Network+ Guide to Networks (Networking),   ISBN:9780619217433

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This is just what I needed and expected! Book was in really good condition and included the CD(still closed) so I'm really looking forward to buying products from this seller.

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Very fast shipment, book arrived in excellent condition.
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This book is very poorly written. I cannot believe this was written by an intelligent adult. It is not user friendly and if I had not been required to purchase this book I would not have bought it. The chapter review questions did not follow the chapter. To the author, please rewrite and edit but most of all refund my money!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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This book may require additional software that does not come with it when purchased here check with your teacher if you need the Network+ Labsim Software

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Unlike many of the reviewers in this thread, I actually found this textbook to be a very useful guide in studying for the 2009 edition of the CompTIA Network+ exam. Admittedly, it was not completely adequate in and of itself; I supplemented with computer-based practice tests (another reviewer has already named names ;-), and would not have fared as well on the exam without them. At the same time, I don't think there's a textbook out there that can substitute for a good set of practice exams, nor for live, human-to-human instruction. IMHO expecting a textbook to provide 100% of what you'll need to pass a fairly complex 90-minute professional exam is a little naive.

As for the book's readability and accuracy, I agree with some of what has been said. The style is awfully dry and there is a tendency to just dump reams of details. On the other hand, reams of details is what the CompTIA exams are about, so I can't totally fault the author for this. I ran across a handful of technical errors, but fewer than I've found in a lot of other IT textbooks. Maybe there's some errors I missed -- I'm fairly new to the networking end of IT (I'm a former programmer) -- but seeing as I also had the sample tests and a live college course to compare with, I don't think I missed a huge number.

After reading the _Network+ Guide to Networks_ cover-to-cover, completing an in-person companion course, and doing about half of the aforementioned sample topic tests, I passed the Network+ exam with a score of 870/900. It worked for me, maybe it will work for you!