CompTIA Network+ Certification

The CompTIA Network+ certification is the sign of a competent networking professional. It is an international, vendor-neutral certification that proves a technician’s competency in managing, maintaining, troubleshooting, installing and configuring basic network infrastructure.

The CompTIA Network+ (2009 Edition) certification ensures that the successful candidate has the important knowledge and skills necessary to manage, maintain, troubleshoot, install, operate and configure basic network infrastructure, describe networking technologies, basic design principles, and adhere to wiring standards and use testing tools.

The skills and knowledge measured by this examination were derived from an industry-wide job task analysis and validated through an industry-wide global survey in Q2 2008. The results of this survey were used in weighing the domains and ensuring that the weighting is representative of the relative importance of the content.

Number of questions: 100

Length of test: 90 minutes

Passing score: 720 on a scale of 100-900

Recommended experience: CompTIA A+ certification and nine months networking experience

Languages: English, Spanish, German

Exam codes: N10-004 and JK0-016

Note: It is recommended for CompTIA Network+ (2009 Edition) candidates to have the following:
• CompTIA A+ certification or equivalent knowledge, though CompTIA A+ certification is not required.
• Have at least 9 to 12 months of work experience in IT networking.

The table below lists the domains measured by this examination and the extent to which they are represented. CompTIA Network+ (2009 Edition) exams are based on these objective.
Please Note: Exam objectives are subject to change by CompTIA without notice.

Exam Objectives: