CompTIA Network+

Certification Exam
Objectives
EXAM NUMBER: N10-007
About the Exam
The CompTIA Network+ certification is an internationally recognized validation of the technical
knowledge required of foundation-level IT network practitioners.
This exam will certify the successful candidate has the knowledge and skills required to:
• Troubleshoot, configure and manage common network devices
• Establish basic network connectivity
• Understand and maintain network documentation
• Identify network limitations and weaknesses
• Implement network security, standards, and protocols
The candidate will have a basic understanding of enterprise technologies,
including cloud and virtualization technologies.
CompTIA Network+ is accredited by ANSI to show compliance with the ISO 17024 Standard
and, as such, the exam objectives undergo regular reviews and updates.
CompTIA Network+ candidates are recommended to have the following:
• CompTIA A+ certification or equivalent knowledge
• At least 9 to 12 months of work experience in IT networking
EXAM ACCREDITATION
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and, as such, undergoes regular reviews and updates to the exam objectives.
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CompTIA Network+ Certification Exam Objectives Version 7.0 (Exam Number: N10-007)
 TEST DETAILS
Required exam N10-007
Number of questions Maximum of 90
Types of questions Multiple choice and performance-based
Length of test 90 minutes
Recommended experience • CompTIA A+ certified, or equivalent
• Minimum of nine months of experience in
network support or administration; or academic training
Passing score 720 (on a scale of 100—900)

EXAM OBJECTIVES (DOMAINS)

The table below lists the domains measured by this examination
and the extent to which they are represented:

DOMAIN PERCENTAGE OF EXAMINATION

1.0 Networking Concepts 23%

2.0 Infrastructure 18%
3.0 Network Operations 17%
4.0 Network Security 20%
5.0 Network Troubleshooting and Tools 22%
Total 100%

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 1.0 Networking Concepts
1.1 Explain the purposes and uses of ports and protocols.
• Protocols and ports - SNMP 161 • Protocol types
- SSH 22 - RDP 3389 - ICMP
- DNS 53 - NTP 123 - UDP
- SMTP 25 - SIP 5060, 5061 - TCP
- SFTP 22 - SMB 445 - IP
- FTP 20, 21 - POP 110 • Connection-oriented vs. connectionless
- TFTP 69 - IMAP 143
- TELNET 23 - LDAP 389
- DHCP 67, 68 - LDAPS 636
- HTTP 80 - H.323 1720
- HTTPS 443

1.2 Explain devices, applications, protocols and

services at their appropriate OSI layers.
• Layer 1 – Physical • Layer 4 – Transport • Layer 7 – Application
• Layer 2 – Data link • Layer 5 – Session
• Layer 3 – Network • Layer 6 – Presentation

1.3 Explain the concepts and characteristics of routing and switching.

• Properties of network traffic known as DMZ) - Tunneling
- Broadcast domains - MAC address table - Dual stack
- CSMA/CD - ARP table - Router advertisement
- CSMA/CA • Routing - Neighbor discovery
- Collision domains - Routing protocols (IPv4 and IPv6) • Performance concepts
- Protocol data units - Distance-vector routing protocols - Traffic shaping
- MTU - RIP - QoS
- Broadcast - EIGRP - Diffserv
- Multicast - Link-state routing protocols - CoS
- Unicast - OSPF • NAT/PAT
• Segmentation and interface properties - Hybrid • Port forwarding
- VLANs - BGP • Access control list
- Trunking (802.1q) - Routing types • Distributed switching
- Tagging and untagging ports - Static • Packet-switched vs. circuit-
- Port mirroring - Dynamic switched network
- Switching loops/spanning tree - Default • Software-defined networking
- PoE and PoE+ (802.3af, 802.3at) • IPv6 concepts
- Screened subnet (previously - Addressing

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1.4 Given a scenario, configure the appropriate IP addressing components.

