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Routing and Switching Essentials Companion Guide
Routing and Switching Essentials Companion Guide is the official supplemental textbook for the Routing and Switching Essentials course in the Cisco® Networking Academy® CCNA® Routing and Switching curriculum.
This course describes the architecture, components, and operations of routers and switches in a small network. You learn how to configure a router and a switch for basic functionality. By the end of this course, you will be able to configure and troubleshoot routers and switches and resolve common issues with RIPv1, RIPv2, single-area and multi-area OSPF, virtual LANs, and inter-VLAN routing in both IPv4 and IPv6 networks.
The Companion Guide is designed as a portable desk reference to use anytime, anywhere to reinforce the material from the course and organize your time.
The book’s features help you focus on important concepts to succeed in this
Chapter objectives–Review core concepts by answering the focus questions listed at the beginning of each chapter. Key terms–Refer to the lists of networking vocabulary introduced and highlighted in context in each chapter. Glossary–Consult the comprehensive Glossary with more than 200 terms. Summary of Activities and Labs–Maximize your study time with this complete list of all associated practice exercises at the end of each chapter. Check Your Understanding–Evaluate your readiness with the end-of-chapter questions that match the style of questions you see in the online course quizzes. The answer key explains each answer.
Related
Routing and Switching Essentials Lab Manual
How To–Look for this icon to study the steps you need to learn to perform certain tasks.
Interactive Activities–Reinforce your understanding of topics by doing all the exercises from the online course identified throughout the book with this icon.
Videos–Watch the videos embedded within the online course.
Packet Tracer Activities–Explore and visualize networking concepts using Packet Tracer exercises interspersed throughout the chapters.
Hands-on Labs–Work through all the course labs and additional Class Activities that are included in the course and published in the separate Lab Manual.
This course describes the architecture, components, and operations of routers and switches in a small network. You learn how to configure a router and a switch for basic functionality. By the end of this course, you will be able to configure and troubleshoot routers and switches and resolve common issues with RIPv1, RIPv2, single-area and multi-area OSPF, virtual LANs, and inter-VLAN routing in both IPv4 and IPv6 networks.
The Companion Guide is designed as a portable desk reference to use anytime, anywhere to reinforce the material from the course and organize your time.
The book’s features help you focus on important concepts to succeed in this
Chapter objectives–Review core concepts by answering the focus questions listed at the beginning of each chapter. Key terms–Refer to the lists of networking vocabulary introduced and highlighted in context in each chapter. Glossary–Consult the comprehensive Glossary with more than 200 terms. Summary of Activities and Labs–Maximize your study time with this complete list of all associated practice exercises at the end of each chapter. Check Your Understanding–Evaluate your readiness with the end-of-chapter questions that match the style of questions you see in the online course quizzes. The answer key explains each answer.
Related
Routing and Switching Essentials Lab Manual
How To–Look for this icon to study the steps you need to learn to perform certain tasks.
Interactive Activities–Reinforce your understanding of topics by doing all the exercises from the online course identified throughout the book with this icon.
Videos–Watch the videos embedded within the online course.
Packet Tracer Activities–Explore and visualize networking concepts using Packet Tracer exercises interspersed throughout the chapters.
Hands-on Labs–Work through all the course labs and additional Class Activities that are included in the course and published in the separate Lab Manual.
851 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 15, 2014
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December 21, 2015The subject of networking is one that I have a professional interest in. This is partly because I am responsible for managing a large network of computers, and partly because I am doing a Cisco Certificate in Network Administration (CCNA) through my work.
This book is the companion piece for the second of four modules. The normal learning process is done on a computer using a web browser, but this is a handy way of reading up when I am on the bus or at home of an evening. This approach produces both the best thing about this book and the worst thing.
Best Thing: You don't have to have a computer in front of you to read about the various subjects that the CCNA covers.
Worst Thing: There are a lot of references to animations and online practicals that are available through the course for enhancing understanding and testing knowledge. Also, often the images are a little small on the Kindle edition unless you open the image and zoom in. This is a common problem with e-readers when the books in question aren't pure text.
The subjects that this book in the series covers are quite dry. Things like Access Control Lists (ACL), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Network Address Translation (NAT), but the text is usually quite clearly written. Some of the more complicated subjects are difficult to follow, but that is because they are difficult subjects.
I will be making lots of use of this book during the upcoming break as I prepare for a module exam after Christmas!
This book is the companion piece for the second of four modules. The normal learning process is done on a computer using a web browser, but this is a handy way of reading up when I am on the bus or at home of an evening. This approach produces both the best thing about this book and the worst thing.
Best Thing: You don't have to have a computer in front of you to read about the various subjects that the CCNA covers.
Worst Thing: There are a lot of references to animations and online practicals that are available through the course for enhancing understanding and testing knowledge. Also, often the images are a little small on the Kindle edition unless you open the image and zoom in. This is a common problem with e-readers when the books in question aren't pure text.
The subjects that this book in the series covers are quite dry. Things like Access Control Lists (ACL), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Network Address Translation (NAT), but the text is usually quite clearly written. Some of the more complicated subjects are difficult to follow, but that is because they are difficult subjects.
I will be making lots of use of this book during the upcoming break as I prepare for a module exam after Christmas!
December 30, 2015
Very informative. The text book does a decent job of reviewing concepts as one progresses onto more difficult topics.
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