## background At the time I took this exam, I had been working as a remote desktop support technician for 2 years, and had already obtained the Security+ and CySA+ certifications. I decided to go back and acquire Network+ simply because I thought it would be easy. ## my_experience I studied for around 2 1/2 weeks only using Jason Dion's Udemy Network+ Certification course. I HIGHLY recommend this course, and Jason Dion's courses in general. I believe that he explains the course material in a very easy to understand manner and is great at simply focusing on the material and exam objectives and avoids veering off into unrelated tangents like I have seen other instructors do. You can find discount codes that will bring the price down to $10 easily on Google, simple Google "Udemy discount code" and there will be dozens to choose from. While watching and listening to the course, I took hand written notes in my notebook. I have taken hand written notes for all of my exams so far, as I find it personally helps me retain the information better than typing my notes in a Word/Google doc. I don't personally write down every single line in the course provided by the instructor, but I do write down quite a bit, especially anything I might be unsure about or feel I could understand better. If you're a little iffy on remembering a few services and their designated port numbers, WRITE THEM DOWN. If you're confident but still a little unsure about all of the DNS record types and their purpose, WRITE THEM DOWN.  After watching and listening to the entire course and taking a few pages of very detailed notes, I took the end-of-course exam. The Udemy exam obviously does not simulate the actual exam 100% but there are questions in the exam that do mirror questions that you will be asked on the exam. After the Udemy exam, I scheduled the real exam a week in advance. You are welcome to schedule it earlier however I enjoy the cushion. In that week, I went through various Network+ N10-007 Quizlet flashcards. I also went through my notes and highlighted any material that I thought was important. The day of the test came. I went in, took the exam, and finished with about 45 minutes to spare. Passed on the first attempt with a 794/720. ## tips - Make sure you know and understand ALL of the differences between all of the different Wireless standards I.E. 802.11a, 802.11b, etc.  - KNOW YOUR CABLING. Know the differences between CAT 3 (10BASE-T), CAT 5 (100BASE-TX) etc. Make sure you know the difference between Fiber cables I.E. SMF and MMF, along with which connector is which.  - Know and understand DNS and all DNS record types. - Troubleshooting knowledge. Make sure you have a good grasp of basic network troubleshooting methodology. - Know your ports. Don't memorize anything unnecessary, I only remember a few questions where you were expected to know the designated port number of a service. Know the major ones, FTP, SSH, Telnet, SMTP, Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS, etc. - You do NOT need to know subnetting but I would recommend learning it, as it is easy to learn and will still help you on the test.  - Know the OSI model. You do not need to memorize every single detail, but make sure you understand the differences between the layers. - Lastly, go through the exam objectives! This is a great way of ensuring that you are aware of everything that will be on the test. If you are able to explain and understand every single exam objective, you are probably ready for the test. Good luck on the test! ## links https://www.udemy.com/course/comptia-network-009/?couponCode=ST17MT31325G3 https://www.udemy.com/course/comptia-network-n10-009-6-practice-exams-and-pbqs-set-1/?couponCode=ST17MT31325G3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxAwQB8TZsM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7IOn3TiUc8&list=PLG49S3nxzAnl_tQe3kvnmeMid0mjF8Le8 https://partners.comptia.org/docs/default-source/resources/comptia-network-n10-009-exam-objectives-(4-0)