Ccda: Cisco Certified Design Associate Exam Notes Exam 640-441 [Paperback]

Todd Lammle (Author), Devin Akin (Author)

Book Description

Series: Exam Notes | Publication Date: January 15, 2000

Cisco Exam Notes are the most compact yet complete guides available for the Cisco certification exams. Each book features objective-by-objective coverage of all the material for the exam, presented in the following sections:
-- Critical Information sections provide detailed analyses of the key issues for each exam objective.
-- Necessary Procedures sections cover the nuts and bolts of each topic with concise step-by-step instructions.
-- Exam Essentials sections highlight crucial subject areas for the exam.
-- Key Terms and Concepts sections define words and concepts vital to passing the exam.
-- Sample Questions sections preview the types of questions found in the exam and give answers and explanations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 283 pages
• Publisher: Sybex Inc; 1st edition (January 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782127762
• ISBN-13: 978-0782127768
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,102,582 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome little book... quick and easy.., April 14, 2001

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Doesn't Matter (New York City, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ccda: Cisco Certified Design Associate Exam Notes Exam 640-441 (Paperback)

I think the key to passing the CCDA is to take it shortly after the CCNA. Within a month if possible. It's not a difficult test, and this is the primary book I used to prepare. The book is well written and well worth the money. It's a breeze to read and prepares you with the all of the concepts that you will need to pass the test.

My only complaint is that the book does not address the structure of the test very well. The CCDA is unlike any other test I have ever taken, following various fictitious companies throughout the exam. The book prepares you to answer the questions quite well, but it does not prepare you for the structure of the test. But all in all I highly recommend this book. It's very well laid out and easy to read and absorb. If you have any actual experience with Cisco equipment this book will definitely help with test.

Some people writing reviews here would have you believe that purchasing every Cisco Press title on the CCDA exam and DCN is required to pass the test. Well, its not. Just because they like to waste time and money should be of no concern to you, and just because they lack the skills and competency to get it done right is also not your concern. This book is a great reference, and I highly recommend it. I do think using the Cisco Press CCDA Exam Certification book is not a bad idea, but ONLY for the case studies. All I used was this book, and the case studies in the Cisco Press book and it was a pretty easy test.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helped me with the exam, December 31, 2000

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"jking72" (SF, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ccda: Cisco Certified Design Associate Exam Notes Exam 640-441 (Paperback)

This is a great cram style book that you must have if you are studying for the CCDA exam

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad, But Not Up to Lammle's Previous Standard, August 24, 2000

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This review is from: Ccda: Cisco Certified Design Associate Exam Notes Exam 640-441 (Paperback)

I also passed the CCDA using this book as a review, but I relied heavily on 8 years of experience in networking. I do not recommend using only this book to study for this test. This book was not nearly as well written as Lammle's "CCNA Exam Notes" (note that Akin, not Lammle, is given top billing on this one). The book has too many typos to count, and in a few cases it misses the mark on technical accuracy. . .which is unacceptable for a book of this type! Overall, however, I have to grudgingly give the book three stars as an acceptable review text.