CompTIA's Network+ certification is a foundation-level certification designed for IT professionals with around one year of experience, whose job role is focused on network administration.
The CompTIA Network+ exam will certify the successful candidate has the knowledge and skills required to troubleshoot, configure, and manage common network devices; establish basic network connectivity; understand and maintain network documentation; identify network limitations and weaknesses; and implement network security, standards, and protocols. The candidate will have a basic understanding of enterprise technologies, including cloud and virtualization technologies.
The Official CompTIA® Network+® (Exam N10-008): will teach you the fundamental principles of installing, configuring, and troubleshooting network technologies and help you to progress a career in network administration. In this course, you will build on your existing user-level knowledge and experience with personal computer operating systems and networks to master the fundamental skills and concepts that you will need to use on the job in any type of networking career.
Learning Objectives
Explain the OSI and TCP/IP Models.
Explain properties of network traffic.
Install and configure switched networks.
Configure IP networks.
Install and configure routed networks.
Configure and monitor ports and protocols.
Explain network application and storage issues.
Monitor and troubleshoot networks.
Explain network attacks and mitigations.
Install and configure security devices.
Explain authentication and access controls.
Deploy and troubleshoot cabling solutions.
Implement and troubleshoot wireless technologies.
Compare and contrast WAN technologies.
Use remote access methods.
Identify site policies and best practices.
Framework Connections
The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):
Competency Areas
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