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31 Days Before Your CCNA Exam: A Day-by-Day Quick Reference Study Guide

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  • Copyright 2007
  • Edition: 1st
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  • ISBN-10: 1-58713-174-9
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-58713-174-5

A new edition of this title is available, ISBN-10: 1587131978 ISBN-13: 9781587131974

A day-by-day review guide for the Cisco Networking Academy Program student

The features of the book empower you to fit exam preparation into an otherwise busy schedule:

  • Visual calendar summarizing each day’s study topic
  • Checklist providing advice for preparation activities leading up to the exam
  • Description of the 640-801 CCNA exam and how to sign up for it, including how to use a course voucher
  • Strategies to be mentally, organizationally, and physically prepared for exam day
  • Conversational tone, which makes your study time more enjoyable

If you have completed or are about to complete the four courses of the CCNA version 3.1 curriculum in the Cisco Networking Academy Program, you are ready to make your knowledge official with a CCNA certification. 31 Days Before Your CCNA Exam offers you a personable and practical way to understand the certification process and commit to taking the 640-801 CCNA certification exam while the course material is fresh in your mind.

Use the day-by-day guide and checklist to organize, prepare, and review. The best motivation for studying is scheduling an actual test date, so sign up and declare, “I am going to take the CCNA exam in 31 days, and this is what I will do to prepare leading up to the exam.”

Each day in this guide breaks down an exam topic into a manageable bit of information to review using short summaries from relevant parts of the four Networking Academy CCNA courses.

 

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Part I: 31-24 Days Before the Exam--Technology

Day 31: Describe Network Communications Using Layered Models

    CCNA 1, Module 2

    CCNA 1, Module 6

    CCNA 1, Module 9

    CCNA 1, Module 11

    CCNA 3, Module 5

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 30: Describe the Spanning Tree Process

    CCNA 1, Module 8

    CCNA 3, Module 7

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 29: Compare and Contrast Key Characteristics of LAN Environments

    CCNA 1, Module 2

    CCNA 1, Module 6

    CCNA 2, Module 1

    CCNA 3, Module 4

    CCNA 3, Module 5

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 28: Evaluate the Characteristics of Routing Protocols

    CCNA 2, Module 6

    CCNA 2, Module 7

    CCNA 3, Module 1

    CCNA 3, Module 2

    CCNA 3, Module 3

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 27: Evaluate the TCP/IP Communication Process and Its Associated Protocols

    CCNA 1, Module 1

    CCNA 1, Module 2

    CCNA 1, Module 9

    CCNA 1, Module 10

    CCNA 1, Module 11

    CCNA 2, Module 8

    CCNA 2, Module 10

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 26: Describe the Components of Network Devices

    CCNA 2, Module 1

    CCNA 2, Module 2

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 25: Evaluate Rules for Packet Control

    CCNA 1, Module 6

    CCNA 2, Module 11

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 24: Evaluate Key Characteristics of WANs

    CCNA 1, Module 2

    CCNA 2, Module 1

    CCNA 4, Module 2

    CCNA 4, Module 3

    CCNA 4, Module 4

    CCNA 4, Module 5

    Summary

    Your Notes

Part II: 23-18 Days Before the Exam--Planning and Design

Day 23: Design a Simple LAN Using Cisco Technology

    CCNA 1, Module 2

    CCNA 1, Module 5

    CCNA 1, Module 8

    CCNA 1, Module 9

    CCNA 1, Module 10

    CCNA 2, Module 1

    CCNA 3, Module 5

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 22: Design an IP Addressing Scheme to Meet Design Requirements

    CCNA 1, Module 1

    CCNA 1, Module 9

    CCNA 1, Module 10

    CCNA 3, Module 1

    CCNA 4, Module 1

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 21: Select an Appropriate Routing Protocol Based on User Requirements

    CCNA 1, Module 10

    CCNA 2, Module 6

    CCNA 3, Module 1

    CCNA 3, Module 2

    CCNA 3, Module 3

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 20: Design a Simple Internetwork Using Cisco Technology

    CCNA 1, Module 2

    CCNA 1, Module 8

    CCNA 3, Module 8

    CCNA 4, Module 1

    CCNA 4, Module 2

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 19: Develop an Access List to Meet User Specifications

    CCNA 2, Module 11

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 18: Choose WAN Services to Meet Customer Requirements

