31 Days Before Your CCENT Certification > Part II. Days 26–21: Implement a small switched network > Day 24. Explain the Operation of Cisco Switches and Basic Switching Concepts

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Title Page

About the Author

About the Technical Reviewers

Icons Used in This Book

Command Syntax Conventions

Introduction

Part I. Days 31–27: Describe the operation of data networks

Part II. Days 26–21: Implement a small switched network

Day 26. Select the Appropriate Media, Cables, Ports, and Connectors to Connect Switches to Other Network Devices and Hosts

Day 25. Explain the Technology and Media Access Control Method for Ethernet Technologies

Day 24. Explain the Operation of Cisco Switches and Basic Switching Concepts

CCNA Discovery 1, Chapter 3

CCNA Discovery 2, Chapter 3

CCNA Discovery 2, Chapter 5

Summary

Your Notes

Day 23. Perform, Save, and Verify Initial Switch Configuration Tasks, Including Remote-Access Management

Day 22. Implement and Verify Basic Security for a Switch (Port Security, Deactivate Ports)

Day 21. Identify, Prescribe, and Resolve Common Switched Network Issues, Autonegotiation, and Switch Hardware Failures

Part III. Days 20–13: Implement an IP addressing scheme and IP services to meet network requirements for a small branch office

Part IV. Days 12–8: Implement a small routed network

Part V. Days 7–6: Explain and select the appropriate administrative tasks required for a WLAN

Part VI. Days 5–4: Identify security threats to a network and describe general methods to mitigate those threats

Part VII. Days 3–1: Implement and verify WAN links and review all days

Part VIII. Exam and post exam days

Index

Day 24. Explain the Operation of Cisco Switches and Basic Switching Concepts

You covered the basics of switches on Days 25 and 28. Switches are the central device in most modern local-area networks (LAN). This section describes the function of a switch as described in Chapter 3 of CCNA Discovery 1 and Chapters 3 and 5 of CCNA Discovery 2.

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