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Cisco CCNA Exam #640-507 Preparation Library (boxed set)

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ICRC book is excellent! This book is well written and covers most of the material. I also used the Sybex CCNA book by Todd Lammle, also a great book, which covered details that ICRC did not cover and vice versa. I did not crack open the internetworking technologies handbook to pass my CCNA exam.

The kit covers everything you need to know to be a CCNA. It is a comprehensive study preparation tool for ccna with practice exams, examples exercises and references. It kits has three books 1) CCNA CErtification Guide 2) Internetworking Cisco Network Devices 3) Internetworking Technologies Handbook

I must thank the author first for the compilation of this excellent book with adequate and most required CD-ROM. This is a updated version for the course CCNA 2.0. It has given me a great confidence before I entered into the exam terminal. In a short period, with concentrated effort of mine and with a great help from the CD-ROM, I have successfully passed my Exam. This is most useful for the people new to CISCO Exams.

This is the newest stuff from cisco to prepare for the CCNA test. It covers the new exam, #640-507 not the old one. The books included are very well written and are great for studying or just for reference. The set is pricy but it's cheaper than if you were to buy each book seperatly. Plus you can always look back on them unlike a instructor-led course. Overall a great set of books.

The ICRC Book is really great. It explains in depth the entire process of operation. The technological Handbook introduces to you to the concepts of all the basic technologies The CD High performance with Desktop connectivity explains in depth the Virtual LAN and the FastEthernet technology. But the place of improvement could be questions that you can find in the exams. The questions that are asked at the end of each chapter are really Childish

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Dear Friends,

I have passed CCNA, CCDA, CCNP ( almost ), My experience with these exams that you should have the right book to study with. CiscoPress is my ultimate choice.

You need both exam prep and the study guides. Buy this book, you'll pass.

This boxed set of references and study guides all complement each other. The Internetworking Technologies Handbook is an excellent reference guide, one that I personally would not want to read cover to cover, but would love to use it for a reference during studies or in real life situations. The ICND (Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices) book is great for a "1st step," as it goes over things in great detail, and provides a good foundation to build your knowledge from. Then the CCNA study guide... well, this book is actually written by a CCIE, which already says something about it. It is not an easy book to read, but if you take your time, study what you need to study, and do your homework, this book is a great one. You will know the information you need to know to pass the exam, and then some.

As with many other reviewers, I have found this book an excellent guide for the CCNA exam. However, the preparation bit in the title of the book is rather misleading. The content of the book goes beyond preparation. Very detail in various aspect of the CCNA objectives and requirements. I would say that should one need to prepare for the exam, this library set would be really too detailed - its more for those who wish to go more indepth into the subject. But on the whole, very enlightening and an excellent read. Kudos to Cisco Press.

The "Foundation Topics" as well as the "Scenario" sections in each chapter are powerful study tools. The Preparation Library is all you need to get your CCNA 2.0 and the three books are great reference material. My recommendation is based on the fact that I have little router experience, and the fact that I received the Preparation Library on Monday, studied like crazy all week, and was able to successfully pass 640-507 on Friday of the same week! Those who know me realize I am no brain.....so I have to attribute my success to diligence and the Preparation Library.

Preparing for the CCNA exam 640-507 is very tough and you need all the help you can get, that's why when the CCNA Prep Library was released I had to make sure that I took a look at what Cisco was giving to everyone to study from.

The three-book set is one of the best prep libraries on the market today. The first book ICND is filled with coverage of topics like cabling, TCP/IP, IP Routing, 1900 switch, VLANS, access lists, IPX and other routing protocols. Excellent breakdown and details covering the topics. Book 2 - CCNA Certification Guide, cover the IOS, OSI Model in detail, bridging and switching, all routing protocols like RIP and OSPF, and a more detailed breakdown of access lists. Book 1 and 2 cover every exam objective is a format that takes some of the complexity of out the subject matter.

In book 3 - Internetworking Technologies Handbook 2nd edition, you are given more help in the CCNA by starting at the beginning and breaking down the networking basics. It will also help in the CCNP arena with its extensive coverage of routing protocols like BGP, EIRGP, SNA, IGRP, NLSP, OSPF and RIP.

Filled with router screen shots to give you that visual aide in studying along with cd-roms with practice questions and tests you have the definitive set of study material. Overall this is an excellent value and well worth the purchase.