    CCNA 1, Module 2

    CCNA 1, Module 5

    CCNA 2, Module 1

    CCNA 4, Module 2

    CCNA 4, Module 3

    CCNA 4, Module 4

    CCNA 4, Module 5

    Summary

    Your Notes

Part III: 17-9 Days Before the Exam[md]Implementation and Operation

Day 17: Configure Routing Protocols Given User Requirements

    CCNA 2, Module 1

    CCNA 2, Module 6

    CCNA 2, Module 7

    CCNA 3, Module 1

    CCNA 3, Module 2

    CCNA 3, Module 3

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 16: Configure IP Addresses, Subnet Masks, and Gateway Addresses on Routers and Hosts

    CCNA 1, Module 1

    CCNA 1, Module 9

    CCNA 2, Module 3

    CCNA 3, Module 1

    CCNA 3, Module 2

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 15: Configure a Router for Additional Administrative Functionality

    CCNA 2, Module 3

    CCNA 4, Module 1

    CCNA 4, Module 6

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 14: Configure a Switch with VLANs and Interswitch Communication

    CCNA 3, Module 8

    CCNA 3, Module 9

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 13: Implement a LAN

    CCNA 1, Module 2

    CCNA 1, Module 4

    CCNA 1, Module 5

    CCNA 1, Module 7

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 12: Customize a Switch Configuration to Meet Specified Requirements and Manage System Image and Device Configuration Files (Two Objectives)

    CCNA 3, Module 4

    CCNA 3, Module 5

    CCNA 2, Module 3

    CCNA 2, Module 5

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 11: Perform an Initial Configuration on a Router and Perform an Initial Configuration on a Switch (Two Objectives)

    CCNA 2, Module 2

    CCNA 2, Module 3

    CCNA 3, Module 6

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 10: Implement an Access List

    CCNA 2, Module 11

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 9: Implement Simple WAN Protocols

    CCNA 2, Module 1

    CCNA 4, Module 3

    CCNA 4, Module 4

    CCNA 4, Module 5

    Summary

    Your Notes

Part IV: 8-1 Day(s) Before the Exam--Troubleshooting

Day 8: Utilize the OSI Model as a Guide for Systematic Troubleshooting

    CCNA 1, Module 2

    CCNA 2, Module 8

    CCNA 2, Module 9

    CCNA 2, Module 10

    CCNA 4, Module 6

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 7: Perform LAN and VLAN Troubleshooting

    CCNA 2, Module 4

    CCNA 2, Module 5

    CCNA 2, Module 9

    CCNA 3, Module 8

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 6: Troubleshoot Routing Protocols

    CCNA 2, Module 7

    CCNA 2, Module 9

    CCNA 3, Module 1

    CCNA 3, Module 2

    CCNA 3, Module 3

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 5: Troubleshoot IP Addressing and Host Configuration

    CCNA 2, Module 4

    CCNA 2, Module 9

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 4: Troubleshoot a Device as Part of a Working Network

    CCNA 1, Module 1

    CCNA 2, Module 2

    CCNA 2, Module 4

    CCNA 2, Module 5

    CCNA 2, Module 9

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 3: Troubleshoot an Access List

    CCNA 2, Module 11

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 2: Perform Simple WAN Troubleshooting

    CCNA 4, Module 3

    CCNA 4, Module 4

    CCNA 4, Module 5

    Summary

    Your Notes

Day 1: Key Points from Each Day for Relaxed Skimming

    Day 31

    Day 30

    Day 29

    Day 28

    Day 27

    Day 26

    Day 25

    Day 24

    Day 23

    Day 22

    Day 21

    Day 20

    Day 19

    Day 18

    Day 17

    Day 16

    Day 15

    Day 14

    Day 13

    Day 12

    Day 11

    Day 10

    Day 9

    Day 8

    Day 7

    Day 6

    Days 5 and 4

    Day 3

    Day 2

    Summary

    Your Notes

Part V: Exam Day and Post-Exam Information

Exam Day: Becoming a CCNA

    What You Need for the Exam

    What You Should Receive After Completion

    Summary

Post-Exam Information: After the CCNA

    Receiving Your Certificate

    Determining Career Options

    Examining Certification Options

    If You Failed the Exam

    Summary

    Your Notes

TOC   1587131749   8/2/2006

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