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Contents 1 Trick On Remembering OSI model 2 Trick: Remembering authentication of 802.11B 3 Tip: Difference between MBps and Mbps 4 Tip: Getting "Hands On" Experience 5 Tip: Dont get confused between comparitive fact 6 Tip: Remembering Application Layer Protocols 7 Tip: Sometime Questions Go Beyond Exam Objectives. Be Prepared! 8 Tips from members who have taken the Networking + exams 9 Page Credits

[edit section] Trick On Remembering OSI model

Here are two mneumonic's to remember the OSI model:

All People Seem To Need Data Processing

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Application Presentation Session Transport Network Data Physical

[edit section] Trick: Remembering authentication of 802.11B

There are 3: Open System, Shared Key and IEEE 802.1x

Remember OSI 2.1X (OSI here stands for Open, Shared and IEEE)

[edit section] Tip: Difference between MBps and Mbps

In studying for the Network+ exam, you may run into some confusion as to the differences between MBps (Megabytes per second) versus Mbps (megabits per second). Network speeds are labeled in Mbps, so it is important to not confuse it with the more familiar Megabytes. Here is a breakdown of some useful info:

1 byte = 8 bits

1kilobyte = 1,024 bytes

1 Megabyte = 1,024 kilobytes 1 megabit ~ 1,048,576 bits, or 131,072 bytes

1 Megabyte ~ 1,048,576 bytes

[edit section] Tip: Getting "Hands On" Experience

One suggestion that I would recommended is get as much "real world" exposure as you can before the test. Play around with the command prompt and ipconfig /all, nbtstat and the switches, netstat, ping, tracert, etc.

Also check out your local computing store and see what they have for Network equipment (wireless routers, cabling, media installation tools, NICs, etc.) Check out the packaging and see if you understand the main features of each.

Also check out google and search for case studies that involve Network implementation for companies. There is a ton of "real world" information out there.

[edit section] Tip: Dont get confused between comparitive fact

See Comparative Facts You Should Know About Network+ Exam

[edit section] Tip: Remembering Application Layer Protocols

If it has a port number it falls into the application layer.

[edit section] Tip: Sometime Questions Go Beyond Exam Objectives. Be Prepared!

Importance Of Knowing It All by BigBadDave15

[edit section] Tips from members who have taken the Networking + exams

Network + exam tips

[edit section] Page Credits

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