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Networking Basics CCNA 1 Companion Guide (Cisco Networking Academy) (Companion Guide) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Wendell Odom, Thomas Knott
Publisher: Cisco Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 538234
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 624
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 7.8 x 1.3
ISBN: 1587131641
Dewey Decimal Number: 004.6
EAN: 9781587131646
ASIN: 1587131641
Publication Date: April 1, 2006
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Product Description
The only authorized Companion Guide for the Cisco Networking Academy Program New and improved features help you study and succeed in this course: - Chapter objectivesaReview core concepts by answering the questions at the beginning of each chapter.
- Key termsaRefer to the updated lists of networking vocabulary introduced in each chapter and turn to the highlighted terms in context.
- GlossaryaConsult the all-new glossary with more than 700 terms.
- Check Your Understanding questions and answer keyaEvaluate your readiness with the updated end-of-chapter questions that match the style of questions you see in the online course assessments. The answer appendix explains each answer.
- Challenge questions and activitiesaChallenge yourself with review questions and activities designed to be similar to the complex questions you might see on the CCNA exam. The answer appendix explains each answer.
- Extra practice problemsaReinforce processes and math formulas used to analyze basic networking features by completing the extra practice problems in Appendix C.
Networking Basics CCNA 1 Companion Guide is the official supplemental textbook for v3.1.1 of the CCNAA 1 course in the CiscoA Networking AcademyA Program. The authors have completely rewritten the Companion Guide to provide a fresh, complementary perspective on the online course content. The book covers all the topics in the course yet provides additional examples and alternative approaches to individual topicsaall to aid the learning process and lock in your understanding of basic networking concepts and technologies. Companion CD-ROM This CD-ROM includes: - Additional Topics of Interest–Beneficial to becoming a well-rounded networker.
- Interactive Media Activities–More than 20 activities from the online course that visually demonstrate key topics.
- Packet Tracer v3.2–A Flash-based simulation and visualization learning tool.
Student Resources on the Web Cisco Press provides additional content that you can access by registering your individual book at ciscopress.com. Membership and registration are free and give you access to the extra practice problems answer key, Packet Tracer configuration files, and additional content from Cisco Press books.
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The best networking book I ever read February 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am 48 yo and I am studying IT to re-qualify myself to find a new job.
Years ago I studied networks basics but I really didn't grasp the subject.
Now I read this book and I found clear explanations that led me to better understanding what's going on in LANs and WANs.
There are only two chapters that I found hard to follow, because they are heavily focused on the IEEE specifications (that sure are important but also very complex and full of confusing achronyms), but that apart, now I can say that my knowledge about LANs, NICs, MAC, LLC, Hub, Switches, Routers, ecc.. ecc.. is really clear.
It's well written and very useful if you works in IT fields or even if you are curious to understand the fundamentals of networking, that is a very complex subject.
Good Stuff May 13, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
When I first saw the title of this book, I thought is sounded too simple. Not sure that I wanted a "basic" book on my professional bookshelf. Maybe "essentials" or "principles" would have been better. But, I took a look at it. When I saw the section on hexadecimal I thought that, again, it might be simple a book. But, it wasn't.
Yes, it covers the fundamentals, but that's what it is for. I would recommend watching the interactive lessons, first. You get a quick dose of information, some of which you might already know. That will probably help speed up the browsing process.
For the intro level material, I'll probably still keep it on my bookshelf at work.
The Standard Text for the Cisco Course April 11, 2006
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
This book is a general introduction to networking the Cisco way. It is used as a textbook by many of the training academies that are preparing students for the Cisco CCNA exam. It is also recommended by most of those that don't absolutely require it as an additional source of study and practice materials.
This is the first book in the series and begins with 'What's a Network.' From there it goes step by step to the last chapter which is on TCP/IP Transport and Application Layers. The book is written like a text, and when the course of study is finished it should be kept as a reference book. It also contains numerous questions as a way to check your understanding of the material and your readiness to pass the certification exam.
The CD-ROM that is included with the book contains additional information, interactive media that visually demonstrate key topics, and other learning tools.
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