CompTIA Network+ (N10-007)

(N10-007)/ISBN:978-1-61691-020-4

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Gain hands-on experience to pass the CompTIA Network+ exam with the CompTIA Network+ N10-007 course and lab. The lab provides a hands-on learning experience in a safe, online environment. The CompTIA Network+ study guide covers the N10-007 exam objectives and includes topics such as network policies; network components; Ethernet technology; routing IP packets; IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, and more. 

Here's what you will get

The CompTIA Network+ certification is an internationally recognized credential designed for IT network practitioners. The N10-007 exam validates your expertise to design and implement functional networks, configure, manage, and maintain essential network devices, and many more. CompTIA Network+ certification is based on advanced networking technologies, and also job-related tasks with an emphasis on network implementation.

Lessons

22+ Lessons | 397+ Quizzes | 375+ Flashcards | 303+ Glossary of terms

TestPrep

62+ Pre Assessment Questions | 3+ Full Length Tests | 90+ Post Assessment Questions | 270+ Practice Test Questions

Hand on lab

114+ LiveLab | 104+ Video tutorials | 01:44+ Hours

Video Lessons

68+ Videos | 13:49+ Hours

Here's what you will learn

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Lessons 1: Introduction

Lessons 2: Introduction to Networks

  • First Things First: What's a Network?
  • Physical Network Topologies
  • Topology Selection, Backbones, and Segments
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Written Lab

Lessons 3: The Open Systems Interconnection Specifications

  • Internetworking Models
  • The OSI Reference Model
  • Introduction to Encapsulation
  • Modulation Techniques
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Written Lab

Lessons 4: Networking Topologies, Connectors, and Wiring Standards

  • Physical Media
  • Cable Properties
  • Wiring Standards
  • Installing Wiring Distributions
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Written Lab

Lessons 5: The Current Ethernet Specifications

  • Network Basics
  • Ethernet Basics
  • Ethernet at the Data Link Layer
  • Ethernet at the Physical Layer
  • Ethernet over Other Standards (IEEE 1905.1-2013)
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Written Lab

Lessons 6: Networking Devices

  • Common Network Connectivity Devices
  • Other Specialized Devices
  • Planning and Implementing a Basic SOHO Network Using Network Segmentation
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Written Lab

Lessons 7: Introduction to the Internet Protocol

  • Introducing TCP/IP
  • Data Encapsulation
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Written Lab

Lessons 8: IP Addressing

  • IP Terminology
  • The Hierarchical IP Addressing Scheme
  • IPv4 Address Types
  • Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Written Lab

Lessons 9: IP Subnetting, Troubleshooting IP, and Introduction to NAT

  • Subnetting Basics
  • Troubleshooting IP Addressing
  • Introduction to Network Address Translation (NAT)
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Written Lab

Lessons 10: Introduction to IP Routing

  • Routing Basics
  • The IP Routing Process
  • Testing Your IP Routing Understanding
  • Static and Dynamic Routing
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Written Lab

Lessons 11: Routing Protocols

  • Routing Protocol Basics
  • Distance Vector Routing Protocols
  • Link State Routing Protocols
  • High Availability
  • Advanced IPv6 Concepts
  • IPv6 Routing Protocols
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Written Lab

Lessons 12: Switching and Virtual LANs

  • Networking Before Layer 2 Switching
  • Switching Services
  • Spanning Tree Protocol
  • Virtual LANs
  • VLAN Trunking Protocol
  • Two Additional Advanced Features of Switches
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Written Lab

Lessons 13: Wireless Networking

  • Introduction to Wireless Technology
  • Cellular
  • The 802.11 Standards
  • Comparing 802.11 Standards
  • Wireless Network Components
  • Installing a Wireless Network
  • Site Survey
  • Wireless Security
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Written Lab

Lessons 14: Authentication and Access Control

  • Security Filtering
  • Managing User Account and Password Security
  • User-Authentication Methods
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Written Lab

Lessons 15: Network Threats and Mitigation

  • Recognizing Security Threats
  • Vulnerabilities
  • Understanding Mitigation Techniques
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Anti-malware Software
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Written Lab

Lessons 16: Physical Security and Risk

  • Using Hardware and Software Security Devices
  • Defining Firewalls
  • Firewall Technologies
  • Firewalls at the Application Layer vs. the Network Layer
  • Scanning Services and Other Firewall Features
  • Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems
  • VPN Concentrators
  • Understanding Problems Affecting Device Security
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Written Lab

Lessons 17: Wide Area Networks

  • What's a WAN?
  • T-Series Connections
  • Transmission Media
  • Broadband Services
  • Wireless WAN Technologies
  • WAN Protocols
  • WAN Troubleshooting
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Written Lab

