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CCNA Flash Cards and Exam Practice Pack
Third Edition
More than 1400 flash cards, practice questions, and quick reference sheets for CCENT and CCNA Exams 640-822, 640-816, and 640-802
Comprehensive CCENT preparation
Eric Rivard
Jim Doherty
Are you ready to take the ICND1, ICND2, or full CCNA® exam for the CCENT™ or CCNA certification? You’ve learned the concepts, you have the experience to put them to real-world use, and now you want to practice, practice, practice until exam time. CCNA Flash Cards and Exam Practice Pack, Third Edition, gives you three methods of proven, late-stage exam preparation in one package.
Test Engine
The CCNA practice exam engine includes new testlet question types and updated simulation questions for a more realistic practice exam experience.
Flash Cards
More than 700 flash cards in print and PC as well as Palm and PocketPC handheld device formats are available in customizable sets that you can tailor to your study needs.
Quick Reference Sheets
All exam topics are covered for a quick review and refresh in the nearly 200 graphical quick reference sheets.
CCNA Flash Cards and Exam Practice Pack, Third Edition, is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco® 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 training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.
Eric Rivard, CCNP®, CCDA®, CCNA, is the IT manager at Valley Center Municipal Water District.
Jim Doherty is the VP of marketing at CipherOptics. Jim has 17 years of engineering and marketing experience across a broad range of networking and communication technologies.
Companion CD-ROM
The CD-ROM contains more than 700 flash cards and more than 500 practice test questions. Flash cards are downloadable to PC, Palm OS, and most PocketPC handheld devices.
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256 or more colors
Internet access for registration
Optional: Palm or Palm OS®-compliant handheld device; Windows Mobile version 2003 or version 5 PocketPC handheld device
This volume is in the Flash Cards and Exam Practice Pack Series from Cisco Press®. Products in this series arm Cisco Career Certification candidates with a set of exam practice tools, formats, and environments to help them in the final stages of their self-study regimen and increase recall of key exam topics.
Category: Cisco Press–Cisco Certification
Covers: CCENT and CCNA Exams 640-822, 640-816, and 640-802
Synopsis
Practice for the CCNA 640-801 exams with the second edition of 2002's best-selling CCNA late stage exam practice title!550 flashcards in print, PC, Palm OS, and Pocket PC formats provide exam preparation versatility500-plus question test engine includes simulation-based questions50 Quick Reference cards review all exam topics and are also available in PDF format
With the arrival of the new CCNA 640-801 exam, as well as the ICND 640-811 and INTRO 640-821 exams, Cisco Press introduces the second edition of 2002's best-selling final-stage exam practice product with the "CCNA Flash Cards and Exam Practice Pack." Completely updated in content and packaging, this collection of printed and electronic practice tools is a valuable element in any CCNA candidate preparation strategy, whether they are taking the single CCNA exam or the two-exam ICND/INTRO path to CCNA certification.
This product includes three proven practice tools:
550 Flash Cards in printed and PC formats, as well as downloadable to Palm OS- and Pocket PC-supported handheld devices500-plus Question Test Bank in an all-new electronic testing engine, including simulation-based questions50 Quick Reference Sheets provide summary overviews to all exam topics for late stage review
The packaging has been updated to a soft cover book packaging with perforated pages for the printed flash cards and quick reference cards.
The CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) certification is the most popular of all of the Cisco Career Certifications. Those who achieve the CCNA certification have the skills needed to install, configure, and operate LAN, WAN, and dial services for small networks, and are generally qualified to work asnetwork engineers in many of today's enterprise networks.
Eric Rivard, CCDA, CCNP, is a Senior Systems Engineer for Data Net Solutions. Eric is the author of the first edition of the CCNA Flash Card Practice Kit, from Cisco Press. He also teaches at National University and helped found its Cisco Networking Academy Program.
Jim Doherty, CCNA, is a marketing program manager with Cisco Systems, overseeing solutions strategies for Enterprise Solutions Engineering. Over the past ten years, he has taught professionals in both academic and industry settings on a broad range of topics, including electric circuits, statistics, economics, wireless communication, and networking.
Synopsis
Unique flash cards help with information retention as candidates prepare for the Cisco CCNA exam.
About the Author
Eric Rivard, A+, MCSE, CCNP, CCSE, is an IT manager at Valley Center Municipal Water District. Over the past several years, he has taught professionals in both academic and industry settings topics on SCADA, Windows, networking, and IT security. Before joining Valley Center MWD, Eric was a network and security consultant in the San Diego area. He is the author of the first and second edition of the CCNA Flash Card Practice Pack. He holds a B.S. in information technology from the University of Phoenix. He lives with his wife and two children in Oceanside, CA.
Jim Doherty is currently the director of strategic marketing with Symbol Technologies. Prior to joining Symbol, Jim worked at Cisco Systems, where he led marketing campaigns for IP telephony, and routing and switching. Over the past several years, he has taught professionals in both academic and industry settings on a broad range of topics, including networking, electric circuits, statistics, and wireless communication methods. Jim is the coauthor of Cisco Networking Simplified and wrote the Study Notes section of the Cisco CCNA Exam #640-607 Flash Cards Practice Kit. Jim holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from N.C. State University and an MBA from Duke University. Jim also served in the United States Marine Corps, where he earned the rank of sergeant before leaving to pursue an education.
Table of Contents
Foreword xii
Introduction xiii
ICND1
Part I: Summarizing Network Technology 3
Section 1 Building a Simple Network 4
Section 2 Understanding TCP/IP 38
Section 3 Understanding Ethernet 70
Part II: Growing the Network (LANs) 87
Section 4 LAN Network Topologies 88
Section 5 Operating Cisco IOS 114
Section 6 Configuring a Cisco Switch 128
Section 7 Extending the LAN 174
Part III: Connecting LANs 191
Section 8 Exploring the Functions of Routing 192
Section 9 Configuring a Cisco Router 218
Part IV: Connecting Networks 252
Section 10 Understanding WAN Technologies 254
Section 11 RIP Routing 294
Section 12 Managing Your Network Environment 314
ICND2
Part I: LAN Switching 345
Section 1 Implementing VLANs and Trunks 346
Section 2 Redundant Switching and STP 380
Section 3 Troubleshooting Switched Networks 410
Part II: Routing 425
Section 4 Routing Operations and VLSM 426
Section 5 Implementing OSPF in a Single Area 452
Section 6 Implementing EIGRP 492
Part III: Access Lists and Managing Address Spaces 513
Section 7 Managing Traffic with ACLs 514
Section 8 Managing Address Space with NAT and IPv6 538
Part IV: Extending the Network into the WAN 571
Section 9 Establishing Serial Point-to-Point Connections 572
Section 10 Establishing Frame Relay Connections 594
Section 11 Introducing VPN Solutions 618
Quick Reference Sheets
ICND1 634
ICND2 752