CompTIA Network+ Exam Updates for N10-008

Organizations and IT professionals face new network challenges and complexities as they navigate through increased security concerns, hybrid working environments, and the need for maximum performance and increased productivity. In today’s digital world, it’s more important than ever for organizations to trust that their networks are secure, uninterrupted, and flexible. Updates to Network+ reflect current skills related to network engineers and prepare professionals to work effectively and efficiently, supporting and optimizing today’s network environments.

CompTIA Network+ is updated to address many of the pressing issues organizations face today with their enterprise networks by validating foundational skills and competencies needed to maintain, deploy and troubleshoot essential networks necessary to support business objectives.

CompTIA Network+ is accredited by ANSI as meeting the ISO/IEC 17024 standard and is approved by U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to fulfill Directive 8570.01-M/8140 requirements. It is compliant with government regulations under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA).

Why is it different?

Unlike other vendor-specific networking certifications, CompTIA Network+ prepares candidates to support networks on any platform. It provides the foundation you need to work on networks anywhere.
CompTIA Network+ is the only certification that covers the specific skills that network engineers need. Other certifications are so broad, they don’t cover the hands-on skills and precise knowledge needed to win today’s networking environments

About the new N10-008 exam

CompTIA Network+ N10-008 validates the skills required to implement enterprise-level wired and wireless network solutions; identify and troubleshoot network performance issues; and harden networks against threats to mitigate security vulnerabilities.

The major areas of emphasis include:

IP addressing and connecting networks
Wireless standards and technologies
Network availability
Securing and hardening networks
Troubleshooting

The CompTIA Network+ exam covers five major domains.

Networking Fundamentals (24%)
Network Implementations (19%)
Network Operations (16%)
Network Security (19%)
Network Troubleshooting (22%)

What’s in this version?

The new CompTIA Network+ focuses on foundational networking tools and technologies used to create secure networks and guarantee the availability of critical business information.

New updates to the CompTIA Network+ exam domains:

Network architecture appears on the exam for the first time, including software-defined networking, ensuring that candidates understand network integrations and the cutting-edge technologies being used in deployments.
Emerging wireless standards and technologies are covered to allow businesses flexibility and maximal security when deploying networks.
Because constant access to both internal networks and SaaS applications drives productivity, network performance monitoring and high availability are covered as separate objectives.
Network security has been streamlined to focus on the critical aspects of hardening networks against malicious attacks and the secure execution of network deployments to protect against unintended data breaches.

CompTIA Network+ Certification Exam Objectives

Top Network+ Job Titles

Junior Network Administrator
Datacenter Support Technician
Network Engineer
System Administrator
NOC Technician
Telecommunications Technician
Cable Technician

Networking Fundamentals 24%

Compare and contrast the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model layers and encapsulation concepts
Explain the characteristics of network topologies and network types
Summarize the types of cables and connectors and explain which is the appropriate type for a solution
Configure a subnet and use appropriate IP addressing schemes
Explain common ports and protocols, their application, and encrypted alternatives
Explain the use and purpose of network services
Explain basic corporate and datacenter network architecture
Summarize cloud concepts

Networking Implementations 19%

Compare and contrast various devices, their features, and their appropriate placement on the network
Compare and contrast routing technologies and bandwidth management concepts
Configure and deploy common Ethernet switching features
Install and configure the appropriate wireless standards and technologies

Network Operations 16%

Use the appropriate statistics and sensors to ensure network availability
Explain the purpose of organizational documents and policies
Explain high availability and disaster recovery concepts and summarize which is the best solution

Network Security 19%

Explain common security concepts.
Compare and contrast common types of attacks
Apply network hardening techniques
Compare and contrast remote access methods and security implications
Explain the importance of physical security

Network Troubleshooting 22%

Explain the network troubleshooting methodology
Troubleshoot common cable connectivity issues and select the appropriate tools
Use the appropriate network software tools and commands
Troubleshoot common wireless connectivity issues
Troubleshoot general networking issues

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Research and Statistics

Average Salary: $75,668
Annual Job Postings: 150,000+
Expected Job Growth: 9%

Organizations that trust CompTIA Network+

Apple
Blue Cross & Blue Shield
Canon
Dell
HP
Intel
Ricoh
Department of Defense

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CompTIA Network+ Exam Updates for N10-008