hello everyone I'm James Messer and welcome to Professor messer's n009 Network plus training course in this training course we'll take you through everything you need to know to pass your network plus exam CompTIA of course is one of the largest certification bodies in the world and regardless of why you're taking this exam I think you'll find there's something here for practically anyone in Information Technology if you're working on moving up the ranks within it then the network exam provides you with information you'll need across many different areas of these Technologies there are also organizations that require you to have certain certifications and network plus might be one of those but even if you're not taking this for a certification or to even take the exam there's still a lot of great information in this course that can help you with your it career CompTIA stands for the Computing technology industry Association and it is one of the largest vendor neutral it certifications entities in the world compa certifications cover everything from basic it all the way into detailed cyber security topics and the members of CompTIA consist of resellers Distributors IT training organizations and many other companies that are focused on information technology these are also certifications that are recognized around the world these exams can be taken in over a 100 different countries and there are many different languages to choose from if you found your way to this network plus training course you may already be familiar with myself and the training courses that we provide here at Messer Studios personally I have been in Information Technology over 30 years with jobs that range anywhere from supercomputer operations through systems engineering network analysis Network troubleshooting and finally cyber security engineering if you're looking for someone who is well versed in the intricacies of the technology the industry and what employers might be looking for you've come to the right place if you look at our video course you'll notice that there are a lot of individual videos but those videos tend to be less than 10 minutes a piece that way you can find exactly what you're looking to learn focus in on those individual topics and then if you need to watch some more you have another 10 minutes available or you can stop right there and step back into your studies at any time our goal is to create a video series that is the highest quality possible this means that we focus on providing you with content that's valuable focused on the exam objectives and gives you exactly what you need to know to pass your exam our goal is to give you the skills and knowledge that you need to get your first job in information technology or to move up within it to get an even better job if you're watching this online then you've probably noticed that there was no registration nothing's hidden behind a pay wall and that our entire course is available for you to watch online for free so your natural question might be what's the catch is there something that we have to do to be able to gain access to this information and the simple answer is no everything is available for you to watch online for free with no limitations at all if you want a version of this course that's available offline we have downloadable versions that you can purchase and we also have other supporting materials that might help you throughout your studies including our course notes discounted vouchers and much more if you want to find out more about exactly what's available all of it is on our website simply visit professormesser.com we never remove our training videos from YouTube so you can go back a number of years to find different versions of our Network plus course available so how do you know if the network plus course you're watching right now is the latest version well the intent 009 which is the version of the exam that this series is based on was released on June the 20th of 2024 we know that CompTIA tends to keep these courses available for about 3 and a half years that means that this series of the network plus exam would probably retire somewhere around the end of 2027 so if you're watching this video within that time frame then you're probably watching the right version associated with the n009 exam but of course the CompTIA website is the best place to go to determine what the latest version of the exam might be so if you have any questions about which exam version you should be watching or which video series applies to you make sure you check the CompTIA website to earn your network plus certification you need to pass a single exam this exam is a 90-minute exam and you get a maximum of 90 questions you might get fewer than 90 questions on your exam the passing score you're looking for is a 720 and this is on a scale between 100 and 900 the exam itself consists of five different domains domain one is networking Concepts and that consists of 23% of the exam domain Dom two is Network implementation at 20% domain three is network operations at 19% domain four is network security at 14% And domain 5 is Network troubleshooting at 24% of the exam if you're following along with our video series I would highly recommend that you also download a free resource from the CompTIA website called the CompTIA Network plus certification objectives this is a set of exam objectives that will tell you everything you need to know before you walk in to take that exam you can find a link to these objectives from The Professor Messer website at professormesser.com objectives all of the videos in this course follow these objectives in the objective order so it should be relatively easy to find exactly what you're looking for during your studies I would also recommend that you get a good book on network plus and we have recommendations on our site that can help you with your studies there are also many people that are studying for their A+ Network plus Security Plus and other certifications and you can talk with them directly on our Discord at professormesser.com Discord there are a lot of people studying for their Network plus exam and on our Discord you can start or attend any ad hoc study session at any time we also have other resources that can help you with your network plus Journey you can find those available on our website at professormesser.com slet plus- resources so now you've got all the training materials you need to be success uccessful with your network plus studies we have our entire course available on our website for you to watch at any time we also have our 24 by7 Discord chat we also include monthly live study groups so if you'd like to join us for some interactive Q&A and your chance to ask any question that you would like in our after show you can find those available on YouTube as a replay at professormesser.com youout and if you check our calendar on our website you can join those sessions live now you've got everything you need to be successful with your network plus studies our video course additional resources on our website an entire community of people that are studying to get their certifications and so much more is available on our website visit professormesser.com and join us in the next video As We Begin your process through your network plus certification best of luck with your studies and we'll see you in the next video e