security+ course materials
jaya_papaya
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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!
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.
_________________________
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)
____________________________________________
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!
Comments
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janmike Member Posts: 3,076Well, 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 -
jaya_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... -
stndrd_123 Member Posts: 113The 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_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.
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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 ....
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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