security+ course materials

jaya_papayajaya_papaya Member Posts: 3 ■□□□□□□□□□
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hi all,

i'm applying for a security+ course in ryerson university tomorrow.
the course will begin this saturday. read the course outline and found
their materials (listed below) not as popular as syngress and etc.

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COURSE NUMBER: CXCC1O5
COURSE NAME: SECURITY +

REQUIRED TEXT Security +: A CompTIA Certification (Element K) and
Mike Meyers' Certification Passport: A+ (McGraw Hill). These books are
bundled together and available for sale at the first class meeting.
Element K ISBN NUMBER: 085894SSS (for bundle of 2 texts)
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my questions are; should i buy the bundled materials or buy what's
reccommended here at the forum, like syngress. any thoughts on the
quality of the above texts?

thanks!
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  • janmikejanmike Member Posts: 3,076
    Well, if these are the Required Text, then that's what you should stay with. It won't hurt to get supplemental texts. But, the teacher will build the lessons around these Required Texts. I would stay with those.

    Good luck!
    "It doesn't matter, it's in the past!"--Rafiki
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  • jaya_papayajaya_papaya Member Posts: 3 ■□□□□□□□□□
    thanks for your reply!

    i'm wondering why the prof. decided to include the mcgraw hill A+ book
    as the course is about security+ and the course outline is exactly similar
    to compTIA's security+.

    i'll know for sure when the class starts this saturday...
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  • stndrd_123stndrd_123 Member Posts: 113
    The sec+ book you listed is the same one I used in my college sec+ course. It is lousy for reading, but seems very good for the labs provided. So if you plan on taking the exam I would suggest the exam cram II book, it fill's in what's missing.
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  • jaya_papayajaya_papaya Member Posts: 3 ■□□□□□□□□□
    the Security+ Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram SYO-101)
    by Kirk Hausman, et al is priced at $14 at amazon. great! i thought
    it would cost me an arm and a leg like my course fee. icon_smile.gif

    ________
    The sec+ book you listed is the same one I used in my college sec+
    course. It is lousy for reading, but seems very good for the labs ....
    ________

    maybe the teacher preferred the said texts mainly because of
    labs topics. the course outline listed that the final grade will be calculated
    based on hand-on test/lab ...

    jaya
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