CCNA ICND Exam Certification Guide (CCNA Self-Study, 640-811, 640-801)

Product Description

The official self-study test preparation guide for the Cisco CCNA ICND exam 640-811

Master CCNA ICND exam topics, including:

• LAN switching concepts
• STP, VLANs, and trunking
• IP addressing and subnetting
• RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, and static route configuration
• VLSM support and route summarization
• CIDR and NAT
• Point-to-point leased line implementation
• ISDN and Dial-on-Demand Routing (DDR)
• Frame Relay configuration
• IP Access Control List (ACL) security

CCNA ICND Exam Certification Guide is a best-of-breed Cisco® exam study guide that has been completely updated to focus specifically on the objectives for the CCNA ICND exam. Senior instructor and best-selling author Wendell Odom shares preparation hints and test-taking tips to help you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual and hands-on knowledge. This new edition is organized in a modular fashion, segmenting larger chapters into smaller, more easily digestible components. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your retention of exam topics.

CCNA ICND Exam Certification Guide presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and allow you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Chapter subject lists and Foundation Summary tables make referencing easy and give you a quick refresher whenever you need it. Challenging chapter-ending review questions help you assess your knowledge and reinforce key concepts. Scenario-based exercises help you think about exam objectives in real-world situations, thus increasing recall during exam time.

The companion CD-ROM contains a powerful new testing engine that allows you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams from ICND and unified CCNA test banks. The assessment engine also tracks your performance and provides feedback on a module-by-module basis, presenting question-by-question remediation to the text and laying out a complete study plan for review. The CD-ROM also includes a wealth of hands-on practice exercises and a copy of the Boson NetSim™ for CCNA ICND, Learning Edition, network simulation software that allows you to practice your hands-on skills in a virtual lab environment that has been customized for the labs in the book. The supporting website keeps you fully informed of any exam changes.

Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and hands-on exercises, this book helps you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time.

CCNA ICND Exam Certification Guide is part of a recommended study program from Cisco Systems® 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, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.

Companion CD-ROM

The CD-ROM contains more than 400 practice questions for the ICND, INTRO, and CCNA exams, including simulation-based questions. Also contains hands-on exercises and a customized copy of the NetSim LE network simulation software.

CD-ROM test engine powered by www.boson.com. Boson Software is a Cisco Learning Partner.

This volume is part of the Exam Certification Guide Series from Cisco Press®. Books in this series provide officially developed exam preparation materials that offer assessment, review, and practice to help Cisco Career Certification candidates identify weaknesses, concentrate their study efforts, and enhance their confidence as exam day nears.

Downloads

Version 1.6 and beyond of the CD-ROM has a new Check For Updates feature. If you have version 1.6 of the CD-ROM or later, simply click on "Check for Updates" in the toolbar of the exam menu to download the latest patch. Please be sure to use this feature every time you open a particular exam. This will ensure that you have the latest testing information.

The Seventh Printing and beyond of the CCNA ICND Exam Certification Guide includes the content below. To determine which printing you have, please check the Copyright page in the front of the book.

CCNA ICND Exam Certification Guide Enhancements
Updated Chapter 6: OSPF and EIGRP Concepts and Configuration (PDF)
Author Wendell Odom has added coverage of these topics to match the degree of depth addressed on the exams.
New Appendix F: CCNA ICND Exam Updates (PDF)
This document provides new materials clarifying and expanding upon topics that give readers the most problems when taking the exams.

Updated Test Engine/CD-ROM Patch

An additional 100+ CCNA practice questions follow a more challenging, interpretive multiple-choice format to make the practice test more like the real exam.

The patch will update the content on the CCNA ICND Exam Certification Guide CD-ROM test engine and NetSIM for CCNA, Learning Edition to the most current version of the software. If your CD-ROM is labeled version 1.7, there is no need to download this patch; you have the most up-to-date version.

