CompTIA Network+ N10-007
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N10-007 Student Success Kit. Part 06
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PLAN | LEARN | PASS | MASTER
You have attended the Systems Master Advantage course and boosted your technical understanding. You have your training assessment scores and a personal achievement prescription detailing what you need to achieve your goal master before focusing on the exam or . You have lab access and the best exam practice tools available.
Technical achievement starts with an up to date and complete training course. The next step is having the right tools, a clear goal and a detailed plan. Our 30 days post course mentoring is just one additional tool we provide to support your achievement.
Our mentoring service supports your continued efforts. It will help keep your training momentum and provide timely answers, which will allow you to keep progressing at a good pace. Independent assessments and advice will focus your efforts for best return.
30 days mentoring is included free with every Systems Master Advantage and Exam Prep Masterclass course.
Mentoring is part of our complete certification and achievement solution, from assessment and planning to learning and passing.
GET MORE – ACHIEVE MORE
On your course, your trainer will set the pace, answer questions and deliver the syllabus. Other training providers leave achieving certification or any level of excellence up to you. Outside of the classroom you are left to find viable exam prep tools and research your own questions. This takes time and could result in an old or incorrect answer. At Systems Master we think you deserve more from your training investment.
Our 30 day, post course mentoring extends your training experience and gives you the trainer support you need to secure the correct answers when you need them most. Mentoring and guidance, to seriously help secure your technical goals.
Your 30 support tickets can be used to have your questions answered, labs supported and progress assessed. Raise a question with your mentor and carry on learning. This will allow you to maintain a good state of learning flow, to maximise your best outcome soonest. Your trainer will respond via email, phone or Zoom for the more complex answers.
Your Mentor will assess your progress after 10 days and provide recommendations, advice and guidance on achieving your predefined goals.
Your second Mentor guidance email is on the 25th day. For exam takers, it will focus on exam readiness with the expectation of you taking the exam on the 30th day.
5 days of classroom training and 30 days mentoring combined with sufficient daily self study, is ample time to be exam ready. Experienced engineers and fast learners can accelerate their mentoring timeframe to meet their own study pace and sit the exam sooner.
30 days is ideal to achieve both technical skills and become confidently exam ready. Cramming too fast to take the exam, without building sustainable abilities, is likely to produce paper certified engineers. Often these engineers enter the workplace under developed and resort to honing their skills on live systems. Risking their jobs and company assets in the process.
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“I recommend CompTIA official courseware. If you are looking for alternative materials, you need to know these few, but essential details about the course and exam you are investing in.
Remember technology moves forward fast. Printed books and videos do not. Studying for an exam, with out of date or old course versions will crippler your efforts and potentially make you a hazard in the work place.”
N10-007 Exam Launched March 2018
CompTIA Stopped Testing and Authorising Third Party Training Materials in November 2019.
To mitigate the confusion for exam students of multiple course materials, each with their own interpretation of the CompTIA objectives, CompTIA stopped this service and invested in their own products.
CompTIA Updated The Official Course Training Materials in November 2019.
To provide a definitive set of exam training materials and guarantee covering 100% of the exam criteria CompTIA stopped authorising third party training materials and bought out the best providers in the industry such as GTS.
N10-007 Exam Retirement Date
CompTIA Network+ N10-007 (English language version) will retire at the end of June 2022.
It is worth noting this exam had a major technology update in 2019. Books and videos created or published before 2019 are not accurate for the exam.
The new CompTIA Network+ N10-008 is now available. Launched 15th September 2021.
To reach your wildest goals with ease, follow the four step Achievement Process. Plan, learn, pass and master.
Assess and plan what level of achievement you need to earn from your training effort. Compare each level of achievement against your current work requirements and career plan. As each level of achievement will cost you more time and effort, be selective about what you set out to achieve. Reviewing the course content will give you a clear understanding of the scale and scope of your subject. Planning to pass the exam and gain certification? Spend some time reading the exam objective, you will start to learn the terminology and see where your efforts need to be focused. Levels of Achievement: 1. Learn and Understand the Technology. 2. Efficient and Capable Technician. 3.Tech Expert. 4. Certified Engineer. 5.Technical Master.
