1. Cover
2. Table of Contents
3. Title Page
4. Copyright
5. Acknowledgments
6. About the Authors
7. About the Technical Editor
8. Table of Exercises
9. Introduction
1. What Is the Network+ Certification?
2. Why Become Network+ Certified?
3. How to Become Network+ Certified
4. Tips for Taking the Network+ Exam
5. Who Should Read This Book?
6. What Does This Book Cover?
7. What's Included in the Book
8. Interactive Online Learning Environment and Test Bank
9. How to Use This Book
10. N10-009 Exam Objectives
11. Objective Map
12. Assessment Test
13. Answers to Assessment Test 10. Chapter 1: Introduction to Networks
1. First Things First: What's a Network?
2. Physical Network Topologies
3. Topology Selection, Backbones, and Segments
4. Summary
5. Exam Essentials
6. Written Lab
7. Review Questions
11. Chapter 2: The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model
1. Internetworking Models
2. Introduction to Encapsulation
3. Modulation Techniques
4. Summary
5. Exam Essentials
6. Written Lab
7. Review Questions
12. Chapter 3: Networking Connectors and Wiring Standards
1. Physical Media
2. Cable Properties
3. Wiring Standards
4. Installing Wiring Distributions
5. Summary
6. Exam Essentials
7. Written Lab 8. Review Questions
13. Chapter 4: The Current Ethernet Specifications
1. Network Basics
2. Ethernet Basics
3. Ethernet at the Data Link Layer
4. Ethernet at the Physical Layer
5. Ethernet over Other Standards (IEEE 1905.1-2013)
6. Summary
7. Exam Essentials
8. Written Lab
9. Review Questions
14. Chapter 5: Networking Devices
1. Common Network Connectivity Devices
2. Other Specialized Devices
3. Networked Devices
4. Planning and Implementing a Basic SOHO Network Using Network
Segmentation
5. Summary
6. Exam Essentials
7. Written Lab
8. Review Questions
15. Chapter 6: Introduction to the Internet Protocol
1. Introducing TCP/IP
2. Data Encapsulation