For the test engine patch to take effect, you must have the previous version of the software installed on your computer. The patch will update this software first, and it will then attempt to update the NetSim software. If the NetSim software is not installed, you will receive a message stating that you have to have this software installed for the patch to be applied. This will not impact the installation of the test engine patch. If you are only interested in updating the NetSim software that came on your CD-ROM, you will still need to have the test engine software installed for the NetSim patch to take effect.

ICND Patch [Please note: This file is 77 MB and takes approximately 8 1/2 minutes to download when using a T1 connection.]

Please contact information@ciscopress.com with any questions about the patch.

Boson NetSim LE Functionality and Supported Commands (Word doc)

Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful Beware, June 5, 2004 By A Customer This review is from: CCNA ICND Exam Certification Guide (CCNA Self-Study, 640-811, 640-801) (Hardcover) Beware of the currrent version of the exam--640-801 and 811! It seems to be designed to eatup and spit out newbies. I recently took it to recertify my ccna and narrowly failed it after easily passing the practice exam included with this book. This book covers more material than I think you need to know, but does not cover all of the material you'll need to know! Most importantly is that the router simulation questions included are much easier than they should be. I scored a 90 on the practice exam and failed the ccna. Beware. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink  Comment 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful Loosing my mind!, September 14, 2004 By  Cynthia Rhea "Certifiable" (Austin, Tx) - See all my reviews    This review is from: CCNA ICND Exam Certification Guide (CCNA Self-Study, 640-811, 640-801) (Hardcover) I have read through this book 2 times now and have failed the ICND test 2 times as well. I had purchased the Intro book as well and passed the test with flying colors. Upon finishing the second book I thought that I had a pretty good understanding of the material covered but when I went to take the test I was wrong. I have gone over the material in this book so much that I can answer every book, CD, and exam test engine question correctly in my sleep. When it comes down to it, about 25 percent of the questions on the test are not covered in this book. It has good information, just not enough information. If you plan on buying this book you should consider buying another to go along with it and read that one as well before you test. Which one...? That's where I'm at - it's on to another book and hopefully a 3rd times a charm ICND test. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink  Comment 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful Well it helped me pass the test, November 29, 2003 By A Customer This review is from: CCNA ICND Exam Certification Guide (CCNA Self-Study, 640-811, 640-801) (Hardcover) This book and the 640-821 book was all I used to pass the 640-801 test. The 801 book was not out at the time. But the books are missing some things you need to pass the test (I.E: dial up and interface details). The router software is "ok". Boson wants you to spend an extra $150 to get the full software to do some of the labs.That skinks and is underhanded of them. I had to take the test 2 times to pass because of the missing information. If you use these books go to cisco and download the 2500 - 2600 trouble shooting manuals and read them. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink  Comment

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Index

Download - 206 KB -- Index

Table of Contents

 1. LAN Switching Review and Configuring Cisco 2950 LAN Switches.


 2. Spanning Tree Protocol.


 3. Virtual LANs and Trunking.


 4. IP Addressing and Subnetting.


 5. RIP, IGRP, and Static Route Concepts and Configuration.


 6. OSPF and EIGRP Concepts and Configuration.


 7. Advanced Routing Protocol Topics.


 8. Advanced TCP/IP Topics.


 9. Point-to-Point Leased Line Implementation.


10. ISDN and Dial-on-Demand Routing.


11. Frame Relay.


12. IP Access Control List Security.


13. Final Preparation.

Downloadable Sample Chapter

Download - 1.13 MB -- Chapter 11: Frame Relay

Errata

Errata -- 76 KB

CD-ROM fixes

The 6th printing of CCNA ICND Exam Certification Guide has a known problem with the CD-ROM in a limited number of copies that were shipped from the Cisco Press warehouse. Though labeled as CCNA ICND version 1.5, the content on the CD-ROM is actually that of the CCNA INTRO Exam Certification Guide. If you have a CD-ROM labeled as CCNA ICND version 1.5 for which the content is actually CCNA INTRO, please contact Cisco Press at information@ciscopress.com to request a free replacement.