IT Essentials Companion Guide v6


Book Description

IT Essentials v6 Companion Guide supports the Cisco Networking Academy IT Essentials version 6 course. The course is designed for Cisco Networking Academy students who want to pursue careers in IT and learn how computers work, how to assemble computers, and how to safely and securely troubleshoot hardware and software issues. As CompTIA Approved Quality Content, the course also helps you prepare for the CompTIA A+ certification exams 220-901 and 220-902. Students must pass both exams to earn the CompTIA A+ certification. The features of the Companion Guide are designed to help you study and succeed in this course: Chapter objectives–Review core concepts by answering the focus questions listed at the beginning of each chapter. Key terms–Refer to the updated lists of networking vocabulary introduced, and turn to the highlighted terms in context. Course section numbering–Follow along with the course heading numbers to easily jump online to complete labs, activities, and quizzes referred to within the text. Check Your Understanding Questions and Answer Key–Evaluate your readiness with the updated end-of-chapter questions that match the style of questions you see on the online course quizzes. This icon in the Companion Guide indicates when there is a hands-on Lab to do. All the Labs from the course are compiled and published in the separate book, IT Essentials v6 Lab Manual. Practicing and performing all these tasks will reinforce the concepts and help you become a successful PC technician.




IT Essentials Course Booklet V7


Book Description

Your Cisco Networking Academy Course Booklet is designed as a study resource you can easily read, highlight, and review on the go, wherever the Internet is not available or practical: The text is extracted directly, word-for-word, from the online course so you can highlight important points and take notes in the "Your Chapter Notes" section. Headings with the exact page correlations provide a quick reference to the online course for your classroom discussions and exam preparation. An icon system directs you to the online curriculum to take full advantage of the images embedded within the Networking Academy online course interface and reminds you to do the labs, interactive activities, packet tracer activities, watch videos, and take the chapter quizzes. The Course Booklet is a basic, economical paper-based resource to help you succeed with the Cisco Networking Academy online course.




IT Essentials Companion Guide V7


Book Description

IT Essentials v7 Companion Guide supports the Cisco Networking Academy IT Essentials version 7 course. The course is designed for Cisco Networking Academy students who want to pursue careers in IT and learn how computers work, how to assemble computers, and how to safely and securely troubleshoot hardware and software issues. As CompTIA Approved Quality Content, the course also helps you prepare for the CompTIA A+ certification exams. Students must pass both exams to earn the CompTIA A+ certification. The features of the Companion Guide are designed to help you study and succeed in this course: Chapter objectives--Review core concepts by answering the focus questions listed at the beginning of each chapter. Key terms--Refer to the updated lists of networking vocabulary introduced, and turn to the highlighted terms in context. Course section numbering--Follow along with the course heading numbers to easily jump online to complete labs, activities, and quizzes referred to within the text. Check Your Understanding Questions and Answer Key--Evaluate your readiness with the updated end-of-chapter questions that match the style of questions you see on the online course quizzes.




IT Essentials Lab Manual, Version 6


Book Description

This lab manual is a supplemental book that helps the students in the Cisco Networking Academy course prepare to take the CompTIA A exams. All the hands-on labs and worksheets from the course are printed here. Practicing and performing these tasks will reinforce the concepts and help you become a successful PC technician.




Networking Essentials Companion Guide


Book Description

Networking Essentials Companion Guide is the official supplemental textbook for the Networking Essentials course in the Cisco Networking Academy. Networking is at the heart of the digital transformation. The network is essential to many business functions today, including business-critical data and operations, cybersecurity, and so much more. A wide variety of career paths rely on the network, so it's important to understand what the network can do, how it operates, and how to protect it. This is a great course for developers, data scientists, cybersecurity specialists, and other professionals looking to broaden their networking domain knowledge. It's also an excellent launching point for students pursuing a wide range of career pathways—from cybersecurity to software development to business and more. The Companion Guide is designed as a portable desk reference to use anytime, anywhere to reinforce the material from the course and organize your time. The book's features help you focus on important concepts to succeed in this course: * Chapter objectives: Review core concepts by answering the focus questions listed at the beginning of each chapter. * Key terms: Refer to the lists of networking vocabulary introduced and highlighted in context in each chapter. * Glossary: Consult the comprehensive Glossary with more than 250 terms. * Summary of Activities and Labs: Maximize your study time with this complete list of all associated practice exercises at the end of each chapter. * Check Your Understanding: Evaluate your readiness with the end-of-chapter questions that match the style of questions you see in the online course quizzes. The answer key explains each answer.




IT Essentials Course Booklet, Version 6


Book Description

The Cisco Networking Academy Course Booklet is designed as a study resource students can easily read, highlight, and review on the go, wherever the Internet is not available or practical.




