Product Description

∗ Helps students prepare for the CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) exam, one of the most popular entry–level certifications for networking professionals and one that often translates into a salary increase
∗ According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, general networking/system administration jobs are expected to increase more than eighty percent by 2010
∗ This revision includes updates for the exam′s new routing simulation, plus updated and more extensive information about WANs
∗ In addition to the Dummies Test Engine, an exclusive, fully customizable test–prep software package containing hundreds of sample questions based on the tone and content of the actual exam, the accompanying CD–ROM contains the Boson Routing Simulator to prepare students for this newest feature of the exam
∗ Author is the former director of a Cisco Regional Training Academy

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #233431 in Books
• Published on: 2003-10-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 432 pages

From the Back Cover
Review questions and practice tests after each chapter

The fun and easy way^® to study for the exam – all the rewards in half the time!

Here’s the CCNA test–prep guide you’ve been waiting for – a For Dummies book–and–software package that actually makes studying fun. Prepared by a Cisco–certified expert and packed with proven tips and practice exams, it’s all you need to get up to speed on Cisco^® networking hardware and software – and pass the test!

All this on the bonus CD–ROM

• Practice tests from Self Test Software, Specialized Solutions^TM, Inc. and more
• Boson Netsim^TM LE including Router Simulator^® and bonus lab
• Networking management tools, including demo versions of EtherPeek NX and iNetTools for Windows^®

About the Author
Ron Gilster (CCNA, CCSE, i–Net+, Network+, A+, MBA, and AAGG) has been involved with Cisco networking and internetworking since 1993 as a trainer, teacher, developer, merchant, and end user. He has more than 35 years of total computing experience, including more than 15 years involved with the networking of computers. Ron is semi–retired, writing and teaching the occasional college course. He is the author of CCDA For Dummies, Cisco Networking For Dummies, A+ Certification For Dummies, Network+ Certification For Dummies, Server+ Certification For Dummies, and i–Net+ Certification For Dummies, plus several books on networking, including wireless networking, the Internet, computer hardware, computer and information literacy, and programming.

Customer Reviews

If only it were so simple...
I bought this book having never touched a Cisco router. My intention was to read CCNA For Dummies to gain an overall view of the CCNA exam before getting down to serious studying using Cisco's own material. However, I found that this book tried to be all things to all men - a book cannot be an overview AND an exam guide. The inclusion of practice tests is almost pointless since the questions are neither Cisco exam questions nor probing enough in most cases to prepare the reader for the reality of the CCNA. Too many ambiguous statements and typos for me - take my advice and go straight to Cisco's own material (or someone else's, maybe Sybex), you'll save yourself time and confusion. I don't work for Cisco by the way, I wish I did.

Cisco 640-607 Exam
CCNA for Dummies, only Dummies would publish a book AFTER the exam has been retired for the general public. This exam is only available for Cisco Students and Instructors with exam vouchers. For anyone else get books relating to the 640-801 Exam.
A concerned Cisco Instructor

A good understanding for those who cannot read a manual
I find it difficult to site down and read a manual. This book was very good in the way it brings the information across.

A must if you dont have a good understanding.