CompTIA Network+ all-in-one exam guide, fifth edition (exam N10-005)

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Autor principal: Meyers, Michael, 1961- (-)
Autor Corporativo: Books24x7, Inc (-)
Otros Autores: Jernigan, Scott (Contribuidor), Weissman, Jonathan S. (Editor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : McGraw-Hill c2012
Edición:5th ed
Colección:All-In-One
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1 CompTIA Network+in a Nutshell
  • Who Needs CompTIA Network+? I Just Want to Learn about Networks!
  • What Is CompTIA Network+ Certification?
  • What Is CompTIA?
  • The Current CompTIA Network+ Certification Exam Release
  • How Do I Become CompTIA Network+ Certified?
  • What Is the Exam Like?
  • How Do I Take the Test?
  • How Much Does the Test Cost?
  • How to Pass the CompTIA Network+ Exam
  • Obligate Yourself
  • Set Aside the Right Amount of Study Time
  • Study for the Test
  • Chapter 2 Network Models
  • Historical/Conceptual
  • Working with Models
  • Biography of a Model
  • Network Models
  • The OSI Seven-Layer Model in Action
  • Welcome to MHTechEd!
  • Test Specific
  • Let's Get Physical-Network Hardware and Layers 1-2
  • The NIC
  • The Two Aspects of NICs
  • Beyond the Single Wire-Network Software and Layers 3-7
  • IP-Playing on Layer 3, the Network Layer
  • Packets Within Frames
  • Assembly and Disassembly-Layer 4, the Transport Layer
  • Talking on a Network-Layer 5, the Session Layer
  • Standardized Formats, or Why Layer 6, Presentation, Has No Friends
  • Network Applications-Layer 7, the Application Layer
  • The TCP/IP Model
  • The Link Layer
  • The Internet Layer
  • The Transport Layer
  • The Application Layer
  • Frames, Packets, and Segments, Oh My!
  • The Tech's Troubleshooting Tool
  • Chapter Review
  • Questions
  • Answers
  • Chapter 3 Cabling and Topology
  • Test Specific
  • Topology
  • Bus and Ring
  • Star
  • Hybrids
  • Mesh and Point-to-Multipoint
  • Point-to-Point
  • Parameters of a Topology
  • Cabling
  • Coaxial Cable
  • Twisted Pair
  • Fiber-Optic
  • Other Cables
  • Fire Ratings
  • Networking Industry Standards-IEEE
  • Chapter Review
  • Questions
  • Answers
  • Chapter 4 Ethernet Basics
  • Historical/Conceptual
  • Ethernet
  • Topology
  • Test Specific.
  • Organizing the Data: Ethernet Frames
  • CSMA/CD
  • Early Ethernet Networks
  • 10BaseT
  • 10BaseFL
  • Extending and Enhancing Ethernet Networks
  • Connecting Ethernet Segments
  • Switched Ethernet
  • Troubleshooting Hubs and Switches
  • Chapter Review
  • Questions
  • Answers
  • Chapter 5 Modern Ethernet
  • Test Specific
  • 100-Megabit Ethernet
  • 100BaseT
  • 100BaseFX
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • 1000BaseCX
  • 1000BaseSX
  • 1000BaseLX
  • New Fiber Connectors
  • Implementing Multiple Types of Gigabit Ethernet
  • 10 Gigabit Ethernet
  • Fiber-based 10 GbE
  • The Other 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Standards
  • Copper-based 10 GbE
  • 10 GbE Physical Connections
  • Backbones
  • Know Your Ethernets!