• Private vs. public • Subnetting • Address assignments

• Loopback and reserved - Classful - DHCP
• Default gateway - Classes A, B, C, D, and E - DHCPv6
• Virtual IP - Classless - Static
• Subnet mask - VLSM - APIPA
- CIDR notation (IPv4 vs. IPv6) - EUI64
- IP reservations

1.5 Compare and contrast the characteristics of

network topologies, types and technologies.
• Wired topologies • Types • Technologies that facilitate
- Logical vs. physical - LAN the Internet of Things (IoT)
- Star - WLAN - Z-Wave
- Ring - MAN - Ant+
- Mesh - WAN - Bluetooth
- Bus - CAN - NFC
• Wireless topologies - SAN - IR
- Mesh - PAN - RFID
- Ad hoc - 802.11
- Infrastructure

1.6 Given a scenario, implement the appropriate

wireless technologies and configurations.
• 802.11 standards • Frequencies
-a - 2.4GHz
-b - 5.0GHz
-g • Speed and distance requirements
-n • Channel bandwidth
- ac • Channel bonding
• Cellular • MIMO/MU-MIMO
- GSM • Unidirectional/omnidirectional
- TDMA • Site surveys
- CDMA

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1.7 Summarize cloud concepts and their purposes.

• Types of services • Connectivity methods
- SaaS • Security implications/considerations
- PaaS • Relationship between local
- IaaS and cloud resources
• Cloud delivery models
- Private
- Public
- Hybrid

1.8 Explain the functions of network services.

• DNS service • DHCP service
- Record types - MAC reservations
- A, AAAA - Pools
- TXT (SPF, DKIM) - IP exclusions
- SRV - Scope options
- MX - Lease time
- CNAME - TTL
- NS - DHCP relay/IP helper
- PTR • NTP
- Internal vs. external DNS • IPAM
- Third-party/cloud-hosted DNS
- Hierarchy
- Forward vs. reverse zone

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2.1 Given a scenario, deploy the appropriate cabling solution.
• Media types - SC - Cat 5e
- Copper - APC - Cat 6
- UTP - UPC - Cat 6a
- STP - MTRJ - Cat 7
- Coaxial • Transceivers - RG-6
- Fiber - SFP - RG-59
- Single-mode - GBIC • Copper termination standards
- Multimode - SFP+ - TIA/EIA 568a
• Plenum vs. PVC - QSFP - TIA/EIA 568b
• Connector types - Characteristics of fiber transceivers - Crossover
- Copper - Bidirectional - Straight-through
- RJ-45 - Duplex • Ethernet deployment standards
- RJ-11 • Termination points - 100BaseT
- BNC - 66 block - 1000BaseT
- DB-9 - 110 block - 1000BaseLX
- DB-25 - Patch panel - 1000BaseSX
- F-type - Fiber distribution panel - 10GBaseT
- Fiber • Copper cable standards
- LC - Cat 3
- ST - Cat 5

2.2 Given a scenario, determine the appropriate placement of

networking devices on a network and install/configure them.
• Firewall • Modems
• Router • Wireless access point
• Switch • Media converter
• Hub • Wireless range extender
• Bridge • VoIP endpoint

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2.3 Explain the purposes and use cases for advanced networking devices.
• Multilayer switch • Proxy server • NGFW/Layer 7 firewall
• Wireless controller • VPN concentrator • VoIP PBX
• Load balancer • AAA/RADIUS server • VoIP gateway
• IDS/IPS • UTM appliance • Content filter

2.4 Explain the purposes of virtualization and

network storage technologies.
• Virtual networking components • Network storage types • Jumbo frame
- Virtual switch - NAS
- Virtual firewall - SAN
- Virtual NIC • Connection type
- Virtual router - FCoE
- Hypervisor - Fibre Channel
- iSCSI
- InfiniBand

