Cisco CCNA Exam #640-507 Certification Guide (With CD-ROM) [Hardcover]

Wendell Odom (Author)

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Publication Date: April 2000 | ISBN-10: 0735709718 | ISBN-13: 978-0735709713 | Edition: 2 Cdr Sub

For Cisco certification and Networking courses.Cisco CCNA Exam #640-507 Certification Guide is the only Cisco-endorsed study guide published for CCNA preparation. The instructor-developed elements and techniques lead students to maximize their retention and recall of exam topics, and scenario-based exercises will validate students' mastery of the topics they will encounter on the exam. Along with the book, practice questions on the companion CD-ROM enable students to build and take random sample tests or to focus on a topic area of their choice.

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The only Cisco-endorsed study guide for the new CCNA #640-507 examCoverage of all CCNA exam topics enables you to discover and fill your knowledge gaps before sitting the exam. You will learn about:Internetworking functions of each layer of the OSI reference model and how they are performed in network devicesDesign, implementation, configuration, and monitoring of LAN and WAN servicesFunctionality and operation of Cisco's IOS softwareAddition of routing protocols to a network configurationFunctionality of network protocols including TCP/IP, IPX, and ICMPConfiguration, monitoring, and verification of standard and extended access listsSegmentation of networks using routers, switches, and bridgesAlthough it's only the first step in Cisco Career Certification, the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) exam is a difficult test. Cisco CCNA Exam #640-507 Certification Guide is a comprehensive study tool for CCNA Exam #640-507 written by a CCIE and Certified Cisco Systems Instructor and reviewed by Cisco technical experts. This book helps you understand and master the material you will need to know to pass the exam. The instructor-developed elements and techniques lead you to maximize your retention and recall of exam topics, and scenario-based exercises will validate your mastery of the topics you will encounter on the exam. Along with the book, practice questions on the companion CD-ROM enable you either to build and take random sample tests or to focus on a topic area of your choice.The Cisco CCNA Exam #640-507 Certification Guide is part of a recommended study program from Cisco Systems that includes training courses and materials from Cisco's Worldwide Training program, hands-on experience, and course books from Cisco Press.

About the Author

Wendell Odom is a Cisco Systems SE in Atlanta, GA, where he assists in the design, planning, and implementation of two large corporate networks. In prior jobs, Wendell, CCIE #1624 and a Certified Cisco System Instructor, has taught Cisco certification courses on Introduction to Cisco Router Configuration, Advanced Cisco Router Configuration, Cisco SNA for Multiprotocol Administrators, Cisco MGX 8850 Configuration, Cisco MPLS with WAN Switches, and Cisco ATM. He is one of the first Cisco instructors certified without a probationary testing period and is the first non-Cisco instructor to teach Cisco's CIP, DLSw, and Cisco MPLS with WAN Switches courses.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 850 pages
• Publisher: Cisco Systems; 2 Cdr Sub edition (April 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735709718
• ISBN-13: 978-0735709713
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.7 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,463,509 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Wendell spends most days helping people become better prepared for Cisco certification exams. Sure, he writes books, records videos, helps design software, and blogs, but all with an eye towards finding ways to help people be better prepared for their Cisco certification exams. A typical work week includes posting on the blog, writing part of a book chapter, recording audio voiceover for a new video, and reviewing software designs. His products range from the Cisco entry level CCENT cert, through CCNA, CCNP, and CCIE.

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66 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The new exam doesn't stand a chance., May 22, 2000

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This review is from: Cisco CCNA Exam #640-507 Certification Guide (With CD-ROM) (Hardcover)

About two months ago I was invited to take the Beta exam for the CCNA 2.0 certification and I had several books on the old exam, 640-407 to study from, I wish I could have had this book and I certain I would have done a great deal better.

Updated to cover the new exam, this 800 plus page wealth of information is just what you need in order to make sure you have every opportunity to pass the exam the first time around. What this book covers is each exam objective and more with detailed information and most importantly accurate information.

Covering the IOS Fundamentals, OSI model, TCP/IP Model, Network Hardware, Routing Protocols, Routed Protocols and Routing along with Access Lists the author has left no stone unturned in presenting information about the CCNA topic.

Updated Questions and answers are included as well. Something new I thought was a real pleasure was the scenarios included in the book, along with the vast amounts of pictures, figures, tables and diagrams there is nothing missing from the book as far as I could tell.

Included with the book is a very good cd-rom filled with questions and practice tests. The cd took no real configuring to install and I was using it in a matter of minutes. I did think the questions were tougher than the exam and found that this is a good thing for me. Overall money well spent and time well invested.

36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pushes your networking knowledge to its limits!, June 10, 2000

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This review is from: Cisco CCNA Exam #640-507 Certification Guide (With CD-ROM) (Hardcover)

To borrow a phrase Todd Lammle uses to promote his practice exams, this book pushes your knowledge of networking to its limits. Regular CCNA study guides give you a moderate coverage of internetworking technologies, but you won't believe how sophisticated and intricate they can get until you read this book.

In fact, the title could be a misnomer because much of its content exceeds the level of knowledge that you would need to pass the exam. However, to really understand the concepts that are behind the CCNA exam, you need to read it. If you don't have much time, at least browse the "Foundation Topics" section. The section on IP subnetting is the best I have read so far. I have been using a shortcut provided by Cameron Brandon (TCP/IP for dummies). Here, Odom presents it as the "Decimal Algorithm." However, he does a much better job in a systematic way.

Organized and methodological as he is, the author (CCIE #1624) has his oversights occassionally. His opinion on zero subnets, though correct in itself, contradicts that of ICND. So verify it with Cisco's official opinion whenever you have a doubt.

The accompanying CD-ROM contains practice questions that, like much the book itself, exceeds the difficulty level of the real exam. A good feature to have is the .pdf version of the book - over 800 pages and maybe four pounds!

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is 'The Book' for the CCNA exam 640-507, September 28, 2000

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This review is from: Cisco CCNA Exam #640-507 Certification Guide (With CD-ROM) (Hardcover)

Initially I read Todd Lammle's CCNA Study Guide, however I found this book too shallow.

I then turned to Odom and was I impressed. The layout of the book is very well done, with the 'Do I Know This Already?' quiz at the begining of each chapter aimed at eliminating unnecessary studying. In addition to numerous questions at the end of each chapter, there was my favorite, the scenario exercises. These scenarios are the next best thing to actually using Cisco products.

The depth and breath of this book is absolutely perfect, it's one of the things that Lammle's was missing (especially on the topic of WAN Protocols and Configuration). People this book is not only for an exam it's for the real world. But just in case you are only interested in passing the exam, there is a CD that comes with the book. It contains over 200 exam type questions on it, that are in most cases more difficult than the ones on the actual exam.

This is one book I'll be keeping long after the exam.