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Security+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

Security+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: All-in-one is right!
Review: This book fits the billing!

It was clear, concise and easy to understand. It prepared me to take the Security+ exam well, and explains concepts thoroughly without assuming that the reader is an idiot. The book deals with all the infomation that will be on the test, following the Domains in their order, but it still also flows in a forward direction, building on one concept with another. That is a challenge nowdays in the tech world were every concept is intertwined with others.

That said, don't expect to come to this book with no knowledge of computers at all. I have found that this book serves more as a reminder of "Oh Yeah, I knew that," than as a device to impart new knowledge into my skull. I learned some new things from this book, but the most beneficial part of this book was bringing all the things I know about computers back to the forefront of my mind so that they are fresh while taking the test.

It is also good for building up strength in the "security as a whole" areas. It's good to know how to lock down a system, but the test also wants to know if you understand what constitutes good information security as a concept, not a password.

The book, despite its thickness (~600 pages) is actually a relatively quick read. I got through it in about a month, reading it in my off time and as a nightcap. It took me about two days of direct study to review the majority of the stuff for the test after having read it.

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Final Thoughts:
There is a time and a place for everything. If you want to learn more about computer security, there are other books out there that will help teach you more about how to lock down a system and disable protocols. If you want to take what you already know and refresh it, as well as supplement it with a little bit of new information, this is the book for you.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Best of the Lot, but not everything
Review: This book is very good and covers almost everything from comptia's objectives list in a very clear and to the point manner. This book is surely a must if you taking the exam. As the other reviewer suggests there are many questions in the exam that are not covered by any security+ book otherwise I would have rated the book with 5 stars.
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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: some errors, but a pretty good book altogether
Review: This is not a perfect book, but better then some others.

I recommend this book for someone wanting to understand Security as well as study for the Sec+ exam.

you may want to back this book up with testking or something like that before you try the exam, but this book is a good reference for future use as well.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Good book
Review: To the point, explains the subject well, all in all a good book.


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