Features
- Textbook Binding: 650 pages
- Published by: New Riders Publishing August 1999
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0735700516
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0735700512
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Book Dimensions:
9.5 x 8.2 x 1.5 inches
- Weighs: 2.6 pounds
Product Review
While not really aimed at the beginner--the
CCNA Training Guide gives short shrift to fundamental concepts like networking topologies and what routing actually is--the book is nevertheless a fine reference for novice network professionals looking to step up into the world of Cisco routing.
The book gives extensive coverage to TCP/IP and IPX configuration and WAN protocols. It also covers the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) model, networking security, LAN switching, and the basics of working with the Cisco IOS. The writing is clear and condensed, giving the essential facts with a minimum of extraneous prose. Case studies at the end of each chapter help to flesh out your knowledge and present business applications for some of the concepts. The cases are usually short and fairly simple, which helps set the tone for how CCNA knowledge works in practice.
The end-of-chapter tests are comprehensive, although each test consists of only ten multiple-choice questions. The scarcity of useful content in the end-of-chapter quizzes is, however, more than made up for by the 70-question final quiz and the comprehensive Top Score CCNA Review software--which also provides flash cards to help you study.
A 120-page (!) glossary and twenty pages' worth of "Fast Fact" summary info finishes up the
Training Guide. If this book can be said to have a major flaw, it is that it concentrates more on training you than it does on preparing you for the quiz--but if you study the book diligently, you'll certainly be properly armed with the knowledge you need to pass the CCNA.
--William Steinmetz
Book Description
CCNA Training Guide assists readers in achieving the first step in the Cisco Career Certification path by helping them certify as a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA). CCNA certification is the foundation for all other certifications in the Cisco Career Certification program. Candidates must pass a single exam (Exam #640-407) in order to become a CCNA. One must have passed the CCNA exam in order to seek higher-level certifications. The CCNA Training Guide offers readers the opportunity to develop their networking skills with a comprehensive study tool that will provide complete coverage of the necessary technical and exam material. More importantly the book will provide readers with extensive opportunities to gain the valuable hands-on experience that is necessary to complete the first step to becoming a Cisco certified professional.
Reader ReviewsI have read and reviewed over ten books on the CCNA exam 640-407. New Riders Next Training Guide for the CCNA exam is the latest in the series. The book will give you enough information to pass the exam, but is that enough to satisfy you? Overall this 500-page book is good with the exam tips in each section. The books does cover each objective and also includes step-by-step exercises to help you learn as you study. There are an abundance of hands-on exercises, but you have to have the equipment in order to perform most of them. The book gives you case studies along with review and exam questions. The questions are excellent and they too cover each exam objective. What the book may need in the next edition is more detailed information on some sections. Covering exam areas like the OSI model, TCP/IP Model, IOS fundamentals and commands. Protocols, routing and an excellent breakdown in detail of the TCP/IP protocol and subnetting. There was a great number of pictures, diagrams, tables and figures also included. New Riders also enhances this book with the Top Score Software simulation on cd-rom. The software has several modes of learning and can assess you progress along the way. The 640-407 is retiring in July and this book needs to updated to the next exam. I think that a free upgrade should be included, but overall a decent value for the money.
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