Chapter 8. Network+ Exam Study Guide

This chapter provides a study guide for the Network+ Exam N10–003. Various sections in this chapter are organized to cover the related objectives of the exam. Each section identifies the exam objective, provides an overview of the objective, and then discusses the key details that you should grasp before taking the exam.

An overview of this chapter’s sections is as follows:

Media and Topologies

This section covers the basics of network media, networking standards, and topologies, as well as offers a brief description of networking devices. It also covers both wired and wireless networks.

Protocols and Standards

This section covers the Open System Interconnect (OSI) networking model, networking protocols, and services. Also included in this section is a description of wireless technologies and Internet access methods.

Network Implementation

This section includes a study of network operating systems, their interoperability, and methods of implementing security in wired and wireless networks. Remote access, intranets, extranets, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery are also covered in this section.

Network Support

This section includes a study of concepts related to troubleshooting methods and utilities for different operating systems and topologies. Also discussed in this section are the effects of adding/removing network services and client connectivity problems.

The sections in this chapter are designed to follow the exam objectives as closely as possible. ...

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