CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide (Deluxe 2nd Edition)

Lammle, Todd

ISBN 10: 0782141692 / ISBN 13: 9780782141696

Published by Sybex Inc, 2002

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Title: CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate ...

Publisher: Sybex Inc

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 2nd Edition

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Synopsis:

Cisco Systems continues to dominate the internetworking hardware market with a more than 80 percent share of the routers used on the Internet. The Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification is the first-tier certification in Cisco's Network Support and Communications & Services tracks and by far its most popular. Cisco recently refreshed the CCNA exam, assigning it a new exam number, 640-607, and expanding the question pool. In addition to standard multiple-choice questions, they've now added simulation and drag-and-drop format questions. The objectives, however, remain the same. This Deluxe Edition contains additional software content exam candidates can use to enhance their exam preparation program.

Review:

Todd Lammle strikes gold again with a new edition of CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide, which, in point of fact, isn't hugely different from earlier versions but nonetheless dominates its competitors. This is the best book on the market for bottom-up CCNA preparation, owing in equal part to Lammle's thorough coverage (the CCNA test covers many tiny details), his skill in explaining concepts in prose and illustrations and his care in designing exercises and practice questions. All the exam-prep elements are handled competently, as well, with annotations supplementing answer keys and plenty of comments about what Cisco expects its test-takers to say, as opposed to what may actually be true.

What's special about the Deluxe Edition? Its companion CD is somewhat better than before, since it now includes a browser-based tool that simulates a Cisco router's administrative interface (it can be hard to set up, though). The practice exam software on the CD is okay, though its questions are identical to those in the book. It would also be nice if the software kept track of your performance on exams over time, allowing you to identify and practice in subject areas of weakness. The book itself now features a larger and more detailed glossary, and a nice command reference. There's no need to upgrade if you have one of this book's predecessors, but count on a treat if this is the first Lammle CCNA book you buy. --David Wall

Topics covered: all of the material Cisco Systems says you have to understand in order to pass Exam 640-607 and earn its Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) professional rating, including the seven-layer network model, the essentials of Internet Protocol and its routing, the Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS) and wide-area network (WAN) technologies.