Networking Fundamentals

Structured study notes from CompTIA A+ and Network+ certification prep — the foundations every technical role builds on.

These are working notes from CompTIA A+ and Network+ certification study — covering everything from physical network hardware to IPv6 and cloud/edge architecture. I write them the way I’d want them explained to me: plain language first, jargon second. Start at the top if you’re new to networking; jump to a specific topic if you already know the basics.

  1. The Essentials of Networking
  2. Internet & The Cloud
  3. Understanding Partitioning — Implementing Mass Storage
  4. Working With the Command-Line Interface
  5. Ethernet Basics — The Physical Network
  6. TCP/IP Applications — Making TCP/IP Work
  7. Advanced IP Networking
  8. IPv6 — Advanced IP Networking
  9. Wireless, Virtual, Cloud, & Mobile Networking
  10. Managing The Network
  11. ‘Welcome To The Edge!!!’ — What Is Edge Computing?