CompTIA-Network+ (includes Official Labs)
- Description
- Curriculum
CompTIA Network+ is a professional certification designed to validate the knowledge and skills required to manage, maintain, troubleshoot, install, and configure basic network infrastructure. It is an entry-level certification aimed at IT professionals who want to demonstrate their competency in networking.
Key Components:
- Network Fundamentals: Understanding basic networking concepts, including protocols, standards, and network types.
- Network Implementations: Installing and configuring network devices, cabling, and wireless settings.
- Network Operations: Managing network operations, performance monitoring, and troubleshooting.
- Network Security: Implementing network security measures to protect data and network devices.
- Network Troubleshooting: Identifying, diagnosing, and resolving network issues.
Exam Details:
- Format: Multiple-choice and performance-based questions.
- Duration: 90 minutes.
- Questions: Maximum of 90 questions.
- Passing Score: 720 on a scale of 100-900.
Target Audience:
- Network Administrators
- Network Technicians
- Help Desk Technicians
- IT Cable Installers
- Any IT professional looking to strengthen their networking skills
Benefits:
- Skill Validation: Confirms the ability to handle essential networking tasks and responsibilities.
- Career Advancement: Enhances job prospects and potential for career growth in IT and networking fields.
- Industry Recognition: Widely recognized by employers as a credible certification in networking.
Topics Covered:
- Networking Concepts: Covers protocols and models, such as TCP/IP, OSI, and the functions of different network services and applications.
- Infrastructure: Focuses on network devices, cabling solutions, and wireless networking.
- Network Operations: Involves monitoring and optimizing network performance, as well as business continuity and disaster recovery.
- Network Security: Addresses physical security, common attacks and vulnerabilities, and implementing security protocols and policies.
- Network Troubleshooting and Tools: Techniques for diagnosing and fixing common network issues, as well as using appropriate tools for network troubleshooting.
CompTIA Network+ provides a solid foundation for individuals seeking to establish or advance their careers in networking, offering essential knowledge and skills applicable to various IT roles.
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2Explaining Network TopologiesPreview 2 minutes
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3Lesson 1.1 Networking OverviewPreview 1 minute
Exam Objectives Covered
1.2 Compare and contrast networking appliances, applications, and functions.
1.6 Compare and contrast network topologies, architectures, and types.
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4NETWORKING CONCEPTS4 minutes
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5NETWORK TYPESText lesson
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6NETWORK TOPOLOGY3 minutes
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7STAR TOPOLOGY2 minutes
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8MESH TOPOLOGY3 minutes
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9Lesson 1.2 OSI Model Concepts2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
1.1 Explain concepts related to the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model.
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10OPEN SYSTEMS INTERCONNECTION MODEL2 minutes
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11DATA ENCAPSULATION AND DECAPSULATION3 minutes
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12LAYER 1 - PHYSICAL3 minutes
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13LAYER 2 - DATA LINK3 minutes
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14LAYER 3 - NETWORKPreview 3 minutes
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15LAYER 4 - TRANSPORT3 minutes
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16UPPER LAYERSPreview 3 minutes
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17OSI MODEL SUMMARY2 minutes
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18Lesson 1.3 SOHO NetworksPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
1.1 Explain concepts related to the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model.
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19SOHO ROUTERS2 minutes
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20PHYSICAL LAYER FUNCTIONS2 minutes
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21DATA LINK LAYER FUNCTIONS2 minutes
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22NETWORK LAYER FUNCTIONS3 minutes
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23TRANSPORT AND APPLICATION LAYER AND SECURITY FUNCTIONS3 minutes
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24THE INTERNET4 minutes
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25BINARY AND HEXADECIMAL5 minutes
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26Lesson 4.1 Troubleshooting MethodologyPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
5.1 Explain the troubleshooting methodology.
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27NETWORK TROUBLESHOOTING METHODOLOGYText lesson
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28IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM3 minutes
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29IDENTIFY PROBLEM SYMPTOMS3 minutes
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30ESTABLISH A THEORY OF PROBABLE CAUSE4 minutes
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31TEST THE THEORY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE3 minutes
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32ESTABLISH A PLAN OF ACTION3 minutes
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33IMPLEMENT THE SOLUTION3 minutes
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34VERIFY THE SOLUTION2 minutes
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35DOCUMENT FINDINGS, ACTIONS, AND OUTCOMESText lesson
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36Summary3 minutes
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37Supporting Cabling and Physical Installations3 minutes
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38Lesson 2.1 EthernetPreview 3 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
