:(, Missed the deadline but passed Net+ today.
spiderjericho
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I took and passed the Network+ exam today with a score of 840.
The only material I used were these rather lean slide shows a coworker had (I think it accompanies one of the unofficial study guides). Wait, I did also do the practice test on this site.
But the title is a little misleading, as I took the exam back in 2006 and passed with a pretty high score. I merely took it just to get transfer credit to WGU (which I would like to start in the fall).
After taking the test today, I'd say IT/network administrator that has 2+ years of experience will not have difficulty with the exam. It's pretty simple:
OSI Reference Model
Protocols/Ports
Subnetting
Intermediate Devices (routers, switches, repeaters, hubs, bridges, WAPs)
some security
converged networks (VoIP and video)
Some knowledge of network operating systems
Network Troubleshooting tools
Approaches to troubleshooting.
I didn't read any book, but I hear the Mike Meyers or the Sybex books are good. The slide shows I looked at pretty much reviewed things I knew except for RCP/SCP and a few other things.
The questions I had a problem with were the questions on MDF/IDF, WAP throughput and some of CompTIA's terminology (example Link Aggregation isn't referred to as link aggregation like Cisco or VM).
Next, I plan on taking the 2008 Security+ if I can get my employer to pay for it.
The only material I used were these rather lean slide shows a coworker had (I think it accompanies one of the unofficial study guides). Wait, I did also do the practice test on this site.
But the title is a little misleading, as I took the exam back in 2006 and passed with a pretty high score. I merely took it just to get transfer credit to WGU (which I would like to start in the fall).
After taking the test today, I'd say IT/network administrator that has 2+ years of experience will not have difficulty with the exam. It's pretty simple:
OSI Reference Model
Protocols/Ports
Subnetting
Intermediate Devices (routers, switches, repeaters, hubs, bridges, WAPs)
some security
converged networks (VoIP and video)
Some knowledge of network operating systems
Network Troubleshooting tools
Approaches to troubleshooting.
I didn't read any book, but I hear the Mike Meyers or the Sybex books are good. The slide shows I looked at pretty much reviewed things I knew except for RCP/SCP and a few other things.
The questions I had a problem with were the questions on MDF/IDF, WAP throughput and some of CompTIA's terminology (example Link Aggregation isn't referred to as link aggregation like Cisco or VM).
Next, I plan on taking the 2008 Security+ if I can get my employer to pay for it.
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spiderjericho wrote: »I took and passed the Network+ exam today with a score of 840.
The only material I used were these rather lean slide shows a coworker had (I think it accompanies one of the unofficial study guides). Wait, I did also do the practice test on this site.
But the title is a little misleading, as I took the exam back in 2006 and passed with a pretty high score. I merely took it just to get transfer credit to WGU (which I would like to start in the fall).
After taking the test today, I'd say IT/network administrator that has 2+ years of experience will not have difficulty with the exam. It's pretty simple:
OSI Reference Model
Protocols/Ports
Subnetting
Intermediate Devices (routers, switches, repeaters, hubs, bridges, WAPs)
some security
converged networks (VoIP and video)
Some knowledge of network operating systems
Network Troubleshooting tools
Approaches to troubleshooting.
I didn't read any book, but I hear the Mike Meyers or the Sybex books are good. The slide shows I looked at pretty much reviewed things I knew except for RCP/SCP and a few other things.
The questions I had a problem with were the questions on MDF/IDF, WAP throughput and some of CompTIA's terminology (example Link Aggregation isn't referred to as link aggregation like Cisco or VM).
Next, I plan on taking the 2008 Security+ if I can get my employer to pay for it.
The lifetime is overrated. Congratz on your new certification. I am hoping for you too. That is, to get your employer to pay for you security+
It's funny you say that, myself and several of my lower level IT brethern can seem to get that cert paid for, but anything else is denied. Bizarre! -
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Congrats on the net+.
i missed the deadline for the security+.
i can get my employer to pay for any test i take in the future but not for my net+. i was told i cant get reimbursed for the net+ because i didn't get approval from HR before i took it. its BS cause they would have approved it anyways.