Best Wireless Computer Networks
Prepare with the only official study guide for the CWNA-106 The CWNA: Certified Wireless Network Administrator Official Study Guide: Exam CWNA-106 is the officially endorsed CWNA test prep for the leading wireless certification. In preparing for the CWNA-106 exam, the ideal study guide should cover all of the exam topics in depth— CWNA: Certified Wireless Network Administrator Official Study Guide does just that, making it an excellent, comprehensive study guide. Prepare for Exam CWNA-106 and certification as a Certified Network Wireless Administrator with this new edition of the Official Study Guide from Sybex and CWNP. Full coverage of all exam objectives in a systematic approach, so you can be confident you’re getting the instruction you need for the exam Practical written labs to reinforce critical skills Real-world scenarios that put what you’ve learned in the context of actual job roles Challenging review questions in each chapter to prepare you for exam day Exam Essentials , a key feature in each chapter that identifies critical areas you must become proficient in before taking the exam A handy table that maps every official exam objective to the corresponding chapter in the book, so you can track your exam prep objective by objective. Chapter review questions Three full-length practice exams Electronic Flashcards Glossary of key terms.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"A++. If you're working in RF or wireless, or you want to work in RF or wireless, you really need to read through this book."
"This book has everything you need and more."
"Some terms might seem a bit complicated at first, but they keep repeating throughout the book and helps you remember them."
"Written from an "in the trenches" perspective."
"This book answered most all of my questions without further research."
"Mandatory, if you want to do some administration of wi-fi networks."
Based on Big Nerd Ranch’s popular Android Bootcamp course, this guide will lead you through the wilderness using hands-on example apps combined with clear explanations of key concepts and APIs. Write and run code every step of the way — creating apps that catalog crime scenes, browse photos, track your jogging route, and more. BILL PHILLIPS is a senior Android instructor and software engineer at Big Nerd Ranch.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I'm reading this book in May of 2013, so the book is completely relevant. I gave up on the Nerd Ranch iPhone book because the latest version of XCode was too different than the author's. However, there are little things like "fill_parent" that are used in books like Hello Android which is now deprecated."
"The book explains how the code is written, but doesn't contain a lot about why a certain method or class is used. There is a forum on their website and "answer code" (i.e. the code copied from the book) that can be downloaded, but other than that there is little explanation beyond what's written."
"The purpose of an IDE is to speed things up and make them more accessible, and my sole criticism of Big Nerd Ranch is they seem to forget that sometimes (in this and their iPhone books). If you're even minimally mentally agile (as I), I HIGHLY recommend this book as a companion to Android Studio, and give yourself time and latitude to switch between the visual and text editors to see how they blend."
"I appreciate it when they show previous code as strikethrough in addition to the new code in bold. BTW, I have downloaded the projects in this book, which were coded in Eclipse, and imported some directly into Android Studio from the Studio menus. The only part of my learning experience that has been disappointing so far is the time required to launch a virtual device."
Fully updated for the latest Arduino hardware and software, this book lets you combine microcontrollers, sensors, and networking hardware to make things... and make them talk to each other! Tom Igoe teaches courses in physical computing and networking, exploring ways to allow digital technologies to sense and respond to a wider range of human physical expression.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This well-written and heavily illustrated how-to book is focused on making interactive devices that can connect and send data to--or receive data from--servers and transform data into useful actions or reactions. Other projects in the book include a digital compass, an ultrasonic distance ranger, a toxic vapor sensor (with unique alert), doing barcode recognition using a webcam, plus more. And he emphasizes that we need to know more about "who the custodians of [our] data are, what they are collecting, and what the terms of our relationship with those custodians include. He adds: "I want you to know how these devices [in "Making Things Talk" and beyond] convert your actions into data, how they transmit that data to servers, and where they send those readings."
"Yeah, you could just complete one or more of these projects and have an interesting gadget or project - but, if you look at what you are doing with each of these projects as a learning experience and skill building exercises, they are then building blocks for the foundation to go on and build bigger and more complex things that talk to other things. Most of the projects are built with some specific components, but if you have one or more of the intermediate Arduino / Raspberry pi learning kits with a lot of the sensor components you probably have what you need to do some of the projects. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn to build some interesting projects and learn a lot from doing that."
