First Year Companion Guide, Revised Printing (Cisco Networking Academy)

Cisco Networking Academy Program: First-Year Companion Guide, Revised Printing, is the Cisco-approved textbook for Semesters 1 and 2 of the Cisco Networking Academy Program online curriculum. This textbook completes the online learning experience by providing easily accessible printed course material that tracks to Version 2.1 of the online curriculum. Specifically developed to help maximize the students training time both on and away from the computer. This newly revised printing includes extensive appendixes that incorporate the new topics from Version 2.1 of the online curriculum. New appendices on computer basics and network troubleshooting and expanded sections on physics, electricity, and binary and hexadecimal conversion lay the groundwork for networking comprehension with Version 2.1 of the online curriculum.

The Only Authorized Textbook for the Cisco Networking Academy Program Additional chapters, not found within the Web-based curriculum, include troubleshooting, residential networking, and moreCompanion CD-ROM contains exclusive enrichment materials such as interactive e-Lab activities, animations, and CCNA preparation questions that prepare you for the practical portion of the CCNA examChapter objectives provide references to the concepts covered in each chapterReview questions at the end of each chapter help track your progress and focus your studyNew Command Summary adds to your understanding of commands used to configure Cisco routers and references the chapters in which each command appearsMaterial covered in this book helps you prepare for CCNA Exam #640-507 Cisco Networking Academy Program: First-Year Companion Guide, Second Edition is the Cisco-approved textbook for the first and second semesters of the Cisco Networking Academy Program. This book supports and reinforces the Web-based curriculum for the Cisco Networking Academy Program, while reinforcing concepts pertaining to CCNA certification. The first-year guide provides an in-depth discussion of the OSI reference model layers and path determination, in addition to the configuration details for IP routing and addressing, subnetting topics, and basic router configuration and operation. The instructional materials for the First-Year Companion Guide follow the instructional style and format that Cisco Systems has created for the Cisco Networking Academy Program and is the only print companion that Cisco Systems reviewed and endorses for the Cisco Networking Academy Program