IT Essentials


Book Description

Cisco's IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software curriculum introduces the skills needed to help meet growing demand for entry-level information and communication technology (ICT) professionals. It covers the fundamentals of PC technology, networking, and security, and also introduces advanced concepts. While extensive online study resources are available, many have requested a low-cost printed resource for study offline. This booklet is that resource. Drawn directly from the online curriculum, it covers every skill and competency required by the new A+ exams (220-801 and 220-802): * Define IT and describe a computer's components * Protect self, equipment, and the environment * Assemble a desktop computer step-by-step, and install and navigate an operating system * Explain and perform preventive maintenance and basic troubleshooting * Upgrade or replace components of laptops and peripherals * Connect computers to networks * Implement basic security * Communicate well and behave professionally * Assess customer needs, analyze possible configurations, and recommend solutions This booklet enables students to study offline, highlight key points, and take handwritten notes. Its text is extracted word-for-word, from the online course, and headings with exact page correlations link to the online course for classroom discussions and exam preparation. Icons direct readers to the online Cisco Networking Academy curriculum to take full advantage of the images, labs, and activities provided there.




IT Essentials PC Hardware and Software


Book Description

IT Essentials PC Hardware and Software Course Booklet, Version 4.1 Cisco Networking Academy Your Cisco® Networking Academy® Course Booklet is designed as a study resource you can easily read, highlight, and review on the go, wherever the Internet is not available or practical: • The text is extracted directly, word-for-word, from the online course so you can highlight important points and take notes in the “Your Chapter Notes” section. • Headings with the exact page correlations provide a quick reference to the online course for your classroom discussions and exam preparation. • An icon system directs you to the online curriculum to take full advantage of the images embedded within the Networking Academy online course interface and reminds you to perform the labs, worksheets, interactive activities, Packet Tracer activities, and chapter quizzes. The Course Booklet is a basic, economical paper-based resource to help you succeed with the Cisco Networking Academy online course. Related Titles IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software Companion Guide, Fourth Edition ISBN-10: 1-58713-263-X ISBN-13: 978-1-58713-263-6 IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software Lab Manual, Fourth Edition ISBN-10: 1-58713-262-1 ISBN-13: 978-1-58713-262-9 31 Days Before Your A+ Exams, Second Edition ISBN-10: 1-58713-260-5 ISBN-13: 978-1-58713-260-5




IT Essentials Lab Manual


Book Description

The only authorized Labs & Study Guide for the Cisco Networking Academy IT Essentials, Version 7 course IT Essentials Lab Manual is a supplemental book prepared for students in the Cisco® Networking Academy IT Essentials v7 course. All the hands-on labs and worksheets from the course are printed within this book to provide practical, hands-on experience with the course content. IT Essentials covers fundamental computer and career skills for entry-level IT jobs. Practicing and performing all these tasks will reinforce the concepts, skills, and procedures and help prepare the student to take the CompTIA® A+ 220-1001 and 220-1002 exams. Each chapter of this book is divided into a Study Guide section followed by a Lab section. The Study Guide section offers exercises that help you learn the concepts, configurations, and troubleshooting skills crucial to your success as a CompTIA® A+ 220-1001 and 220-1002 exam candidate. Each chapter is slightly different and includes some or all the following types of exercises: Vocabulary Matching Exercises Concept Questions Exercises Skill-Building Activities and Scenarios Packet Tracer Exercises The Labs & Activities include all the online course Labs and Packet Tracer activity instructions. If applicable, this section begins with a Command Reference that you will complete to highlight all the commands introduced in the chapter. Related titles: IT Essentials Companion Guide, Version 7 ISBN-10: 0-13-564537-9 ISBN-13: 978-0-13-564537-6 IT Essentials Course Booklet, Version 7 ISBN-10: 0-13-561216-0 ISBN-13: 978-0-13-561216-3




Routing and Switching Essentials Companion Guide


Book Description

Routing and Switching Essentials Companion Guide is the official supplemental textbook for the Routing and Switching Essentials course in the Cisco® Networking Academy® CCNA® Routing and Switching curriculum. This course describes the architecture, components, and operations of routers and switches in a small network. You learn how to configure a router and a switch for basic functionality. By the end of this course, you will be able to configure and troubleshoot routers and switches and resolve common issues with RIPv1, RIPv2, single-area and multi-area OSPF, virtual LANs, and inter-VLAN routing in both IPv4 and IPv6 networks. The Companion Guide is designed as a portable desk reference to use anytime, anywhere to reinforce the material from the course and organize your time. The book's features help you focus on important concepts to succeed in this course: Chapter objectives-Review core concepts by answering the focus questions listed at the beginning of each chapter. Key terms-Refer to the lists of networking vocabulary introduced and highlighted in context in each chapter. Glossary-Consult the comprehensive Glossary with more than 200 terms. Summary of Activities and Labs-Maximize your study time with this complete list of all associated practice exercises at the end of each chapter. Check Your Understanding-Evaluate your readiness with the end-of-chapter questions that match the style of questions you see in the online course quizzes. The answer key explains each answer. Related Title: Routing and Switching Essentials Lab Manual How To-Look for this icon to study the steps you need to learn to perform certain tasks. Interactive Activities-Reinforce your understanding of topics by doing all the exercises from the online course identified throughout the book with this icon. Videos-Watch the videos embedded within the online course. Packet Tracer Activities-Explore and visualize networking concepts using Packet Tracer exercises interspersed throughout the chapters. Hands-on Labs-Work through all the course labs and additional Class Activities that are included in the course and published in the separate Lab Manual.