CCNA Official Exam Certification Library (Exam #640-801), 2/e

Description

Assessment, review, and practice package for the CCNA 640-801, ICND 640-811, and INTRO 640-821 exams

 

These study guides help you master all the topics on the CCNA exam, including

• TCP/IP and OSI networking models
• Operating Cisco® routers and LAN switches
• IP addressing and subnetting
• Discovering information about an IP network
• Analog modems, PAP/CHAP, DSL, and cable
• Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), VLANs, and trunking
• RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, and static route concepts and configuration
• Variable-length subnet masking (VLSM) support and route summarization
• Classless interdomain routing (CIDR) and Network Address Translation (NAT)
• Point-to-point leased line implementation
• ISDN and dial-on-demand routing (DDR)
• Frame Relay configuration
• IP access control list (ACL) security 

CCNA Official Exam Certification Library, Second Edition, is a comprehensive review and practice package for the latest CCNA® exam. The two books contained in this package, CCNA INTRO Exam Certification Guide, First Edition, and CCNA ICND Exam Certification Guide, First Edition, present complete reviews and ample opportunity to test your knowledge of all the CCNA exam topics. Senior instructor and best-selling author Wendell Odom shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas requiring further study and improve both your conceptual and hands-on knowledge. The material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

 

CCNA INTRO Exam Certification Guide, First Edition, and CCNA ICND Exam Certification Guide, First Edition, present you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and allow you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists and Foundation Summary tables make referencing easy and give you a quick refresher whenever you need it. Challenging chapter-ending review questions help you assess your knowledge and reinforce key concepts. Scenario-based exercises help you think about exam objectives in real-world situations, thus increasing recall during exam time.

 

The companion CD-ROMs contain a powerful testing engine that allows you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams from INTRO, ICND, or unified CCNA test banks. The assessment engine also tracks your performance and provides feedback on a module-by-module basis, presenting question-by-question remediation to the text and laying out a complete study plan for review. The CD-ROMs also include a wealth of hands-on practice exercises and a copy of the Boson NetSim™ for CCNA, Learning Edition, network simulation software that allows you to practice your hands-on skills in a virtual lab environment.

 

CCNA Official Exam Certification Library, Second Edition, is part of a recommended study program from Cisco Systems® that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press®. To find out more about instructor-led, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.

 

This new edition includes the CCNA Video Mentor, Library Edition CD. This CD-ROM contains three select video labs totaling 30 minutes of personal visual instruction at no additional charge! In each 10-minute video, author Wendell Odom walks you through basic CCNA configuration tasks, including navigating router and switch command-line interface, static and connected routes and the IP routing table, and NAT overload (PAT). The videos consist of animation and video captures of a terminal displaying router and switch command entry and output while Wendell provides audio instruction on how to configure various features and offers various tips and shortcuts that truly help make learning easy.

 

The official test preparation package for CCNA certification, now with interactive video instruction!

• Revised edition of the No. 1 selling CCNA preparation bundle, now with innovative video instruction on CD-ROM 
• Videos from best-selling author Wendell Odom reinforce conceptual knowledge, hone configuration skills, and better prepare candidates for practical portion of the CCNA exam
• Book content provides in-depth coverage of CCNA exam topics