-: Congratulations, you've made it to the end of the course. 2 2
We have covered a lot of material 3 3
throughout our time together. 4 4
Throughout this course, we have covered 25 sections 5 5
and over 150 lessons in order to provide you 6 6
with everything you need to understand 7 7
all five of the domains covered 8 8
by the CompTIA Network+ curriculum. 9 9
All right, let's review those five domains 10 10
one more time at a very high level. 11 11
Now, I know we didn't cover these domains 12 12
in any specific order as we went through the course. 13 13
And that's okay. 14 14
I covered all the material from them, 15 15
but I rearranged it to make it easier for you to learn 16 16
everything you need to know for the exam. 17 17
I can tell you from over 20 years of personal experience 18 18
doing CompTIA exams. 19 19
CompTIA is not known for ordering their domains 20 20
in the most straightforward way. 21 21
And the domains and objectives within them 22 22
are not designed to be taught in that particular order, 23 23
the way that they've listed them in the exam objectives PDF. 24 24
But I promise, we did cover everything listed in that PDF. 25 25
If you need to review a specific objective, 26 26
you can always look back at the title of each video 27 27
in this course, as I have clearly labeled each 28 28
and every one of them with the relevant objective numbers 29 29
in parentheses after their name. 30 30
The first domain on the exam that we covered 31 31
was networking fundamentals, 32 32
and it's going to make up 24% of the questions on your exam. 33 33
This domain had eight objectives 34 34
that we covered throughout our time together. 35 35
The second domain is network implementations, 36 36
and this is going to be 19% of your questions on exam day. 37 37
This domain only had four objectives 38 38
that we covered throughout this course. 39 39
The third domain is network operations, 40 40
which is 16% of your exam. 41 41
This domain has three objectives in it, 42 42
and we covered all of them in our course. 43 43
The fourth domain is network security, 44 44
and this is going to make up 19% of your questions 45 45
on the exam. 46 46
This domain has five objectives associated with it. 47 47
And finally, the fifth domain network troubleshooting, 48 48
this is going to be 22% of your exam. 49 49
And there were five objectives that we covered 50 50
during our time in this course together, 51 51
mostly, towards the end of our time together. 52 52
Now, as you can see, 53 53
this is all stuff that we have covered 54 54
through our time together in this course. 55 55
And I truly hope you enjoyed my approach 56 56
of starting with the fundamentals of networks 57 57
and then moving from the internal network, 58 58
further and further outward as we move from layer two 59 59
with switching, to layer three with routing, 60 60
and eventually, to wider your networks 61 61
and wireless networks, and cloud, and the data center, 62 62
and then into security and availability, management, 63 63
and eventually, we got into troubleshooting. 64 64
We put all those things together. 65 65
Now, I know we covered a ton of information in this course, 66 66
and you're probably really excited to go off 67 67
and schedule your exam and take the exam, 68 68
and get certified as a Network+ Certified Technician. 69 69
But before you do, 70 70
I recommend you stick around until the end of this lesson, 71 71
where I'm going to give you my top five tips and tricks 72 72
for raising your score on the CompTIA Network+ exam 73 73
and helping you to earn your certification 74 74
on your first attempt. 75 75
Now, after all, this exam is expensive 76 76
and you don't want to have to take it more than once. 77 77
Speaking of taking exam, 78 78
how are you going to sign up for and schedule this exam? 79 79
Well, you could take it at any Pearson VUE testing center 80 80
worldwide at any local testing center. 81 81
Personally, I have taken exams all over the world, 82 82
including in North and South America, in Asia, 83 83
and even in the Middle East at a local testing center. 84 84
These days, though, 85 85
you can also take your certification online 86 86
from the comfort of your home or office 87 87
using the Pearson VUE OnVUE testing system. 88 88
To do this, you must have a room where you can be alone, 89 89
a good solid internet connection, and a webcam 90 90
so a live proctor can watch you during the exam 91 91
to ensure there's no cheating going on. 92 92
Personally, I take a handful of my exams 93 93
using this service as well over the last year or two, 94 94
and it works pretty darn well. 95 95
Now, to take the exam, 96 96
you need to purchase an exam voucher. 97 97
And then you can schedule the exam for any day and time 98 98
that you want to take that exam, 99 99
because these test centers locally 100 100
work during business hours, 101 101
but OnVUE works 24 hours a day 102 102
when you take it online at home. 103 103
