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EMMETT DULANEY (Network+, A+, Security+) is a columnist for CertCites, an associate professor at Anderson University, and the author of numerous certification guides including CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide and CompTIA Security+ Study Guide.
MICHAEL HARWOOD (MCSE, A+, Network+, Server+, Linux+) has more than 14 years of IT experience in roles including network administrator, instructor, technical writer, website designer, consultant, and online marketing strategist. He regularly discusses technology topics on Canada’s CBC Radio.
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
About Network+ Exam Cram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
About the Network+ Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
CompTIA Network+ Exam Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Booking and Taking the Network+ Certification Exam . . . . . . . . . 4
What to Expect from the Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
A Few Exam Day Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
After the Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Last-Minute Exam Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
CHAPTER 1:
Introduction to Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
LANs, WANs, and Network Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
LANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
WANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Network Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Centralized Computing versus Distributed Computing . . . . . . . . 14
Cram Quiz Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Network Topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Bus Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Ring Topology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Star Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Mesh Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Wireless Topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Point-to-Point, Point-to-Multipoint, and Wireless Mesh
Topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Hybrid Topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cram Quiz Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Going Virtual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32