Working at a Small-to-Medium Business or ISP, CCNA Discovery Learning Guide

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Working at a Small-to-Medium Business or ISP CCNA Discovery Learning Guide Â Working at a Small-to-Medium Business or ISP, CCNA Discovery Learning Guide is the official supplemental textbook for the Working at a Small-to-Medium Business or ISP course in the CiscoÂ® Networking AcademyÂ® CCNAÂ® Discovery curriculum version 4.1. The course, the second of four in the new curriculum, teaches networking concepts by applying them to a type of network you might encounter on the job in a small-to-medium business or ISP. After successfully completing the first two courses in the CCNA Discovery curriculum, you can choose to complete the CCENTÂ® (Cisco Certified Entry Network Technician) certification exam, which would certify that you have developed the practical skills required for entry-level networking support positions and have an aptitude and competence for working with Cisco routers, switches, and Cisco IOSÂ® Software. Â The Learning Guide, written and edited by instructors, is designed as a portable desk reference to use anytime, anywhere to reinforce the material from the course and organize your time. In addition, the book includes expanded coverage of CCENT/CCNA exam topics. Â The bookâ��s features help you focus on important concepts to succeed in this course: Chapter Objectivesâ��Review core concepts by answering the focus questions listed at the beginning of each chapter. Key Termsâ��Refer to the lists of networking vocabulary introduced and highlighted in context in each chapter. The Glossary defines each key term. Summary of Activities and Labsâ��Maximize your study time with this complete list of all associated exercises at the end of each chapter. Check Your Understandingâ��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. Challenge Questions and Activitiesâ��Apply a deeper understanding of the concepts with these challenging end-of-chapter questions and activities. The answer key explains each answer. Hands-on Labsâ��Master the practical, hands-on skills of the course by performing all the tasks in the course labs and additional challenge labs included in Part II of the Learning Guide. Â Allan Reid is the curriculum lead for CCNA and a CCNA and CCNPÂ® instructor at the Centennial College CATC in Toronto, Canada. Â Jim Lorenz is an instructor and curriculum developer for the Cisco Networking Academy. Â How Toâ��Look for this icon to study the steps you need to learn to perform certain tasks. Â Interactive Activitiesâ��Reinforce your understanding of topics with more than 30 different exercises from the online course identified through-out the book with this icon. The files for these activities are on the accompanying CD-ROM. Â Packet Tracer Activitiesâ�� Explore and visualize networking concepts using Packet Tracer exercises interspersed throughout most chapters. The files for these activities are on the accompanying CD-ROM. Packet Tracer v4.1 software developed by Cisco is available separately. Â Hands-on Labsâ��Master the practical, hands-on skills of the course by working through all 42 course labs and 3 additional labs included in this book. The labs are an integral part of the CCNA Discovery curriculum; review the core text and the lab material to prepare for all your exams. Â Companion CD-ROM The CD-ROM includes Interactive Activities Packet Tracer Activity Files CCENT Study Guides IT Career Information Taking Notes Lifelong Learning

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