CompTIA Network+ Update to New N10-008 Exam
New Network+ N10-008 Exam
Exam Details
| Exam Codes
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N10-008
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N10-007
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| Launch Date
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September 15, 2021
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March 2018
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| Exam Description | CompTIA Network+ validates the technical skills needed to securely establish, maintain and troubleshoot the essential networks that businesses rely on. | CompTIA Network+ N10-007 has been updated and reorganized to address the current networking technologies with expanded coverage of several domains by adding:
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| Number of Questions
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Maximum of 90 questions
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| Type of Questions
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Multiple choice and performance-based
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Multiple Choice Questions (single and multiple response), drag and drops and performance-based
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| Length of Test
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90 Minutes
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| Passing Score
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720 (on a scale of 100-900)
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| Recommended Experience
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CompTIA A+ Certification and at least 9 to 12 months of networking experience
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| Languages
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English, with Japanese scheduled and others TBD
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English, German, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese
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| Retirement
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Generally three years after launch
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June 2022
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| Testing Provider
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Pearson VUE
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| Price
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Full Price $348
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Testing Strategies for CompTIA Exams
CompTIA includes performance-based questions on their exams to make them more practical and keep up with trends in certification testing. Knowing what to expect and how to approach these question types is key to your success in passing the exams. First, let me fill you in on some facts about the exams.
Exam facts:
There are several different types of questions you may see in your CompTIA exam:
- Multiple choice – the standard question, choose the right answer
- Multiple response – choose all answers that apply with more than one correct answer
- Fill in the blank – fill in the answer to the question
- Drag-and-drop – image or question where you drag answers to match the image or text
- Exhibits – answer questions relating to an attached picture or diagram (variation to multiple choice)
- Performance-based – detailed question, open dialog boxes or other configuration windows and configure as needed
CompTIA has added more of the newer drag-and-drop and performance-based questions to their exam pool.
Total Seminars E-books now Available
Total Seminars E-books now available in one secure online space—the Total Seminars Training Hub.
Total Seminars is excited to announce the availability of CompTIA and AWS E-books via the Total Seminars Training Hub. This online E-book experience is the result of a cooperative agreement between Total Seminars and McGraw Hill. E-books may be purchased on the Total Seminars website. Content is immediately available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. Users can now reinforce learning as they read the E-books side-by-side with other electronic study materials on the Total Seminars training hub.
Dudley Lehmer, Total Seminars’ CEO, explains that the “E-book addition is part of our overall plan to expand the ways our products meet our customer needs. In a world of digital delivery the ability to safely and conveniently access E-book content is important to publishers and users. By offering online E-books on our Total Seminars training hub, we ensure that content is secure and easily accessible for on-demand use.”
With plans to continually add IT titles to the Total Seminars catalog of E-books, current offerings include:
The CompTIA Cybersecurity Career Pathway
IT Fundamentals > A+ > Network+ > Security+ > CySA+ or PenTest+ > CASP
With cybercrime on the rise and vulnerabilities constantly being exposed, it is imperative that organizations take a proactive stance to protecting assets and employing skilled cybersecurity professionals. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the number of information security jobs will increase 28 percent from 2016 to 2026, making it one of the fastest-growing fields. Jobs requiring cybersecurity skills continue to grow rapidly, with more than 313,000 cybersecurity job openings, according to Cyberseek. Employers, from government to Fortune 500 companies, value CompTIA as an authority in cybersecurity certifications.
- $116,323/year; Average Salary for Penetration Tester for 2021 (ZipRecruiter).
- $99,815/year; Average Salary for Cybersecurity Analyst for 2021 (ZipRecruiter).
- Information security jobs will increase by 28% from 2016 to 2026
- There are more than 313,000 cybersecurity job openings
- 96% of managers use certifications as recruitment criteria.
