CCNA® Exam Cram
Third Edition
Michael Valentine
Andrew Whitaker
Exam 640-802
The Smart Way to Study™
“The CCNA exam is difficult and I would not have passed it if I did not have this book with me. The CCNA Exam Cram is an indispensable resource that guided me from the introduction of networking fundamentals to the application of networking theories. Whether you need to learn from scratch or just need a quick reference, this book is an excellent guide that will definitely reinforce your knowledge of Cisco networking and prepare you for the CCNA.” –Vincent Gov, CCNA
In this book, you learn how to:
- Develop perfect fluency in subnetting
- Connect Cisco® equipment, make initial configurations, and connect to other devices to build a network
- Configure Cisco routers and back up and restore your Cisco IOS® Software configurations
- Explain the functions of Ethernet switching and the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
- Configure PPP and Frame Relay for WAN connectivity
- Understand and apply wireless LAN concepts
- Mitigate network security threats and secure network devices
- Build scalable routed systems using dynamic routing protocols including RIPv2, EIGRP, and OSPF
- Create VLANs and distribute VLAN information using the VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
- Filter traffic from one network to another with access control lists (ACL)
- Understand and implement IPv6
Deploy Network Address Translation (NAT)
WRITTEN BY CCNA Experts!
Mike Valentine has been in the IT field for 12 years, focusing on network design and implementation. He is currently a Cisco trainer with Skyline Advanced Technology Services and specializes in Cisco Unified Communications instruction as well as CCNA® and CCNP® courses.
Andrew Whitaker is the director of enterprise InfoSec and networking and senior training instructor for Training Camp. He has achieved several Cisco certifications and has written on several Cisco topics.
CD features new simulation questions!
This book includes a CD-ROM that features:
- Complete coverage of CCNA exam objectives
- Realistic exam questions for effective practice
- Detailed explanations of correct and incorrect answers
- Multiple exam modes
- Flash Card format
An electronic copy of the book
Customer Reviews & Comments
While I am a big fan of the exam-cram series, this is a let down. It still has all the information summarized as much as possible without losing detail but the errors are simply appalling.
As the 640-801 exam has been retired in favour of the 640-802 exam, it seems that the publishers,writers (or whoever) decided to quickly rewrite the previous edition with a few updates and get it out as quick as possible. It seems a shame that they couldnt delay its release by a few weeks and proof read it. Wrong diagrams, missing diagrams and some explanations that are just plain wrong are amongst the errors. Probably most frustrating are the review questions with the wrong diagrams or answers displayed.
Do not use this book without having plenty of other Cisco material handy.
