CCENT/CCNA ICND1 Official Exam Certification Guide, 2nd Edition (Hardcover)

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CCENT/CCNA ICND1 Official Exam Certification Guide

Second Edition

 

• Master ICND1 640-822 exam topics with the official study guide
• Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes
• Review key concepts with Exam Preparation Tasks
• Practice with hundreds of exam questions on the CD-ROM

 

Wendell Odom, CCIE® No. 1624

 

CCENT/CCNA ICND1 Official Exam Certification Guide, Second Edition, is a best of breed Cisco® exam study guide that focuses specifically on the objectives for the CCENT™ and CCNA® ICND1 exam. This fully updated edition presents complete reviews and a more challenging and realistic exam preparation experience.

 

Senior instructor and best-selling author Wendell Odom shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. The material is presented in a concise manner, focused on increasing your understanding of exam topics and preparing you for the numerous challenges the exams present.

 

CCENT/CCNA ICND1 Official Exam Certification Guide, Second Edition, presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and allow you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks sections help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly and help increase your speed in answering questions, a difficult hurdle many exam candidates face on the new exams. A Final Preparation chapter guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your final study plan. Special troubleshooting sections help you master the complex scenarios you will face on the exam.

 

The companion CD-ROM contains a powerful testing engine that allows you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams. The assessment engine also tracks your performance and provides feedback on a chapter-by-chapter basis, presenting question-by-question remediation to the text. The bonus DVD contains more than

60 minutes of personal video mentoring from the author focused mainly on bringing difficult subnetting concepts to life.

 

Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging practice questions, this book provides you with more detailed information and more realistic practice exercises than any other CCNA study guide, enabling you to succeed on the exam the first time.

 

CCENT/CCNA ICND1 Official Exam Certification Guide, Second Edition, is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.

 

Wendell Odom, CCIE® No. 1624, has been in the networking industry since 1981. He currently teaches QoS, MPLS, and CCNA courses for Skyline Advanced Technology Services (www.skyline-ats.com). Wendell has worked as a network engineer, consultant, systems engineer, and instructor and course developer, and has taught authorized Cisco courses for the majority of the last 14 years.

 

The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the CCENT and CCNA ICND1 exam, including

• TCP/IP and OSI networking models
• Operating Cisco routers and LAN switches
• Ethernet switch configuration and troubleshooting

• Wireless LANs
• IP addressing and subnetting
• Routing protocols
• Router configuration and troubleshooting
• Network Security
• WAN concepts and configuration

 

Companion CD-ROM

The CD-ROM contains an electronic copy of the book and 200 practice questions for the ICND1 and full CCNA exams, including simulation and testlet questions, all available in study mode and test mode.

 

BONUS DVD

The DVD contains more than 60 minutes of personal instruction from the author.

 

This volume is part of the Exam Certification Guide Series from Cisco Press®. Books in this series provide officially developed exam preparation materials that offer assessment, review, and practice to help Cisco Career Certification candidates identify weaknesses, concentrate their study efforts, and enhance their confidence as exam day nears.

 

Category: Cisco Press–Cisco Certification

Covers: CCENT and CCNA ICND1 Exam 640-822

About the Author

Wendell Odom, CCIE No. 1624, has been in the networking industry since 1981. He currently teaches QoS, MPLS, and CCNA courses for Skyline Advanced Technology Services  http://www.skyline-ats.com). He has also worked as a network engineer, consultant, systems engineer, instructor, and course developer. He is the author of all previous editions of the

CCNA Exam Certification Guide, as well as theCisco QOS Exam Certification Guide, Second Edition, Computer Networking First-Step,CCIE Routing and Switching Official Exam Certification Guide, Second Edition, and CCNA Video Mentor–all from Cisco Press.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 696 pages
• Publisher: Cisco Press; 2nd edition (September 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587201828
• ISBN-13: 978-1587201820
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.7 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,356 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book and Practice Tests (Aced my ICND 1 Exam), January 7, 2008

By	S_Grin "S_Grin" (San Antonio, Texas) - See all my reviews

PROS:
- This is a good book to purchase and utilize for a final prep for the ICND1 exam.
- GREAT video on how to easily SUBNET!!!
- The included practice test were much harder than the Cisco exam, so if you master it you will have NO PROBLEM passing the ICND1 exam and receiving the CCENT certification.
- Great BOSON simulation exam questions.
CONS:
- Some of the examples (figures) in the book use the wrong IP addresses vs. the actual IP addressing scheme
- Some of the test questions showed the wrong IP addresses

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars CCENT 1 Exam, March 14, 2009

By	Shawn Kuse (Vienna, Va.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I just had to write a comment about this book and how it prepped me for the CCENT 1 exam. I passed it today with a 925 and I can honestly say that I am glad that I used this book in the process.
Ok, this book does have some errors like everyone has stated previously. However, I found the book to be too comprehensive at times. I supplemented this book with Todd Lammle's CCENT book and I am glad that I did. Where Wendell went off on some tangent, Todd was able to explain things much better. You really need both books to balance out the knowledge they are trying to give you.
The free Boson exam on the CD is really what did it for me. The simulations are tough and mind wrenching! I can tell you this, if you get that part down- the exam is a piece of cake. You won't be surprised by the format and the questions on the real exam, because they look like the Boson test questions.
Do not spend the money for Transcender- it was a waste of money prepping for this exam.
Get Todd Lammle's CCNA book and Cisco's CCENT/CCNA ICND2 book to study for the CCNA exam.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars CCENT/CCNA ICND1 Official Exam Certification Guide, December 9, 2007

By	Victor Tiswell (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews

It appears that Cisco is trying to make the the uphill certification process a little easier by offering rewards along the way. Instead of passing a more rigorous CCNA exam you can now take the ICND 1 exam and receive a certificate for your efforts. The Cisco CCENT (Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician) certification is the new entry-level networking certification and the required exam is 640-822 ICND1 - Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1. To all intents the ICND1 exam replaces the old INTRO exam.

I started reading the CCENT/CCNA ICND1 Official Exam Certification Guide a few weeks ago and I must say that Wendell Odom consistently produces good work. I enjoyed the old INTRO and ICND books also written by the same author. Wendell Odom does a great job of explaining and illustrating fundamental networking concepts to readers at any level.There are a few errors in the study guide , but not enough to detract from the overall usefulness of the book.

The book is broken into 6 parts, 18 Chapters and a grand total of 641 pages. Wireless LANs and Network Security are new on the syllabus.ISDN is gone but now DSL and Cable are on the WAN technologies chapter. The CD included with the book has an excellent test bank from Boson. A quick word about the CD, it installs the Boson exam environment and a free Boson account is required to activate the exam environment. This was new to me. The last time I used a Boson test I did not have to go through that process. The bonus DVD has 8 videos explaining the ins and outs of subnetting.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more material from Wendell Odom.