  • Chapter Review
  • Questions
  • Answers
  • Chapter 6 Installing a Physical Network
  • Historical/Conceptual
  • Understanding Structured Cabling
  • Cable Basics-A Star Is Born
  • Test Specific
  • Structured Cable Network Components
  • Structured Cable-Beyond the Star
  • Installing Structured Cabling
  • Getting a Floor Plan
  • Mapping the Runs
  • Determining the Location of the Telecommunications Room
  • Pulling Cable
  • Making Connections
  • Testing the Cable Runs
  • NICs
  • Buying NICs
  • Link Lights
  • Diagnostics and Repair of Physical Cabling
  • Diagnosing Physical Problems
  • Check Your Lights
  • Check the NIC
  • Cable Testing
  • Problems in the Telecommunications Room
  • Toners
  • Chapter Review
  • Questions
  • Answers
  • Chapter 7 TCP/IP Basics
  • Historical/Conceptual
  • Standardizing Networking Technology
  • Test Specific
  • The TCP/IP Protocol Suite
  • Internet Layer Protocols
  • Transport Layer Protocols
  • Application Layer Protocols
  • IP in Depth
  • IP Addresses
  • IP Addresses in Action
  • Class IDs
  • CIDR and Subnetting
  • Subnetting
  • CIDR: Subnetting in the Real World
  • Using IP Addresses
  • Static IP Addressing
  • Dynamic IP Addressing.
  • Special IP Addresses
  • Chapter Review
  • Questions
  • Answers
  • Chapter 8 The Wonderful World of Routing
  • Historical/Conceptual
  • How Routers Work
  • Test Specific
  • Routing Tables
  • Freedom from Layer 2
  • Network Address Translation
  • Dynamic Routing
  • Routing Metrics
  • Distance Vector
  • Link State
  • EIGRP-the Lone Hybrid
  • Dynamic Routing Makes the Internet
  • Working with Routers
  • Connecting to Routers
  • Basic Router Configuration
  • Router Problems
  • Chapter Review
  • Questions
  • Answers
  • Chapter 9 TCP/IP Applications
  • Historical/Conceptual
  • Transport Layer and Network Layer Protocols
  • How People Communicate
  • Test Specific
  • TCP
  • UDP
  • ICMP
  • IGMP
  • The Power of Port Numbers
  • Registered Ports
  • Connection Status
  • Rules for Determining Good vs. Bad Communications
  • Common TCP/IP Applications
  • The World Wide Web
  • Telnet
  • E-mail
  • FTP
  • Internet Applications
  • Chapter Review
  • Questions
  • Answers
  • Chapter 10 Network Naming
  • Historical/Conceptual
  • DNS
  • Test Specific
  • How DNS Works
  • Name Spaces
  • DNS Servers
  • Troubleshooting DNS
  • WINS
  • Configuring WINS Clients
  • Troubleshooting WINS
  • Diagnosing TCP/IP Networks
  • Chapter Review
  • Questions
  • Answers
  • Chapter 11 Securing TCP/IP
  • Test Specific
  • Making TCP/IP Secure
  • Encryption
  • Nonrepudiation
  • Authentication
  • Authorization
  • TCP/IP Security Standards
  • Authentication Standards
  • Encryption Standards
  • Combining Authentication and Encryption
  • Secure TCP/IP Applications
  • HTTPS
  • SCP
  • SFTP
  • SNMP
  • LDAP
  • NTP
  • Chapter Review
  • Questions
  • Answers
  • Chapter 12 Advanced Networking Devices
  • Client/Server and Peer-to-Peer Topologies
  • Historical/Conceptual
  • Client/Server
  • Peer-to-Peer
  • Test Specific
  • Client/Server and Peer-to-Peer Today
  • Virtual Private Networks
  • PPTP VPNs
  • L2TP VPNs.
  • SSL VPNs
  • Virtual LANs
  • Trunking
  • Configuring a VLAN-capable Switch
  • Virtual Trunk Protocol
  • InterVLAN Routing
  • Multilayer Switches
  • Load Balancing
  • QoS and Traffic Shaping
  • Network Protection
  • Chapter Review
  • Questions
  • Answers
  • Chapter 13 IPv6
  • Test Specific
  • IPv6 Basics
  • IPv6 Address Notation
  • Link-Local Address
  • IPv6 Subnet Masks
  • The End of Broadcast
  • Global Address
  • Aggregation
  • Using IPv6
  • Enabling IPv6
  • NAT in IPv6
  • DHCP in IPv6
  • DNS in IPv6
  • Moving to IPv6
  • IPv4 and IPv6
  • Tunnels
  • IPv6 Is Here, Really!
