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How to Use This Book to Pass the Exam 15
Strategy 1: Use this book exactly as described in the opening pages of Chapters 2 through 8,
respectively. Each of the foundational chapters begins with a quiz that helps you assess what
you need to study. It then directs you to the appropriate sections in the chapter rather than
requiring you to read all of each chapter.
Strategy 2: Make it a point to read the sections of the book that cover topics not found in ICND.
These section titles are as follows:
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Chapter 2--"Syslog and Debug"
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Chapter 3--"The OSI, TCP/IP, and NetWare Protocol Architectures"
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Chapter 3--"OSI Transport Layer Functions"
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Chapter 5--"CIDR, Private Addressing, and NAT"
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Chapter 6--"Distance Vector Routing Protocols"
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Chapter 6--"Tunneling"
Strategy 3: Use the directions at the beginning of Chapter 9 to direct your final study before
the exam. Chapter 9 is designed to review many concepts, and it outlines a good process for
study in the days leading up to your exam.
By using these three strategies, you will fill in the gaps in your knowledge and be confident
taking your CCNA exam.
I've Taken ICRC--Now What?
The current version of the exam more closely matches the ICND class. However, if you
compared the two course books, you would find much more in common than is different. In
fact, more than half of ICND is directly taken from the ICRC course. Of course, if you retain
more than 50 percent of what you heard in class, then you are an extraordinary person, so you
probably still need to fill in some holes in your knowledge base. For you, the following
strategies will be most helpful:
Strategy 1: Begin with a complete study of Chapter 4, which covers LANs and LAN switching.
ICRC did not cover LAN switching and Spanning-Tree Protocol, which are covered here in
detail. Do not skip the configuration sections, either--they are very important.
Strategy 2: Use this book exactly as described in the opening pages of Chapters 2 through 8.
Each of the foundational chapters begins with a quiz that helps you assess what you need to
study. It then directs you to the appropriate sections in the chapter rather than requiring you to
read all of each chapter. In fact, you probably should use Chapter 4 this way as well, in spite of
having read it already, because that will validate what you have learned.
Strategy 3: Make it a point to read the sections of the book that cover topics not found in ICRC.
Other than almost all of Chapter 4 of this book, the section titles you will want to be sure to read
are as follows:
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