The Ideal Network Candidate


The Ideal Network+ Candidate

The following list describes some relevant statistics about the background and experience an ideal individual might have. Don't worry if you don't meet these qualifications or don't come that closethis is a far from ideal world, and where you fall short is simply where you'll have more work to do.

  • Academic or professional training in network theory, concepts, and operations. This includes everything from networking media and transmission techniques to network operating systems, services, and applications.

  • Between 9 and 24 months of networking experience, including experience with Ethernet, routers, and modems, with particular emphasis on the TCP/IP suite. This must include installation, configuration, upgrading, and troubleshooting experience.

  • Two-plus years in an internetwork environment that includes hands-on experience with Web servers, email servers, database servers, and DHCP and DNS servers. A solid understanding of each system's architecture, installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting is also essential.

  • Experience with the Internet, intranets, and extranets.

  • Familiarity with client and network operating systems.

  • Experience working with networking protocols, specifically TCP/IP.

If you were to review all the criteria that go into making an ideal Network+ candidate, you will find that it boils down to practical experience in a technical position involving installation, configuration, and maintenance of networks. We believe that well under half of all certification candidates meet these requirements, and that, in fact, most meet fewer than half of these requirementsat least, when they begin the certification process. But because others who already have been certified have survived this ordeal, you can survive it tooespecially if you heed what our self-assessment can tell you about what you already know and what you need to learn.



    Network+ Exam Cram 2
    Network+ Exam Cram 2
    ISBN: 078974905X
    EAN: N/A
    Year: 2003
    Pages: 194

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