2.5 Compare and contrast WAN technologies.

• Service type • Characteristics of service
- ISDN - MPLS
- T1/T3 - ATM
- E1/E3 - Frame relay
- OC-3 – OC-192 - PPPoE
- DSL - PPP
- Metropolitan Ethernet - DMVPN
- Cable broadband - SIP trunk
- Dial-up • Termination
- PRI - Demarcation point
• Transmission mediums - CSU/DSU
- Satellite - Smart jack
- Copper
- Fiber
- Wireless

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 3.0 Network Operations
3.1 Given a scenario, use appropriate documentation
and diagrams to manage the network.
• Diagram symbols • Rack diagrams • Labeling
• Standard operating procedures/ • Change management documentation • Network configuration and
work instructions • Wiring and port locations performance baselines
• Logical vs. physical diagrams • IDF/MDF documentation • Inventory management

3.2 Compare and contrast business continuity

and disaster recovery concepts.
• Availability concepts - Power management - Backups
- Fault tolerance - Battery backups/UPS - Full
- High availability - Power generators - Differential
- Load balancing - Dual power supplies - Incremental
- NIC teaming - Redundant circuits - Snapshots
- Port aggregation • Recovery • MTTR
- Clustering - Cold sites • MTBF
- Warm sites • SLA requirements
- Hot sites

3.3 Explain common scanning, monitoring and patching

processes and summarize their expected outputs.
• Processes • Event management • Metrics
- Log reviewing - Notifications - Error rate
- Port scanning - Alerts - Utilization
- Vulnerability scanning - SIEM - Packet drops
- Patch management • SNMP monitors - Bandwidth/throughput
- Rollback - MIB
- Reviewing baselines
- Packet/traffic analysis

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3.4 Given a scenario, use remote access methods.

• VPN • HTTPS/management URL
- IPSec • Remote file access
- SSL/TLS/DTLS - FTP/FTPS
- Site-to-site - SFTP
- Client-to-site - TFTP
• RDP • Out-of-band management
• SSH - Modem
• VNC - Console router
• Telnet

3.5 Identify policies and best practices.

• Privileged user agreement • Incident response policies
• Password policy • BYOD
• On-boarding/off-boarding procedures • AUP
• Licensing restrictions • NDA
• International export controls • System life cycle
• Data loss prevention - Asset disposal
• Remote access policies • Safety procedures and policies

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 4.0 Network Security
4.1 Summarize the purposes of physical security devices.
• Detection • Prevention
- Motion detection - Badges
- Video surveillance - Biometrics
- Asset tracking tags - Smart cards
- Tamper detection - Key fob
- Locks

4.2 Explain authentication and access controls.

• Authorization, authentication • Multifactor authentication • Access control
and accounting - Something you know - 802.1x
- RADIUS - Something you have - NAC
- TACACS+ - Something you are - Port security
- Kerberos - Somewhere you are - MAC filtering
- Single sign-on - Something you do - Captive portal
- Local authentication - Access control lists
- LDAP
- Certificates
- Auditing and logging

4.3 Given a scenario, secure a basic wireless network.

• WPA • Authentication and authorization • Geofencing
• WPA2 - EAP
• TKIP-RC4 - PEAP
• CCMP-AES - EAP-FAST
- EAP-TLS
- Shared or open
- Preshared key
- MAC filtering

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4.4
Summarize common networking attacks.
• DoS • Rogue access point • Spoofing
- Reflective • Evil twin • Deauthentication
- Amplified • War-driving • Brute force
- Distributed • Phishing • VLAN hopping
• Social engineering • Ransomware • On-path attack (previously
• Insider threat • DNS poisoning known as man-in-the-middle attack)
• Logic bomb • ARP poisoning • Exploits vs. vulnerabilities

4.5
Given a scenario, implement network device hardening.
• Changing default credentials • File hashing • Disabling unused ports
• Avoiding common passwords • Disabling unnecessary services - IP ports
• Upgrading firmware • Using secure protocols - Device ports (physical and virtual)
• Patching and updates • Generating new keys

