Michael Meyers - CompTIA Network+ All-In-One Exam Guide (Exam N10-006)

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To Tim Green: Thank you for all the years and projects youve worked on with me, and for your never-flagging professionalism and brilliance. And, yeah, thanks for putting up with me!

Michael Meyers is the industrys leading authority on CompTIA Network+ certification. He is the president and founder of Total Seminars, LLC, a major provider of PC and network repair seminars for thousands of organizations throughout the world, and a member of CompTIA.

Mike has written numerous popular textbooks, including the best-selling Mike Meyers CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing & Troubleshooting PCs, Mike Meyers CompTIA A+ Guide to Essentials, and Mike Meyers CompTIA A+ Guide to Operating Systems.

Scott Jernigan wields a mighty red pen as Editor-in-Chief for Total Seminars. With a Master of Arts degree in Medieval History, Scott feels as much at home in the musty archives of London as he does in the crisp IPS glow of Total Seminars Houston HQ. After fleeing a purely academic life, he dove headfirst into IT, working as an instructor, editor, and writer.

Scott has written, edited, and contributed to dozens of books on computer literacy, hardware, operating systems, networking, and certification, including Computer LiteracyYour Ticket to IC3Certification, and is co-author with Mike Meyers of the All-in-One CompTIA Strata IT Fundamentals Exam Guide.

Scott has taught computer classes all over the United States, including stints at the United Nations in New York and the FBI Academy in Quantico. Practicing what he preaches, Scott is a CompTIA A+ and CompTIA Network+ certified technician, a Microsoft Certified Professional, a Microsoft Office User Specialist, and Certiport Internet and Computing Core Certified.

Jonathan S. Weissman has over 14 years of higher education teaching experience. He is a tenured Assistant Professor and IT Program Coordinator in the Computing Sciences Department at Finger Lakes Community College. He also is a full-time lecturer in the Computing Security Department at Rochester Institute of Technology, teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses. The highlight of his career came in May 2014, when he was awarded the RIT Outstanding Teaching Award for Non-Tenure Track Faculty 2013-2014. Jonathan is also a lecturer for the School of Management at Nazareth College, where he teaches IT courses.

Jonathan has a Masters degree in Computer Science from Brooklyn College. He has 34 industry certifications, including CompTIAs A+, Network+, and Security+, Ciscos CCNP, CCNA Routing and Switching, and CCNA Security, EC-Councils Certified Ethical Hacker and Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator, five IPv6 certifications, and more. Jonathan has taught over three dozen courses in networking, security, administration, ethical hacking, forensics, programming, Web design, Web scripting, database design, and more.

Besides teaching, Jonathan does computer networking and security industry consulting for area businesses and individuals, and also serves as technical editor for many textbooks on networking, security, administration, and programming.