1.5 Compare and contrast transmission media and transceivers.
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39NETWORK DATA TRANSMISSION3 minutes
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40ETHERNET STANDARDS3 minutes
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41MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL AND COLLISION DOMAINS3 minutes
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42100BASE-TX FAST ETHERNET STANDARDS4 minutes
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43GIGABIT ETHERNET STANDARDS3 minutes
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44FIBER ETHERNET STANDARDS4 minutes
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45Lesson 2.2 Copper Cables and ConnectorsPreview 3 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
1.5 Compare and contrast transmission media and transceivers.
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46UNSHIELDED TWISTED PAIR CABLE3 minutes
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47SHIELDED AND SCREENED TWISTED PAIR CABLE3 minutes
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48CAT CABLE STANDARDS3 minutes
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49TWISTED PAIR CONNECTOR TYPES3 minutes
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50COAXIAL AND TWINAXIAL CABLE AND CONNECTORS3 minutes
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51Lesson 2.3 Wiring ImplementationPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
2.4 Explain important factors of physical installations.
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52STRUCTURED CABLING SYSTEM3 minutes
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53T568A AND T568B TERMINATION STANDARDS3 minutes
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54PATCH PANELSText lesson
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55STRUCTURED CABLE INSTALLATION3 minutes
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56TERMINATION TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES3 minutes
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57Lesson 2.4 Fiber Optic Cables and ConnectorsPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
1.5 Compare and contrast transmission media and transceivers.
2.4 Explain important factors of physical installations.
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58FIBER OPTIC CABLE CONSIDERATIONS3 minutes
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59SINGLE MODE FIBER AND MULTIMODE FIBER4 minutes
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60FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR TYPES3 minutes
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61FIBER OPTIC CABLE INSTALLATION5 minutes
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62FIBER DISTRIBUTION PANELS2 minutes
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63MULTI-FIBER PUSH ON CONNECTORS3 minutes
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64WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING3 minutes
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65Lesson 2.5 Physical Installation FactorsPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
2.4 Explain important factors of physical installations.
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66RACK SYSTEMS4 minutes
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67HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE4 minutes
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68POWER MANAGEMENT4 minutes
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69FIRE SUPPRESSION4 minutes
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70Lesson 2.6 Cable TroubleshootingPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
5.2 Given a scenario, troubleshoot common cabling and physical interface issues.
5.5 Given a scenario, use the appropriate tool or protocol to solve networking issues.
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71SPECIFICATION AND LIMITATIONS4 minutes
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72CABLE ISSUES4 minutes
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73CABLE CATEGORY ISSUES4 minutes
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74CABLE TESTERS3 minutes
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75WIRE MAP TESTERS AND TONE GENERATORS3 minutes
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76ATTENUATION AND INTERFERENCE ISSUES6 minutes
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77CROSSTALK ISSUES4 minutes
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78FIBER OPTIC CABLE TESTING TOOLS5 minutes
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79CABLE TROUBLESHOOTING STRATEGIES3 minutes
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80Summary4 minutes
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81Configuring Interfaces and Switches3 minutes
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82Lesson 3.1 Network InterfacesPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
1.5 Compare and contrast transmission media and transceivers.
5.2 Given a scenario, troubleshoot common cabling and physical interface issues.
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83NETWORK INTERFACE CARDS3 minutes
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84MODULAR TRANSCEIVERS4 minutes
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85TRANSCEIVER MISMATCH ISSUES3 minutes
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86TRANSCEIVER SIGNAL STRENGTH ISSUES3 minutes
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87ETHERNET FRAME FORMAT4 minutes
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88MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL ADDRESS FORMAT5 minutes
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89Lesson 3.2 Ethernet SwitchesPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
1.2 Compare and contrast networking appliances, applications, and functions.
2.2 Given a scenario, configure switching technologies and features.
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90HUBS4 minutes
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91BRIDGES6 minutes
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92SWITCHES4 minutes
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93ETHERNET SWITCH TYPES4 minutes
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94SWITCH INTERFACE CONFIGURATION5 minutes
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95Lesson 3.3 Switch Port ConfigurationPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
2.2 Given a scenario, configure switching technologies and features.
5.3 Given a scenario, troubleshoot common issues with network services.
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96LINK AGGREGATION AND NIC TEAMING4 minutes
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97MAXIMUM TRANSMISSION UNIT3 minutes
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98SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL4 minutes
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99SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL CONFIGURATION3 minutes
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100POWER OVER ETHERNET3 minutes
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101Lesson 3.4 Switch TroubleshootingPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
