Study Tips

It might help to buy a whiteboard. Get a dry-erase marker and fill the room with that awful scent while you diagram and teach yourself each concept. Teach out loud. Teach whoever will listen. Most important, you need to inject yourself into this information. Your desire to get a CCENT and understand these concepts will shine through on test day. If you cannot explain and diagram an objective, you do not know it. The real test happens when your boss asks you to explain a networking concept or to defend your suggestion in a meeting. The following activities can also help you prepare:

• Podcast audio discussions about CCENT topics.

• Capture video lessons of yourself, and watch them or place them online for others.

• For every hour that you study, donate a set amount to a children’s hospital. Ask friends to sponsor you.