CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide, 4th Edition (640-801) [Hardcover]

Todd Lammle (Author), Sybex (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0782143113 | ISBN-13: 978-0782143119 | Publication Date: October 24, 2003 | Edition: 4

Updated for the Latest CCNA Exam

Here's the book you need to prepare for Cisco's revised CCNA exam, 640-801. This new edition of the best-selling CCNA Study Guide provides:

• In-depth coverage of every CCNA exam objective
• Practical information on Cisco internetworking solutions
• Hundreds of challenging review questions
• Leading-edge exam preparation software, including a test engine, sample simulation questions, and electronic flashcards

Authoritative coverage of all exam objectives, including:

• Network planning & designing
• Implementation & operation
• LAN and WAN troubleshooting

Note:CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Updated for the Latest CCNAExam

Here's the book you need to prepare for Cisco'srevised CCNA exam, 640-801. This new edition of the best-selling CCNAStudy Guide provides:

• In-depth coverage of every CCNAexam objective
• Practical information on Cisco internetworkingsolutions
• Hundreds of challenging review questions
• Leading-edge exampreparation software, including a test engine, sample simulation questions, andelectronic flashcards

Authoritative coverage of all exam objectives,including:

• Network planning &designing
• Implementation & operation
• LAN and WAN troubleshooting

About the Author

Todd Lammle is a world renowned Cisco authority with over fifteen years experience with LANs and WANs. He is president of GlobalNet Systems, a network integration and training firm based in Colorado.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 816 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; 4 edition (October 24, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782143113
• ISBN-13: 978-0782143119
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,353,143 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Todd Lammle, CCNA/CCNP/CCSP/CCVP, CEH/CEFI, FCC RF Licensed, popular Sybex author and trainer, has been involved in computers and networking with Fortune 500 companies for over two decades. He has worked for large companies such as Hughes Aircraft, Xerox, Texaco, Toshiba, Cisco, AAA and IBM, among many others. Todd has shared his networking knowledge and experience in more than 45 Sybex study guides, including his best selling Cisco CCNA Study Guide. Todd Lammle is President of GlobalNet Training and CEO of RouterSim, LLC.

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential to CCNA, April 22, 2004

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Ron Atkins "Ron" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide, 4th Edition (640-801) (Hardcover)

I'm MCSE, CCNA, and A+ certified, and have used a variey of Sybex books to achieve my certifications. Lammle's book is the best of Sybex's line, and used in conjunction with his E-Lab trainer, helped me pass the CCNA exam on the first try. That said, I read this book at least four times, which also attests to its readability.

Subnetting, TCP/IP, and Cisco IOS are not the most intersting subjects in the world, but Lammle manages to make the reading comprehensible. You could probably get the same info from the Cisco documentation website, but I guarantee you it will read like stereo instructions. I would like to have seen more information about accessing switches and routers in this book, but perhaps that is beyond the scope of the test objectives. Lammle lays this book out exactly according to the Cisco tesat objectives and covers each area in sufficient detail to help you pass the test.

One word of caution if you are shopping around for the best deal on this book: make sure the edition you are buying covers the current test version being administered.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the best, but not perfect, April 12, 2004

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Raymond M. Simms (Irvine CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide, 4th Edition (640-801) (Hardcover)

I recently got my CCNA, using this and BOSON's book as well as the celticrover website.

Who this book is intended for
- Those with some networking experience
- Those wanting to get certified

Need not apply
- New to the industry
- Wanting a reference material

Overall the book is very good from taking someone that has a pretty good knowledge base to the certified level. The chapters are laid out logically, and he covers the important parts of the test well - subnetting, router commands, routing protocols and configuration.

Big minus is the questions in the book, they give you a false sense of security for the exam. I think the questions in the book are there to encourage you to keep going, rather than really test your knowledge. However the questions on the CD are much better and more varied.

As a side note - even with experience the test is relatively difficult to pass. Despite what one other reviewers said about studying this book for only and getting a high score, I would highly recommend using other resources (books, test questions, flash cards, router simulator...), but that this is one of the better resources out there.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suggestion, January 11, 2005

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Stephen Blackpool (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide, 4th Edition (640-801) (Hardcover)

Check out sybex.c0m before you purchase from Amazon. This 4th edition can be found on the publisher's website at half-price, because a more current 5th edition was published this month (Jan 05).