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jkstech

new to the forums,i'm currently studying for my net+ exam, took a two week course in school and i have 3 weeks before i start school agian on the MCSE:security track, so i really want to get my net+ out of the way,

any advice?

you're sure to see me lingering about these forums, nice place from what i can see

eltoro

Make sure you know your OSI model and TCP ports. You should be fine

jkstech

thanks

RamsesK

you just found the best place so far to study i strongly recommend the technotes from this site, read them, do the available test and with the preparation you already have and this material you will be fine for your exam.

GOOD LUCK!

jkstech

thank you for the advice and encouragement

Baredor

My advice is here.

GL

my_id_0308

yes..i recommend technotes!It is really good...

jkstech

thanskf fellas, there is just so much to learn, i'm gonna focus on one topic at a time, and tackle what i think i need

osi-harware, protocals used and different levels

ports

media hardware-speeds, uses, connections

more and more protocals,

when i take practice tests i always seem to do good on troubleshooting
but lack in media implementations sometimes, ports, and different protocals/hardware used on what level of the osi, but i plan to study hard so thanks guys

zenboy

Hi there! Jump on the bandwagon! I'm currently 3/4 finished studying for the Network+. Wish you luck.

jkstech

thanks, same to you

what's your method

one subject at a time or all at once?
i mean, do you focus on a subject until you got it down or do you just continue to study all objectives on the exams over and over and over and..... well you get what i mean right

qsub

I'm probably jumping into this thread a bit late but I found studying Chapter by Chapter throughly (once a week) worked for me.

I remember the OSI model being the second chapter. I think understanding the OSI model is really importent. Once you understand what each layer is for, it's quite easy to imagine where protocols belong.

Also, a great way I found to remember the OSI model is "APST / NDP"
Think of it as two acronyms. I thought this was way better then the sausage nonsense.

Also, I remember chapters about transmission media/category #/standards near the beginning of the book, I thought this was a pain in the ass to remember and I didn't remmeber a lot of it, but a lot of the things came through near the ending of my studying book. As for ports, I never remembered a lot of the common ones other then FTP/Telnet/HTTP. I found TechExams port quiz helped out greatly

Good luck on your way!

jkstech

thanks fellas, yall are really a great help and encouragement