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The official study guide for the Cisco(r) CCNP and CCDP(r) Routing exam
Coverage of the CCNP and CCDP Routing exam topics enables you to identify and fill your knowledge gaps before the exam date. You'll learn about:
CCNP Routing Exam Certification Guide is a comprehensive study tool for the CCNP/CCDP(r) Routing exam. This exam evaluates your ability to build scalable, routed Cisco internetworks. This book covers all the major topics on the Routing exam, enabling you to master the concepts and technologies upon which you will be tested, including extending IP addresses, routing principles, scalable routing protocols, managing traffic and access, and optimizing scalable internetworks.
Each chapter of CCNP Routing Exam Certification Guide focuses your study and tests your knowledge of the subjects through specially designed assessment and study features. "Do I Know This Already?" quizzes assess your knowledge and help you decide how much time you need to spend on each section within a chapter. The well-organized Foundation Topics sections detail all the exam topics you need to master. Each chapter includes a Foundation Summary section that highlights essential concepts for quick reference and study. Challenging chapter-ending review questions and exercises test your knowledge of the subject matter, reinforce key concepts, and provide you with the opportunity to apply what you've learned in the chapter. In addition, a final chapter of scenarios pulls together concepts from all the chapters to ensure you can apply your knowledge in a real-world environment. Finally, the companion CD-ROM's robust testing engine enables you to take practice exams that mimic the real testing environment, focus on particular topic areas, randomize answers for reusability, track your progress, and refer to electronic text for review.
CCNP Routing Exam Certification Guide is part of a recommended study program from Cisco Systems(r) that can include simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco(r) Learning Partners, hands-on experience, and self-study and exam preparation guides from Cisco Press.
Companion CD-ROM
This companion CD-ROM contains a test bank with over 200 practice questions.The Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) and Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP) certifications on the Routing and Switching career track are becoming increasingly popular. These certifications have as their foundation the Cisco Certifed Network Associate (CCNA) certification and these profesional-level certifications form the second rung in the ladder to the coveted Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CC1E) certification. The Routing 2.0 exam (#640-503) is one of three exams that you must pass to become a CCNP or CCDP. This book will help you prepare for that exam. Professional-level certification opens doors to career opportunities and is a prerequisite for other Cisco certifications as well. Generally, passing the Routing 2.0 exam means that you have mastered the concepts and implementation skills necessary to build a complex IP network of Cisco routers.
You must pass the Routing 2.0 exam (among other exams) to acheive either the CCNP or the CCDP certification. The CCNP and CCDP certifications are often referred to as the professional-level certifications throughout this book wherever the information at hand applies to CCNP and CCDP. For more information on the differences between the two professional-level certifications and the latest on Cisco exams and certifications, begin at the Cisco Career Certification page (www.cisco.coin/warp/public/ 10/wwtraining/certprog/ index.html) at Cisco Connection Online (CCO).
The Routing exam is a computer-based exam, with multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and list-in-order style questions. The exam can be taken at any Sylvan Prometrictesting center (1-800-829-NETS, www.2test.com). The exam will take about 75 minutes and has approximately 60 questions. You should check with Sylvan Prometric for the exact length of the exam. (Be aware that when you register for the exam, you might be told to allow a certain amount of time to take the exam that is longer than the testing time indicated by the testing software when you begin. This is because Sylvan Prometrics wants you to allow for some time to get settled and take the tutorial on the testing engine.)
This book uses the terms Routing exam and Routing 2.0 exam. These terms are used synonomously and refer to the the exam #640-503.
The Routing 2.0 exam is not an easy exam. This is to say that you cannot simply read one book and expect to pass it. In fact, the exam is surprisingly difficult; this is so that Cisco can be sure that everyone who passes the test thoroughly understands the subject matter on a conceptual level and is not just good at exams. More importantly, Cisco is very interested in making sure that passing proves that you have the skills to actually implement the features, not just talk about them. The exam is difficult in subject matter and also in format. You can expect multiplechoice questions-some with multiple answers. You can also expect questions requiring you to pick the correct answer from output screens and configurations. Another difficult aspect of the exam format is that, to ensure that you know your stuff, the exam does not allow you to go back and change an answer. Those CCNP/CCDP candidates who are unsure about the question will be forced to guess rather than have an extra 15 minutes to think about it at the end of the exam. Those who really know most of the answers will be rewarded by Cisco's attempts to preserve the integrety of the CCNP/CCDP certification. The professional-level certification will mean to all that you are highly qualified at the subject at hand.
Although this is a difficult exam, most networking professionals can expect to pass if they meet the prerequisites and spend the proper amount of time on training, on-the-job experience, and study. Like most certification exams, you might not pass the first time. Taking the exam a second time, however, might be easier because you have an idea of what to expect.
There are many questions on the Routing 2.0 exam that you might already know through your professional background and experiences, if you meet the prerequisites. This book offers you the opportunity to solidify and build on that knowledge as you make your final preparations to take the Routing exam. The concepts and commands covered on the exam are not secrets locked in some vault the information is available in many places and forms, including this book. So, although the exam is difficult, passing is certainly attainable with study.
Goals of This Book
The goals for this book became somewhat obvious to me after considering the exam itself, as well as Cisco's exam philosophy. The first goal came straight from Cisco, who asked that I write a book that not only helps you pass the exam, but that also ensures that you really understand the concepts and implementation details. The second goal of this book is that the content should be the most comprehensive coverage of Routing 2.0 exam-related topics available, without too much coverage of topics not on the exam. The third and ultimate goal is to get you from where you are today to the point that you can confidently pass the Routing 2.0 exam. Therefore, all this book's features, which are outlined in this chapter, are geared toward helping you discover the IP routing topics that are on the Routing exam, where you have a knowledge deficiency in these topics, and what you need to know to master these topics...
Anonymous
Posted May 10, 2002
I know that few technical books of this type are perfect, but this one is really poor. Typos, mislabled charts, and just plain wrong explanations. I am surprised that Cisco Press let this one out the door.
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Posted February 14, 2001
A quality book written by Cisco Press that preps you for the new routing 2.0 exam. After passing the CCNA, this was the next logical step for me since I work with routers daily. The book has several approaches toward studying and focuses on the exam material itself, which is cool so you don¿t get bogged down in hardcore minutia. You can red it cover to cover or a chapter quiz at the beginning of every chapter to see how much you know or don¿t know about a certain topic. If you plan to get your CCNP/CCND, this book is a must for certification and building your Cisco skills. Make sure you do not use it as your sole study material...why put that much faith in one book. I am also reading exam cram and download various docs on the Cisco web site for more detail on a protocol where the book lacks. I talked to Yoda about this book and he said 'Network Jedi you will be, yes!' Buy it and get your CCNP and you will be the MAN!
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The official study guide for the Cisco(r) CCNP and CCDP(r) Routing exam
Coverage of the CCNP and CCDP Routing exam topics enables you to identify and fill your knowledge gaps before the exam date. You'll learn about: