Sell Back Your Copy
For a $0.22 Gift Card
Trade in
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Networking Basics CCNA 1 Companion Guide (Cisco Networking Academy)
 
See larger image
 
Tell the Publisher!
I'd like to read this book on Kindle

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

Networking Basics CCNA 1 Companion Guide (Cisco Networking Academy) [Hardcover]

Wendell Odom (Author), Thomas Knott (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)


Available from these sellers.


Textbook Student FREE Two-Day Shipping for students on millions of items. Learn more


Book Description

April 1, 2006 1587131641 978-1587131646

The only authorized Companion Guide for the Cisco Networking Academy Program

 

New and improved features help you study and succeed in this course:

  • Chapter objectives—Review core concepts by answering the questions at the beginning of each chapter. 
  • Key terms—Refer to the updated lists of networking vocabulary introduced in each chapter and turn to the highlighted terms in context.
  • Glossary—Consult the all-new glossary with more than 700 terms.
  • Check Your Understanding questions and answer key—Evaluate your readiness with the updated end-of-chapter questions that match the style of questions you see in the online course assessments. The answer appendix explains each answer.
  • Challenge questions and activities—Challenge yourself with review questions and activities designed to be similar to the complex questions you might see on the CCNA exam. The answer appendix explains each answer.
  • Extra practice problems—Reinforce processes and math formulas used to analyze basic networking features by completing the extra practice problems in Appendix C.

Networking Basics CCNA 1 Companion Guide is the official supplemental textbook for v3.1.1 of the CCNA® 1 course in the Cisco® Networking Academy® Program. The authors have completely rewritten the Companion Guide to provide a fresh, complementary perspective on the online course content. The book covers all the topics in the course yet provides additional examples and alternative approaches to individual topics—all to aid the learning process and lock in your understanding of basic networking concepts and technologies.

 

Companion CD-ROM

This CD-ROM includes:

  • Additional Topics of Interest–Beneficial to becoming a well-rounded networker.
  • Interactive Media Activities–More than 20 activities from the online course that visually demonstrate key topics.
  • Packet Tracer v3.2–A Flash-based simulation and visualization learning tool.

Student Resources on the Web

Cisco Press provides additional content that you can access by registering your individual book at ciscopress.com. Membership and registration are free and give you access to the extra practice problems answer key, Packet Tracer configuration files, and additional content from Cisco Press books.

 



Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Wendell Odom, CCIE® No. 1624, is a senior instructor with Skyline Advanced Technology Services, where he teaches QOS, CCIE, and CCNA courses. Wendell has worked in the networking arena for more than 20 years and has authored several Cisco Press books, including the best-selling CCNA Exam Certification Guides.

 

Tom Knott is the Cisco Networking Academy instructor and regional instructor at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School in North Carolina. He has taught all versions of the CCNA curriculum since v1.0 and also teaches Fundamentals of UNIX and Networking I classes.

 


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 624 pages
  • Publisher: Cisco Press (April 1, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1587131641
  • ISBN-13: 978-1587131646
  • Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.8 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #285,144 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

www.certskills.com (web)
www.certskills.com/blogs (all blogs)
FB: Wendell Odom (Author)
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.

 

Customer Reviews

6 Reviews
5 star:
 (4)
4 star:
 (1)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:
 (1)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.3 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Standard Text for the Cisco Course, April 11, 2006
This review is from: Networking Basics CCNA 1 Companion Guide (Cisco Networking Academy) (Hardcover)
This book is a general introduction to networking the Cisco way. It is used as a textbook by many of the training academies that are preparing students for the Cisco CCNA exam. It is also recommended by most of those that don't absolutely require it as an additional source of study and practice materials.

This is the first book in the series and begins with 'What's a Network.' From there it goes step by step to the last chapter which is on TCP/IP Transport and Application Layers. The book is written like a text, and when the course of study is finished it should be kept as a reference book. It also contains numerous questions as a way to check your understanding of the material and your readiness to pass the certification exam.

The CD-ROM that is included with the book contains additional information, interactive media that visually demonstrate key topics, and other learning tools.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best networking book I ever read, February 11, 2008
By 
This review is from: Networking Basics CCNA 1 Companion Guide (Cisco Networking Academy) (Hardcover)
I am 48 yo and I am studying IT to re-qualify myself to find a new job.
Years ago I studied networks basics but I really didn't grasp the subject.

Now I read this book and I found clear explanations that led me to better understanding what's going on in LANs and WANs.

There are only two chapters that I found hard to follow, because they are heavily focused on the IEEE specifications (that sure are important but also very complex and full of confusing achronyms), but that apart, now I can say that my knowledge about LANs, NICs, MAC, LLC, Hub, Switches, Routers, ecc.. ecc.. is really clear.

It's well written and very useful if you works in IT fields or even if you are curious to understand the fundamentals of networking, that is a very complex subject.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Stuff, May 13, 2007
By 
Randy Given (Manchester, CT USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
This review is from: Networking Basics CCNA 1 Companion Guide (Cisco Networking Academy) (Hardcover)
When I first saw the title of this book, I thought is sounded too simple. Not sure that I wanted a "basic" book on my professional bookshelf. Maybe "essentials" or "principles" would have been better. But, I took a look at it. When I saw the section on hexadecimal I thought that, again, it might be simple a book. But, it wasn't.

Yes, it covers the fundamentals, but that's what it is for. I would recommend watching the interactive lessons, first. You get a quick dose of information, some of which you might already know. That will probably help speed up the browsing process.

For the intro level material, I'll probably still keep it on my bookshelf at work.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews




Only search this product's reviews




Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 
(2)
(1)
(1)
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums





Look for Similar Items by Category


Look for Similar Items by Subject