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Summary: Mr. Jones was TO GENEROUS
Review: After spending eight weeks in a Diablo Valley Junior College class, and mastering every stinking detail of this dreadful book, I failed Network+ today. There were many, many things on the test that I have never heard of. Including: NAT, several arcane TCP/IP subprotocalls, h
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Summary: USING THIS BOOK FOR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AT SCHOOL
Review: I AM CURRENTLY USING THIS BOOK FOR ONE OF MY CLASSES AT A SCHOOL THAT SPECIALIZES IN PC REPAIR AND NETWORKING. I AM VERY PLEASED WITH THIS BOOK. IT OFFERS ALOT OF INFORMATION, BASICIALLY WHAT YOU NEED TO GET A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF NETWORKING, AND IT IS EASY TO UNDERSTAND -- NOT OVERLY TECHNICAL. MY INSTRUCTOR IS PREPARING US FOR THE NETWORK+ EXAM AND FEELS THAT THIS BOOK IS A GREAT TOOL. IT COVERS EVERYTHING, OSI MODELS, TOPOLOGY, CABLING MEDIUM, ROUTERS, SWITCHES ETC AND HOW THEY ALL INTERACT TO MAKE THE PROCESS HAPPEN. THIS BOOK ALSO GIVES YOU HANDS ON PROJECTS AND CASE STUDIES THAT ARE VERY HELPFUL IN MAKING YOU THINK ABOUT HOW TO APPLY WHAT YOU HAVE JUST LEARNED. I HAVE READ SOME OTHER NETWORKING BOOKS THAT JUST SCRATCH THE SURFACE, THIS ONE COVERS IT ALL AND IN DEPTH.
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Summary: Partial Review First 7 Chapters
Review: I am puzzled by the other negative reviews because I have already read the first 7 chapters (there are 16 Chapters total) and I find this book (Network+: Guide to Networks by Tamara Dean) extremely well written and easy to understand. I have found explanations of things in this book that other authors were unable to explain because they probably did not understand it themselves! I have reviewed a lot of computer books and I am impressed with this one. As far as inaccuracies, since I don't know beans about networking, I would not know if the author has made mistakes in the book or not. I just assume she is accurate. One reviewer is very critical about this book and said the author presents the different types of WAN transmissions as technological equivalents. However, the author says on p. 270: "The WAN transmissions discussed in this section differ in terms of speed, reliability, cost, distance covered, and security. So I don't understand the criticism. I have never seen a more clear description of the differences between things like ISDN, DSL, etc. as presented in this book. All the techies I talk to can't seem to explain the difference. I will add more to this review when I finish chapters 8 thru 16.
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Summary: Partial Review First 7 Chapters
Review: I am puzzled by the other negative reviews because I have already read the first 7 chapters (there are 16 Chapters total) and I find this book (Network+: Guide to Networks by Tamara Dean) extremely well written and easy to understand. I have found explanations of things in this book that other authors were unable to explain because they probably did not understand it themselves! I have reviewed a lot of computer books and I am impressed with this one. As far as inaccuracies, since I don't know beans about networking, I would not know if the author has made mistakes in the book or not. I just assume she is accurate. One reviewer is very critical about this book and said the author presents the different types of WAN transmissions as technological equivalents. However, the author says on p. 270: "The WAN transmissions discussed in this section differ in terms of speed, reliability, cost, distance covered, and security. So I don't understand the criticism. I have never seen a more clear description of the differences between things like ISDN, DSL, etc. as presented in this book. All the techies I talk to can't seem to explain the difference. I will add more to this review when I finish chapters 8 thru 16.
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Summary: Clear and Concise
Review: I found this book extremely helpful. It is a well-organized, clear and concise textbook that is, in my opinion, an excellent educational tool.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: I read this book cover-to-cover and passed with 95%. It does a great job of covering the details of networking and TCP/IP. It has more information than what you'll need for Network+, but that just means it does a great job covering everything. I've only got two more exams to go before MCSE 2000, and I'm certain the networking foundation has helped out a lot.
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Summary: O.K. for beginners...
Review: I used this book in a Networking Essentials class that I took at a local college. This book is good for someone who has little experience and wants to learn about the various aspects of networking, or maybe for someone who has experience and needs a refresher on broad based concepts. But despite the book's title, Network+ Guide to Networks should NOT be your one-stop shop if you are looking to pass the Network+ exam. CompTia's Network+ test is rather detail oriented, and Network+ Guide to Networks is just too broad in scope to be effective (I passed with an 875 out of 900, but I had prior networking experience and I used some third-party software to help me prepare). It almost seems like they started this book with networking 'essentials' in mind, but then stamped Network+ on the cover at the last minute in order to generate some additional sales. All-in-all, not a bad book, but it's just not up to task for the demands of the Network+ exam.
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Summary: Not accurate
Review: I'm studying for the Network+ Exam. The book has a lot of inaccuracies. Careful if you are using this box as a study guide. I recommend Exam Cram 2 - much better. About 1 in every 15 review questions is either mis-guiding, improperly stated or just plain wrong. I give it about 2.5 stars.
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Summary: Not accurate
Review: I'm studying for the Network+ Exam. The book has a lot of inaccuracies. Careful if you are using this box as a study guide. I recommend Exam Cram 2 - much better. About 1 in every 15 review questions is either mis-guiding, improperly stated or just plain wrong. I give it about 2.5 stars.
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Summary: DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK!!!
Review: It is WAY overpriced and as stated previously by Teresa of Ausin, TX, customer service is terrible!!! I also attempted to get the answers to the review questions at the end of each chapter: a NIGHTMARE!! The saying that "you get what you pay for" does NOT apply!!! Save yourself a lot of money and even more time & buy something else!!! Don't buy from this publisher! Buyer Beware!!! I cannot recommend AGAINST buying this book any more! If I could've given it a lower rating I would have!!! Also, notice that the few reviews that gave it high marks are several years old, so they're not talking about this edition!
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