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Summary: Good content -- but too many typos!
Review: Though I have found much useful info in this book, and like the practice exams and additional tools on the CD, the many typos and errors (including incomplete sentences) make it difficult to read. I think whoever did the proofreading (if anyone?) must've been asleep.I was familiar with many of the elements and concepts beforehand, but I've had a hard time grasping newer or unfamiliar subjects due to the many mistakes. I will definitely be using other materials to study with.
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Summary: What I used for the exam and in the classroom.
Review: What happens when an exam gets updated and you need the latest information? What happens when 5 respected industry experts collaborate on a specific topic? The results were a pleasant surprise and this book may rival any and all other out there today. Broken down into 4 part this 700 plus page book does in fact cover each and every exam objective for the newest Network+ exam, 002. In part 1, Media and Topologies you learn about the 802 series, 10 vs. 100 series and hardware. Part 2, Protocols and Standards goes over IP addressing, OSI, TCP/IP, network services, internet, intranet, extranet and VPN, Wan standards like ATM, FDDI, ISDN And SONET. Part 3 moves through network implementation with discussion about different OSes, and Part 4 covers the operations of the network with utilities like PING, TRACERT and Winipcfg. There is assessment question, scenarios and labs in each chapter, the scenarios seem too be taken from real life situations, as well as tips and cross references. The cd included comes with a handy subnet calculator, as well as 250 practice questions using the BOSON test engine. Overall a great value for the money.
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