CCNP Flash Cards and Exam Practice Pack (CCNP Self-Study, 642-801, 642-811, 642-821, 642-831)

  • Published: Oct 6, 2003
  • Copyright 2004
  • Dimensions: 6" x 9"
  • Pages: 936
  • Edition: 1st
  • Book
  • ISBN-10: 1-58720-091-0
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-58720-091-5

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Prepare for all four of the most current CCNP exams with more than 1,200 flash cards, practice test questions, and quick reference sheets

  • Check topic comprehension with more than 1,200 physical cards that are also downloadable to PC, Palm OS, and Pocket PC
  • Practice for exams with an electronic testing engine that includes more than 800 questions covering all four exams
  • Review exam topics with Quick Reference cards organized by exam
  • Build confidence with tools from the only Cisco Systems authorized publisher

The CCNP Flash Cards and Exam Practice Pack (CCNP Self-Study) provides final-stage preparation tools for the new CCNP exams announced by Cisco Systems in April 2003. These exams, 642-801 BSCI, 642-811 BCMSN, 642-821 BCRAN, and 642-831 CIT, have all been rewritten with new topical coverage updated to teach networking professionals what they need to know to manage their networks. The elements of this title have been created to provide comprehensive coverage of the new topics in all four exams.

As a final preparation tool for all four CCNP exams, this product complements official Cisco curriculum, other books, and other exam preparatory material. It marries three uniquely successful and complementary methods of late-stage test preparation: a test engine, flash cards, and study sheets. The pack contains a testing engine with more than 800 questions, including drag-and-drop and simulation questions. More than 1,200 total flash cards help with memory retention. They come in a physical printed format, and are also downloadable to the PC, Windows Pocket PC, and Palm OS formats via the included CD-ROM for ultimate portability. Fact-filled Study Sheets allow readers to review important exam topics, organized by exam.

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The patch that appears below will update the content on the CCNP Flash Cards and Exam Practice Pack CD-ROM test engine to the most current version of the software: version 1.1. Please download this patch if your product contains CD-ROM version 1.0. If your CD-ROM is labeled version 1.1, there is no need to download this patch; you have the most up-to-date version.

Download - 5.44 MB - BCRAN patch

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 make available from the main menu a supplementary file that contains additional information for the BCRAN exam. If you are only interested in obtaining the supplementary set of Flash Cards, click on the link below.

Download - 950 KB - CCNP_FCbook.pdf

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

Customer Reviews

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A good tool with a few updates needed., October 13, 2003
This review is from: CCNP Flash Cards and Exam Practice Pack (CCNP Self-Study, 642-801, 642-811, 642-821, 642-831) (Flash Cards and Exam Practice Packs) (Spiral-bound)
All new Cisco exams for the CCNP certification are being released and new study tools are also hitting the market at the same time. Trying to find good and accurate material can be a challenging as the exam itself and that's why this flash card and practice exam set should be used as a final prep tool.

There is about 500 cards per exam and for the most part the answers are complete, although a few of the cards have the correct answers but explanation as to why it is correct and this should fixed in the next release.

There is also a cd-rom with the book has about 1000 flash cards and 1000 practice quesitons, so this should give you plenty ofpractice material to work with. One thing I have found is that flash card studying does make passing exmas easier.

Overall a very good study tool to have around and once Cisco Press releases the study guide books this becomes an even more valuable final study tool.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars CCNP Flash Cards and more!, March 11, 2004
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Andy Barkl (Glendale, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CCNP Flash Cards and Exam Practice Pack (CCNP Self-Study, 642-801, 642-811, 642-821, 642-831) (Flash Cards and Exam Practice Packs) (Spiral-bound)
CCNP Flash Cards and more!
This self study tool is the best off the shelf product money can buy for preparing to pass the current CCNP exams. The two CCIE authors are very knowledgeable and thorough. This book includes flash cards, practice questions, and quick reference sheets for all 4 CCNP exams. The electronic versions of the flash cards have been ported to work with Windows, Palm, and Pocket PC devices. I like both the printed book format and electronic flash cards.
What I found helpful within this book is the information presented in an easy to use, digestible format. The flash card format is comprehensive and flows from topic to topic throughout each exam. This book offers very useful "Quick Reference Sheets" at the end of each exam section. Each exam section also includes questions and answers for reinforcement of key exam objectives in digestible sections. The book's CD includes PDF versions of all the quick reference sheets and copies of all printed flash... Read more
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, July 28, 2005
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J. McCormick (Marlton, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CCNP Flash Cards and Exam Practice Pack (CCNP Self-Study, 642-801, 642-811, 642-821, 642-831) (Flash Cards and Exam Practice Packs) (Spiral-bound)
In preparing for the 642-801, I found that there was too much information in the Paquet/Teare book to remember it all. I have no working experience with this exam topic so needed a way to fine tune my understanding.

