CertificationZone.com's CCDA Exam Prep Guide, Cisco Certified Design Associate Certification Exam [Paperback]

Mark A. Poplar (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 20, 2000

Part of the Insider's Guide Series, this new guide fills the gap existing in study material available for candidates preparing to sit for Cisco's CCDA exam. If covers the information associated with each exam topic in detail and includes units on the OSI model, hardware, network planning and implementation, network design, network management, documentation and testing, troubleshooting, and more.

Using the book will help readers determine if they're ready for the CCDA exam. Each unit in the guide includes a pre- and post-assessment quiz to measure comprehension of each topic. Within each unit are loads of author scoops describing each exam topic, along with additional exam-taking tips, tricks, hints, test traps, and pop quizzes. Unit summaries help wrap up each topic. The overall summary at the end of the book provides a review of essential exam-related terms and concepts that will prove invaluable just before taking the exam. Also included are helpful tips and time management techniques that will alleviate pre-exam jitters and put you in control.

Accompanying the book is our exclusive CD-ROM test engine that creates randomized simulated exams drawn from a database of 200 sample exam questions. Written to mimic the real exam, you also get complete answers and explanations plus a detailed scoring summery showing test results by exam topic.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Mark Poplar is an accomplished network engineer with extensive experience designing networks, installing and configuring routers, switches, servers, and other Cisco and Microsoft products. A team leader at a network consultancy firm, he provides technical support and troubleshooting services to more than one hundred mid-sized corporations. He holds eight professional certifications, including Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA), Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE), Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), and Certified Netware Administrator (CNA), among others. A graduate of California State University and Kent State University, he has published two books, Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching Exam Prep, and Compita's Network + Exam Prep for Certification Insider Press. He has also contributed to Microsoft Certified Professional magazine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 500 pages
• Publisher: Genium Pub Corp; 1, Bk&CD-Rom edition (May 20, 2000)
• ISBN-10: 189091116X
• ISBN-13: 978-1890911164
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,943,883 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, All I needed to pass., June 15, 2000

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David Simms (Glendora, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CertificationZone.com's CCDA Exam Prep Guide, Cisco Certified Design Associate Certification Exam (Paperback)

This was a real cool book about networks and their design. Lot's of great info about protocols, devices, WAN's and how to plan and diagram a first class network. I bought it because I wanted the Beachfront Quizzer CD but found the book to be equally as good. I was also relieved when I found the exam scenarios weren't far off from the case studies in the book. I passed with time to spare. This book is all I used. If you want a Cisco cert, this books all you'll need.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars **I passed the CCDA today and this book did it**, July 13, 2000

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Terry Cooper (LV, NV) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CertificationZone.com's CCDA Exam Prep Guide, Cisco Certified Design Associate Certification Exam (Paperback)

I used this book only for my study for the CCDA, and found it to be quite exceptional. It covered all of the areas that are on the test. The ideas, protocols and terminology are well explained and the scenario Case Studies at the end are simply AWESOME! The practice tests on CD are great too with a lot of what I found on the exam itself. I spent about two weeks reading it and another two on the CD. It really wasn't that difficult. This is my first Cisco certification and I hope the others are as easy as this one was! Get this book and get certified, it's that simple.