Setting out to learn new technologies takes time and effort. The more you want to achieve, the more time and effort you need to commit. To ensure that your time and effort is not wasted, you must be sure the training course and study tools you invest in, are up to date, complete and accurate. We recommend tools that we know meet these standards. If you choose to purchase others, be sure to check published dates against the CompTIA launch and update dates as well as the course and exam version codes. See Breaking News above.
To prepare for and pass the exam with confidence follow the Achievement Process. Working up to Achievement Level 2, or even better, Level 3, before moving into the exam prep stage, will ensure you have covered the theory in full. You will also have significant hands on experience with the systems, applications and process that the exam will test you on. Now is the time to use the CompTIA CertMaster Practice. This outstanding exam prep tool will test you across the entire exam syllabus, presenting you with real world situations and issues. As you work through the system, it will analyse your strengths and weaknesses. It will provide explanations to help you learn fast and improve and fine your reasoning. Questions you get wrong or indicate low confidence with will be presented again to reinforce your knowledge. Aim for a solid score of 85% or better across all subjects to indicate you are exam ready. Check the tools, links and advice in the Exam Prep Hub for information about booking the exam and what to expect.
To really master any technology takes a consistent effort over months and years. The tools we recommend such as the labs have 12 months access, plenty of time to build mastery over the tech. At this level you will start to explore other resources and follow industry trends and leaders. Continued education elevates the few who are prepared to really excel at their trade. Taking the time to keep informed about the constant state of change in our industry and prepare to meet those challenges will set you apart.
The Achievement Process is cumulative, meaning you should secure the skills and knowledge from level 1 before working at level 2 and so on.
Tech Planning Tools to Assess the Course and Exam Criteria’s. Create a Plan to Plot Your Route to Success.
Understand the Technology | Efficient Technician | Expert Technician | Certified Engineer
To be knowledgeable, capable and certified you need more than a single training course. Commit time to mastering the theory, tools, systems and networks before taking the exam.
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Dreaming achieves nothing.
Writing down your plan, committing your time and effort, monitoring progress and staying committed to you goal will, deliver outstanding results.
What will you achieve from your training investment?
Comprehensive Technical Understanding
Confident, Competent & Capable
Certified
Expert &
Exceptional
Everything you need to achieve your goal from the Systems Master Advantage Course and the Student Success Kit.
This is the first real benchmark for technicians who are new to these technologies. To gain a thorough understanding of both the theory and the systems they will need to master. Achievement Level One is also suitable for most IT Managers and Project Managers, who need to keep pace with the industry and have the right technical understanding to manage their systems engineers.
In addition It is also suitable as a steppingstone to support an advanced technology. For example to become a network engineer by passing the CompTIA Network+ exam, you really need to understand the computer systems that you will be connecting. CompTIA A+ provides that essential supporting knowledge to step up to networking. In its turn, Network+ provides the same for Security+ certification.
Actions:
Attend a full length, Tutor Led Official CompTIA Training Course. [40 hours Classroom training] Follow the training using CertMaster Learn
Complete all the labs in class. If you run out of time on a lab, save it and complete it at home. [Allow 10 hours home study]
Complete the CertMaster Learn Process to ensure you have covered 100% of the theory [Allow 10 hours home study in addition to using it in class] – optional.
Tools
Full Length Official CompTIA Course
CompTIA CertMaster Learn
CompTIA CertMaster Labs
Developing your knowledge and skills to be able to work independently, should be the minimum aspiration of every systems engineer. Achieving Level 2 is the skill level that will arm you with the knowledge and skills to support your exam studies. CompTIA has recommended course prerequisites, suggesting months and sometime years of work experience in the industry sector, to support your exam efforts. Following this process and using the recommended tools, will mitigate the lack of work experience.
Tip. Repeat to remember, remember to repeat.
