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This book provides you with the knowledge needed to install, operate, and troubleshoot a small to medium-size branch office enterprise network, including configuring several switches and routers, connecting to a WAN, and implementing network security.
The book breaks down key exam topics into 31 daily review sessions using short summaries, lists, tables, examples, and graphics. A Study Resources section provides you with a quick reference for locating more in-depth treatment of a day's topics within the relevant Foundational and Supplemental resources.
Use this day-by-day guide to organize, prepare, and review all the CCNA objectives. Both paths cover the same exam topics, but the two-exam path does so spread over two exams rather than one. You also pick up the CCENT certification by going through the two-exam path, but you do not when working through the single-exam option.
If that form holds true, the exams in Figure I-1 will likely be called version 3 or v3 for short. To make sure you reference the correct exam, when looking for information, using forums, and registering for the test, just make sure to use the correct exam number as shown in the figure. At the test- ing center, you sit in a quiet room with a PC. Before the exam timer begins, you have a chance to do a few other tasks on the PC; for instance, you can take a sample quiz just to get accustomed to the PC and the testing engine.
This tool walks through each type of question Cisco may ask on the exam. Although the first four types of questions in the list should be somewhat familiar from other tests in school, the last two are more common to IT tests and Cisco exams in particu- lar. Both use a network simulator to ask questions, so that you control and use simulated Cisco devices.
In particular: Sim questions: You see a network topology, a lab scenario, and can access the devices. Your job is to fix a problem with the configuration. Simlet questions: This style combines sim and testlet question formats. Like a sim ques- tion, you see a network topology, a lab scenario, and can access the devices. However, like a testlet, you also see multiple multiple-choice questions. These two question styles with the simulator give Cisco the ability to test your configura- tion skills with sim questions, and your verification and troubleshooting skills with simlet questions.
At heart, the goal is to know what to study hard, what to study a little, and what to not study at all. Cisco wants the pub- lic to know both the variety of topics, and an idea about the kinds of knowledge and skills required for each topic, for every Cisco certification exam.
Just go to www. The primary exam topics each list one or more verbs that describe the skill level required. So, you should be able to not only configure IPv4 addresses and subnets, but you should under- stand them well enough to verify that the configuration works, and to troubleshoot prob- lems when it is not working. And if to do that, you need to understand concepts, and you need to have other knowledge, those details are implied.
The exam questions will attempt to assess whether you can configure, verify, and troubleshoot. Note that the list of exam topics provides a certain level of depth. For example, the ICND1 exam topic list has 41 primary exam topics topics with verbs , plus additional sub- topics that further define that technology area.
You should take the time to not only read the exam topics, but read the short material above the exam topics as listed at the Cisco web page for each certification and exam. Look for notices about the use of unscored items, and the fact that Cisco intends the exam topics to be a set of general guidelines for the exams.
All the topics in this book either directly relate to some ICND1 exam topic or provide more basic background knowledge for some exam topic. The scope of the book is based on the exam topics. These books give you a study system designed to help you not only learn facts but also to develop the skills need to pass the exams.
To do that, in the technology chapters of the book, about three-quarters of the chapter is about the technology, and about one-quarter is for the related study features. This section makes extensive use of figures, with lists and tables for comparisons. It also highlights the most important topics in each chapter as key topics, so you know what to master first in your study. The rest of this section works through these book features. And because the book organizes your study by chapter, and then by part a part contains multiple chapters , and then a final review at the end of the book, this Introduction discusses the book features introduced by chapter, part, and for final review.
Foundation Topics: This is the heading for the core content section of the chapter. Chapter Review: This section includes a list of study tasks useful to help you remember concepts, connect ideas, and practice skills-based content in the chapter.
Figure I-2 shows how each chapter uses these three key elements. You can use the score to determine whether you already know a lot, or not so much, and determine how to approach reading the Foundation Topics that is, the technology content in the chapter. When finished, use the chapter review tasks to start working on mastering your memory of the facts and skills with configuration, verification, and trouble- shooting. While all content matters, some is, of course, more important to learn, or needs more review to master, so these items are noted as key topics.
The chapter review lists the key topics in a table; scan the chapter for these items to review them. These tables exist in the Memory Table app that is available on the DVD and from the companion website. The app shows the table with some content removed, and then reveals the completed table, so you can work on memorizing the content. However, you do need to understand each term well enough to understand exam questions and answers.
The chapter review lists the key terminology from the chapter. Make sure you have a good understanding of each term, and use the DVD Glossary to cross-check your own mental definitions.