5.2 Given a scenario, troubleshoot common cabling and physical interface issues.
5.3 Given a scenario, troubleshoot common issues with network services.
5.5 Given a scenario, use the appropriate tool or protocol to solve networking issues.
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102HARDWARE FAILURE ISSUES4 minutes
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103PORT STATUS INDICATORS2 minutes
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104SWITCH SHOW COMMANDS5 minutes
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105INTERFACE ERROR COUNTERS5 minutes
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106MAC ADDRESS TABLE3 minutes
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107NETWORK LOOP AND BROADCAST STORM ISSUES3 minutes
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108POWER OVER ETHERNET ISSUES4 minutes
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109Summary2 minutes
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110Configuring Network Addressing2 minutes
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111Lesson 4.1 Internet Protocol BasicsPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
1.4 Explain common networking ports, protocols, services, and traffic types.
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112IPV4 DATAGRAM HEADER4 minutes
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113LAYER 2 VS. LAYER 3 ADDRESSING AND FORWARDING3 minutes
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114ADDRESS RESOLUTION PROTOCOL3 minutes
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115UNICAST AND BROADCAST ADDRESSING4 minutes
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116MULTICAST AND ANYCAST ADDRESSING4 minutes
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117Lesson 4.2 IP Version 4 AddressingPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
1.7 Given a scenario, use appropriate IPv4 network addressing.
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118IPV4 ADDRESS FORMAT6 minutes
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119NETWORK MASKS7 minutes
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120SUBNET MASKS5 minutes
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121HOST ADDRESS RANGES3 minutes
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122DEFAULT GATEWAY4 minutes
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123BROADCAST ADDRESSES3 minutes
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124IP INTERFACE CONFIGURATION IN WINDOWS4 minutes
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125IP INTERFACE CONFIGURATION IN LINUX2 minutes
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126Lesson 4.3 IP Version 4 SubnettingPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
1.7 Given a scenario, use appropriate IPv4 network addressing.
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127CLASSFUL ADDRESSING4 minutes
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128PUBLIC VERSUS PRIVATE ADDRESSING3 minutes
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129OTHER RESERVED ADDRESS RANGES3 minutes
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130IPV4 ADDRESS SCHEME DESIGN4 minutes
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131CLASSLESS INTER-DOMAIN ROUTING3 minutes
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132VARIABLE LENGTH SUBNET MASKS4 minutes
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133Lesson 4.4 IP Troubleshooting ToolsPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
5.5 Given a scenario, use the appropriate tool or protocol to solve networking issues.
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134IPCONFIG3 minutes
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135IFCONFIG AND IP2 minutes
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136ARP3 minutes
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137PING5 minutes
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138Lesson 4.5 IP Version 6Preview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
1.8 Summarize evolving use cases for modern network environments.
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139IPV4 VERSUS IPV63 minutes
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140IPV6 ADDRESS FORMAT3 minutes
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141IPV6 NETWORK PREFIXES3 minutes
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142IPV6 UNICAST ADDRESSING4 minutes
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143IPV6 LINK LOCAL ADDRESSING3 minutes
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144IPV6 MULTICAST AND ANYCAST ADDRESSING3 minutes
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145IPV4 AND IPV6 TRANSITION MECHANISMS4 minutes
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146COMMON IPV6 ADDRESS PREFIXES3 minutes
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147Lesson 4.6 IP TroubleshootingPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
5.3 Given a scenario, troubleshoot common issues with network services.
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148IP CONFIGURATION ISSUES4 minutes
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149DUPLICATE IP AND MAC ADDRESS ISSUES3 minutes
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150IP FORWARDING ISSUES4 minutes
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151Summary3 minutes
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152Configuring Routing and Advanced Switching2 minutes
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153Lesson 5.1 Routing TechnologiesPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
1.2 Compare and contrast networking appliances, applications, and functions.
2.1 Explain characteristics of routing technologies.
5.5 Given a scenario, use the appropriate tool or protocol to solve networking issues.
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154ROUTING TABLES AND PATH SELECTION3 minutes
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155STATIC AND DEFAULT ROUTES3 minutes
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156ROUTING TABLE EXAMPLE3 minutes
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157PACKET FORWARDING5 minutes
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158FRAGMENTATION4 minutes
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159ROUTER CONFIGURATION4 minutes
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160ROUTING TABLE TOOLS4 minutes
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161TRACERT AND TRACEROUTE3 minutes
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162Lesson 5.2 Dynamic Routing TechnologiesPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