Best Home Computer Networks
Topics include: Choosing and managing passwords Securely browsing the web and communicating with others Securely setting up home networking Shopping and banking online Locking down social media accounts Creating automated backups Managing your home computers Using your smart phone and tablet safely Safeguarding your kids online. Computers and the Internet have revolutionized the modern world, but if you're like most people, you have no clue how these things work or what the real threats are. There are dozens of no-brainer things we should all be doing to protect our computers and safeguard our data - just like wearing a seat belt, installing smoke alarms, and putting on sunscreen. Parker does an awesome job of bringing computer safety to average users and making it relevant. Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons. is one ofthe few practical, everyday, to-the-point guides to online security that I've read in years.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The book is fun to read, but on a more serious level, the screen shots that show how to implement the book's suggestions for most recent operating systems makes the task at hand certainly less difficult."
"This book explains the concepts and then gives lots of Tips on what we can do, e.g. how to secure your home router connecting you to the internet, how to avoid doing everything in an admin account and risk letting bad guys get the same privileges if they hack in to your computer. I expect to be picking up this book many times over the coming months as I continually increase my information security and privacy to my level of comfort and convenience."
"Read the book and Find out."
"This book is chock full of helpful information that even novices can understand."
"Being a non-techie, computer security seemed like something that would be very difficult to understand."
"Carey gives detailed step by step directions on how to implement key protections at the end of each chapter."
"The clarity and organization that Parker brings to this subject is very impressive."
"Get ready for several "Oh, I get it" and 'I better go do that right now!""
Best Computer Network Security
After a comprehensive review by ProCert Labs, the SY0-401 version has been certified as CompTIA Approved Quality Content (CAQC) and covers every aspect of the SY0-401 exam. Each of the eleven chapters presents topics in an easy to understand manner and includes real-world examples of security principles in action. The author uses many of the same analogies and explanations he’s honed in the classroom that have helped hundreds of students master the Security+ content. An accomplished author and professional trainer, Darril Gibson has authored or coauthored more than 30 books.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This was the only study material I used."
"I never write reviews for products I buy, but I'm grateful for those of you who do. Your raving reviews of this book is what prompted me to buy it. A little bit about my background, so as to help base your judgment on where I started and what it took for me to pass this test...I graduated with a bachelors in management information systems in 2012. Since, I have worked as an IT systems analyst, not a networking position by any means, but I have been exposed to normal IT security awareness (i.e. password rules, disaster recover plans, clean desk policies, etc.). Just this book and a determination to learn the material as best as I can a short amount of time. But if you're needing to pass the Security+ certification, this book is a great place to start."
"I was sweating over my Security+ test but thanks to this book, I managed to pass on the first try!"
"Use another resource to prepare yourself for how the Sec+ exam questions are asked."
"I have had several students that have very little to no Cyber Security experience that have read this book from cover to cover and they were able to pass the CompTIA Security+ exam."
"Prior to reading this book my only real contact with Security+ occurred when I took a Sec+ online summer course two years ago through a local community college. Gibson provides enough information in each section to give you a solid foundation in all the different subject areas for the Sec+ exam. Those explanations, combined with the awesome chapter summaries, make the book such a great resource. Two days before the exam I skimmed through the book and focused on chapter summaries & sample questions."
Best Computer Network Administration
Practice exams download for both exam 901 and 902 with hundreds of accurate practice exam questions More than an hour of online video training featuring Mike Meyers Online performance-based simulations that prepare you for the performance-based exam questions A link to Mike's favorite PC tools A PDF copy of the book. He is author of Mike Meyers’ A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs and Mike Meyers’ Network+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting Networks .
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Find Best Price at Amazon"My method of study i chose to read this textbook cover to cover, taking all practice tests at the end of each chapter, along with the included practice exams on the disc. In addition to this text i went further to find online practice exams and Professor Messer videos on Youtube as free self studying material. The book covered the objectives and even went beyond which is why this makes a great on-the-job reference."
"Most importantly, I was looking for a book that could not only keep me engaged yet also provide the necessary educational materials. Presently I'm over a hundred or so pages in (the book is Bible thick) and have purposely slowed myself down at times to ensure lesson absorption but honestly could read this book like it was a spellbinding work of fanciful fiction. It really helps to have an actual, honest interest in the subject matter and there are times where you'll want access to several different operating systems."
"Just started, but it has been an easy to follow book so far."
"Came it great condition, book is a bible but it very entertaining and it's enjoyable."
"Amazing book packed with great information."
"I hardly had to touch this book, it just lays open on its own!"
"I am still getting ready for the exam but this book is well written, easy to understand, thorough, and humorous."
"I would highly recommend it to young IT techs that are trying to get a career in in information technology industry."