Actions:
Complete Achievement Level 1
Complete the CertMaster Learn Process to ensure you have covered 100% of the theory [Allow 10 hours home study in addition to using it in class] This was optional at Level 1, but is essential for Level 2.
Repeat the labs
Repeat the Flash Cards for rapid learning and retention.
View the CompTIA Videos
Review the end of session questions and answers
Take the Course Assessment, Aim for a score of 85% or better.
Tools
CompTIA CertMaster Learn
CompTIA CertMaster Labs
Faster, more capable, and ready to be a team-lead, through further bolstering and refining your technical abilities. Working with CompTIA CertMaster Practice introduces you to real world issues across the entire exam scope, rapidly developing your troubleshooting skills and preparing you for the exam.
Actions
Complete the CertMaster Practice Process
Aim for an overall score of 85% or more – optional
Repeat any labs that you arew not confident with
Tools
CompTIA CertMaster Practice
Having built and developed your knowledge and hands on abilities to Achievement Level 2 or 3, before focusing on the exam, ensures you are better prepared for studying and passing the exam. You will be so much more than a paper certified engineer.
Recommended Training Course
Time to earn Achievement Level 1, 40 hours of classroom based training
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Time to earn Achievement Level 1, 40 hours of classroom based training
Pass like a winner, and avoid exam disappointment. Know what you need to succeed, have the right tools for the job and schedule your study time. You will need to apply grit and determination, stepping-up-a-gear to take your skills and abilities to the next level in preparation prepare to pass the exam.
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From learning to passing requires more effort and time.
Systems Master simplify the path to success by focusing your effort.
Our ethical training solution ensures you have everything you need to succeed.
With the application of achievement tools from the Exam Prep Hub and the course Success Kit, we create easy to manage steps to achieve your goal. We aim to make achieving certification easier, through assessment, planning and easy application.
A structured and measurable approach to preparing for your exam. Focused exam prep dramatically boosts information retention, aiding your training journey as well as your day to day effectiveness at work.
Stage 1. Assess and Plan to Pass. Use the free assessment and planning tools from the Exam Prep Hub to assess your current technical abilities against the exam criteria. Here you can assess the time you need to achieve certification, stay up to date with exam retirements and updates from the Hub newsfeeds that will help you avoid disappointment.
Scheduling your actual test at this stage is a phenomenal motivator. Guidance on how to book your exam is also available in the Exam Prep Hub.
Stage 2. Learning and Developing your Skills Efficiently. Attend the Systems Master Advantage course. Systems Master Advantage includes everything you need to pass the exam and develop your technical skills to the level you personally need to attain. From attending the official 5-day course you will have gained a comprehensive technical understanding, leaving you ready to start preparing for the exam.
Stage 3. Advantage Success Kit – Build the Correct Skills in Preparation to Study for the Exam. Using the self study Success Kit from your Advantage course, repeat the labs, tests, flash cards and other tools, until you reach Tech level 2 (Effective Technician). This will overcome any course prerequisites such as needing so many years of experience. Even if you are an experienced technician, it is unlikely you will have worked with the full range of technologies that the exam will test you on.
At stage 3 we need to cement a technical foundation to support your exam efforts before progressing to Stage 4.
Exam Prep. Advantage tools in your Success Kit include practice tests and a final test to identify what you have retained. Stage 4 starts with more robust testing to prepare you for the exam.
Stage 4. Exam Prep Masterclass or Advantage Success Kit, Self-Study to Boost your Exam Readiness. Now start using the specific exam prep tools from your Success Kit. Systematically take each module practice test as if in the exam. In other words, without using the book, Google, or your notes. For CompTIA exams set a timer, allowing just one minute per question. This will start toning your cognitive response times to those needed in the exam. For Microsoft exams look at the number of questions and exam time to calculate the time per test question. These details can be found in the Exam Prep Hub, Assessment section. Your score will be an honest reflection of your current exam preparedness and a benchmark to work from.
Immediately review each module test and make detailed notes on the questions you got wrong as well as any you guessed. Our practice tests have outstanding explanations as to why a question was right or wrong.
