The document provides information about CCNA training and certification. It discusses the topics covered in the CCNA exam, recommended training courses, study materials, exam format and structure. The CCNA certification tests knowledge of network fundamentals, switching, routing, WAN technologies, security and management. Exams last 90 minutes and contain around 50-60 multiple choice and simulation questions. Common jobs requiring the CCNA include network administrator, database administrator and help desk technician.

1. CCNA Training 101
by Rohan Kalavakuru

2. This exam tests a candidate's knowledge and skills related to network fundamentals, LAN switching
technologies, IPv4 and IPv6 routing technologies, WAN technologies, infrastructure services,
infrastructure security, and infrastructure management.
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The following course is the recommended training for this exam.
• Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices: Accelerated v3.0 (CCNAX)
• CCNA Routing and Switching Training Videos
• A variety of Cisco Press titles may be available for this exam. These titles can be purchased
through Cisco Press.
Duration :90 Minutes (50-60 questions)
Fees (USD) Per Attempt: 325
CCNA R&S (200-125 CCNA)

3. Topics: CCNA topics
❏ What is ccna?
❏ OSI and TCP Models.
❏ Command Line Interface, Sub-netting,
❏ LAN, WAN, Access Control List.
❏ Static Routing, WAN Protocols, Telnet, SSH and NTP.
❏ Network Address Translation and Dynamic Host
❏ configuration Protocol.
❏ Frame Relay, Switching, Inter VLAN Routing, VPN.
❏ IPv4, IPv6.

4. Types of CCNA Certifications
• CCNA Data Center
• CCNA Industrial
• CCNA Routing and Switching
• CCNA Security
• CCNA Service Provider
• CCNA Video
• CCNA Voice
• CCNA Wireless
• CCNA Collaboration

6. STRUCTURE OF NETWORKING EXAMS:

8. Required Exam(s) Recommended Training
200-125 CCNA Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices: Accelerated (CCNAX)
OR
100-105 ICND1 Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1)
AND
200-105 ICND2 Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 (ICND2)
Exams & Recommended Training

9. Self Study Materials
The following resources are suggested study materials:
Cisco Learning Labs for ICND1
Cisco Learning Labs for ICND2
Cisco E-Learning for ICND1
Cisco E-Learning for ICND2
Certification Practice Exams
A comprehensive list of study materials is also available.
Cisco Learning Network Resources
CCNA Study Material
CCNA R&S Study Sessions
CCNA Routing and Switching Blogs

10. • The CCENT certification requires a single step: pass the ICND1 exam. Simple enough.
• The CCNA Routing and Switching certification gives you two options, as show in Figure I-1: Pass
both the ICND1 and ICND2
• exams, or just pass the CCNA exam. (Note that there is no separate certification for passing the
ICND2 exam.)

12. Types of Questions on the Exams :(EXAM PATTERN)
The ICND1, ICND2, and CCNA exams all follow the same general format. At the testing center, you will sit
in a quiet room with
a PC. Before the exam timer begins, you will have a chance to do a few other tasks on the PC—for
example, you can take a
sample quiz just to get accustomed to the PC and the testing engine. Anyone who has user-level skills in
getting around a PC
should have no problems with the testing environment.
After the exam starts, the screen shows you question after question. The questions typically fall into one of
the following
categories:
• Multiple-choice (MC) single answer
• Multiple-choice (MC) multiple answer
• Testlet
• Drag-and-drop (DND)
• Simulated lab (Sim)
• Simlet
The first three items in the list are all actually multiple-choice questions.

13. Jobs That Require CCNA
 Jobs That Require CCNA
 Computer Systems Analyst.
 Database Administrator.
 Health Information Technician.
 Help Desk Technician.
 Database Administration.
 Computer Systems Analyst.
 Database Administrator.
 Network Administrator.