The flash cards are in NO way similar to the questions on the exam, in format. The flash cards do not give you multiple choices and ask you to select the right one. The cards let you know whether you truly understand the topic or are just trying to weed the possible answers down to two likely ones.

I found that by using the cards, I was really able to zero in on the topics that I did not have a good enough understanding of.

I was disappointed to read one reviewers comments regarding the bulkiness of the book, "The format of the book is bulky and difficult - you have to HOLD it open."

1) The bulkiness only means that Cisco to not skimping on information provided and you are getting you monies worth with this book.

2)... Read more
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Praise For CCNP Flash Cards and Exam Practice Pack (CCNP Self-Study, 642-801, 642-811, 642-821, 642-831)

Review by Andy Barkl, CCNP, CCDP
Review by Mike Woznicki, CCNA, CCDA

Table of Contents



Foreword.


Introduction.

I: BSCI.

Section 1. Advanced IP Addressing.

Section 2. Routing Principles.

Section 3. EIGRP.

Section 4. OSPF.

Section 5. Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS).

Section 6. Migrating and Redistributing Routes between Multiple IP Routing Protocols.

Section 7. Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).

BSCI Quick Reference Sheets. Advanced IP Addressing Issues. Understanding IP Routing. Classful IP Routing. Classless IP Routing Protocols. Comparing RIP and IGRP. IP Routing Protocols. EIGRP. EIGRP Messages. EIGRP DUAL. Configuring EIGRP. Advanced EIGRP. OSPF Overview. Configuring Single Area OSPF. Low-Level OSPF. OSPF Network Types. OSPF Advertisements and Cost. OSPF. Summarization. IS-IS. Optimizing Routing. BGP.

II. BCMSN.

Section 1. Implementing Switching in the Network.

Section 1. Configuring VLANS and VTP.

Section 2. Implementing and Tuning Spanning Tree Protocol.

Enhancing Spanning-Tree Protocol.

Section 1. Multilayer Switching (MLS).

Section 2. Improving Network Availability.

Section 3. Cisco AVVID Services and Applications.

Section 4. Implementing QoS.

BCMSN Quick Reference Sheets. The Evolving Network Model. Multilayer Switching. Catalyst Switch Basics. VLAN Implementation. Understanding the Spanning Tree Protocol. Spanning Tree Enhancements. Multilayer Switching. Inter-VLAN Routing. Multilayer Switch Reliability. Default Gateway Redundancy. IP Multicast and IP Telephony in a Switched Network. Implementing QoS in a Switched Network. Optimizing Performance of Campus Networks. Security in the Campus Network. Metro Ethernet. Metro Ethernet Tunneling Options.

III. CIT.

Section 1. Network Baselining and Troubleshooting Methodologies.

Section 1. Troubleshooting TCP/IP.

Section 2. Troubleshooting Switched Ethernet Networks.

Section 3. Troubleshooting PPP.

Section 4. Troubleshooting Frame Relay.

CIT Quick Reference Sheets. Network Troubleshooting and Baselining. The General Troubleshooting Process. Gathering Symptoms. Guidelines for Network Documentation. Reasons to Baseline a Network. Steps in the Network Discovery Process. Network Topology Diagrams. Components of a Network Configuration Table. Important Points to Document for Ethernet Switches. Important Points to Document for Routers. Helpful Commands in Network Discovery and Documentation. Troubleshooting TCP/IP. Administrative Distance. Route Redistribution. IOS TCP/IP Troubleshooting Commands. Workstation Troubleshooting Commands. TCP/IP Debugging Commands. Troubleshooting Switched Ethernet Networks. Using SPAN and RSPAN. Troubleshooting Error Disabled PortsImportant Troubleshooting CommandsDebugging. Commands. Troubleshooting PPP. Debugging PPP Connections. Client IP Address Assignment. Configuring and Tuning Multilink PPP. Verification of a PPP Configuration. Supporting Frame Relay. Configuring a Router to Interact with a Congested Frame Relay Network. Viewing the Status of Frame Relay Connections. Debugging Frame Relay Connections.

IV. BCRAN.

Section 1. Wide-Area Network Technologies.

Section 1. Configuring Asynchronous Serial Connections.

Section 2. Configuring PPP with CHAP and PAP.

Section 3. Dial-on-Demand Routing.

Section 4. Configuration Frame Relay Connections.

Section 5. Network Redundancy and Backup Connections.

Section 6. Queuing and Compression.

Section 7. Network Address Translation.

BCRAN Quick Reference Sheets. Wide-Area Network Technologies. Working with Asynchronous Connections. Configuring PPP with PAP and CHAP. Configuring Dial-on-Demand Routing. Configuring Frame Relay. Network Redundancy and Backup Connections. Configuring Compression. Configuring Queuing. Configuring Network Address Translation (NAT).

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