Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 450 pages
- Published by: Osborne/McGraw-Hill; Pap/Cdr edition December 26, 2001
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0072193654
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0072193657
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Book Dimensions:
9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
- Weighs: 1.3 pounds
Product Review
Mike Meyers' CCNA Exam Passport is the sort of book you buy when you're studying for the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification even though you feel like you learned everything you need to know at work. It'll help you solidify your knowledge in your areas of experience, and fill the gaps in your knowledge--provided they're not too big. You'll be disappointed if you're expecting to learn the entire CCNA knowledge base from this book--or any other--but then you deserve to be. This book, like the CCNA itself, is for experienced professionals for whom the CCNA exam is a proof of competency, not a goal unto itself.
The travel motif that permeates this book's design frequently seems cutesy and forced--explanations of terms appear in "Local Lingo" boxes; potential pitfalls are marked as "Travel Advisories"--but the information provided stands up under scrutiny. Myers has condensed the CCNA syllabus to its essence and organized it thoughtfully, and as a result he's provided his readers with a useful test-preparation tool. His listings of IOS input and output, combined with simple and uncluttered "hockey puck" diagrams that illustrate network configurations, get right to the point.
--David Wall Topics covered: The subjects Cisco Certified Network Associates are expected to understand, which include the basics of Cisco's Internetwork Operating System (IOS) and the effects of its commands on 1900-series (and similar) routers. Other sections deal with addressing and routing protocols, and with how to configure local- and wide-area networks (LANs and WANs) on Cisco gear.
Book Description
Mike Meyers, the industry expert on professional certification, brings you this concise, affordable, and portable study tool for the CCNA(tm) certification exam. With an intensive focus on only what you need to know to pass the test, plus practice exam
software on CD, this Certification Passport is your ticket to success on exam day.
Reader Reviews
Having passed the CCNA exam last year and having taught the ICND class over the past several months I am always looking for new material to better the class. Finding this book has given me new ideas and labs to create for the class. In over 400 pages, this book has a narrow focus on only the exam objectives. While the book does a good job of covering the exam for those with limited knowledge or exposure you'll need alternative resources for studying. Covering the OSI model, media, cabling, the IOS and boot process, CDP, config register, bridging, switching, spanning tree, the 1900 switch, VLANs, TCP/IP and subnetting gets you about two thirds through the book. From there static and dynamic routing, RIP and IGRP, access lists, WANS, including HDLC, PPP, ISDN, DDR and Frame Relay finish out the coverage. Each chapter has questions and answers. There is also a cd with practice questions included and I think to make this the perfect study tool a router simulator should be included. Overall very good.
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