4.6
Explain common mitigation techniques and their purposes.
• Signature management • Network segmentation • Penetration testing
• Device hardening - Screened subnet (previously
• Change from the default VLAN known as DMZ)
• Switch port protection - VLAN
- Spanning tree • Privileged user account
- Flood guard • File integrity monitoring
- BPDU guard • Role separation
- Root guard • Restricting access via ACLs
- DHCP snooping • Honeypot/honeynet

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 5.0 Network Troubleshooting
and Tools
5.1 Explain the network troubleshooting methodology.
• Identify the problem - Divide and conquer
- Gather information • Test the theory to determine the cause • Document findings, actions,
- Duplicate the problem, if possible - Once the theory is confirmed, determine and outcomes
- Question users the next steps to resolve the problem
- Identify symptoms - If the theory is not confirmed,
- Determine if anything has changed reestablish a new theory or escalate
- Approach multiple • Establish a plan of action to resolve the
problems individually problem and identify potential effects
• Establish a theory of probable cause • Implement the solution or
- Question the obvious escalate as necessary
- Consider multiple approaches • Verify full system functionality
- Top-to-bottom/bottom-to-top and, if applicable, implement
OSI model preventive measures

5.2 Given a scenario, use the appropriate tool.

• Hardware tools • Software tools - ipconfig
- Crimper - Packet sniffer - ifconfig
- Cable tester - Port scanner - iptables
- Punchdown tool - Protocol analyzer - netstat
- OTDR - WiFi analyzer - tcpdump
- Light meter - Bandwidth speed tester - pathping
- Tone generator - Command line - nmap
- Loopback adapter - ping - route
- Multimeter - tracert, traceroute - arp
- Spectrum analyzer - nslookup - dig

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5.3
Given a scenario, troubleshoot common wired
connectivity and performance issues.
• Attenuation • Transceiver mismatch
• Latency • TX/RX reverse
• Jitter • Duplex/speed mismatch
• Crosstalk • Damaged cables
• EMI • Bent pins
• Open/short • Bottlenecks
• Incorrect pin-out • VLAN mismatch
• Incorrect cable type • Network connection LED
• Bad port status indicators

5.4
Given a scenario, troubleshoot common wireless
connectivity and performance issues.
• Reflection • Interference • Wrong passphrase
• Refraction • Incorrect antenna placement • Security type mismatch
• Absorption • Channel overlap • Power levels
• Latency • Overcapacity • Signal-to-noise ratio
• Jitter • Distance limitations
• Attenuation • Frequency mismatch
• Incorrect antenna type • Wrong SSID

5.5
Given a scenario, troubleshoot common network service issues.
• Names not resolving • Incorrect time
• Incorrect gateway • Exhausted DHCP scope
• Incorrect netmask • Blocked TCP/UDP ports
• Duplicate IP addresses • Incorrect host-based firewall settings
• Duplicate MAC addresses • Incorrect ACL settings
• Expired IP address • Unresponsive service
• Rogue DHCP server • Hardware failure
• Untrusted SSL certificate

