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Orangeb

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Dear All,

I hope this is an ok place to put this post. I was wondering if anyone could recommend any good books (recent preferably), to help me pass the CompTIA exam.
I am working through it on the Jason Dion videos. I don’t know how he explains the OSI and the TCP/IP models, but Professor Messer wasn’t that clear, I felt. I like Jason Dion’s manner though.

Many thanks,
Matthew
 
Which CompTIA exam? I assume Network+ but there's a bunch of them depending on the certification.

Professormesser seemed to be pretty straightforward to me, also Jeremy Cioara is basically the shepherd of CCNA topics.
 
beers said:
Which CompTIA exam? I assume Network+ but there's a bunch of them depending on the certification.

Professormesser seemed to be pretty straightforward to me, also Jeremy Cioara is basically the shepherd of CCNA topics.
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The basic one! Didn’t know there were different compTIA - I thought it was just 1 exam that people generally got for basics, so they could start with service desk stuff - for example. That’s what I am trying to work into, and then go into networking from there. Gotta start somewhere.
 
That's probably A+ which focuses more on computer hardware, although I remember it being two exams for that cert.

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I remember two exams in the way past, but my certs don't require renewal.

Is there a specific area that you are wanting to do?
 
Yes, I would like to do network security - but I think the best way into IT in general, is though IT support 1st line. I don’t have much experience wit this sort of thing, apart from back in 2007 I was configuring virtual servers, based on a customer’s requests to buy stuff like that - like big companies who wanted racks, etc. But that was a long time ago,……
Which text books would you recommend for the COMPtia A+?
 
Well IMO for the basics, A+, Net+ and Security+ would be the ones to start on.

Later down the line: Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Security

If you are employed right now, check with your HR if you have any resources that you have access to. Something like Udemy.

But hands-on experience is key. Working in an environment that does what you are looking for would benefit you, like an educational/healthcare place. Or even like a call center for an ISP (Cox/Comcast, etc) doing the tech support is something to look for (those places want more customer-orientated people... tech they can teach, but they can't teach customer service)
 
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