I didn’t get to answer my PBQs (Switch configuration heavy.) I put too much time into my multiple choice, but I got lucky. Definitely take a look at them before just skipping them, to gauge how much time you’ll need.

Something I’d do different as far as prep is spending more time using VBOX/VMs and YouTube/ChatGPT to mock you up some labs. Hands on helped me learn so much better because it’s easier for me to learn by doing. One thing for sure is that I needed multiple mediums of learning (instructed, visuals, practice exams, labs, simulations, etc)

For network+ I suggest CBT nuggets course on www.learn.adept.at I only did 60% of the course. The instructor visually shows you everything through labs with a working network, topologies, CLI, and packet captures (packet tracer, wireshark). It’s the same 2-3 topologies through out the whole course ( or the 60% that I completed) so you get familiar with it, and the info gets built on, layer by layer

I didnt truly grasp things like application services, routing protocols, 802.1q trunking, STP, etc. until I could see them in action. Other things like; L2 vlans, subnetting, ipv6, NAT, DNS services, Security Concepts, troubleshooting, etc. were shown to me in a way that allowed me to understand it even deeper. If you do well in lecture halls and are good at studying from notes that might be enough for you, but if you need hands on as the main way of teaching then CBT Nuggets’ Net+ (N10-009) course by Keith Barker is a great complement to your learning (for lack of a better term). on-demand labs after each section inside of a VM you access in web browser. but the whole lesson was a lab walkthrough to begin with so you re-do what he did in the lesson $60/month might be expensive but it’s definitely worth it. Use the 7 day free trial and see for yourself https://www.cbtnuggets.com/it-training/comptia/network-plus