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

Amazon.com® Reader Reviews (Ranked by Helpfulness)

Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 19 Ratings

CCENT 1 Exam - 2009-03-14
Reviewer Rating:
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.

good enough to pass - 2009-08-30
Reviewer Rating:
I have read this book and I say that this book covers mostly all the things that you need to know about the exam but you have to have more resources or have a enough experience(which I have) to pass the exam. Not recommended if your a beginner in networking.

Helped me pass - 2009-08-12
Reviewer Rating:
This book was a great resource for understanding the basics of Cisco equipment. I had not setup a switch or router from a default configuration prior to reading this book, it was very helpful in walking through the basic procedures to do that. I do recommend getting a lab simulator or some used cisco equipment to practice with. I would also recommend running through each procedure multiple times to ensure you have it memorized for the exam.

I felt the actual networking concepts discussed in this book were covered enough to pass the test but left me asking questions. If you are just looking to get your ICND1 cert then this book will be very helpful, if you are looking for in-depth networking concepts look elsewhere.

Good primary book for the ICND1 exam. DOWNLOAD THE ERRATA! - 2009-10-21
Reviewer Rating:
Thoroughly recommend this book as part of self study towards the ICND CCENT exam. I am already MCSE certified and have 10 years of IT experience with Desktops and Servers (no Cisco equipment) which I am sure helped, however I feel this book was worded well enough to ensure people of all abilities would be capable of passing the exam. Other materials I used as additional reading included the Exam Cram CCNA Practice Questions (Exam 640-802) (3rd Edition) book and the Cisco Press CCNA Portable Command Guide (2nd Edition) although I am confident I would have passed if I didn't have them. There were a few questions in the exam that the book did not cover including types of NAT (static, dynamic, overload) and configuration of Frame Relay, for which the book only touches the concepts.

The book includes good examples of command use and Switch/Router responses but for the best experience I suggest the use of some kind of simulator or better still go and buy some switches and routers on eBay to create your own lab to play with (what I did). This was also invaluable.

The book included a Boson exam prep test which was also very helpful.

I would have given the book 5 stars but as mentioned the exam did ask questions about some areas that the book did not cover. The extra exam materials I used helped to highlight this allowing me to use internet resources to cover some of those holes. Finally the other reason for a lost star is the number of small mistakes in the text. Ensure you go to the Cisco Press website and download the Errata. This is very important!

School Book - 2009-06-26
Reviewer Rating:
I received the book on time and it was in the condition stated. I have not begun classes so I can not rate the content yet.

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