Cisco has again updated its main base - associate-level Routing and Switching certification. This was previously called as CCNA has now become CCNA Routing and Switching certification. CCNA certification exam requires one to take-up one of the two paths. One has two definite paths. One way is to analyze and divide the exams into two exams. The other one is to take a single composite exam. CCNA with this upgradation has compartmentalized technologies strategically. One may experience more troubleshooting in the exam that what was previously there covered.

1. New CCNA Certification exams – Tips for 2014 career professionals
Cisco updated Cisco Certification paths and naming of its technologies certifications in
conjunction with industry updates again, as we are already aware of. IT industry being highly
volatile, IT professionals should be ready with the changes every now and then and not sit
comfortably with the already known technologies.
Cisco has again updated its main base - associate-level Routing and Switching certification. This
was previously called as CCNA has now become CCNA Routing and Switching
certification. However, the changes are not to make things difficult for the professionals, in
fact new changes occurred to incorporate industry updates and technology developments.
Moreover, the content that has been updated and revamped only makes up for only 25 percent
of the CCNA exam. Rest of the curriculum is still the same that covers same technologies and
features that you already studied. We need to see the biggest changes and understand the ways
to tackle them.
Which path to take? Guidance
CCNA certification exam requires one to take-up one of the two paths. One has two definite
paths. One way is to analyze and divide the exams into two exams. The other one is to take a
single composite exam. The former is better than the latter one. Mostly people choose to go for
the easier study.
Each one who aims to become a CCNA certification needs to get own tested and convenient
method to attain it. Among the above mentioned ways, neither path is better than the other one.
In case one wants to take the split path, then one needs to clear two different exams -
• 100-101 – Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1) &
• 200-101 – Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 (ICND2)
For the other path only one test or exam is required that is - 200-120 – Interconnecting Cisco
Networking Devices (Composite).
The older version of the exam has already been retired on September 30, 2013, so for all those
who are seeking CCNA R&S certification exam, the above mentioned exams are only
relevant.
New inclusions in the curriculum
Cisco updated associate-level exams and technology specific objects are kept in their respective
tests. CCNA with this up gradation has compartmentalized technologies strategically, for
example – wireless is covered only in CCNA Wireless and voice in CCNA Voice. So the strategy
was to remove these topics from the original CCNA certification curriculum, so that it could
leave space for more specific core topics on Routing and Switching.

2. Main updation in the recent modules:
• IPv6 (OSPFv3 and EIGRP for IPv6)
• First Hop Redundancy Protocols (FHRP) including Hot Standby Router Protocol
(HSRP), Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) and Gateway Load Balancing
Protocol (GLBP)
• Network Time Protocol
• Password Recovery
• Software (IOS) Licensing
• Netflow
• Syslog and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
One may experience more troubleshooting in the exam that what was previously there covered.
Cisco has again updated its main base - associate-level Routing and Switching certification. This
was previously called as CCNA has now become CCNA Routing and Switching
certification. CCNA certification exam requires one to take-up one of the two paths. One
has two definite paths. One way is to analyze and divide the exams into two exams. The other
one is to take a single composite exam. CCNA with this upgradation has compartmentalized
technologies strategically. One may experience more troubleshooting in the exam that what was
previously there covered.
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