Best Computer Networks, Protocols & APIs
From Mike Meyers, the #1 name in CompTIA training and exam preparation, a thorough revision of his bestselling exam guide―updated to cover the 2015 release of the CompTIA Network+ exam. Network architectures Cabling and topology Ethernet basics Network installation TCP/IP applications and network protocols Routing Network naming Advanced networking devices IPv6 Remote connectivity Wireless networking Virtualization and cloud computing Network operations Managing risk Network security Network monitoring and troubleshooting. Mike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, is the industry's leading authority on CompTIA certifications and the bestselling author of eight editions of CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide .
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Mike Meyer's in depth look at objectives on the test has been very helpful in my studying!"
"Will take the test next week."
"great gift for beginners."
"necessary for exam study."
"this is an excellent book and it comes with a dvd."
Best Cloud Computing
Creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Photoshop choose Adobe Photoshop CC Classroom in a Book (2017 release) from Adobe Press. Conrad Chavez has provided education, training, and support for digital-media applications for over 20 years, originally contributing countless pages to the user guides for print, Web, and digital video products at Aldus Corporation and Adobe Systems Inc. Now a freelance writer and editor, Conrad creates books and videos that teach Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Creative Cloud workflows. His work includes the last three editions of Real World Adobe Photoshop for Photographers and the video Color Management for Photographers and Designers .
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Find Best Price at Amazon"how to create bokeh or the appearance of motion in a photo by fine-tuning the various types of "blur" available in the filters menu, (3.). how to combine a photo of a train taken at one angle with a photo of a bridge taken at another angle, and use the perspective tools to make it look like the train is actually coming right over the bridge at you... Believe me, reading about how to use vector-drawing tools to trace a photo and create a reusable logo from it is very different from actually creating the paths, subtracting one path from another, converting the paths into shapes, turning shapes into assets, saving color schemes along with your assets, and all the rest."
"Arrived as advertised and on time."
"The Item arrived on time and was better than expected."
"If any of you have tried to self learn Photoshop, good luck. I bought because it was like the class I took it first wanted to explain what a pixel was."
"It gets the reader into the program to perform a number of keystrokes on an image file provided from the Peachpit web site. As stated above, the first chapter is intended to familiarize the user with the Photoshop work space and tools. Each chapter ends with some Review questions and answers designed to solidify the user’s grasp of the lesson matter. With this aid, the user just starting out in Photoshop can gain a picture view of a specific tool’s purpose. Going on from this point in the book, the authors take the reader on a learning journey through Photoshop’s other features by providing a project involving that aspect of the program. I have been a Photoshop user for a number of years going back to the early single digit versions. Having a “Classroom in a Book” in my earlier years would have made life and digital photography considerably easier for me. For those fairly familiar with Photoshop, this book will make an excellent refresher and reference volume."
"Sure, considering we live in the digital internet age it was hard at times to concentrate doing lessons in a book, but they do have good source files for you to work on so you can drill the program into your head."
Best Enterprise Data Computing
Design for minimum complexity and maximum creativity Reap the benefits of collaborative development Apply defensive programming techniques to reduce and flush out errors Exploit opportunities to refactor—or evolve—code, and do it safely Use construction practices that are right-weight for your project Debug problems quickly and effectively Resolve critical construction issues early and correctly Build quality into the beginning, middle, and end of your project. He is the author of several books, including Code Complete and Rapid Development, both honored with Software Development magazine's Jolt Award.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"readable encyclopedia of best practices on software quality, covering topics such as how to build classes, use data and control structures, debug, refactor, and code-tune. Yes, it would be nice if the book was updated to include substantive material on languages like Ruby or Python (cf. p. 65, Python "also contains some support for creating larger programs") but, in the words of Gertrude Stein, "Not everything can be about everything" -- though Code Complete does come pretty close. McConnell also sprinkles the text with classic words of wisdom, e.g. "The competent programmer is fully aware of the strictly limited size of his own skull" (Edsger Dijkstra), "Never debug standing up" (Gerald Weinberg), "Copy and paste is a design error" (David Parnas), "Any fool can defend his or her mistakes -- and most fools do." It is important to point out that even though this volume is encyclopedia-like, it does have both a sense of humor (e.g. "the encryption algorithm is so convoluted that it seems like it's been used on itself") and a clear authorial voice (e.g. "Though sometimes tempting, that's dumb."). 33, after quoting Edward Yourdon at length, McConnell adds "This lusty tribute to programming machismo is pure B.S. I found this to be bizarre, given that in the 1995 edition of "The Mythical Man-Month" Brooks states in no uncertain terms that he has changed his mind on this: "This I now perceive to be wrong" (p. 265). On a different note, although some of the on-line accompanying material is fascinating (e.g. the links to the original Dijkstra and Lawrence articles in ch."
