... information.
What’s on the Switching Exam?
As with other Cisco exams, the exact exam content is not publicly known. In fact, Cisco makes
fairly general SwitchingExam content available to the ... (CID)
Single Exam Path Foundation Exam Path
Routing 640-503
Switching 640-504
Remote Access 640-505
CID 640-025
Foundation 2.0 640-509
CID 640-025
CCDA Certification
Overview of Cisco Certifications ... exam Interconnecting Cisco Network
Devices (ICND)
CCDA 640-441 CCDP Exam Designing Cisco Networks (DCN)
CCNP 640-503 Routing Exam Building Scalable Cisco Networks
(BSCN)
640-504 Switching Exam...
...
Certification 3
Overview of Cisco Certifications 4
Exams Required for Certification 5
Other Cisco Certifications 6
What’s on the Switching Exam? 6
Topics on the Exam 7
Recommended Training Path ... information.
What’s on the Switching Exam?
As with other Cisco exams, the exact exam content is not publicly known. In fact, Cisco makes
fairly general SwitchingExam content available to the ... Topics 20
Switching Functionality 20
Layer 2 Switching 20
Layer 3 Routing 21
Layer 3 Switching 22
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Read...
...
Certification 3
Overview of Cisco Certifications 4
Exams Required for Certification 5
Other Cisco Certifications 6
What’s on the Switching Exam? 6
Topics on the Exam 7
Recommended Training Path ... CCNP
Switching exam:
•
Switching Functionality—This section covers the use of switches in the OSI model’s
various layers. You will learn about the functions and application of routing and
switching ... Internetwork
Design (CID)
Single Exam Path Foundation Exam Path
Routing 640-503
Switching 640-504
Remote Access 640-505
CID 640-025
Foundation 2.0 640-509
CID 640-025
CCDA Certification
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Contents...
... Switching
TCP/IP
Wide Area Networking
Final Preparation
LAN Switching
TCP/IP
Wide Area Networking
Network Security
Final Preparation
INTRO
Exam Certification Guide
ICND
Exam Certification Guide
0945_01f.book ... topics for the INTRO exam. You can find the ICND exam topics in
the Introduction to the CCNA ICND Exam Certification Guide and on www.cisco.com.
Note that although Cisco’s posted exam topics are not ... by the
exam topics. However, if you follow the Cisco exam topic “guidelines,” you should have a
good understanding of the breadth and depth of topics on the exam.
Table I-2 lists the exam topics...
... CIT exam, the
later Support exams, and most recently the beta exam for the new CIT exam.
CCNP candidates often ask me how I think the new CIT exam is different from the previous Support
exam ...
actually take the CIT exam.
CIT Exam Topics
Cisco lists the topics for the CIT exam on its Web site at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/10/
wwtraining/certprog/testing/current_exams/642-831.html. ... corresponding exam are both troubleshooting methodology
oriented. Technology-specific material is assumed to have been covered by the other CCNP courses
and exams.
The CIT exam is one of the four exams...
... Cisco Certifications, the BSCI Exam, and This Book’s Features
The BSCI exam is not an easy exam. This is to say that you cannot simply read one book and
expect to pass it. In fact, the exam is ... for Certification 8
What’s on the BSCI Exam 9
Cisco BSCI Exam Outline File Excerpts from Cisco.com 9
Author’s Note About Exam Content 12
Topics in This Book 13
How to Use This Book to Pass the Exam ... specific courses. A Cisco
Press Exam Certification Guide can help you prepare for the certification exam, with the added
guidance of stressing the most important exam items and coverage of other...
... CLSC, and CMTD exams can be taken all together as the
Foundation Routing and Switching [FRS] exam. )
2
On-the-job
training
The courses are not required to take the exams, but the exams require ... I Go From Here?
After passing the CLSC exam, you should choose to proceed directly to passing all the
exams that allow you to be a CCNP or CCDP (see the exams listed in Table 1-1). Then, with ... course and exam for the Cisco Internetworking
Troubleshooting (CIT) course and exam.
