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MindTap Networking, 1 term (6 months) Instant Access for Eckert’s Linux+ Guide to Linux Certification, 4th Edition

Jason Eckert

  • Copyright 2016
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MindTap Networking, 1 term (6 months) Instant Access for Eckert’s Linux+ Guide to Linux Certification 4th Edition by Jason Eckert
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Overview

MindTap Networking for Linux+ Guide to Linux Certification is an online learning solution designed to help students master the skills they need in today\u2019s workforce. Research shows employers need critical thinkers, troubleshooters and creative problem-solvers to stay relevant in our fast paced technology-driven world. MindTap helps you achieve this with assignments and activities that provide hands-on practice, real-life relevance, and certification test prep. Students are guided through assignments that help them master basic knowledge and understanding before moving on to more challenging problems.\nAll MindTap activities and assignments are tied to the Linux+ Powered by LPI certification exam objectives from CompTIA. The hands-on labs provide real-life application and practice. The IQ certification test prep engine allows students to quiz themselves on specific exam domains, and the pre- and post- course assessments are mock exams that measure exactly how much they have learned. Readings and \u201Cwhiteboard shorts\u201D support the lecture, while \u201CIn The News\u201D assignments encourage students to stay current. MindTap is designed around learning objectives and provides the analytics and reporting to easily see where the class stands in terms of progress, engagement, and completion rates. Use the content and learning path as-is or pick and choose how our materials will wrap around yours. You control what the students see and when they see it. Learn more at http://www.cengage.com/mindtap/.

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Jason Eckert

Jason W. Eckert is an experienced technical trainer, consultant and bestselling author in the information technology industry. His diverse IT background and expertise include more than 40 IT certifications, three decades of IT and development experience, six published apps and 26 published textbooks covering such topics as UNIX, Linux®, Apache, MySQL, Windows Server, Security, Microsoft Exchange, PowerShell, BlackBerry Enterprise Server, and Video Game Development. In addition, he serves as the dean of technology at triOS College, where he continues to refine and improve college technology programs. For more information, visit jasoneckert.net.

Features

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  • MindTap helps streamline your workflow with carefully curated content and a unique set of tools saving you valuable time in your course preparations. In addition, automatically grades assignments and quizzes while also providing students with instant feedback on their work.
  • Provide students with organizational and study tools designed to better manage their limited time, allowing them to complete assignments whenever and wherever they are ready to learn.
  • Save students money in their course materials with a single destination that reflects exactly what’s important to you, the instructor.
  • Track students in real time with the Progress app adjust the course as needed based analytics of interactivity in the course.
  • With the MindTap Mobile App, you can keep your students informed of assignments, course due dates, or any changes to your course while also arming them with on-the-go study tools like flashcards and quizzing.
  • Build and personalize your course by integrating your own content into the MindTap Reader using your own documents or pull from sources like RSS feeds, YouTube videos, websites, Google Docs and more. Control what content students see and when they see it with a learning path that can be used as-is or matched to your syllabus exactly.
  • Empower students with the information to know where they stand at all times—both individually and compared to the highest performers in class within the student view of the Progress App.
  • Engage students with course material specially customized for them by you streamlined in one proven, easy-to-use interface.
  • StudyHub is one-stop-studying tool that allows you to deliver important information and empowers your students to personalize their experience. Share content from the MindTap Reader and create notes and study guides to help students focus and succeed.
  • The Message Center app helps you to quickly and easily contact students directly from the MindTap platform. Any message posted in the Message Center is communicated directly to each student enrolled in the course via the communication medium designated by the student.

Table of Contents

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LEARNING PATH

Welcome to Your Course Video: This is a brief discussion of the topics that will be covered in the modules of this MindTap.

Getting Started with MindTap. This video provides an overview of the MindTap platform.

Download your Data Files. This link allows students to download all of the data files necessary throughout the course.

Certification Test Prep. Pre- and post-assessment test prep questions for the Linux+ Powered by LPI exam.

Module Readings. Online textbook containing the full content of the printed text and embedded Discovery Exercises interactive questions.

Preview. The Learning Objectives are linked to the key points of the unit to keep students focused on the important takeaways.

Career Readiness Resources. This section includes a brief video on professionalism, exam objectives mapped to the text, trade association links, and various other resources.

In the News. Blogs, podcasts, and news sources for current events.

Visualize. Detailed animations that teach core concepts with narrated audio.

Labs. Labs consist of end-to-end procedures performed in a simulated environment where the student can practice the skills required of professionals.

Study. The Study section include the following elements: Review – review key concepts from the module with this slideshow. Reinforce – interactive flashcards provide a chance for students to practice for quizzes. Practice – crosswords for each module are a fun way to test knowledge of module vocabulary.

Test. Multiple choice questions that test students on terminology, key concepts, and applied Linux+ concepts.

IQ App – Certification Test Prep. Hundreds of multiple choice questions allow students to practice for the Linux+ Powered by LPI exam.

IQ App – Instructor Test Bank. Hundreds of questions that instructors can select from when creating tests.

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Each MindTap product offers the full, mobile-ready textbook combined with superior and proven learning tools at one affordable price. Students who purchase digital access can add a print option at any time when a print option is available for their course.

This Cengage solution can be seamlessly integrated into most Learning Management Systems (Blackboard, Brightspace by D2L, Canvas, Moodle, and more) but does require a different ISBN for access codes. Please work with your Cengage Learning Consultant to ensure the proper course set up and ordering information. For additional information, please visit the LMS Integration site.

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  • ISBN-10: 1337104728
  • ISBN-13: 9781337104722
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