Product Description

Ace the CCDA exam Syngress Media's CCDA Cisco Certified Design Associate Study Guide prepares you for exam 640-441, the only exam required for CCDA certification. If you want to design Cisco based networks that include routed LAN, routed WAN, and switched LAN networks, this is the study guide for you. Based on more than 100,000 hours of network training experience, the guide gives you over 1,000ing this invaluable guide gives you free membership to Global Knowledge NetworkAEs Access Global Web site for hot exam tips. Included CD-ROM contains full Test Yourself Personal Testing Center and hundereds of practice questions.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1574299 in Books
• Published on: 2000-05-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 794 pages

From the Back Cover

Don't Let the Real Test Be Your First Test!

Prepare to pass the Cisco Certified Design Associate exam--while gaining practical knowledge of Cisco technology for on-the-job success. Built on proven training methodology, this complete study guide and CD-ROM package offers actual classroom techniques used by more than 200,000 IT professionals each year.

The CAD Cask Certified Design Associate Study guide covers the topics you need to review for the exam, including how to:

Perform binary-to-decimal conversion of IP addresses Use the router rip and network commands to configure RIP Guarantee bandwidth for voice, video, and data across a switched network with ATM Build a three-part firewall using Cisco routers employing packet filtering Use queuing mechanisms to reduce network congestion Perform traffic filtering with the use of access lists Assign specific server or network addresses that will be able to respond appropriately to client broadcasts using helper addresses Resolve an IP address to a device's MAC address with the Address resolution Protocol (ARP) Use encryption services provided through the Cisco IOS software to guard against the perils of transmitting unsecured traffic across open, public networks

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Customer Reviews

Making it easier to pass the exam it just what I need.
In the certification process everyone has to start at the beginning. For the CCDP certification CCDA is the starting point and this book will help get you on your way. Once again McGraw Hill publishers are leading the way down the path to the Cisco Certification.

For exam 640-441, CCDA, you'll find this book laid out in a manner that will take each exam objective and give you the information necessary to pass the exam. In over 750 pages of text the book makes sure that information presented is accurate and up to date.

Starting with basic networking, routed and routing protocols, network devices and customer service, you might think you are leaning the CCNA track. However the book goes further including router design, troubleshooting and the CISCO ios making it a complete and well-rounded study reference.

Discussing topics like RIP, IGRP, EIGRP and OSPF are but a few of the protocols listed in the book. A good explanation of TCP/IP is also included. The book gives you study techniques and "From the Field" which is real life situations to make it easier to understand certain concepts.

Other things included are Exam Watch, which will help you understand the exam before you go live. The two minute drills are excellent, summarizing what you have just read and finally the self test are but one of the ways you can test your knowledge.

The book also comes with a cd-rom with practice test that can be taken at any time to gauge your learning process. I recommend that you have some router experience before trying the CCDA track and then using this book you should have little trouble passing the exam.

Nice Job!
As a new CCDA, I find it easy to recommend this particular study guide. I read some others, and found them all useful- although this one really helped cement some concepts and terminology for me (particularly nice section regarding WANs and DDR).

Good Study Aid
This is an awful good book that really helped me in my quest for CCDA. I failed my furst try at the exam, picked up this study guide, and used it to success! The exam is CASE STUDY, CASE STUDY, CASE STUDY... This text helped with many concepts that are vital to pass the exam.