You can buy your exam voucher directly from Pearson VUE 104 104
when you schedule your exam at pearsonvue.com 105 105
or directly from CompTIA at their webstore store.comtia.org. 106 106
Now, if you do either of these options, 107 107
you're going to pay full price for your exam voucher 108 108
based on the location 109 109
of where you're going to be taking the exam 110 110
because CompTIA uses different pricing 111 111
for different countries located around the world. 112 112
Now, if you'd like to pre-purchase your exam voucher 113 113
before scheduling your exam with Pearson VUE, 114 114
you can actually save 10% off the retail price 115 115
by going to diontraining.com/vouchers. 116 116
From here, you can select the voucher you need, 117 117
which country you're going to be taking the examine, 118 118
and then purchase your exam voucher directly from us 119 119
if we carry your country. 120 120
Currently, we carry vouchers for about 50 countries 121 121
around the world. 122 122
And so it's worth going to diontraining.com/vouchers 123 123
to see if we carry the voucher for yours. 124 124
As a CompTIA platinum delivery partner, 125 125
we receive a special discount rate on these exam vouchers, 126 126
and we pass those savings onto our students. 127 127
Whenever you order your voucher from our website, 128 128
you're going to receive a unique one-time use voucher code 129 129
and access to our fully searchable library 130 130
of CompTIA videos to help you with any last minute studying 131 131
you need to do before the exam. 132 132
Once you have that code, 133 133
you can go to pearsonvue.com and you can schedule the exam 134 134
for any day and time you prefer, 135 135
and pick whether you want to take it 136 136
at a local testing center or online using the OnVUE system. 137 137
So, if you take that one extra step 138 138
by going to diontraining.com/vouchers, 139 139
you're going to save 10% off the cost of your exam, 140 140
and you'll get access to our searchable library 141 141
as a free bonus. 142 142
All right, now, as promised, here are my top five tips 143 143
for increasing your score on your Network+ exam. 144 144
First, use a cheat sheet. 145 145
Now, you're not allowed to actually carry anything 146 146
into the exam with you, 147 147
but if you're testing at a local test center, 148 148
they will give you a whiteboard or a dry-erase sheet, 149 149
the size of a normal piece of printer paper. 150 150
If you're taking the exam online, 151 151
they give you access to a digital whiteboard, 152 152
and you can use this for this purpose as well. 153 153
Now, when the clock starts, 154 154
you can brain dump stuff 155 155
like ports and terms or anything else you might forget 156 156
by the time you get to question 66 and beyond. 157 157
I recommend you use the first one to three minutes 158 158
of your exam, writing down things 159 159
on this whiteboard they give you. 160 160
It's going to come in handy later on in the exam. 161 161
I promise, by the time you get to question 66 or 86, 162 162
and they ask you what port is radius operating on, 163 163
you might've forgotten that. 164 164
So, write it down at the beginning. 165 165
Second, skip the sims. 166 166
Simulations or performance-based questions 167 167
as CompTIA calls them are usually the first 168 168
three to five questions on the exam. 169 169
Most students find these to be the hardest questions 170 170
on the exam as well. 171 171
My recommendation is that when the exam starts, 172 172
simply mark those review, skip them, 173 173
and do all your multiple choice items first, 174 174
then go back and do the sims afterwards. 175 175
What I mean here is don't even read the sims 176 176
during your first time through the exam. 177 177
Trust me, just mark them for review and skip them. 178 178
By doing this, you're going to gain confidence 179 179
in the multiple choice questions 180 180
that will help you during those simulations. 181 181
Once you finish all your multiple choice questions, 182 182
go back to the simulations and do them at that point. 183 183
Students who use this technique 184 184
tend to see their scores rise by at least 5% 185 185
over those who don't. 186 186
So, trust me, on your first time through the exam, 187 187
skip the sims and come back to them at the end. 188 188
Third, take a guess. 189 189
If you're in doubt, take a guess. 190 190
There is no penalty for wrong answers on the exam. 191 191
So, if you're not sure, 192 192
try to eliminate as many choices as possible 193 193
and guess between the remaining choices. 194 194
Remember, multiple choice questions 195 195
only have four possible options. 196 196
So, if you could figure out that one or two of them 197 197
simply can't be right, you've just exponentially increased 198 198
your chances of guessing the right answer 199 199
from the remaining options. 200 200
So, when in doubt, go ahead and take a guess. 201 201
