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Table of Contents
Introduction
xx
Chapter 1
All About the Cisco Certified Network Associate Certification
2
How This Book Can Help You Prepare and Pass the CCNA Exam
4
Overview of Cisco Certifications
4
Exams Required for Certification
6
Other Cisco Certifications
7
What's on the CCNA Exam
8
Topics on the Exam
9
Recommended Training Path for CCNA
11
How to Use This Book to Pass the Exam
12
I've Taken ICND--Now What?
14
I've Taken ICRC--Now What?
15
I've Taken the Cisco Networking Academy Courses--Now What?
16
I'm New to Internetworking with Cisco, and I Will Not Be Taking the ICND Course--
Now What?
17
I've Learned a Lot About CCNA Topics Through Experience, But I Will Not Be Taking
the ICND Course--Now What?
18
Conclusion
18
Chapter 2
Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS) Fundamentals
20
How to Best Use This Chapter
21
"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz
22
The IOS and Its User Interface
26
Router Components
26
Command-Line Interface
28
Navigating the IOS CLI
30
Configuration Processes and the Configuration File
34
Example Configuration Process
37
Managing Configuration Files
39
Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
45
Managing IOS Images
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