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Summary: Using it to teach
Review: I found this book to be an ideal book to use while teaching a network+ certification prep course. The students had limited network experience but all were A+ certified. To date we have a 95%+ pass rate for students studing with this book. The only problem with the book were the 20- 30 typos the class identified. Most of these were in the questions at the back of each chapter. Overall an easy read which prepped the students for the associated lectures.
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Summary: It's enough to help you pass
Review: I knew about 10% of the material covered on this exam before reading this book. I had great success with Meyers' A+ Exam Guide and figured this would be just as great. The typos and obvious errors in the book are annoying and they also exist in the tests on the CD-ROM. I also purchased the Exam Cram Network+ practice tests for additional tests. Fully understanding all the material I scored 85%. I found the questions relatively easy compared to the actual exam. I would recommend the Transcender website for anyone looking for better questions to challenge you for a higher grade, but this book is enough if you just want to get a passing grade. Passing grade is 82% the book has the old value of 68%.
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Summary: Great Resource
Review: I read several reviews on different Network+ books before I bought this one. The reviews I read on this one were accurate. It is a good resource. It had a few typos and a few test yourself answers were wrong based off from what I had read in the chapter but other than that it really was easy reading and covered the topics well. The Total Seminar Practice Exams that come on the CD only allow you to take two practice exams and two Final exams. The company that provides the passwords for the other exams is now out of business. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Good enough for beginners!
Review: I read the book from cover to cover, did the 2 practice exams, took the test, and passed it. It's good enough for beginners but if you really want to excel in the field, I'd suggest you read some more networking books. But for the sake of passing the test, I'd say the book will do the job!
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Summary: Good Information but not enough to pass the test.
Review: I taught with this book and had students study with it. Great for beginners but not enough information to pass the exam.
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Summary: You will pass the Network + Exam using this Book
Review: I used only this book to study for the exam and scored an 88%. Chapter 2 does have some errors (i.e. 10BaseFX is not 400Meters but 2000Meters and the 543 rule is incorrect [5segments-4routers-3populated segments] on one page and correct on another.) but the rest of the book is very good explaining concepts clearly. If you are new to networking fix these things and you'll do fine on the test. Another omission is Brouter. The TOC list's it but the book never say's anything about it. (Brouter-hybrid between bridge and router, used on Data link and Network layer of OSI). Read the book, do the exercises, and the test on the CD-Rom. You will pass the test fine. Good Luck
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Summary: Best book for any A+ who do not have much network handson
Review: I used this book and passed with 88% the language used is great and the illustrations are so good that they remain with you forever read the book use the CD sample questions and you will be fine
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Summary: Network+ Certified
Review: I used this book to obtain my certification yesterday. It's perfect. There are photos of all of hardware, illustrations are cartoonish and funny so you will understand and remember complex abstract paradigms and it's written in a structured manner that's not dry. This is the best of all the Network+ series.
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Summary: Not Mr Myers Best Work Or Error Free Work!
Review: I was a fan of Mr. Myers A+ book and both enjoyed the read and learned alot from the A+ book. Neither is the case of the Network+ book. From calling his co-author BRAIN, instead of Brian,in the beginning of the book until the end errors needed to be taken into account before reading and especially before using the questions at the end of the chapters. I went to the Totalsem.com site to get the corrections and 7 pages of corrections printed out. Mr Myers thanks his in house editor in this book, but, he should run to the publisher and ask for corrections for a book that is three years old (1999). If you are going to use this book to study go to the back to the Reference Section (page 385) and use the book to make sure you are up on the topics. DO NOT test your self with the questions of each chapter until you have used the errata from Totalsem.com. I really feel that the book has too many errors to be useful and with a CD that only has two working tests before having to pay for the other 6 tests, this book is overpriced and errored. I would suggest the exam cram or the audio tapes of the exam cram book. They are much better and many of the errors have been corrected from first printing until now.
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Summary: Best IT book I've ever read.
Review: I wish all IT books were written in this manner. I hope they come out with Server+/Linux+ and keep to this format. Simple and fluid writing (ignoring some errors). The pictorials are excellent, to the point and easy to comprehend. It actually made basic to intermediate networking look simple. This book is THE book if you're teaching networking (not advanced networking). It actually made me smirk a few times while reading, the humour keeps your mind fresh. Not to much to make the book look silly. Scoring for the exam is now 750 points out of 900, which comes out to 83.3%. This book and either the Exam Prep or Exam Cram book (depending on experience, Cram if you have 6+ months in Networking, Prep if you have none) and you'll be sure to pass. A+, i-Net+, Network+, CIW Associate.
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