2.1 Explain characteristics of routing technologies.
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163DYNAMIC ROUTING PROTOCOLS3 minutes
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164ROUTING INFORMATION PROTOCOL4 minutes
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165ENHANCED INTERIOR GATEWAY ROUTING PROTOCOL3 minutes
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166OPEN SHORTEST PATH FIRST4 minutes
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167BORDER GATEWAY PROTOCOL2 minutes
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168ROUTE SELECTION3 minutes
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169Lesson 5.3 Network Address TranslationPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
2.1 Explain characteristics of routing technologies.
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170EDGE ROUTERS3 minutes
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171NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION TYPES4 minutes
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172PORT ADDRESS TRANSLATION3 minutes
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173Lesson 5.4 FirewallsPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
1.2 Compare and contrast networking appliances, applications, and functions.
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174FIREWALL USES AND TYPES4 minutes
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175FIREWALL SELECTION AND PLACEMENT3 minutes
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176Lesson 5.5 Enterprise Network TopologiesPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
1.6 Compare and contrast network topologies, architectures, and types.
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177HYBRID TOPOLOGY4 minutes
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178THREE-TIERED NETWORK HIERARCHY4 minutes
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179Lesson 5.6 Virtual LANsPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
2.1 Explain characteristics of routing technologies.
2.2 Given a scenario, configure switching technologies and features.
5.5 Given a scenario, use the appropriate tool or protocol to solve networking issues.
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180VIRTUAL LANS AND SUBNETS4 minutes
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181VIRTUAL LAN IDS AND MEMBERSHIP4 minutes
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182TRUNKING AND IEEE 802.1Q4 minutes
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183TAGGED AND UNTAGGED PORTS2 minutes
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184DEFAULT VLAN AND NATIVE VLAN2 minutes
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185VOICE VLANS4 minutes
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186VLAN ROUTING5 minutes
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187Lesson 5.7 Routing and VLAN TroubleshootingPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
5.3 Given a scenario, troubleshoot common issues with network services.
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188ROUTING TABLE ISSUES4 minutes
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189DEFAULT ROUTE AND ROUTING LOOP ISSUES4 minutes
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190VLAN ASSIGNMENT ISSUES4 minutes
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191Summary3 minutes
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192Demo Quiz3 questions
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193quiz1 questions
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194Implementing Network Services2 minutes
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195Lesson 6.1 Transport and Application Layer ProtocolsPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
1.4 Explain common networking ports, protocols, services, and traffic types.
5.5 Given a scenario, use the appropriate tool or protocol to solve networking issues.
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196TRANSPORT LAYER PORTS AND CONNECTIONS4 minutes
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197TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL4 minutes
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198TCP HANDSHAKE AND TEARDOWN4 minutes
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199USER DATAGRAM PROTOCOL3 minutes
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200NETSTAT3 minutes
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201COMMON TCP AND UDP PORTS4 minutes
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202Lesson 6.2 Dynamic Host Configuration ProtocolPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
1.4 Explain common networking ports, protocols, services, and traffic types.
3.4 Given a scenario, implement IPv4 and IPv6 network services.
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203DHCP PROCESS3 minutes
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204DHCP SERVER CONFIGURATION3 minutes
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205DHCP OPTIONS3 minutes
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206DHCP RESERVATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS3 minutes
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207Lesson 6.3 APIPA and SLAACPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
1.7 Given a scenario, use appropriate IPv4 network addressing.
3.4 Given a scenario, implement IPv4 and IPv6 network services.
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208AUTOMATIC PRIVATE IP ADDRESSING2 minutes
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209IPV6 INTERFACE AUTOCONFIGURATION AND TESTING4 minutes
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210DHCPV6 SERVER CONFIGURATION4 minutes
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211Lesson 6.4 DHCP Relay and TroubleshootingPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
3.4 Given a scenario, implement IPv4 and IPv6 network services.
5.3 Given a scenario, troubleshoot common issues with network services.
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212DHCP RELAY AND IP HELPER4 minutes
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213DHCP ISSUES3 minutes
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214Lesson 6.5 Domain Name SystemPreview 2 minutes
Exam Objectives Covered
1.4 Explain common networking ports, protocols, services, and traffic types.
3.4 Given a scenario, implement IPv4 and IPv6 network services.
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215HOST NAMES AND DOMAIN NAMES4 minutes