CCNP Switching Exam Certification Guide
- By David Hucaby, Tim Boyles
- Published Dec 20, 2000 by Cisco Press. Part of the Official Cert Guide series.
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The official study guide for Switching exam #640-604
Click "Downloads" for the CD-ROM’s ExamGear software replacement setup file
Features
- The only Cisco Systems-endorsed study guide for the Cisco Switching Exam #640-604—No other books are either reviewed or approved for use in CCNP study by Cisco Systems, the creators of the course and exam.
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Students are better prepared for the certification exam by learning from the only reliable source.
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- Reviews of all concepts covered on the exam for building and maintaining mutilayer switched networks.
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Prepares students and ensures that they do not need to go to a secondary source for further study prior to sitting for the exam.
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- Extensive use of quizzes, practice questions and scenarios.
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Provides a large resource of progressional testing to insure material comprehension.
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- Test bank—Over 200 questions on the CD-ROM. Enables users to practice and review concepts in a simulated test environment.
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Allows for identification of areas for further study and builds confidence in material comprehension.
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- Copyright 2000
- Dimensions: 7.375 X 9.125
- Pages: 576
- Edition: 1st
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- ISBN-10: 1-58720-000-7
- ISBN-13: 978-1-58720-000-7
The official self-study test preparation guide for the Cisco CCNP and CCDP(r) Switching exam
Coverage of the CCNP/CCDP Switching exam topics enables you to identify and fill your knowledge gaps before the exam date. You'll learn how to:
- Design, build, and maintain high-speed, multilayer switched networks running Fast and Gigabit Ethernet
- Define common workgroups and configure and manage Virtual LANs with VTP
- Utilize redundant switch links to increase campus network reliability
- Understand ATM and use LAN Emulation (LANE) technology for trunking
- Configure Catalyst(r) switches and Cisco routers to enable inter-VLAN routing, providing complete connectivity across the switched network
- Apply HSRP in the campus environment to provide load sharing and backup capabilities
- Understand and configure basic multicast networks, implementing services at each layer of the network to enable access to multicast groups
- Control network traffic with access policies
CCNP Switching Exam Certification Guide is a comprehensive self-study tool for the CCNP/CCDP(r) Switching exam. This exam evaluates your ability to build campus networks using multilayer switching technologies and to manage campus network traffic. This book covers all the major topics on the Switching exam, enabling you to master the concepts and technologies upon which you will be tested, including switched Ethernet, trunking, multicasting, multilayer switching, VLANs, ATM, LANE, inter-VLAN routing, HSRP, network traffic control, and monitoring and troubleshooting techniques.
Each chapter of CCNP Switching Exam Certification Guide focuses your study and tests your knowledge of the subjects through specially designed assessment and study features. "Do I Know This Already?" quizzes assess your knowledge and help you decide how much time you need to spend on each section within a chapter. The well-organized Foundation Topics sections detail all the exam topics you need to master. Each chapter includes a Foundation Summary section that highlights essential concepts for quick reference. Challenging chapter-ending review questions and exercises test your knowledge of the subject matter, reinforce key concepts, and provide you with the opportunity to apply what you've learned in the chapter. In addition, a final chapter of scenarios pulls together concepts from all the chapters to ensure you can apply your knowledge in a real-world environment. Finally, the companion CD-ROM's robust testing engine enables you to take practice exams that mimic the real testing environment, focus on particular topic areas, randomize answers for reusability, track your progress, and refer to electronic text for review.
CCNP Switching Exam Certification Guide is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco Systems(r) that can include 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(r) Partners, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.
Companion CD-ROM
This companion CD-ROM contains a test bank with over 200 practice questions.
Downloads
Replacement Setup file for the CD-ROM’s ExamGear software
This program installs CCNP Switching Certification Guide Companion on your computer and provides full access to the Switching exam question database.
Download - 7.11 MB -- Setup.exe
Downloadable Sample Chapter
Download - 618 KB -- Chapter 3: Basic Switch and Port Configuration
Table of Contents
Introduction.
Goals and Methods.
Who Should Read This Book?
Strategies for Exam Preparation.
How This Book Is Organized.
Approach.
Icons Used in This Book.
Command Syntax Conventions.
1. All About the Cisco Certified Network Professional and Design Professional.
2. Campus Network Design Models.
3. Basic Switch and Port Configuration.
4. VLANs and Trunking.
5. Redundant Switch Links.
6. Trunking with ATM LANE.
7. InterVLAN Routing.
8. Multilayer Switching.
9. Overview of Hot Standby Router Protocol.
10. Multicasts.
11. Configuring Multicast Networks.
12. Controlling Access in the Campus Environment.
13. Monitoring and Troubleshooting.
14. Scenarios for Final Preparation.
Appendix A: Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes and Q&A Sections.
Index.