Reddit reviews Network+ Guide to Networks

What are you studying?


First (In any order)


Unix


https://www.amazon.com/Sams-Teach-Yourself-Unix-Hours/dp/0672328143/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1525399317&sr=8-2&keywords=unix+in+24+hours


Networking


https://www.amazon.com/Network-Guide-Networks-Printed-Access/dp/1133608191/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525399474&sr=1-2&keywords=network%2B+6th+edition


Focus in these areas in networking


The OSI Reference Model


Network Infrastructure Devices


Specialized Network Devices


Virtual Network Devices


IPv4 and IPv6 Addresses


Address Translation


Command-Line Tools


Network Security


Network Troubleshooting


UDP vs TCP


DNS




JAVA/Python Don't need to be a master, but experience is a plus.


Hackerrank.com


Some SQL experience.


Hackerrank



Basic terminology of the cloud.


http://whatiscloud.com/


Familiar yourself with JSON, and API technologies. Know the differences between nosql and sql.




After all that AWS


https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_11?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=aws+offical+study+guide&sprefix=aws+offical%2Caps%2C199&crid=X9667J8H0Z1


If you are starting from nothing it may take 1 - 2 years. Take your time to learn, no hurry.

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This is a newer edition to the Network+ book that I have. It's nothing super in depth or technical, but what it does do is lay some foundations out for you to expound upon.

Network + is probably best for an intro, but CCENT will provide you some basic networkig and get more advanced as you progress (networking in regards to cisco) . A good book for an introduction to networking would be this book. This was a great book to introducing me to networking (used it in my college class). I am currently reading this book as a prerequisite for cisco networking. This book is great to refresh what I know on networking, also it is great to teach you some basic cisco networking!