CompTIA Network+

For networking professionals, the CompTIA Network+ exam covers managing, maintaining, troubleshooting, operating and configuring basic network infrastructure.

The CompTIA Network+ certification is the sign of a competent networking professional. It is an international, vendor-neutral certification that proves a technician’s competency in managing, maintaining, troubleshooting, installing and configuring basic network infrastructure.

Since its introduction in 1999, more than 235,000 people have become CompTIA Network+ certified. Microsoft includes CompTIA Network+ in their Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) program, and other corporations such as Novell, Cisco and HP also recognize CompTIA Network+ as part of their certification tracks.

Although not a prerequisite, it is recommended that CompTIA Network+ candidates have at least nine months of experience in network support or administration or academic training, along with a CompTIA A+ certification.

Number of questions: 100

Length of test: 90 minutes
Passing score: 720 on a scale of 100-900

Recommended experience: CompTIA A+ certification and nine months networking experience

Languages: English, Spanish, German

Exam codes: N10-004 and JK0-016

Trainng:

Duration:
Five days

Description:
This course is designed to provide network technicians and support staff with the foundation-level skills they need to install, operate, manage, maintain, and troubleshoot a corporate network. This course will help prepare students for the CompTIA Network+ 2009 certification exam. It should be noted that a course alone cannot prepare students for any CompTIA exam. It is important that students have the recommended work experience in IT networking prior to taking the exam. For the CompTIA Network+ 2009 certification, CompTIA recommends students have 9 to 12 months of experience in the IT support industry.

Course Details:

Unit 1: Network basics
Topic A: Network concepts
Topic B: Network architectures
Topic C: The OSI model

Unit 2: Wired computer-to-computer connections
Topic A: Wired network connections
Topic B: Network interface cards and modems

Unit 3: Network-to-network connections
Topic A: Network-to-network connection components
Topic B: LAN wiring
Topic C: LAN wiring tests

Unit 4: Wired internetworking devices
Topic A: Basic internetworking devices
Topic B: Specialized internetworking devices

Unit 5: Wired communication standards
Topic A: The TCP/IP protocol suite
Topic B: TCP/IP
Topic C: DHCP servers

Unit 6: Wireless networking
Topic A: Wireless network devices
Topic B: Wireless networking standards
Topic C: Wireless configuration

Unit 7: Security threats and mitigation
Topic A: Security threats
Topic B: Threat mitigation

Unit 8: Security practices
Topic A: Operating systems
Topic B: Devices

Unit 9: Network access control
Topic A: Authentication
Topic B: Public key cryptography
Topic C: Remote access
Topic D: Wireless security

Unit 10: Monitoring
Topic A: Monitoring resources
Topic B: Event Viewer

Unit 11: Troubleshooting
Topic A: Troubleshooting basics
Topic B: Troubleshooting the network
Topic C: Troubleshooting scenarios