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Summary: Very good! But is 'very good' good enough?
Review: When I have $200 plus riding on the line, to pass one exam, would I want to count on the reading of just one book to pass? No, but this book comes close to being your one source to pass the Network+ exam.I used Mike Meyers' books to help me pass the A+ exam and, more recently, the Network+ exam. His writing style makes what could be an otherwise dry and boring subject interesting enough to make you want to keep reading. While some may find his style of writing to be a bit unprofessional I think most would appreciate his humor and his efforts to keep the subject matter interesting and motivating to the reader. The author's use of "Tips" and designating subjects as "Exam Specific" should prove to be very helpful to anyone using this book to help them pass the Network+ exam. The reader has the choice of reading the entire book or just zeroing in on the "Exam Specific" subjects. However, if time permits, I would recommend reading the entire book. Where then does this book fall short? Well, it isn't the book but rather the practice questions on the CD that accompany the book. There are only 120 questions overall with two final exams of 60 questions each. These exams do not change the order of the questions or the order of the multiple choice answer selections. As a result, the answers become easily memorized which may be of little value towards taking the real exam. My advice...Buy and read this book but also invest in some additional exam practice questions. Particularly practice exams that have many questions, changes the order of the questions and changes the order of the possible answers. In other words, exam questions that force you to think and analyze the question before answering. After all, this is what you'll be doing when taking the real exam. Also the practice exam that you choose should do a good job of explaining the answers. Explanations that detail why an answer is correct and why other possible answers are incorrect. This book + good exam practice questions = Certification.
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