As you may have been able to guess from the title of this post, today’s videos in the CompTIA Network+ course have a little something to do with the different kinds of network cables that are out there today. When I say “a little something” –know that this is a serious understatement. Video 12 is completely about cables from beginning to end. There are just so many cable standards for data transmission, and for the certification, it is a good idea to know all of them (or as many of them as it’s possible for you to remember).
As usual, Chris Bryant is our instructor for the Network+ Course. He says of video 12 (and I tend to believe him, since he is a pro) that this is one of the few videos in the course that simply requires a bunch of memorization. At Train Signal, we strive to be different than other computer training courses. We don’t want to simply provide you with a rehashing of things you’ll find in popular textbooks (I know, that’s an oxymoron), or to pop a big table of cable types up on the screen and tell you to “pause and memorize.”
With that said, I think Mr. Bryant does an excellent job with this relatively dry material. The thorough and entertaining style that he creates in the other videos in the course is definitely maintained in this video, even though he tells us that this video is slightly different than the others on the disc. It all works out for the best though.
In video 13 of the Network+ Course, we shift gears completely and talk about different network operating systems. There are really just the “Big Four” when it comes to NOS’s, and Mr. Bryant gives us an overview of all of them:
- Microsoft Windows NOS
- Novell Netware NOS
- Unix (mostly Linux)
- Mac OS X (Mr. Bryant says this is easiest to maintain. Surprised?)
He also discusses interoperability (or the lack thereof… I’m looking at you, Appletalk) of the different NOS’s, and even gives some general tips for troubleshooting each NOS. All in all, the video covers a good amount of topics, considering we could very easily make an entire video (and for some we have!) on each individual NOS listed here. This video is easy to watch, and gives a couple of very useful tips. I highly recommend it.
On a completely separate note, I just want to stop for a second and ask how my audience thinks I’m doing. Before today, I have written 7 blog posts, and I want to see if my (adoring?) fans think I have “found my voice” in this blog. Do I still sound subdued like when I said in my first post?
Let me know. I’ll be watching out for your comments!
Your doing fine Bill keep up the good work and it seems like you are hitting on a partial annoyance of mine. We hear instructors talk about Routers, Switches and other networking hardware but rarely, correct me if I am wrong, do we get a look at the what the physical hardware looks like. Not expecting to see every piece of hardware on the market but the standard connections we may never see. For example what does a T1 line looks like coming in to a business? What is the physical connection look like on for a fiber optic connection? I could go on but I thing you get the idea. Not looking for configuration of stated connections I know where to find that, thanks Chris, but “seeing” is the coupling to theory. And that is way I like Trainsignals video training.
hello
very usefull
This sounds more like a lecture at the auditorium,,well prepared,,highly organised and always better than my former lecturer!!
hi there im studyin too take the network + exam , i was just lookin a few idea’s in the type of work i can apply for when or if i pass the exam thank’s