Fourth, pick the best time for the exam. 202 202
Are you a morning person or night person? 203 203
Pick the time of day that works best for you. 204 204
Don't try to squeeze the exam 205 205
in after working a long day at the office either. 206 206
Personally, I like to schedule my exams 207 207
around 10 in the morning. 208 208
That way I could take the day off work, 209 209
I don't have to wake up super early, 210 210
and I can avoid rush hour traffic 211 211
if I'm driving to a test center to take it in person. 212 212
Also, schedule it so you have enough time to relax 213 213
before you go take the exam. 214 214
There is nothing worse than driving to a testing center, 215 215
arriving at 9:59 when your exam is scheduled for 10:00 AM. 216 216
Be at least 20 to 30 minutes early, 217 217
get comfortable with the facility, 218 218
use the restroom if you need to, and then go take the exam. 219 219
I promise, it will help increase your score. 220 220
Side note here. if you're taking the exam online, 221 221
they will not let you use the restroom once the exam starts. 222 222
So, make sure you go before you login to your exam. 223 223
Otherwise, you may be taking that exam 224 224
with your legs crossed. 225 225
Trust me, I did it before. 226 226
All right, fifth. 227 227
My fifth and final tip is be confident. 228 228
You've got this. 229 229
When you walk into that test center or you login to it 230 230
from your home office, 231 231
you shouldn't be wondering if you're going to pass. 232 232
You should know you're going to pass. 233 233
You should have already studied 234 234
all the information in this course. 235 235
You've watched all the videos. 236 236
You've taken all the quizzes. 237 237
You've downloaded the downloadable study notes 238 238
and you've read through them. 239 239
If you aren't confident right now, 240 240
then wait a few more days to schedule your exam 241 241
and take a bunch of practice exams in the meantime, 242 242
and build up that confidence. 243 243
In this course, I've included a full-length practice exam 244 244
as a bonus for you to help determine if you're ready. 245 245
Take that practice exam. 246 246
And if you're not scoring high enough, 247 247
restudy the areas you missed 248 248
by rewatching those lessons in this course, 249 249
then take that practice exam again. 250 250
Still not confident? 251 251
Go and take some more practice exams 252 252
from other great instructors. 253 253
Here on Udemy, 254 254
we're limited in the number of practice exams 255 255
we can include in a video course like this one, 256 256
but I do have a separate practice-exam-only course 257 257
that includes six full-length practice exams 258 258
for you to use as well. 259 259
When you take a practice exam, 260 260
your goal is not to memorize my answer key. 261 261
Remember, I wrote these questions 262 262
and CompTIA writes the official exam questions. 263 263
That means, my questions simply won't be on their exam 264 264
word-for-word, but the same concepts are. 265 265
And I try my best to mimic the way the real exam 266 266
writes their questions too. 267 267
So, please, do yourself a favor 268 268
and don't try to memorize my answer key 269 269
and expect to pass the real exam. 270 270
Instead, you need to take the time to understand 271 271
why the right answer was right 272 272
and the wrong answers are wrong. 273 273
If you can do that, you're going to be able to pass the exam 274 274
with no problem at all, come test day. 275 275
So, keep using the practice exams until you're confident, 276 276
then schedule your exam, 277 277
and walk in there knowing you're going to pass. 278 278
Just like he did. 279 279
If you follow my five tips, 280 280
you're going to be ready to take and pass 281 281
your CompTIA Network+ exam on your first attempt. 282 282
Now, I know you're going to do great on the exam, 283 283
so keep studying, take the exam, 284 284
and let me know when you pass. 285 285
Notice, I said when and not if. 286 286
This is because I'm confident in your ability 287 287
to conquer this exam. 288 288
And when you do, I want to hear about it. 289 289
Post about it on Facebook or LinkedIn, and tag me in it. 290 290
Share your success story in our Facebook group, 291 291
or even go ahead and post it in the Q&A of this course. 292 292
Your fellow students and I want to hear about your success 293 293
and what worked for you. 294 294
And I know you're going to be so excited 295 295
when you receive the CompTIA Network+ Certification 296 296
in the mail from CompTIA. 297 297
So, once again, congratulations on making it 298 298
to the end of this course. 299 299
Now, let's go ahead and put all that newfound knowledge 300 300
to work by taking that practice exam. 301 301
Good luck, and I hope to see you again in a future course, 302 302
as you continue to climb the CompTIA Certification ladder 303 303
into Security+, CySA+. PenTest+, and eventually, CASP+.