Lessons 18: Troubleshooting Tools

  • Protocol Analyzers
  • Throughput Testers
  • Connectivity Software
  • Using traceroute
  • Using the ping Utility
  • Using the Address Resolution Protocol
  • Using the nslookup Utility
  • Resolving Names with the Hosts Table
  • Using the Mtr Command (pathping)
  • Using the route Command
  • Using the nbtstat Utility
  • Using the netstat Utility
  • Using tcpdump
  • Using the File Transfer Protocol
  • Using the Telnet Utility
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Written Lab

Lessons 19: Software and Hardware Tools

  • Understanding Network Scanners
  • Baseline
  • Network Monitoring and Logging
  • Identifying Hardware Tools
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Written Lab

Lessons 20: Network Troubleshooting

  • Narrowing Down the Problem
  • Troubleshooting Steps
  • Troubleshooting Tips
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Written Lab

Lessons 21: Management, Monitoring, and Optimization

  • Managing Network Documentation
  • Network Monitoring
  • Network Optimization
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Written Lab

Appendix A: Subnetting Class A

  • Subnetting Practice Examples: Class A Addresses
  • Subnetting in Your Head: Class A Addresses
  • Written Lab 1
  • Written Lab 2
  • Video

Hands-on LAB Activities (Performance Labs)

Introduction to Networks

  • Connecting Devices in a Peer- To- Peer Architecture
  • Identifying Clients and Servers
  • Connecting Devices in Bus Topology
  • Identifying network topologies
  • Identifying factors while choosing topology

The Open Systems Interconnection Specifications

  • Identifying OSI layers
  • Identifying OSI layer functions
  • Identifying steps in data-encapsulation method

Networking Topologies, Connectors, and Wiring Standards

  • Connecting a New Workstation to the Internet
  • Preparing a Temporary Server for the Network or Internet Connection
  • Identifying types of cable and connector
  • Identifying twisted-pair cable connectors
  • Preparing a Temporary Server for the Network or Internet Connection
  • Identifying cable configuration types
  • Connecting a Workstation to the Ethernet and to the Internet

The Current Ethernet Specifications

  • Converting a Decimal Number to Binary

Networking Devices

  • Creating IPv6 scope
  • Configuring a new server
  • Connecting a hub to a switch
  • Connecting the hub with different devices using USB cables
  • Connecting the DHCP server and laptop to the VLAN
  • Adding DNS server
  • Creating DNS domains
  • Connecting systems to the Internet through a router

Introduction to the Internet Protocol

  • Identifying protocols used for TCP and UDP
  • Identifying features of TCP and UDP
  • Identifying DHCP client four-step process
  • Identifying TCP/IP protocol layers
  • Identifying TCP/IP layers
  • Identifying abbreviations for various Internet layer protocols

IP Addressing

  • Configuring Automatic Private IP Addressing
  • Understanding types of addresses
  • Connecting a Workstation to the LAN and Configuring IPv4 Properties
  • Configuring IPv4 address
  • Understanding IPv6 address type
  • Adding and removing an IPv6 address
  • Configuring and testing IPv6 addresses

IP Subnetting, Troubleshooting IP, and Introduction to NAT

  • Using a Subnet Calculator
  • Understanding NAT terminologies
  • Understanding types of NAT

Introduction to IP Routing

  • Describing Dynamic Routing
  • Displaying ARP entries
  • Understanding difference between static and dynamic routing

Routing Protocols

  • Understanding classes of routing protocols
  • Understanding RIPv1 and RIPv2
  • Identifying routing protocols
  • Understanding VRRP

Switching and Virtual LANs

  • Identifying process of forward/filter table
  • Identifying functions of Layer 2 switching
  • Identifying Spanning Tree Protocol states
  • Describing Quality of Service (QoS)
  • Connecting patch cables between the patch panel and switch ports

Wireless Networking

  • Understanding cellular and mobile wireless technologies
  • Identifying 802.11 standards
  • Installing a NIC
  • Creating a network manually
  • Turning on bluetooth
  • Connecting a system to a wireless network
  • Configuring a Wireless Client
  • Identifying factors that affect signal strength
  • Turning on the Personal Hotspot of an iPhone
  • Connecting a Wireless Router to a Laptop
  • Configuring SSID
  • Connecting to a Password Protected Network
  • Configuring Windows 10 Wireless Settings
  • Changing Passwords for the Router

Authentication and Access Control

  • Configuring VPN client in Windows 10
  • Identifying VPN protocols
  • Connecting to a server using Remote Desktop Connection
  • Creating a remote access VPN connection
  • Configuring password policy

