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Title: Network+ Certification for Dummies (With CD-ROM) by Ron Gilster ISBN: 0-7645-1621-3 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 15 February, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.7 (23 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Good first study book, but don't stop here
Comment: I used this book as my first serious study guide for the Network+ exam. Yes, it has some inaccuracies (especially on the included CD-ROM tests - at the end of my test preparation I had to stop using them so the few wrong answers there were would no longer stick in my memory), and there are some areas where the book could have gone into greater depth, but for the money this book is a good buy. I would recommend to the publisher that a second edition with a better content review process is in order (the errata posted on their web site could use some more work as well), but you get what you expect from a dummies book, a relatively light-hearted treatment of an often dry subject. The cartoons alone are worth taking a look at this book. Many of the sample questions from the book are accurate reflections of the questions I saw on my test.
Since the current passing score for the Network+ exam is 82% and the test fee for non-CompTIA members will soon be raised to $190, I would strongly recommend that you also read the Network+ Exam Prep and Cram books, plus check out some of the Network+ Certification resources available on the web. Be very careful to check out the conflicting information you will find (there are problems in all of the books I read and much more junk can be found in the web info). I only missed one question on my Network+ exam, so I can tell you from experience that there are a lot of problems out there. Just do your best to find verified accurate answers to the conflicting issues, and you should be fine. In fact, the only question I missed on the exam was the direct result from an answer I trusted from yet another Network+ book's sample exam that turned out not to be correct! If you are in doubt, check those sample question's answers with as many trusted resources as you can find.
In short, this book can be a good first study aid, or a good last review (I did both), but if you want to pass the Network+ exam with room to spare, make certain you go further in your preparation.
Rating: 4
Summary: Passed
Comment: This is a good book for whom it is intended for; networking dummies! I had no previous networking experience before taking the Net+, so this was a great introductory guide to the networking world. Emphasis on INTRODUCTORY! There is a lot that the book did not cover that is on the exam. The exam also expects one to know the information in much more detail than the book gives.
I recommend using not only the dummies book, but also the Cram Session Guide, transcenders, and Self-Test Software. Also, as I said with the A+ for Dummies review, a great study partner can be one's greatest resource!
Rating: 1
Summary: Numerous content errors.
Comment: I passed my Network+ 886/900. Which means I missed one question. But my high score had NOTHING to do with this title. I also would like to add to the other disappointed reviews that I emailed BOTH Ron Gilster AND the dummies press with several instances of factually incorrect information, asking if any errata was posted; as of today, 12 months later, I have received NO REPLY from either party from the 4 emails I sent.
Ed Tittel from Exam Cram ALWAYS returns emails. Are they unwilling to live up to the same standards?
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Title: A+ Certification for Dummies by Ron Gilster ISBN: 0764508121 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 15 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
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Title: Server+ Certification for Dummies by Ron Gilster, Mike Glencross ISBN: 0764508601 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 15 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
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Title: CCNA for Dummies by Ron Gilster, Jeff Bienvenu, Kevin Ulstad ISBN: 0764506900 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 15 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
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Title: Network+ Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram N10-002) by Mike Harwood, Ed Tittel ISBN: 0789728656 Publisher: Que Pub. Date: 22 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Security+ Certification for Dummies by Lawrence H. Miller, Peter H. Gregory ISBN: 076452576X Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 17 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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