Take your time here, as this in where you will really start to progress.
Review your notes at least twice in preparation for taking the module test again in a couple of days.
In theory you should achieve a far higher score the second time you take the module test. Assuming your notes are good, and you have reviewed them well. A score of 85%+ indicates that you are exam ready on that module. Most actual exams have a pass score of about 70 to 75%. Work to 85% and give yourself a buffer, allowing you to drop 10% on the day if those exam nerves hit you.
Complete the videos! We also strongly advise using the training games and other practice tools.
Review and master the scenario test questions from the course and the PBQ’s (Performance-based Questions). PBQ questions are tough and specific to CompTIA courses.
Our Exam Prep Masterclass is a 5 day course where the trainer manages the training process and flow. This is a separate course that ring fences your exam prep time and sets aside time on the Friday for taking the actual exam, if your scores are green.
Stage 5. 85% Exam Passing Magic. When you have the module scores all in the green, at 85% or higher, you are now ready to take the 90-minute full exam practice test. Again, you should be looking to achieve 85% or higher.
Please take the mock exams as advised. Constant repetition of them will diminish their learning value, as you start to memorise the practice exam questions and answers. This will possibly give you a false confidence, as the actual exam questions will cover the same content, but the scenarios and language used will be different.
Stage 6. Take the exam. You will find suggestions on how to manage your exam day and what to expect from the test centre or home online invigilating in the Exam Prep Hub.
After ethically training with accurate materials, developing, and honing your knowledge and skills through careful repletion, and using the extended lab access and other tools, you should now be exam ready. Your grit, hard work and determination should have helped you attain the magic 85% score. You should feel confident about taking the exam. Good luck!
Planning, having accurate tools, applying good process and repetition is best practice for exam success.
Failing to secure the time needed to pass technical exams, is probably the number 1 reason for certification goals diminishing and exam failures. This is closely followed by not committing to being exam ready in a condensed time frame. Taking months to be exam ready will ensure you start forgetting the small but essential details.
Time to Achieve Certification
Our Advantage and Masterclass Success Kits include 12 months extended access to essential tools to build functional ability and become exam ready. 12 months of Lab access is perhaps the most important for developing technical ability and packed with the answers to exam questions that demonstrate experience. Other practice tools include flashcards, exam prep games, the Exam Readiness Indicator and more. They are all essential to preparing you for the exam, but we strongly advise you take no more than 40 days to be exam ready. Exam success depends heavily on having a mix of long term, and short-term memory working together at peak performance, focusing on your subject objectives for the duration of your exam session.
The Success Kit also includes 30 days post course mentoring. The primary reason for this extended support is to provide answers and clarification for our exam takers. It also supports those looking to excel with their technical skills and career goals.
Retentive Pace
Studying too fast will run the risk of becoming a paper certified engineer. Study over to long and period and you will forget essential key details, diminishing your chances of exam success.
Good options include:
2 weeks of classroom training
Week 1: Systems Master 5 day Advantage Official Training Course. Learn new tech and develop your skills.
Week 2: Systems Master Exam Prep Masterclass Course. Time and process managed for you with a Friday exam goal.
30 Day Exam Prep Challenge
Week 1: Week 1: Systems Master 5 day Advantage Official Training Course. Learn new tech and develop your skills.
30 Day Exam Prep home study with trainer mentoring to keep things flowing. Schedule your study time and effort to be exam ready within the 30 days following the course.
With either option you need to be ready for self-study, to refine your learning and respond to the recommendations from your trainer as well as the exam prep tools. We all have individual strength. Our weaknesses will be highlighted by the advantage tools allowing us to turn them into strengths.
Master our study time and we can master the exam.
How Long Will it Take to Pass the Exam?
We all start preparing for an exam from very different stand points. Our experiences, previous training, motivations, and daily distractions are as varied as we are individuals.
Assessing the training and certification criteria against your current knowledge, is the first step to determining how long it will take you to achieve certification. To access and download course and exam criteria and the Personal Assessment form visit the Exam Prep Hub.