Network Threats and Mitigation

  • Identifying types of Denial of Service attacks
  • Installing wireshark
  • Enabling Windows Update
  • Updating a Driver
  • Identifying steps of antivirus program
  • Running Antivirus

Physical Security and Risk

  • Turning on Windows Firewall
  • Configuring Windows firewall settings
  • Setting Up a DMZ on a SOHO Router
  • Configuring security level
  • Adding a trusted site
  • Customizing security level
  • Understanding recovery sites
  • Understanding strategies of penetration testing
  • Running the Nessus vulnerability scan

Wide Area Networks

  • Identifying WAN connection types
  • Understanding T-series connections
  • Connecting Cable Internet Access for your Network
  • Understanding components of PPP

Troubleshooting Tools

  • Understanding ifconfig commands
  • Analyzing network paths with tracert
  • Understanding ipconfig commands
  • Understanding ping commands
  • Understanding the arp command
  • Using the nslookup command
  • Analyzing network paths with pathping
  • Adding the route
  • Deleting the route
  • Using the nbtstat command
  • Using the netstat command
  • Using the tcpdump command
  • Enabling Telnet in Windows

Software and Hardware Tools

  • Capturing packet using Wireshark
  • Scanning using nmap
  • Checking the Internet speed
  • Viewing the logs
  • Filtering entries in Event Viewer
  • Identifying network cabling tools

Network Troubleshooting

  • Identifying troubleshooting steps
  • Obtaining Automatic Private IP Addressing

Management, Monitoring, and Optimization

  • Understanding standard business documents
  • Understanding classes of service
  • Creating a virtual switch

Hands-on LAB Activities

The Open Systems Interconnection Specifications

  • Obtaining Hardware Information of a Network Adapter
  • Obtaining the ARP Cache
  • Obtaining Information about Different IP versions
  • Obtaining the IP Version of a Network Adapter
  • Obtaining the IP Route Information from the IP Routing Table
  • Obtaining Information about the Net Firewall Profile
  • Getting the TCP Settings
  • Getting Information about the Current Connection Statistics of TCP
  • Getting Information about the TCP Ports
  • Getting the UDP Settings
  • Getting Information about the Current Connection Statistics of UDP
  • Getting Information about the UDP Ports
  • Getting Information about DNS

The Current Ethernet Specifications

  • Changing Duplex Settings
  • Finding the Logical Address of a LAN Adapter
  • Finding the Physical Address of a LAN Adapter
  • Finding the Host Name of a Machine
  • Installing a Loopback Adapter Driver

Networking Devices

  • Creating a New Scope
  • Installing the IPAM Feature
  • Creating a New Host

Introduction to the Internet Protocol

  • Using the netstat Command

IP Addressing

  • Configuring Network Address Translation
  • Configuring a Class A IP Address
  • Configuring a Class B IP Address
  • Configuring a Class C IP Address
  • Adding an IPv6 Address

IP Subnetting, Troubleshooting IP, and Introduction to NAT

  • Configuring a CIDR Based IP network
  • Testing Connectivity Using the ping Command

Routing Protocols

  • Configuring a RIP

Authentication and Access Control

  • Applying Symmetric Key Encryption
  • Setting Security Policies
  • Using the MD5 Hash Algorithm

Network Threats and Mitigation

  • Performing a DDoS Attack Using cmd
  • Performing Session Hijacking Using Burp Suite
  • Performing a DoS Attack with the SYN Flood
  • Understanding Credentials Based Brute-Force Attack

Physical Security and Risk

  • Creating a New Inbound Rule

Troubleshooting Tools

  • Using Different Troubleshooting Tools

Exam FAQs

There is no official prerequisite for CompTIA Network+ certification exam, but the candidate should hold CompTIA A+ Certification and nine months of networking experience.

USD 338

Multiple Choice Questions (single and multiple response), drag and drop, and performance-based type questions

The exam contains 90 questions.

90 minutes

720

(on a scale of 100-900)

In the event that you fail your first attempt at passing the Network+ examination, CompTIA's retake policies are:

  1. CompTIA does not require a waiting period between the first and second attempt to pass such examination. However, if you need a third or subsequent attempt to pass the examination, you shall be required to wait for a period of at least fourteen calendar days from the date of your last attempt before you can retake the exam.
  2. If a candidate has passed an exam, he/she cannot take it again without prior consent from CompTIA.
  3. A test result found to be in violation of the retake policy will not be processed, which will result in no credit awarded for the test taken. Repeat violators will be banned from participation in the CompTIA Certification Program.
  4. Candidates must pay the exam price each time they attempt the exam. CompTIA does not offer free re-tests or discounts on retakes.

CompTIA Network+ certification expires after three years from the date of issue, after which the certification holders will need to renew their certification via CompTIA's Continuing Education Program.

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