CompTIA Network+ Study Guide: Exam N10-009 (Sybex Study Guide) 6th Edition

I have been studying for my Network+ and this book has been great so far. I am 5 chapters away from finishing the text and it has been solid. The author is really good at explaining things. I love how he repeats concepts over and over to help the information stick. I have always struggled with subnetting and hexadecimal concepts, but now I can subnet in my head and on paper within seconds on my own after reading the chapter on subnetting because he has numerous examples that you practice in that chapter to help you learn. Get your pen and paper ready :)I work in cybersecurity and this book has also been a great resource at work as well. I hope it helps others learn networking like it has for me. Good luck in your studies!

Bigger than I thought it would be, but very detailed

This is second time I bought this book or one of its prior iterations.Sent my original to a nephew who proceeded to pass the Network+ exam.This time bought it for an employee and she also said it is really good.Buy with confidence!

For this to study for an exam and it was extremely useful

I love how easy and digestible the information is. It comes with a year of free practice questions with electronic flash cards. They really made dense information feel lighter. I’m using this along with some Udemy courses.

This book isn't written for anyone new to Network. I obtained my A+ certificate two months ago and am working to get my N+ certificate. However, reading this book isn't a smooth sailing. I'm on chapter 4 and many places are so confusing that I have to google it to understand what the author talks about. For example, on page 68 it says "Category 6 Four twisted wire pairs (eight wires), used for 1000base TX (two pair wiring) and rated for 250MHz." I had a hard time understanding this sentence mainly on two-pair wiring, so I asked Gemini about it and gratefully, it explained this sentence well.If you just want to get an N+ certificate, it might do the work. However, I want to understand every concept related to the exam and networking, and found this book confusing. I do not recommend it to anyone like me. However, it seems not many options out there.

Good textbook, supplement with videos from YouTube/ Corsea/Foundational videos. Do as many questions as you can find. Passing the test is definitely possible.

The editors should all be fired. I'm only in chapter 4 and am finding multiple mistakes. I've contacted the publisher three times already. too much wrong data is wrong or incomplete. Like the author talks around ethernet speeds for one category and then doesn't mention the speed in the next category leaving you hanging. Or gives examples about complex topics but never explains them as though you should already know, then goes on to ask you about it in the end of the chapter. In one example, he says a 1000BaseTX uses all 8 wires. That's not true. TX uses two pairs (4 wires) and is now and old and outdated. But the author never mentioned this or even mentions what TX is, but only says T is for twisted pair. TX also means transfer as RX means receive wires. I just know it from my A+ and multiple google searches and sites confirms this. Chapter 4 lab says 0xF = 16 in two different questions and both answers are wrong in the back of the book. 0xF = 15.I'm not going to list everything. I might just toss the book out in the garbage and start over. This test is over $300 bucks. I'm really questioning where this will lead me.