... The average hours of school work has risen dramatically, so if you were offered a course for 3 hours a week AFTER school or college hours, you may be inclined to object!
Cisco systems launched their project last year, and my college is envolved fully. It would cost the average member of ... Read review
Organized by exam objectives, this guide consists of four high-level chapters, each ... more
mapping to the four main Domains of the exam skill-set. It covers: designing Cisco internetworks; developing an access list; evaluating TCP/IP communication; configuring routers and switches; and configuring IP addresses, subnet masks, and gateway addresses.
Gives coverage of the revision of the Cisco Certified Network Associate exam. This work ... more
covers the exam topics including switch and router configuration, IP addressing, LANs, WANs, frame relay, ISDN, and more. The CD-ROM includes a custom version of the premier virtual network simulator from Boson Software which features 20 lab exercises.
The CCNA Security Certification meets the needs of IT professionals who are responsible ... more
for network security. This study guide for CCNA Security exam offers test preparation and an integrated network lab simulator that provides practice you need to pass this difficult exam. It helps you learn practical skills through step-by-step exercises.
Providing coverage of almost all objectives for the CCNA exam, this book also covers exam ... more
objectives for the INTRO and ICND exams. It includes an interactive CD containing network simulation tools and exam preparation software. It also contains many end-of-chapter lab questions that help you to apply knowledge from the chapters.
Advantages: superb knowledge and end qualification Disadvantages: extra workload
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Cisco systems launched their project last year, and my college is envolved fully. It would cost the average member of the public £1,500 to take this course, but it is free for us. The course is based around computer networking and is split up into semesters that are split up into chapters. After you have read the extensive readings on each chapter, and taking the quiz you are able to take the chapter test. The pass rate ... ...There are 16 tests in the first semester, and by then you have been through all the stages in developing a network, cabling envolved and gone through the layers of the OSI model.
Along with the extensive reading there is also a practical side in which you can make your own cables, and work on cut outs of a computer so you have a detailed physical knowledge as well as the theory of the subject.
As any student taking the new a and AS levels will know, it is a huge workload. The average hours of school work has risen dramatically, so if you were offered a course for 3 hours a week AFTER school or college hours, you may be inclined to object!
Cisco systems launched their project last year, and my college is envolved fully. It would cost the average member of the public £1,500 to take this course, but it is free for us. The course is based around computer networking and is split up into semesters that are split up into chapters. After you have read the extensive readings on each chapter, and taking the quiz you are able to take the chapter test. The pass rate for each test is 70%, but tests can be retaken! There are 16 tests in the first semester, and by then you have been through all the stages in developing a network, cabling envolved and gone through the layers of the OSI model.
Along with the extensive reading there is also a practical side in which you can make your own cables, and work on cut outs of a computer so you have a detailed physical knowledge as well as the theory of the subject.
At the end of each semester certificates are attained. At the end of the whole course you gain a qualification that is accepted by almost all walks of life from University to employment by computer companies. There may also be training vacansies available at Cisco, so this qualification could lead straight into a job! This course can be a 1 year or a 2 year course, and if you feel capable this is a course worth taking! It can also be done online, so a student can set exams and take them at home or a more convenient location. This makes the course extremely flexible.
Advantages: Widely accepted course Disadvantages: Takes time
...careers. Also smaller intensive courses are available from Cisco such as the ICND which is over a short period but is also helpful in learning about the course. If you are going to take this course good luck in passing as it will be worth it in the end. ...
MByford 01.02.2001
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Advantages: Great starting point for advancement, Certification Disadvantages: credible in industry, geek like...
...A CCNA is the Cisco Certified Network Administrator which indicates that the holder of the certificate has passed a Cisco exam indicating that they can carry out the operation of an administrator in a Network IT function.
The actual exam is taken online via either prometric or VUE which costs about £90... The pass mark is a rather high 85 % give or take 1%...
As I said the exam changed recently, it used to be 65 questions and was quite straight ... ...related section on a Cisco router/switch whereby the screen represents an actual screen display from a switch and asks you to type commands etc instead of multiple choice type answers. The exam is now 45 questions which are slightly harder and make sure that the candidate has knowledge in the technology instead of being able to read a book and pass or by using a braindump site...making the exam harder for the less experienced...Which is a good thing ...
Johnsie 09.05.2002
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Advantages: A good career move if you like networking. Disadvantages: Very difficult to do Systems as well as this.
A little background info first: Cisco sell Routers and Switches among other things. For those that don’t know, Switches are for connecting network devices together and routers are for connecting Networks together. In a very high end representation. CCNA is the first of three qualifications you to becoming CCNIe (Which is the top certificate and there are a very few people in the UK that have them).
After looking into how I could get into network ... ...traffic goes over Cisco products (not to mention the salary you could get for having become Cisco qualified). I was however told that the courses are very difficult and the exams are even more so. This disheartened me and left me wandering if it was worth making the effort. Unlike other exams Cisco exams do not allow you to go back to questions, so once you pass on one that is it. And their multi-answered questions are only correct if you get the ...
Krow 11.01.2001 (22.12.2000)
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