks......Page 129
Network Ports, Services, and Threats......Page 131
Authentication Methods......Page 133
Authentication Services......Page 135
Summary of Exam Objectives......Page 141
Top Five Toughest Questions......Page 142
Answers......Page 143
Configuration Management......Page 145
Documenting Configurations......Page 146
Change Control Documentation......Page 147
Policies, Procedures, and Configurations......Page 148
Network Monitoring......Page 149
Network Performance Optimization......Page 150
Top Five Toughest Questions......Page 152
Answers......Page 154
A Troubleshooting Methodology......Page 157
The OSI Model......Page 158
Windows Tools......Page 159
Netware Troubleshooting......Page 163
Other Network Troubleshooting Tools......Page 164
Establishing a Troubleshooting Strategy......Page 165
Troubleshooting the Data Link Layer......Page 167
Troubleshooting the Transport Layer......Page 168
Troubleshooting the Session Layer......Page 169
Troubleshooting the Application Layer......Page 170
Summary of Exam Objectives......Page 171
Top Five Toughest Questions......Page 172
Answers......Page 176
Glossary......Page 178
D......Page 185
I......Page 186
N......Page 187
S......Page 188
X......Page 189