CLSC Exam Philosophy
The exam objectives create a great tool for preparation. If you are going to prepare...
... and Switching Processes 105
Switching in 7000, 7500, 4000, 3000, and 2500 Series Routers 107
Switching in 7000 Series Routers 108
Switching in 7500 Series Routers 110
Netflow Switching 112
Switching ... Guide
•
Cisco product catalog
•
Router and hub installation and configuration guides
•
Switch installation and configuration guides, switch command reference guides, and
switch MIB reference guides
•
Client/server ... materials specifically in exam- preparation format—
review summaries, examples, quiz questions, and so on. I have packed this book with
questions and answers, quizzes, examples, and tables to make...
... effective way to prepare for the exam.
You should begin your exam preparation by spending ample time reviewing the exam objectives listed in the section
“The CCDA Exam Objectives,” later in this ... covered by the CCDA exam. Before you
begin studying for any exam, it is important that you know the topics that could be covered. With the CCDA exam,
knowing what is on the exam is seemingly ... Design
Network Support
*CCNA Certification is a Prerequisite for CCDP Certification
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CCDA Exam Certification Guide
A. Anthony Bruno
Jacqueline...
... will make you more comfortable when you actually take
the CCDA exam.
The CCDA Exam Objectives
Cisco lists the objectives for CCDA Exam on its Web site at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/10/wwtraining/certprog/
testing/pdf/ccda.pdf. ... the book. The CCDA exam will most likely include some
questions based on a design case study.
•
Test Questions—Using the test engine on the CD-ROM, you can take simulated exams. You can
also ... January 7, 2000 5:35 PM
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CCDA Exam Certification Guide
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... 1
Cisco Certifications, the Routing Exam, and This Book’s Features 3
Goals of This Book 4
This Book’s Intended Audience 5
Overview of Cisco Certifications 6
Exams Required for Certification ... 8
What’s on the Routing 2.0 Exam 9
Cisco Routing Exam Outline File Excerpts From CCO 9
Author’s Note About Exam Content 12
Topics in This Book 13
How to Use This Book to Pass the Exam 15
I’ve Taken BSCN—Now ... December 21, 2000 6:22 PM
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Chapter 1: Cisco Certifications, the Routing Exam, and This Book’s Features
The Routing 2.0 exam is not an easy exam. This is to say that you cannot simply read...
... CLSC, and CMTD exams can be taken all together as the
Foundation Routing and Switching [FRS] exam. )
2
On-the-job
training
The courses are not required to take the exams, but the exams require ... CLSC Exam Objectives (Continued)
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The CLSC Exam
The CLSC exam ... List of CLSC Exam Objectives (Continued)
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The CLSC Exam Objectives
Cisco System’s published CLSC exam objectives...
... following is what we
know
about the exam:
•
There are 60 published exam objectives that can be covered on the exam.
•
A basic network (the exam covers “basic” networks) has two or ... of how to complete your preparations
with this study guide is included.
CCNA Exam Philosophy
This book defines the objective of the CCNA exam as “proving mastery of the basics.” Mastery,
in ... book.)
The CCNA exam is basic, but not necessarily easy. The purpose of the exam could be best
summarized as follows:
To prove the candidate has mastered the topics covered on the CCNA exam, to the...
... must pass multiple exams. This book deals with the Routing 2.0
exam Sylvan Promteric exam #640-503. The qualifying exams, the CCNA and the CCDA,
require only a single exam. The exams generally ... Foundation exam BSCN, BCMSN, and BCRAN
#640-506 Support exam Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting (CIT)
CCDP #640-503 Routing exam BSCN
#640-504 Switchingexam BCMSN
#640-505 Remote Access exam BCRAN
#640-509* ... Cisco Certifications, the Routing Exam, and This Book’s Features
Exams Required for Certification
In 2000, Cisco initiated a major revamping of the career certification exams. Several new exams...