  • Chapter Review
  • Questions
  • Answers
  • Chapter 14 Remote Connectivity
  • Historical/Conceptual
  • Telephony and Beyond
  • The Dawn of Long Distance
  • Test Specific
  • Digital Telephony
  • Copper Carriers: T1 and T3
  • Fiber Carriers: SONET/SDH and OC
  • Packet Switching
  • Real-World WAN
  • Alternative to Telephony WAN
  • The Last Mile
  • Dial-Up
  • DSL
  • Cable Modems
  • Satellite
  • Cellular WAN
  • Fiber
  • BPL
  • Which Connection?
  • Using Remote Access
  • Dial-Up to the Internet
  • Private Dial-Up
  • Dedicated Connection
  • Remote Terminal
  • Chapter Review
  • Questions
  • Answers
  • Chapter 15 Wireless Networking
  • Historical/Conceptual
  • Test Specific
  • Wi-Fi Standards
  • 802.11
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • Wireless Networking Security
  • Power over Ethernet
  • Implementing Wi-Fi
  • Performing a Site Survey
  • Installing the Client
  • Setting Up an Ad Hoc Network
  • Setting Up an Infrastructure Network
  • Extending the Network
  • Verify the Installation
  • Troubleshooting Wi-Fi
  • Hardware Troubleshooting
  • Software Troubleshooting
  • Connectivity Troubleshooting
  • Configuration Troubleshooting
  • Chapter Review
  • Questions
  • Answers
  • Chapter 16 Protecting Your Network
  • Test Specific
  • Common Threats
  • System Crash/Hardware Failure.
  • Administrative Access Control
  • Malware
  • Social Engineering
  • Man in the Middle
  • Denial of Service
  • Physical Intrusion
  • Attacks on Wireless Connections
  • Securing User Accounts
  • Authentication
  • Passwords
  • Controlling User Accounts
  • Firewalls
  • Hiding the IPs
  • Port Filtering
  • Packet Filtering
  • MAC Filtering
  • Personal Firewalls
  • Network Zones
  • Vulnerability Scanners
  • Chapter Review
  • Questions
  • Answers
  • Chapter 17 Virtualization
  • Historical/Conceptual
  • What is Virtualization?
  • Meet the Hypervisor
  • Emulation vs. Virtualization
  • Sample Virtualization
  • Test Specific
  • Why Do We Virtualize?
  • Power Saving
  • Hardware Consolidation
  • System Recovery
  • System Duplication
  • Research
  • Virtualization in Modern Networks
  • Virtual Machine Managers
  • Hypervisors
  • Virtual Switches
  • Virtual PBX
  • Network as a Service
  • Chapter Review
  • Questions
  • Answers
  • Chapter 18 Network Management
  • Test Specific
  • Network Configuration Management
  • Configuration Management Documentation
  • Change Management Documentation
  • Monitoring Performance and Connectivity
  • Performance Monitor
  • Logs and Network Traffic
  • Network Performance Optimization
  • Caching
  • Controlling Data Throughput
  • Keeping Resources Available
  • Chapter Review
  • Questions
  • Answers
  • Chapter 19 Building a SOHO Network
  • Historical/Conceptual
  • Test Specific
  • Designing a SOHO Network
  • Building the Network
  • Define the Network Needs
  • Network Design
  • Compatibility Issues
  • Internal Connections
  • External Connections
  • ISPs and MTUs
  • Peripherals
  • Security
  • Chapter Review
  • Questions
  • Answers
  • Chapter 20 Network Troubleshooting
  • Test Specific
  • Troubleshooting Tools
  • Hardware Tools
  • Software Tools
  • The Troubleshooting Process
  • Identify the Problem
  • Establish a Theory of Probable Cause.
  • Test the Theory to Determine Cause.