CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching Stud

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The best fully integrated study system available

With hundreds of practice questions and hands-on exercises, CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching Study Guide with Boson NetSim Limited Edition covers what you need to know--and shows you how to prepare--for these challenging exams.

• 100% complete coverage of all official exam objectives
• Exam Readiness checklist - you're ready for the exams when all objectives on the list are checked off
• Inside the Exam sections in every chapter highlight key exam topics covered
• Two-Minute Drills for quick review at the end of every chapter
• Step-by-Step exercises integrated with the Boson NetSim Limited Edition
• Simulated exam questions match the format, tone,topics, and difficulty of the real exam

Covers all the exam topics, including:

Networks * OSI Reference Model * Layer 2 LAN Technologies * Bridges and Switches * TCP/IP and the Internet Layer * IP Addressing and Subnetting * VLSM * TCP/IP and the Transport Layer * Sending and Receiving TCP/IP Packets * Cisco IOS Software * Initial Switch Configuration * VLANs and Trunks * Switches and Redundancy * Routers and Routing * Initial Router Configuration * IOS Device Management * Management Protocols for Cisco Devices * Basic Routing * OSPF Routing * EIGRP Routing * Access Control Lists * Address Translation * IPv6 * WAN * Frame Relay

Electronic content includes:

• Boson NetSim Limited Edition with 18 simulated lab exercises
• Boson Exam Engine with two CCNA practice exams
• Hour+ of video training
• PDF copy of the book
• Glossary in PDF format

System requirements for the Boson NetSim LE and the Boson Exam Engine:

• Supported Operating Systems Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
• NET Framework Microsoft .NET Framework Version 4.0
• Processor 1-GHz Pentium processor or equivalent (Minimum); 3-GHz Pentium processor or equivalent (Recommended)
• RAM 512MB (Minimum); 2GB (Recommended)
• Hard Disk Up to 100MB of available space
• Display 1024×768, 256 colors (Minimum); 1024×768 high color, 32-bit (Recommended)
• Active Internet connection

Richard Deal, CCNA, CCNP, CCDA, CCDP, is a certified Cisco instructor and author of Cisco PIX Firewalls and other books. His company, The Deal Group, provides network consulting and training services nationwide.