A typical student in the CompTIA Network+® (2009 Objectives) course should have twelve months or more of professional computer support experience as a PC technician or help desk technician.

Network+ Certification is for the student with 12 to 24 months of professional computer support experience. It is assumed that you have a general working knowledge of personal computers, some network experience, and have taken the following courses or have equivalent experience: Windows 98: Introduction, Windows 2000: Introduction. The following courses are highly recommended: A+ Certification.

CompTIA® A+® Certification: A Comprehensive Approach for All 2009 Exam Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the basic components and characteristics of a network.
• Identify wired netowrk-to-network connections.
• Install LAN wiring components.
• Differentiate between wired internetworking devices.
• Configure the TCP/IP communication protocols for a wired connection.
• Install wireless networking components.
• Identify common security threats and mitigation techniques.
• Secure operating systems and network devices.
• Control acccess to the network.
• Monitor network resources.
• Troubleshoot the network.

 

Lesson 1: Network basics

Topic A: Network concepts
Topic B: Network architectures
Topic C: The OSI model

Lesson 2: Wired computer-to-computer connections

Topic A: Wired network connections
Topic B: Network interface cards and modems

Lesson 3: Network-to-network connections

Topic A: Network-to-network connection components
Topic B: LAN wiring
Topic C: LAN wiring tests

Lesson 4: Wired internetworking devices

Topic A: Basic internetworking devices
Topic B: Specialized internetworking devices

Lesson 5: Wired communication standards

Topic A: The TCP/IP protocol suite
Topic B: TCP/IP
Topic C: DHCP servers

Lesson 6: Wireless networking

Topic A: Wireless network devices
Topic B: Wireless networking standards
Topic C: Wireless configuration

Lesson 7: Security threats and mitigation

Topic A: Security threats
Topic B: Threat mitigation

Lesson 8: Security practices

Topic A: Operating systems
Topic B: Devices

Lesson 9: Network access control

Topic A: Authentication
Topic B: Public key cryptography
Topic C: Remote access
Topic D: Wireless security

Lesson 10: Monitoring

Topic A: Monitoring resources
Topic B: Event Viewer

Lesson 11: Troubleshooting

Topic A: Troubleshooting basics
Topic B: Troubleshooting the network
Topic C: Troubleshooting scenarios

Lesson 12: Appendix A: Certification exam objectives map

Topic A: Comprehensive exam objectives

Lesson 13: Appendix B: CompTIA Network+ Acronyms

Topic A: Acronym list