Based on the exam success of thousands of students, from apprentices, to hardwired technicians with data in their blood, we have realistic time frames to achieve certification, while also gaining solid technical abilities. We do not support or recommend pure exam cram study methods, as these are more likely to produce paper certified engineers, without the skills to deliver tech solutions.
Realistic Certification Time Scales
Planning and assessing to determine how long it will take you to be exam ready, gives you your first clear understanding of what is involved.
When studying use the monitoring tools, and your trainer to keep on track of your progress. Add extra self-study time when the going gets tough. Get timely clarification from your trainer to ensure your exam preparation keeps progressing.
These tools along with others are included in the Systems Master Advantage and Masterclass courses.
Tools 19 thorough 23 are specific to passing the exam and we suggest you do not start using them until you have attained Tech Level 2. This will give you the greatest chance of not just passing the exam but developing real world tech skills and abilities.
Employers need experienced and certified staff. Even if you are new to the technology, you can build experience through repetition of the labs and the other tools from your Success Kit.
#19 Exam Prep Hub Exam Tools
CREATE A FREE ACCOUNT TO CENTRALISE YOUR EXAM EFFORTS
All exam related resources in one place.
#20 EXAM Knowledge Assessment
UP-SKILL FOR THE EXAM
Your technical strengths and more importantly your weaknesses are laid bare. This invaluable tool focuses your attention on what to brush-up on to be exam ready.
Data is fed into your Exam Readiness Indicator that will give you the green light when you are ready to book the exam.
‘The art of passing an exam is to discover what you don’t know.’
#21 Certification Training Tools
THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE EXAM PREPARATION TOOLS AVAILABLE
A comprehensive bank of exam questions defined section by section, creates individual reports on your progress.
When you have achieved and can maintain 85% on the practice modules, take the exam Pre-Assessment Test. A 90 minute, 90 question simulation of the real exam.
#22 Exam Readiness Tracker
TRACK YOUR PROGRESS STAGE BY STAGE
Simple to follow for fantastic results.
Keenly focused interactive learning solution to save time and confusion.
Combines the results from your learning, labs and cognitive exam prep. Hit the score and move on.
#23 Exam Readiness Indicator
KNOWING YOU HAVE PREPARED FULLY FOR YOUR EXAM, IS TO KNOW WHEN TO TAKE IT
Magic 85%. If on the exam practice tests you can achieve 85% or better on your second attempt, you are exam ready. Most tech exams have a pass mark around 70%. At 85% you can drop 15% and still be successful. Plan for the unexpected with a safe margin of error.
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Having built and developed your knowledge and hands on abilities to Achievement Level 2 or 3, before focusing on the exam, ensures you are better prepared for studying and passing the exam. You will be so much more than a paper certified engineer.
Recommended Training Course
Time to earn Achievement Level 1, 40 hours of classroom based training
Tools
Time to earn Achievement Level 1, 40 hours of classroom based training
Excellence always has a cost!
Your time, grit, determination and experience.
To master the full scope of any technology requires enhanced dedication and focus if not on a daily basis, certainly weekly. For the vast majority we might need to or choose to really master aspects of the course that related directly to our work or ambition.
Repletion of the Tool Kit and expanding learning outside the course scope makes the difference.
Tech Mastery is to achieve the level of knowledge and ability that places you along-side the best in the industry. Exceptional abilities take more time and effort to achieve. It is to move beyond the confines of the course and exam criteria and connect with industry leaders, read industry white papers and news. This is not for everyone, but everyone who starts to study the tech is on the same path to mastery.
Your level of achievement should be aligned with your career and work objectives. Is the technology you are planning to study an end game, core duty or supporting technology. If the tech is not your end game be sure not to waste your time achieving more than you need. Instead learn fast, learn well, benefit soonest, and move on to your next course.
Learn fast, learn well, benefit soonest
Our aim is to help student achieve through effective training, the correct tools and extended support.
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