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 Network+ Acronym List

The following is a list of acronyms that appear on the CompTIA Network+ exam.
Candidates are encouraged to review the complete list and attain a working
knowledge of all listed acronyms as part of a comprehensive exam preparation
program.
ACRONYM SPELLED OUT ACRONYM SPELLED OUT
AAA Authentication Authorization and Accounting CARP Common Address Redundancy Protocol
AAAA Authentication, Authorization, CASB Cloud Access Security Broker
Accounting and Auditing CAT Category
ACL Access Control List CCMP Counter-mode Cipher Block Chaining Message
ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line Authentication Code Protocol
AES Advanced Encryption Standard CCTV Closed Circuit TV
AH Authentication Header CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
AP Access Point CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection
APC Angle Polished Connector CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
APIPA Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing CIDR Classless Inter-Domain Routing
APT Advanced Persistent Threat CIFS Common Internet File System
ARIN American Registry for Internet Numbers CNAME Canonical Name
ARP Address Resolution Protocol CoS Class of Service
AS Autonomous System CPU Central Processing Unit
ASCII American Standard Code for CRAM-MD5 Challenge-Response Authentication
Information Interchange Mechanism–Message Digest 5
ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit CRC Cyclic Redundancy Checking
ASP Application Service Provider CSMA/CA Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance
ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode CSU Channel Service Unit
AUP Acceptable Use Policy CVE Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
Auto MDI-X Automatic Medium-Dependent CVW Collaborative Virtual Workspace
Interface Crossover CWDM Coarse Wave Division Multiplexing
BCP Business Continuity Plan Daas Desktop as a Service
BERT Bit-Error Rate Test dB Decibel
BGP Border Gateway Protocol DCS Distributed Computer System
BLE Bluetooth Low Energy DDoS Distributed Denial of Service
BNC British Naval Connector/Bayonet Niell-Concelman DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
BootP Boot Protocol/Bootstrap Protocol DLC Data Link Control
BPDU Bridge Protocol Data Unit DLP Data Loss Prevention
BRI Basic Rate Interface DLR Device Level Ring
BSSID Basic Service Set Identifier DMVPN Dynamic Multipoint Virtual Private Network
BYOD Bring Your Own Device DMZ Demilitarized Zone
CaaS Communication as a Service DNAT Destination Network Address Translation
CAM Content Addressable Memory DNS Domain Name Service/Domain Name Server/
CAN Campus Area Network Domain Name System

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DOCSIS Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specification ICA Independent Computer Architecture
DoS Denial of Service ICANN Internet Corporation for
DPI Deep Packet Inspection Assigned Names and Numbers
DR Designated Router ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol
DSCP Differentiated Services Code Point ICS Internet Connection Sharing/Industrial
DSL Digital Subscriber Line Control System
DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum IDF Intermediate Distribution Frame
DSU Data Service Unit IDS Intrusion Detection System
DTLS Datagram Transport Layer Security IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
DWDM Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing IGMP Internet Group Message Protocol
E1 E-Carrier Level 1 IGP Interior Gateway Protocol
EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol IGRP Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
EBCDIC Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code IKE Internet Key Exchange
EDNS Extension Mechanisms for DNS IMAP4 Internet Message Access Protocol version 4
EGP Exterior Gateway Protocol InterNIC Internet Network Information Center
EMI Electromagnetic Interference IoT Internet of Things
ESD Electrostatic Discharge IP Internet Protocol
ESP Encapsulated Security Payload IPAM IP Address Management
ESSID Extended Service Set Identifier IPS Intrusion Prevention System
EUI Extended Unique Identifier IPSec Internet Protocol Security
FC Fibre Channel IPv4 Internet Protocol version 4
FCoE Fibre Channel over Ethernet IPv6 Internet Protocol version 6
FCS Frame Check Sequence ISAKMP Internet Security Association and
FDM Frequency Division Multiplexing Key Management Protocol
FHSS Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network
FM Frequency Modulation IS-IS Intermediate System to Intermediate System
FQDN Fully Qualified Domain Name ISP Internet Service Provider
FTP File Transfer Protocol IT Information Technology
FTPS File Transfer Protocol Security ITS Intelligent Transportation System
GBIC Gigabit Interface Converter IV Initialization Vector
Gbps Gigabits per second Kbps Kilobits per second
GLBP Gateway Load Balancing Protocol KVM Keyboard Video Mouse
GPG GNU Privacy Guard L2TP Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
GRE Generic Routing Encapsulation LACP Link Aggregation Control Protocol
GSM Global System for Mobile Communications LAN Local Area Network
HA High Availability LC Local Connector
HDLC High-Level Data Link Control LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface LEC Local Exchange Carrier
HIDS Host Intrusion Detection System LED Light Emitting Diode
HIPS Host Intrusion Prevention System LLC Logical Link Control
HSPA High-Speed Packet Access LLDP Link Layer Discovery Protocol
HSRP Hot Standby Router Protocol LSA Link State Advertisements
HT High Throughput LTE Long Term Evolution
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol LWAPP Light Weight Access Point Protocol
HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure MaaS Mobility as a Service
HVAC Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning MAC Media Access Control/Medium Access Control
Hz Hertz MAN Metropolitan Area Network
IaaS Infrastructure as a Service Mbps Megabits per second
IANA Internet Assigned Numbers Authority MBps Megabytes per second

