1. About Network+
   1. CompTIA Network
   2. It Pays to Get Certified
   3. CompTIA Career Pathway
   4. Why CompTIA?
   5. What Is the Network+ Certification?
   6. Why Become Network+ Certified?
   7. How to Become Network+ Certified
   8. Tips for Taking the Network+ Exam
   9. Exam Objectives
2. Introduction to Networks
   1. Why Network?
   2. advantages & disadvantage
   3. Common Network Components
      1. N Workstations
      2. N Servers
      3. N Hosts
   4. Network Catagory
      1. Network Architecture: Peer-to-Peer or Client-Server?
         1. Bus
         2. N Star
         3. N Ring
         4. N Mesh
         5. N Point-to-point
         6. N Point-to-multipoint
         7. N Hybrid
      2. Physical Network Topologies
   5. Topology Selection, Backbones,and Segments
      1. Selecting the Right Topology
         1. First, how much cash do you have?
         2. how much fault tolerance do you really need?
         3. is this network likely to grow like a weed—is it probably going to need to be quickly and easily reconfigured often?
         4. how scalable does your network need to be?
         5. N Cost
         6. N Ease of installation
         7. N Ease of maintenance
         8. N Fault-tolerance requirement
      2. Backbones,and Segments
         1. picture
   6. Review Questions
   7. Labs
3. The Open Systems Interconnection Specifications
   1. OSI model
      1. Layers
         1. Layer 1 – Physical
         2. Layer 2 – Data Link
         3. Layer 3 – Network
         4. Layer 4 – Transport
         5. Layer 5 – Session
         6. Layer 6 – Presentation
         7. Layer 7 – Application
      2. Advantages of Reference Models
   2. Data encapsulation
      1. picture
   3. Compare the layers of the OSI and TCP/IP models.
   4. Review Questions
   5. Labs
4. Networking Topologies, Connectors, and Wiring Standards
   1. Categorize standard media types and associated properties.
      1. Fiber:
         1. Multimode
         2. Singlemode
      2. Copper:
         1. UTP
         2. STP
         3. CAT3
         4. CAT5
         5. CAT5e
         6. CAT6
         7. CAT6a
         8. Coaxial
         9. Crossover
         10. T1 Crossover
         11. Straight-through
      3. Plenum vs. non-plenum
      4. Media converters
         1. Singlemode fiber to Ethernet
         2. Multimode fiber to Ethernet
         3. Fiber to Coaxial
         4. Singlemode to multimode fiber
      5. Distance limitations and speed limitations
      6. Broadband over powerline
      7. Categorize standard connector types based on network media.
         1. fiber
            1. ST
            2. SC
            3. LC
            4. MTRJ
         2. N Copper
            1. RJ-45
            2. RJ-11
            3. BNC
            4. F-connector
            5. DB-9 (RS-232)
            6. Patch panel
            7. 110 block (T568A, T568B)
      8. Review Questions
5. The Current Ethernet Specifications
6. Networking Devices
7. Introduction to the Internet Protocol
   1. Introducing TCP/IP
   2. A Brief History of TCP/IP
   3. Compare the layers of the OSI and TCP/IP models.
      1. Network Interface Layer
      2. Internet Layer
      3. Transport Layer
      4. Application Layer
         1. (Also described as: Link Layer, Internet Layer, Transport Layer, Application Layer)
      5. picture
         1. OSI & TCP/IP
         2. TCP/IP
         3. TCP Segment Format
         4. UDP Segment
         5. Key features of TCP and UDP
   4. Identify common TCP and UDP default ports
      1. SMTP – 25
      2. HTTP – 80
      3. HTTPS – 443
      4. FTP – 20, 21
      5. TELNET – 23
      6. IMAP – 143
      7. RDP – 3389
      8. SSH – 22
      9. DNS – 53
      10. DHCP – 67, 68
   5. Explain the function of common networking protocols
      1. TCP
      2. FTP
      3. UDP
      4. TCP/IP suite
      5. DHCP
      6. TFTP
      7. DNS
      8. HTTPS
      9. HTTP
      10. ARP
      11. SIP (VoIP)
      12. RTP (VoIP)
      13. SSH
      14. POP3
      15. NTP
      16. IMAP4
      17. Telnet
      18. SMTP
      19. SNMP2/3
      20. ICMP
      21. IGMP
      22. TLS
8. IP Addressing
   1. Explain the purpose and properties of IP addressing.
      1. Classes of addresses
         1. A, B, C, and D
         2. Public vs. Private
      2. Classless (CIDR)
      3. IPv4 vs. IPv6 (formatting)
      4. MAC address format
      5. Multicast vs. unicast vs. broadcast
      6. APIPA
9. IP Subnetting, Troubleshooting IP, and Introduction to NAT
10. Introduction to IP Routing
11. Routing Protocols
12. Switching and Virtual LANs
13. Wireless Networking
14. Authentication and Access Control
15. Network Threats and Mitigation
16. Physical and Hardware Security
17. Wide Area Networks
18. Troubleshooting Tools
19. Software and Hardware Tools
20. Network Troubleshooting
21. Management, Monitoring, and Optimization