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CCNA for Dummies 2nd Edition
* Helps students prepare for the CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) exam, one of the most popular entry-level certifications for networking professionals and one that often translates into a salary increase
* According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, general networking/system administration jobs are expected
to increase more than eighty percent by 2010
* This revision includes updates for the exam's new routing simulation, plus updated and more extensive information about WANs
* In addition to the Dummies Test Engine, an exclusive, fully customizable test-prep software package containing hundreds of sample questions based on the tone and content of the actual exam, the accompanying CD-ROM contains the Boson Routing Simulator to prepare students for this newest feature of the exam
* Author is the former director of a Cisco Regional Training Academy
Introduction.
Part I: The Basics.
Chapter 1: The CCNA Examination.
Chapter 2: Networking Basics.
Part II: Networking and the OSI Model.
Chapter 3: Conceptual Models and Physical Networks.
Chapter 4: Linking Up to the Network.
Chapter 5: Routing Protocols.
Chapter 6: Moving Data Across the Network.
Chapter 7: Presenting Data and Keeping it Private.
Part III: Network Protocols.
Chapter 8: TCP/IP.
Chapter 9: Network Addressing.
Chapter 10: Subnetting.
Part IV: LAN/WAN Design and Operation.
Chapter 11: Designing LANs.
Chapter 12: LAN Technologies.
Chapter 13: LAN Switching.
Chapter 14: WAN Protocols.
Part V: Routers and Protocols.
Chapter 15: Router Administration.
Chapter 16: Working with the IOS.
Chapter 17: Configuring a Router.
Chapter 18: Routing versus Routed Protocols.
Chapter 19: Router Security.
Chapter 20: Router Interfaces.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 21: Ten (or More) Really Great Sites for Study Aids.
Chapter 22: Ten Things to Do on Your Test Day.
Appendix: About the CD.
Index.
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