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MDF Main Distribution Frame OUI Organizationally Unique Identifier
MDI Media Dependent Interface PaaS Platform as a Service
MDIX Media Dependent Interface Crossover PAN Personal Area Network
MFA Multifactor Authentication PAP Password Authentication Protocol
MGCP Media Gateway Control Protocol PAT Port Address Translation
MIB Management Information Base PC Personal Computer
MIMO Multiple Input, Multiple Output PCM Phase-Change Memory
MLA Master License Agreement/ PDoS Permanent Denial of Service
Multilateral Agreement PDU Protocol Data Unit
MMF Multimode Fiber PGP Pretty Good Privacy
MOA Memorandum of Agreement PKI Public Key Infrastructure
MOU Memorandum of Understanding PoE Power over Ethernet
MPLS Multiprotocol Label Switching POP Post Office Protocol
MS-CHAP Microsoft Challenge Handshake POP3 Post Office Protocol version 3
Authentication Protocol POTS Plain Old Telephone Service
MSA Master Service Agreement PPP Point-to-Point Protocol
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet PPPoE Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
MT-RJ Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack PPTP Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
MTU Maximum Transmission Unit PRI Primary Rate Interface
MTTR Mean Time To Recovery PSK Pre-Shared Key
MTBF Mean Time Between Failures PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
MU-MIMO Multiuser Multiple Input, Multiple Output PTP Point-to-Point
MX Mail Exchanger PTR Pointer
NAC Network Access Control PUA Privileged User Agreement
NAS Network Attached Storage PVC Permanent Virtual Circuit
NAT Network Address Translation QoS Quality of Service
NCP Network Control Protocol QSFP Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable
NDR Non-Delivery Receipt RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
NetBEUI Network Basic Input/Output RARP Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
Extended User Interface RAS Remote Access Service
NetBIOS Network Basic Input/Output System RDP Remote Desktop Protocol
NFC Near Field Communication RF Radio Frequency
NFS Network File Service RFI Radio Frequency Interference
NGFW Next-Generation Firewall RFP Request for Proposal
NIC Network Interface Card RG Radio Guide
NIDS Network Intrusion Detection System RIP Routing Internet Protocol
NIPS Network Intrusion Prevention System RJ Registered Jack
NIU Network Interface Unit RPO Recovery Point Objective
nm Nanometer RSA Rivest, Shamir, Adelman
NNTP Network News Transport Protocol RSH Remote Shell
NTP Network Time Protocol RSTP Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
OCSP Online Certificate Status Protocol RTO Recovery Time Objective
OCx Optical Carrier RTP Real-Time Protocol
OID Object Identifier RTSP Real-Time Streaming Protocol
OOB Out of Band RTT Round Trip Time or Real Transfer Time
OS Operating System SA Security Association
OSI Open Systems Interconnect SaaS Software as a Service
OSPF Open Shortest Path First SAN Storage Area Network
OTDR Optical Time Domain Reflectometer SC Standard Connector/Subscriber Connector