"Very readable, excellent real-world examples and case studies, and many valuable insights."
"I'm a self taught programmer going on 5 years now doing it full time, and I have learned a lot of techniques that have filled in some holes in my skills."
"The Microsoft code way."
"Bad humor, takes a long time to convey information, but is useful."
"I'd also recommend the more recent Clean Code, especially for Java programmers, as it goes into more depth, even providing actual case studies in which code is dramatically cleaned up."
"I make all of my new programmers at least read selections from it (in fact that is part of our training program.)."
"Great book on software development."
Best Internet & Telecommunications
Now you can keep important website addresses, usernames, and passwords in one convenient place!
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Book #1 is the red one I personally own and love, (this one is not currently available here but for comparisons, this is it) The Personal Internet Address & Password Logbook - Red If you want to read my review with photos, you can do so here, http://www.amazon.com/review/R35K16WUNGUFH6/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=1441308148. Book #2 is similar to my own and is currently available here, The Personal Internet Address & Password Log Book (Like mine, it has cut out tabs in the pages, two letters per tab.). Book #3 is the smaller but thicker, spiral bound, white book, BookFactory® Password Journal / Password Diary / Mini Pocket Passwords Notebook, 120 Pages - 3 1/2" x 5 1/4", Durable Thick Translucent Cover, High Quality Wire-O Binding (JOU-120-MCW-A-(Password)) (This one is handy if you want the ability to hold it in one hand while writing on either side. Book #4 is the larger book with a bright geometric cover, Password Journal: Password Keeper / Music Gifts ( Internet Address Logbook / Diary / Notebook ) (Password Journals - Music (Carnvial)) (This one has noticeably lighter ink inside but definitely stands out on a bookshelf.). Book #5 is the larger black book with butterflies on it, Password Log: (An Internet Address and Password Journal) (I like that the ink is printed nice and dark so I gifted this one to my mom since her eyesight is not what it used to be.)."
"Now the passwords are accessible by us and not someone who may see a password on a little slip of paper on my husband's desk by accident."
"Our banks are always sending us notices to change our passwords every 3 months if not they lock you out."
"Nice book for keeping organized!"
"The inside the book is fine, but there is a huge sticker on the back of the book that states: "Warning----To avoid danger of suffocation, keep away from babies and children."
"Having a notebook where all the login information can be alphabetically organized for easy access was wonderful. Not the kind of binding you would expect in a reasonable well bound notebook. I am not sure if the paper in this book will withstand frequent erasures and re-writes without showing eraser marks or getting faded. It has a spiral bound inside (visible in the last picture) that is not very smooth. If you desire a quality notebook, you will be disappointed after mild usage, if not on first sight."
"Not happy with this LITTLE Book. Trying to make it work."
"I did not like this book, I thought it would be just for internet addresses and pass words, but it had all sorts of spacefor just addresses, phone numbers and everythng else I did not want."
Best Intranets & Extranets
Network architectures Cabling and topology Ethernet basics Network installation TCP/IP applications and network protocols Routing Network naming Advanced networking devices IPv6 Remote connectivity Wireless networking Virtualization and cloud computing Network operations Managing risk Network security Network monitoring and troubleshooting. 100+ practice exam questions in a customizable test engine 20+ lab simulations to help you prepare for the performance-based questions One hour of video training from Mike Meyers Mike’s favorite shareware and freeware networking tools and utilities PDF copy of the book. Mike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, MCP, is the industry’s leading authority on CompTIA certification and training.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Initially I was delighted that this book was on my required course reading material as I bought upgrading and repairing PC's from Mike when I was younger to learn how to build a PC and really enjoyed the book and how detailed and thoughtfully laid out it was (even giving you history lessons) which made me laugh and oh and ah with interest. It certainly didn't resonate with me like my older book from him and I honestly remember very little from the book sadly enough which wasn't the case with upgrading and repairing in which I ended up reading it 4 times cover to cover just because it was fun and I learned new things I thought I had missed previously."
"It is a great companion to all the other Mike Myers text books."
"Information is good."
"I did borrow one of Mike Meyers' books (Guide toPC Troubleshooting) from my local library and liked it, so I bought this."
"It will get me through the class just fine, but I will definitely not be going into networking."
"I needed some networking information in my volunteer work."
"great job on packing it strong.. books showed up in grade A shape...one had a small tear and a black line on it..i give you an A..thank you again..will be back...!"
"Very good book for newbies, I learned a lot!"