The completely revised and only authorized Labs and Study Guide for the Cisco Networking Academy Program CCNA 3 curriculum

• A portable classroom resource that supports the topics in the CCNA 3 curriculum aligning 1:1 with course modules
• Includes all the labs in the online curriculum as well as additional instructor-created challenge labs for extended learning and classroom exercises
• Written by leading Academy instructor Allan Johnson, who brings a fresh voice to the course material

The all-new Labs and Study Guide titles combine the best of the former Lab Companions and Engineering Journal and Workbooks with new features to improve the student's hands-on skills and reinforce the topics for each CCNA course. Switching Basics and Intermediate Routing CCNA 3 Labs and Study Guide is a complete collection of the lab exercises specifically written for the CCNA 3 course in the Cisco Networking Academy Program, designed to give students hands-on experience in a particular concept or technology. Each lab contains an introductory overview, a preparation/tools required section, explanations of commands, and step-by-step instructions to reinforce the concepts introduced in the online course and covered in the Companion Guide. NEW: Challenge labs written by Academy instructors, tested in their classrooms will be included as additional or alternative labs. The Study Guide section is designed to provide additional exercises and activities to reinforce students' understanding of the course topics, preparing them for the course assessments. As a study guide it will also continue to provide ample writing opportunities to guide students into the habit of keeping notes on networking topics.

About The Author

Allan Johnson entered the academic world in 1999 after 10 years as a business owner/operator to dedicate his efforts to his passion for teaching. He has an MBA and an M.Ed in occupational training and develop­ment. Allan is currently pursuing an MS in information security. He is an information technology instruc­tor at Mary Carroll High School and Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas. Since 2003, Allan has committed much of his time and energy to the CCNA Instructional Support Team providing services for instructors worldwide and creating training materials. He is a familiar voice on the Cisco Networking Academy Community forum, “Ask the Experts” series. He currently holds CCNA and CCAI certifications.

Customer Reviews & Comments
Switching Basics is the third course of four in the CCNA program. Specifically this book will concentrate on these main areas of CCNA 3: . Advanced IP addressing techniques (VLSM) . Routing protocols,RIPv2, single-area OSPF and EIGRP . Switching technologies and LAN design . Switch configurations: security, STP, VLANs and VTP. The format of this book is of exercises. These vary from 'select one from column A to match one from column B,' to define these terms, to descriptions of optional test equipment you may be using. It's sort of a sample test that is in the form of a whole book. The completion of this book will leave you in good shape to continue with the final CCNA course that follows. The pages are perforated so that they may be torn out and handed in if you are using this book as part of a course. Comment | Permalink | (Report this)