14. why should join CCNA?
 You can expect a hike in your
designation and salary in your
current company.
 You can easily switch a job
demanding a hike in the salary.
 CCNA is recognized all over the world,
thus you can easily get a job abroad.
 Feeling of Self-recognition as CCIE is
the toughest IT examination

15. Network
A network is a system that transmits any
combination of voice, video and/or data between
users.

17. Networking Devices

18. RJ-45 Connectors and Ports

19. Network Topology

20. Local-area Networks (LANs)

21. Wide-area Networks (WANs)

22. Metropolitan-Area Network (MANs)

23. Small Enterprise Network with One Leased Line
Conceptual View of the Leased Line Service

24. Importance of Bandwidth

25. Bandwidth Highway Analogy

26. 10BASE-T and 100BASE-T Straight-Through Cable Pinout
Crossover Ethernet Cable

27. 10BASE-T (with a Hub)
Bridge Creates Two Collision Domains and Two
Shared Ethernets
Networking Devices

28. Switch Creates Four Collision Domains and Four
Ethernet Segments

29. Figure 1-1. End-User Perspective on High-Speed Internet Connections
Figure 1-2. Example Representation of an Enterprise Network

31. Table 2-2. Examples of Types of Ethernet

32. LAN MAC Address Terminology and Features

33. Three Examples of Internet Access Links

35. Using Layers to Describe Data Communication

36. OSI Model
Programmers
Do
Not
Throw
Sausage
Pizza
Away

37. OSI Layers

38. OSI Layers
•Provides connectivity and path selection between
two host
•Provides Logical address
•No error correction, best effort delivery.

39. OSI Layers

40. OSI Layers

41. OSI Layers

42. OSI Layers

43. OSI Layers

44. Peer-to-Peer Communication

45. Encapsulation
Data
Segments
Packet
Frame
Bits
Data
Data

46. TCP/IP Model

47. IP defines datagram structures that encapsulate the data to be delivered. It
also defines addressing methods that are used to label the datagram
source and destination.
Internet Protocol

48. IP Addressing

49. Routing is the process of selecting paths in a network along which to send
network traffic. Routing is performed for many kinds of networks, including
the telephone network (circuit switching), electronic data networks (such as
the Internet), and transportation networks
Routing Process

50. Routing

51. Summary

52. Figure 1-4. Two TCP/IP Networking Models

53. Popular Applications and Their Well-Known Port
Numbers

54. 1. Which of the following protocols are examples of TCP/IP transport layer protocols? (Choose
two answers.)
a. Ethernet
b. HTTP
c. IP
d. UDP
e. SMTP
f. TCP
2. Which of the following protocols are examples of TCP/IP data link layer protocols? (Choose two
answers.)
a. Ethernet
b. HTTP
c. IP
d. UDP
e. SMTP
f. TCP
g. PPP

55. 3. The process of TCP on one computer marking a TCP segment as segment 1, and the
receiving computer then acknowledging the receipt of TCP segment 1 is an example of what?
a. Data encapsulation
b. Same-layer interaction
c. Adjacent-layer interaction
d. OSI model
e. All of these answers are correct.
4. The process of a web server adding a TCP header to the contents of a web page, followed by
adding an IP header and then adding a data link header and trailer is an example of what?
a. Data encapsulation
b. Same-layer interaction
c. OSI model
d. All of these answers are correct.

56. 5. Which of the following terms is used specifically to identify the entity created when
encapsulating data inside data link layer headers and trailers?
a. Data
b. Chunk
c. Segment
d. Frame
e. Packet
6. Which OSI layer defines the functions of logical network-wide addressing and routing?
a. Layer 1
b. Layer 2
c. Layer 3
d. Layer 4
e. Layer 5, 6, or 7

57. 7. Which OSI layer defines the standards for cabling and connectors?
a. Layer 1
b. Layer 2
c. Layer 3
d. Layer 4
e. Layer 5, 6, or 7
8. Which of the following terms are not valid terms for the names of the seven OSI layers?
(Choose two answers.)
a. Application
b. Data link
c. Transmission
d. Presentation
e. Internet
f. Session.

58. Answers :
1 - D and F
2 - A
3 - B
4 - A
5 - D
6 - C
7 - A
8 - C and E

59. References
 www.9tut.com
 Shelly, Gary, et al. "Discovering Computers" 2003 Edition
 Odom, Wendall, "CCNA Certification Guide"
 Cisco Systems, Inc., (2003, March 14). CCNA: network media types. Retrieved from ciscopress.com
 CCNA R&S- Lammle, Todd
 CBT Nuggets
 Youtube