First Year Companion Guide, Revised Printing (Cisco Networking Academy)

Features

• Cisco-approved study materials—For the Networking Academies courses.

• Case studies and labs.

  • Prepare students and CCNA candidates for the practical portion of the CCNA Exam. Ex.___

• Strong focus on understanding the practical applications of networking.

  • Satisfies instructors and students need for a text-based supplement to the course. Ex.___

• Solid introduction to networking and CCNA topics.

  • Benefits non-students as well as Academy students. Ex.___

Cisco Networking Academy Program: First-Year Companion Guide, Revised Printing, is the Cisco-approved textbook for Semesters 1 and 2 of the Cisco Networking Academy Program online curriculum. This textbook completes the online learning experience by providing easily accessible printed course material that tracks to Version 2.1 of the online curriculum. Specifically developed to help maximize the students training time both on and away from the computer. This newly revised printing includes extensive appendixes that incorporate the new topics from Version 2.1 of the online curriculum. New appendices on computer basics and network troubleshooting and expanded sections on physics, electricity, and binary and hexadecimal conversion lay the groundwork for networking comprehension with Version 2.1 of the online curriculum.

Table of Contents

1. Computing Basics.


2. The OSI Model.


3. LANs.


4. Electronics and Signals.


5. Layer 1: Networking Media.


6. Layer 2: Data Link Layer Concepts.


7. Layer 2: Technologies.


8. Design and Documentation.


9. Structured Cabling.


10. Layer 3: Routing and Addressing.


11. Layer 3: Routing Protocols.


12. Layer 4: Focus on TCP/IP.


13. Layer 5: The Session Layer.


14. Layer 6: The Presentation Layer.


15. Layer 7: The Application Layer.


16. OSI Review.


17. LANs: Layers 1, 2, and 3.


18. Layers 4, 5, 6, and 7.


19. WANs.


20. Routing.


21. Using the Router.


22. Router Components.


23. Router Startup and Setup.


24. Router Configuration.


25. IOS.


26. TCP/IP.


27. IP Addressing.


28. Routing Protocols.


Appendix: Answers to the CCNA Exam Review Questions.

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