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SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Telco Telecommunications Company
SCP Secure Copy Protocol TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol
SCSI Small Computer System Interface TIA/EIA Telecommunication Industries Association/
SDLC Software Development Life Cycle Electronic Industries Alliance
SDN Software Defined Network TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
SDP Session Description Protocol TLS Transport Layer Security
SDSL Symmetrical Digital Subscriber Line TMS Transportation Management System
SECaaS Security as a Service TOS Type of Service
SFP Small Form-factor Pluggable TPM Trusted Platform Module
SFTP Secure File Transfer Protocol TTL Time to Live
SGCP Simple Gateway Control Protocol TTLS Tunneled Transport Layer Security
SHA Secure Hash Algorithm UC Unified Communications
SIEM Security Information and Event Management UDP User Datagram Protocol
SIP Session Initiation Protocol UNC Universal Naming Convention
SLA Service Level Agreement UPC Ultra Polished Connector
SLAAC Stateless Address Auto Configuration UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply
SLIP Serial Line Internet Protocol URL Uniform Resource Locator
SMB Server Message Block USB Universal Serial Bus
SMF Single-Mode Fiber UTM Unified Threat Management
SMS Short Message Service UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol VDSL Variable Digital Subscriber Line
SNAT Static Network Address Translation/Source VLAN Virtual Local Area Network
Network Address Translation VLSM Variable Length Subnet Mask
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol VNC Virtual Network Connection
SNR Signal-to-Noise Ratio VoIP Voice over IP
SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol VPN Virtual Private Network
SOA Start of Authority VRF Virtual Routing Forwarding
SOHO Small Office Home Office VRRP Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
SONET Synchronous Optical Network VTC Video Teleconference
SOP Standard Operating Procedure VTP VLAN Trunk Protocol
SOW Statement of Work WAF Web Application Firewall
SPB Shortest Path Bridging WAN Wide Area Network
SPI Stateful Packet Inspection WAP Wireless Application Protocol/
SPS Standby Power Supply Wireless Access Point
SSH Secure Shell WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy
SSID Service Set Identifier WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
SSL Secure Sockets Layer WMS Warehouse Management System
SSO Single Sign-on WPA WiFi Protected Access
ST Straight Tip or Snap Twist WPS WiFi Protected Setup
STP Spanning Tree Protocol/Shielded Twisted Pair WWN World Wide Name
SVC Switched Virtual Circuit XDSL Extended Digital Subscriber Line
SYSLOG System Log XML eXtensible Markup Language
T1 Terrestrial Carrier Level 1 Zeroconf Zero Configuration
TA Terminal Adaptor
TACACS Terminal Access Control Access Control System
TACACS+ Terminal Access Control Access Control System+
TCP Transmission Control Protocol
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TDM Time Division Multiplexing
TDR Time Domain Reflectometer

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Network+ Proposed Hardware and Software List

CompTIA has included this sample list of hardware and software to assist
candidates as they prepare for the Network+ exam. This list may also be helpful
for training companies that wish to create a lab component to their training
offering. The bulleted lists below each topic are sample lists and not exhaustive.

EQUIPMENT SPARE PARTS SOFTWARE

• Optical and copper patch panels • Patch cables • Packet sniffer
• Punchdown blocks (110) • RJ-45 connectors, modular jacks • Protocol analyzer
• Layer 2/3 switch • RJ-11 connectors • Terminal emulation software
• PoE switch • Unshielded twisted pair cable spool • Linux/Windows OSs
• Router • Coaxial cable spool • Software firewall
• Firewall • F-connectors • Software IDS/IPS
• VPN concentrator • Fiber connectors • Network mapper
• Wireless access point • Antennas • Hypervisor software
• Basic laptops that support virtualization • Bluetooth/wireless adapters • Virtual network environment
• Tablet/cell phone • Console cables • WiFi analyzer
• Media converters (RS-232 to USB serial adapter) • Spectrum analyzer
• Configuration terminal • Network monitoring tools
(with Telnet and SSH) TOOLS • DHCP service
• VoIP system (including a phone) • Telco/network crimper • DNS service
• Cable tester
SPARE HARDWARE • Punchdown tool OTHER
• NICs • Cable stripper • Sample network documentation
• Power supplies • Coaxial crimper • Sample logs
• GBICs • Wire cutter • Defective cables
• SFPs • Tone generator
• Managed switch • Fiber termination kit
• Hub • Optical power meter
• Wireless access point
• UPS

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