The chapter review refers you to these other tools. The chapter review includes reference tables for the command used in that chapter, along with an explanation. Use these tables for reference, but also use them for study—just cover one column of the table, and see how much you can remember and complete mentally. Each part contains a number of related chapters. Figure I-3 lists the titles of the parts and the chapters in those parts by chapter number. However, because the part review takes place after completing a number of chapters, the part review includes some tasks meant to help pull the ideas together from this larger body of work.
One database holds questions written specifically for part review. These ques- tions tend to connect multiple ideas together, to help you think about topics from mul- tiple chapters, and to build the skills needed for the more challenging analysis questions on the exams. The process of creating mind maps helps you build mental connections.
The part review elements make use of mind maps in several ways: to connect concepts and the related configuration commands, to connect show commands and the related networking concepts, and even to connect ter- minology. No need to go buy real gear or buy a full simulator to start learning the CLI.
Just install it from the DVD in the back of this book. In addition to three versions of the eBook, PDF for reading on your computer , EPUB for reading on your tablet, mobile device, or Nook or other eReader , and Mobi the native Kindle version , you also receive additional practice test questions and enhanced practice test features.
This is a great resource to practice building subnetting skills. You can also do these same practice problems with applications that you can access from the DVD or the companion web site.
Use these for more practice on the particulars with some of the math- and process-oriented activi- ties in the chapters. You can also do these same practice problems with applications that you can access from the DVD or the companion website. Check this site regu- larly for new and updated postings written by the author that provide further insight into the more troublesome topics on the exam.
To help you with your studies, I have created a mapping guide that maps each of the labs in the simulator to the specific sections in these CCNA cert guides.
You can get this mapping guide for free on the Extras tab of the companion website. Start at www. A Big New Feature: Review Applications One of the single biggest additions to this edition of the book is the addition of study apps for many of the chapter review activities. In the past, all chapter review activities use the book chapter, or the chapter plus a DVD-only appendix. Readers tell us they find that con- tent useful, but the content is static.
Basically, most every activity that can be done at chapter review can now be done with an application. Tactile learners may do better by at least typing answers into an app, or clicking inside an app to navigate, to help keep you focused on the activity. So, we want to increase the number of people using the review tools, and make them both more useful and more interesting. Table I-1 summarizes these new applications and the traditional book fea- tures that cover the same content. But most of that content is static: useful, but static.
Just spin the DVD and use the disk menu that should automatically start to explore all content. To do so, simply go to www. After you have registered your book, go to your account page and click the Registered Products tab. If you buy the Premium Edition eBook and Practice Test from Cisco Press, your book will automatically be registered on your account page. The steps are the same as noted earlier for those who buy the print book but do not have a DVD drive.
Each core chapter covers a subset of the topics on the ICND1 exam. The core chapters are organized into sections. This chapter introduces the basics of IPv4, including IPv4 addressing and routing. This chapter explores all things related to address classes and the IP network concept created by those classes. This chapter shows how to look at the mask and IP network to determine the size of each subnet and the number of subnets. This chapter shows how to take those two facts and find key facts about the IP subnet in which that host resides.
This chapter begins with a classful IPv4 network, and asks why a particular mask might be chosen, and if chosen, what subnet IDs exist. This chapter explains those challenges. Always check online for the latest PDF version of this appendix; the appendix lists download instructions. It is included here for anyone who has interest, and for instructors who may need the chapter for their existing course.
I included this chapter for reference if you need a little more depth about serial links. Reference Information This short section contains a few topics available for reference elsewhere in the book. You may read these when you first use the book, but you may also skip these topics and refer back to them later. In particular, make sure to note the final page of this introduction, which lists several contact details, including how to get in touch with Cisco Press.
You should install PCPT so it is ready to use even for the earliest chapters. NOTE The right to use the exams associated with this book is based on an activation code.
For those with a print book, the code is in the DVD sleeve at the back of the book. For those who purchase the Premium Edition eBook and Practice Test directly from the Cisco Press website, the code will be populated on your account page after purchase.
For those who purchase a Kindle edition, the access code will be supplied directly from Amazon. Note that if you purchase an eBook version from any other source, the practice test is not included, as other vendors are not able to vend the required unique access code. Do not lose the activation code. The questions come in different exams or exam databases. However, many people find it best to save some of the exams until exam review time, after you have finished reading the entire book.
Introduction xlvii The two modes inside PCPT give you better options for study versus practicing a timed exam event. In study mode, you can see the answers immediately, so you can study the topics more easily. Also, you can choose a subset of the questions in an exam database; for instance, you can view questions from only the chapters in one part of the book.
