Cisco CCNA Exam #640-507 Preparation Library (boxed set)

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 818 pages
• Published by: Cisco Systems
• Edition: 1st Edition June 2000
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 158705003X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1587050039
• Book Dimensions: 9.8 x 8 x 6 inches
• Weighs: 10.2 pounds

Product Review
What we have in the Cisco CCNA Exam #640-507 Preparation Library is a boxed set of three books meant to prepare you for the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) examination. The books are of high quality and save you money if you buy the set instead of the separate volumes, making this package a good choice if you're serious about studying for the CCNA exam (640-507). The package includes Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices, which clues internetworking newcomers in to the basics of Cisco hardware and the basics of Internetwork Operating System (IOS) configuration. The book covers local- and wide-area networking connectivity, protocols, and the basics of routing.

The Cisco CCNA Exam #640-507 Certification Guide provides tutorial material on all the CCNA subjects (conceptual diagrams and "worksheet" sections are excellent), and includes questions (somewhat harder than those you'll see on the test, supposedly) and annotated answers in an appendix. There's an exam simulator on CD-ROM, too. Rounding out the weighty box, the Internetworking Technologies Handbook, Second Edition (the only paperback in the set), takes a measured approach to strategies for getting data from here to there, including Ethernet, frame relay, asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), digital subscriber line (DSL), and tunneling protocols that span the Internet. You'll find here refreshers on routing protocols and switching, too. Overall, the three books of this set represent a great value. Studied diligently and backed up with experimentation, they'll help you make back your investment very quickly. --David Wall

Topics covered: Routing, switching, networking protocols, Cisco-specific details of hardware and software, and everything else you need to understand in order to make a good showing on the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) exam (640-507). Coverage ranges from basic to moderately advanced, so readers of many levels will like what they find here.

Book Info
Designed to help candidates for Cisco CCNA Certification master the material needed to study for and pass the exam (640-507). Text is a part of a recommended study program from Cisco Systems that includes training courses and materials from Cisco's Worldwide Training program.

Reader Reviews
Preparing for the CCNA exam 640-507 is very tough and you need all the help you can get, that's why when the CCNA Prep Library was released I had to make sure that I took a look at what Cisco was giving to everyone to study from. The three-book set is one of the best prep libraries on the market today. The first book ICND is filled with coverage of topics like cabling, TCP/IP, IP Routing, 1900 switch, VLANS, access lists, IPX and other routing protocols. Excellent breakdown and details covering the topics. Book 2 - CCNA Certification Guide, cover the IOS, OSI Model in detail, bridging and switching, all routing protocols like RIP and OSPF, and a more detailed breakdown of access lists. Book 1 and 2 cover every exam objective is a format that takes some of the complexity of out the subject matter. In book 3 - Internetworking Technologies Handbook 2nd edition, you are given more help in the CCNA by starting at the beginning and breaking down the networking basics. It will also help in the CCNP arena with its extensive coverage of routing protocols like BGP, EIRGP, SNA, IGRP, NLSP, OSPF and RIP. Filled with router screen shots to give you that visual aide in studying along with cd-roms with practice questions and tests you have the definitive set of study material. Overall this is an excellent value and well worth the purchase. Comment | | (Report this)