PCPT practice mode lets you practice an exam event somewhat like the actual exam. It gives you a preset number of questions, from all chapters, with a timed event. Practice exam mode also gives you a score for that timed event.
The book lists the questions, with the letter answers on the page following the quiz. Using PCPT for these questions has some advantages. It gives you a little more practice in how to read questions from testing software. Also, the explanations to the questions are conveniently located in the PCPT software. Then you have to deselect all chapters with a single click , and then select one or more chapters, as follows: Step 1. Start the PCPT software.
Step 2. Step 3. The top of the next window that appears should list some exams; check the ICND1 Book Questions box, and uncheck the other boxes. Step 4. On this same window, click at the bottom of the screen to deselect all objec- tives chapters. Then select the box beside each chapter in the part of the book you are reviewing.
Step 5. Select any other options on the right side of the window. Step 6. Click Start to start reviewing the questions. How to View Part Review Questions The exam databases you get with this book include a database of questions created solely for study during the part review process. DIKTA questions focus more on facts, to help you determine whether you know the facts contained within the chapter.
The part review ques- tions instead focus more on application of those facts to typical real scenarios, and look more like real exam questions. About Mind Maps Mind maps are a type of visual organization tool that you can use for many purposes. For instance, you can use mind maps as an alternative way to take notes.
You can also use mind maps to improve how your brain organizes concepts. When you spend time thinking about an area of study, and organize your ideas into a mind map, you strength- en existing mental connections and create new connections, all into your own frame of reference. In short, mind maps help you internalize what you learn. Each mind map begins with a blank piece of paper or blank window in a mind mapping application.
You then add a large central idea, with branches that move out in any direction. The branches contain smaller concepts, ideas, commands, pictures, whatever idea needs to be represented. Any concepts that can be grouped should be put near each other. NOTE Many books have been written about mind maps, but Tony Buzan often gets credit for formalizing and popularizing mind maps. You can learn more about mind maps at his website, www. As you start to organize them mentally, you draw lines connecting the ideas, reorganize them, and eventually reach the point where you believe the organization of ideas makes sense to you.
Figure I-5 Sample Mind Map Mind maps may be the least popular but most effective study tool suggested in this book. I personally find a huge improvement in learning new areas of study when I mind map; I hope you will make the effort to try these tools and see if they work well for you too.
Introduction xlix Finally, for mind mapping tools, you can just draw them on a blank piece of paper, or find and download a mind map application. The Cisco CLI is a text-based command-and-response user interface; you type a command, and the device a router or switch displays messages in response.
To answer sim and simlet questions on the exams, you need to know a lot of commands, and you need to be able to navigate to the right place in the CLI to use those commands. This next section walks through the options of what is included in the book, with a brief description of lab options outside the book. Config Lab Exercises Some router and switch features require multiple configuration commands. Part of the skill you need to learn is to remember which configuration commands work together, which ones are required, and which ones are optional.
So, the challenge level goes beyond just picking the right parameters on one command. You have to choose which commands to use, in which combination, typically on multiple devices. And getting good at that kind of task requires practice.
The Config Labs feature, introduced as a new feature in this edition of the book, helps provide that practice. Each lab presents a sample lab topology, with some requirements, and you have to decide what to configure on each device. The answer then shows a sample configuration.
You job is to create the configuration, and then check your answer versus the supplied answer. Designed for idle moments: Each lab is designed as a 5- to minute exercise if all you are doing is typing in a text editor or writing your answer on paper. Two outcomes, both good: Practice getting better and faster with basic configuration, or if you get lost, you have discovered a topic that you can now go back and reread to complete your knowledge.
Either way, you are a step closer to being ready for the exam! Blog format: Allows easy adds and changes by me, and easy comments by you. Self-assessment: As part of final review, you should be able to do all the Config Labs, without help, and with confidence. Note that the blog organizes these Config Lab posts by book chapter, so you can easily use these at both chapter review and part review. Part I includes concepts only, with Part II being the first part with commands.
However, even if you do not use the full product, you can still learn from the labs that come with NetSim Lite while deciding about what options to pursue. If you bought both books, make sure you install both Sim Lite products. However, you need more than those two tools. The single best option for lab work to do along with this book is the paid version of the Pearson Network Simulator. But more importantly, it focuses on learning for the exam by providing a large number of useful lab exercises.
Reader surveys tell us that those people who use the Simulator along with the book love the learning process, and rave about how the book and Simulator work well together. Introduction li Of course, you need to make a decision for yourself, and consider all the options.
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